Ozzy: No Escape from Now (2025) Movie Script

[birds chirping]
[traffic passing by]
[dogs barking]
[Sharon] Ozzy!
[Ozzy] Are we doing it now
or what? I'm falling over, Boo.
[Sharon stammers]
I just got off a plane.
[Ozzy] You slept.
I haven't slept since...
[Sharon] Well, I didn't sleep.
My eyes were closed.
[Ozzy] You snore when you
pretend to sleep, you know?
[dogs barking]
I've got to make some food.
I'm starving.
We should start off
with things I can eat,
rather than what I can't eat,
which isn't a great deal.
Bland food, no fried food,
no greasy food, no fatty food,
no dairy products,
no ice cream,
no fucking sugar stuff.
- No cakes.
- [barking continues]
[Sharon] It's stuff that
so many people have to do.
[Ozzy] But I don't like it.
Where are the good old days?
[Sharon]
They've fucking gone, mate.
And what did you used to eat
in the good old days?
Booze. And I'm still here!
[Sharon] You can have
lovely fresh vegetables.
[Ozzy] Yes, and...
[Sharon] And you can eat baked
potatoes, boiled potatoes.
- [Ozzy] Yeah.
- You can have any kind of fish.
- [Ozzy] Yeah.
- And you can have chicken.
- Yeah.
- And turkey.
And that's it.
[Sharon] You can have
some pasta. Sure.
And...
[Sharon]
You can have olive oil.
Oh, fucking great,
I'll have a pint of olive oil
and a fucking turkey sandwich
to go, please.
[Sharon laughing]
[dogs barking]
[Sharon] Do you want to go
through this schedule?
[Ozzy] Yeah, all right.
- [Sharon] Do you mind?
- [Ozzy] No, no, sure.
We're not doing too many,
but in between everything
that's going on,
- you're gonna be doing phoners.
- Okay.
For interviews. Like you're
doing Masahito in Japan.
- Yeah, okay.
- [Sharon] All right?
You know, that's
with a translator.
- What? Yeah, yeah.
- With a translator.
And you're gonna be doing a lot
for Germany, Australia.
You're going to be doing
The Observerin England.
You're gonna be doing
Rolling Stone,
then you're gonna be doing
a commercial.
- What?
- A commercial.
- Yeah, okay.
- All right?
And then Peoplemagazine
are going to spend
a couple of days with you.
- Okay.
- All right?
- Yep.
- Okay.
- Are you all right about it?
- Yeah, yeah.
Okay. All right, and I wanted
to show you these too. Hold on.
You keep telling me it's...
I can't... You haven't seen it.
You're testy today, Ozzy.
Very testy.
What's up? What's up?
Nothing, Shaz, nothing.
Are we done now?
Do you want to know
about everything
- or is this enough for today?
- That's enough.
Okay. All right then.
He'll wake up one day
and he's really up,
and he's walking great
and everything is fine
and he's up mentally,
and then, boom,
the next day he's like down
and doesn't want to talk,
says he's having trouble
walking and down.
But for me, it's not that
he has trouble walking now.
He's just depressed.
He's so depressed.
Part of it is
like massive depression.
[loud chattering on TV]
He's on-- Can you believe this,
what he's doing now?
[laughing] He does it
on purpose. He knows.
He's just being a prick.
So, I mean, look, he has gone
through hell and back.
He's gone through so much pain
with these operations.
And, you know,
I think to myself, "My God."
When you're still capable
of performing,
and something takes that
away from you
and that excitement of
going on stage and the travel,
and you've had that
year after year after year
and then it's gone,
it's like you wake up.
It's like he woke up
and he was a different guy
because that whole part of
his life's just gone. You know?
[TV narrator]
In this shockingly evil crime,
- the search for the bodies...
- He's-- Look at him.
...discovered buried
in undergrowth
and have been there
for many years.
- [TV volume increases]
- Attributed to the convicted...
- [laughing]
- ...a gruesome mass murder...
