In a recent interview on UK’s Metal Hammer, Ozzy Osbourne said that he will keep performing live, even if he had to be wheeled on stage.
“I remember some good gigs and I’ve done my fair share of fucking bad gigs,” he tells Metal Hammer in an exclusive interview in their latest issue, conducted by none other than Tenacious D. “A guitar player can change his guitar. A drummer can change the drum. If my voice goes, I’m fucked. One time I was at a gig at Nassau Coliseum in New York. On the way to the gig, my voice went out. The kids were already there and I thought, ‘What the fuck am I gonna do now?’ I went out and tried to sing and they gave me a standing ovation. The kids would rather see you being bad than go home.
“I mean, doing a live show is what I live for,” he continues. “I’ve had to cancel my [2023] European tour but I’m determined. I’ve gotta do more gigs if I have to get someone to wheel me out there. I mean, you can’t retire from this game. It’s not a job, it’s a fucking passion. I don’t know how to do anything else. The thought of sitting in my house all day… I’m a road dog, you know? I’ve been doing it fucking 55 years. It’s the best thing to have ever happened to me.”