Oh, it won't be anything fun
he's listening to.
He will either watch murderers,
okay, World War II or Vietnam.
That's the kind of array.
So that doesn't make you happy.
If you wake up
and you look at the Holocaust
at 8:00 in the morning,
it kind of sets the tone
for the day.
[Jack] Don't forget the
Ronnie James Dio interviews.
The Ronnie James Dio
interviews,
and it's like,
"Why are you watching Ronnie?"
And he goes, "Ah,
I feel sorry for him
and I feel terrible
and I never really..."
'Cause he never really listened
to any of those records at all
and he never-- he never knew
Ronnie, you know.
The first time he met him,
I think, was when he tried
to stab him at the Rainbow.
So that was...
[laughing] With a fork.
It wasn't a knife.
It was a fork.
So he never really knew the guy
and never knew his music
and so he feels really bad.
So, he watches
Ronnie James Dio's interviews,
and I'm like,
"What the fuck are you doing?"
[muttering]
- Is he dreaming?
- [muttering]
Look, he's dreaming. Bless him.
- What's happening?
- Ozzy. Ozzy.
- You're speaking in your sleep.
- What?
- You're...
- Too loud?
No, no, no, it's not too loud.
You're speaking in your sleep.
You're having a chat.
What?
It's okay, darling. It's okay.
- What?
- It's not too loud.
You're fine.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!
[Ozzy] Are you ready?
Let me hear the people
in the very back!
Now let me hear the people
at the side!
[production team chattering]
Can I have a cushion
behind my back?
- [tech 1] Okay, there we go.
- [tech 2] Second six.
Yeah, 'cause
I'll sink into this.
[production team chatter
continues]
[tech 2] Ozzy take one.
[production team chattering]
[crowd cheering]
[Sharon] He got
a staph infection in his neck.
And then later on in the tour,
he got one on his thumb.
They put him in hospital.
He was on an antibiotic drip.
And his immune system was so
flawed, we canceled the dates.
And then we were trying
to re-route the tour
to make up those dates
that he missed.
And then on February 2nd,
Ozzy fell.
And that was it.
[Ozzy] I went to the bathroom
and I kind of,
I didn't put the light on,
it was pitch black.
I thought, "Oh, the bed's
there," but the bed was there.
I went smack.
I don't know
if you've ever tripped
and your hands hit the floor
and your head hits the floor
and you instinctively know
you've done fucking damage.
[heartbeat thumping]
I heard the thud of his body
and his head
hitting that floor,
and was just like, "Oh, God."
I always stay in the position
and check myself out,
see if there's anything
trickling
down the back
of my neck or anything.
And I lay there and I say,
"Sharon, please call
an ambulance.
I think I've fucked
my neck up."
It was the middle of the night
and I get a phone call saying
that he's been rushed
to the hospital.
It was a bad fall
and they don't know what--
You know, he's hurt his neck.
He was in great distress
and in a lot of-- a lot of pain
and I think
obviously very afraid.
I can't imagine many people
are used to seeing
their parents like that.
I think it was like a Friday
or Saturday night.
It was like a fucking war zone
and people were holding towels
with blood coming out
their heads.
It was pandemonium
and Sharon was fucking
screaming at people.
He was in the midst
of all of that,
which was quite shocking
'cause he's had many accidents
that I've witnessed.
But you could tell
this one was not one
he was necessarily going to get
away with in the same way.
He eventually got seen.
They took an X-ray.
And they said,
"We can see bruising,
but he's fine, go home."
Next day,
he couldn't move his arms.
We went to another hospital.
They did another scan,
like a proper MRI,
and they found that he'd broken
his fucking neck.
And it's just insane to me
that they let him out
of the first hospital anyway.
And that was it.
The surgeon said,
"If he doesn't have this
operation, if he falls again,
he'll be a paraplegic."
He told me that
after I had that fall,
the channel where my spinal
cord goes down had squashed it.
So I thought, "Fuck this."
Had the surgery,
woke up completely fucked.
To be honest, I thought,
"What the fuck
have they done to me?"
'Cause I never thought
the surgeon could do wrong.
Going into surgery,
I was there and he was laughing.
He was in his hospital bed,
supposedly with a broken neck,
dancing.
[Kelly laughing]
[Jack] Let's call
the surgery off. He's healed.
And he comes out
of this surgery
and he's far worse
than when he went in.
I watched my dad go
from being able to sit up...
to I'm like-- I'm sorry
to say this,
but I can't think
of anything else.
Having posture like
fucking Gollum. Like that.
[Aimee]
He was in hospital for weeks.
He was in great discomfort
and really grieving
and I think
just in a lot of shock.
Also traumatized,
to fall like that and go
through that
and then not be able to bounce
back like he had in the past
and then having
to cancel the tour.
That was really, I think,
his biggest heartbreak.
[Sharon]
So, after three months,
we brought him home.
But the pain
just never subsided.
It was unbearable constantly.
And I know Ozzy's
a drama queen.
He'll do anything
for a pain pill.
But it was for real.
I mean, you can look
in someone's eyes and know.
[Ozzy] It's a pain that
no matter what you do,
it's always there.
When you're
in a certain amount of pain,
it affects your thought pattern
and everything.
You can't enjoy anything.
The screws that they had put
in Ozzy were coming loose
and chipping the bones
against the bones.
So, under Ozzy's spinal cord,
there was damage because
of the bone fragments
that were rubbing up and down
on the spinal cord.
So, it was just like one thing
after another after another.
And while he was in hospital
for three months,
he developed blood clots.
So, then we had the blood clots
to deal with.
He thought his recovery
would be the same
as when
he fell off the quad bike.
"Hang around for a couple
months,
and then I'll
be back to, you know..."
But he was 50-what, 55 then?
And he's in his 70s now,
and the body's ability
to recover
drastically changes
in that amount of time.
And he just thought,
"I'll hang out and
I'll be back up and running
and I'll be back on the road
sooner than later."
But the pain never went away.
We're kind of raised
to believe
that doctors
are superheroes, in a way.
And although they're
very skilled, some of them,
a lot of them really
don't have the answers.
And I think for him at times,
he checked out a bit,
'cause he just felt like,
"Okay, there are too many cooks
in the kitchen
and no one knows
what they're doing."
So I think, as self-protection,
anyone would.
["Take What You Want" playing]
I feel you crumble
In my arms
Down to your
Heart of stone
You bled me dry
Just like the tears
You never show...
[Kelly]
I just remember thinking,
"What can I do to help?"
The only thing I could think of
that would make him happy
is if he was doing some sort of
musical project of something.
And I got a call from a guy
that I kind of knew
but didn't really know
that well, Andrew Watt,
and he asked me
if he would like to do a song
with Post Malone.
I never needed anything
From you
And all I ever asked
Was for the truth
You showed your tongue
And it was forked in two...
[Watt] Post would come to LA,
hate being in the scene of LA.
That's why he doesn't
live here. And he was like,
"Where can I go to just like
listen to fucking good music
that I like and have a beer?"
And I'm like,
"I'm gonna bring you to
the most classic place in LA."
I brought him to
the Rainbow Bar and Grill.
I feel you crumble
In my arms
Down to your
Heart of stone
You bled me dry...
Post had a great night
of drinking at the Rainbow
and bought this photo of Ozzy
off the wall,
and then walked to the studio
with this photo of Ozzy
under his arm.
And I was like,
"Oh, my God. Post and Ozzy."
I'm like, "Wait, Post and Ozzy?
What if Post and Ozzy do a song
together? That would be sick."
I talked to Post about it.
He thought it was a great idea,
but it got put on hold
kind of for a while
because Ozzy
was not doing well.
- Take what you want and go
- [song ends]
Kind of months went by and then
I got another call from Andrew,
and he's like,
"No, I really think
that your dad
should do the song."
And I said, "I do too."
But it's, like, how am I gonna
get him into the studio?
And then finally,
he got to a place
where he was so bored
that he was like,
"Okay,
I'll go to the studio."
Why don't you take
What you want from me
Take what you need from me
Take what you want and go
I never needed
Anything from you
And all I ever asked
Was for the truth...
It got me out of the blues.
It helped me.
That was the best medicine
I ever had at that point.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's
fucking Ozzy fucking Osbourne!
[crowd cheering]
[Chad Smith]
Kelly was very emotional.
She was like, "My dad
fell down, he's been sick,
he's been in the house
for six months
and he hasn't
been out and done anything.
And that was my dad again.
Oh, my God.
He was having a great time."
I'm like, "Of course,
he's making music.
He's doing
what he loves to do."
Immediately,
the light bulb went off
over mine and Andrew's heads.
It's like, "Fuck,
let's do an Ozzy album."
And so that turned into
Ordinary Man.
Kelly said to me one afternoon,
she said,
"Would you like
to make a record?"
I looked at her and I thought,
"What the fuck's she on about?"
"Andrew Watt, he would like
to do a record with you."
So that was basically it.
And the next, no time at all,
we'd done an album.
I took Dad to the studio every
single day,
and it was a really fun process
and it was really great to
- watch my dad come alive again.
- ["Ordinary Man" playing]
[Sharon]
You've got to remember,
it was done
while he was very sick.
It gave him something to take
his mind off his body for once.
[Kelly] He would go
into the studio
in the basement of Andrew's
house and he'd get comfortable
in this chair that
Andrew bought him.
And it was like the magic
would begin.
I do think that Ordinary Man
is less an Ozzy Osbourne album
and more a John Osbourne album.
I think it-- There's
a lot of themes in it
of kind of processing his own
kind of life and mortality
and kind of what he's facing
and it was less,
you know, madman,
less biting heads off bats.
It wasn't the madman.
It was, you know, just kind of
where he was in that time.
[dogs barking]
- ["Ordinary Man" playing]
- [Sharon] He had a dream
of getting out of the situation
that he'd been born into,
and he had a dream
- of being a musician.
- [projector whirring]
And he achieved that.
I was unprepared for fame
Then everybody
Knew my name...
And that's what
he was saying in the song.
He didn't want to die a nobody.
I'd come from nothing.
I was the kid on the street
who, when the ice cream van
came around,
my parents couldn't afford it
every time.
If you're left the kid
without the ice cream,
it hurts, you know.
I was standing
At the edge...
[Sharon]
It's definitely traumatic.
It's being one of six kids.
Where do you come
in that line of six kids?
School was just a place to be
bullied, a place to get kicked
and told, "You're filthy
and go home."
And he always says to me,
"I was afraid the whole time."
I've always got
these fucking voices in my head
telling me I'm going to fail.
I've had them all my life.
I used to call them
"the committee," you know.
It stemmed from
my childhood, you know.
When I was a kid, I used
to play this game with myself,
that I'd run down Witton Road
and if my feet touched
a paving stone with a crack,
something bad
would probably happen.
But sometimes,
they're right, you know.
There is something
fucking bad there.
I mean, then I go,
"See? I told you so."
All my life
I've been living
In yesterday...
When you're not up to par
with the rest of the kids
on the block,
you think-- you feel sorry
for yourself, you know?
And being successful
in the music game,
people stopped looking down
at me, I felt.
You'll never erase me
I'm back on the road...
[Sharon]
The record was a huge success,
and I think it touched
a lot of people's hearts.
And he needed that,
that "I'm not redundant,
I'm not incapable of doing
anything that I love anymore."
[playing harmonica]
Yeah.
["I Ain't No Nice Guy"
playing]
[chimes tinkling]
[Sharon] Do you want your cane?
No.
I thought that I was living
Out the perfect life
But in the lonely hours
When the truth Begins to bite
I thought about the times
When I turned my back
And stalled
I ain't no nice guy
After all
When I was young
I was the only game in town
I thought I had it down
For sure
But time went by and I was
Lost in what I found
I ain't no nice guy
After all...
[Sharon]
Where do you want me to sit?
[Ozzy] Just stand there
with an apple on your head.
Not the apple again!
I ain't no nice guy
After all
[blows wetly]
You and me, we're
Mr. and Mrs. Snotty.
Tell you what, you wouldn't
be sitting outside
in England like this...
- [sighs]
- ...this time of the year.
I knew that was coming.
The weather's pretty cool and
nice here, not so fucking cold.
But we don't go out anywhere.
Why do you want to buy
a fucking expensive house
and not use it?
Remember Cilla Black?
She lived up the road.
Cilla Black?
She got a home invasion
in England.
But this was
a hundred fucking years ago!
But it still
happened in England!
Oh, God, Ozzy, that's
one of a million things,
and millions of things
happen here.
We got robbed in England.
Yes, we did get
robbed in England.
And I caught him.
You let him go.
Well, I was stark bullock naked
at 2:00 in the morning,
what else am I going to do?
Bring him in for a cocktail?
Ah, no, you could have
brought him in,
and we could have
called the police
All of a sudden,
he makes a run for the window,
and I've got him
around the neck,
and he's sort of getting
out of the window,
and I give him a little bit of
friendly help out the window.
He didn't like it much.
We didn't know this,
but previously people
had been into the house
and got in through another
window while we were away,
and they were coming in
just to look at the place.
It is really, really horrible.
And the thing is that
they came into the bedroom
when I was asleep
and took my rings
from beside the bedroom.
[air rifle pops]
And it's weird thinking
that you're asleep
and somebody's right by you.
And you don't wake up.
It's horrible.
Are you nearly done?
- [air rifle pops]
- Ozzy?
- What?
- Are you nearly done?
- Done with what?
- With that target.
[Ozzy] No, I've got
loads of them to do.
[air rifle popping]
[Jack] When he sits
and he's shooting guns,
I think it's a meditation
for him.
He slows himself down.
He controls his breathing.
It's very grounding.
And I think it brings him
a sense of independence
'cause he doesn't
need to rely on anyone.
He has to rely on everyone
for everything right now.
Do they do
a machine gun that's pellets?
[Ozzy] I think so.
Wouldn't it be quicker
to get a machine gun?
But the whole point
of target practice,
it's just something
to relax you.
If you got
a fucking machine gun,
it's like saying, "I play darts
with a fucking machine gun."
No, with a bow and arrow.
- I love you, Boo.
- [Sharon] Love you too.
You hold
The beautiful perfection
Of a flower
[dogs barking]
[Ozzy] Quiet!
[sighs]
He was delicate,
but every month,
instead of getting stronger,
he got weaker.
So, it was seeing him
come into a room like this,
and then as every month
went by,
he would be like this,
fading, fading, fading.
[Aimee] The surgery
was supposed to stabilize
and it just seemed
to trigger more injuries
below the initial injury.
The pain never stopped.
He went from one surgeon
to another to another
all over the country,
looking for help.
Also, just listening to him
as well,
because, you know,
he knows his body.
He knows how he feels,
and he just kept saying,
"Something's not right."
Watch the dogs
don't get out, please.
We finally found a surgeon
that said,
"They were overly aggressive
with your operation.
They've done stuff that
you didn't need doing."
And what this other surgeon
had done was
he'd put plates either side
with all these screws,
and apparently that
didn't need to be done.
So, he caused even more damage.
They took out the metal plates
and the eight screws
that were in Ozzy
and tried to patch up
as much as he could.
But, you know,
the main damage was done.
I must have had
more fucking surgeries
than I ever dreamed
I would be having in my life.
So, I mean,
you get off your back,
you climb up
that mountain again,
and you get to the top
and you get kicked back down.
So, you get a bit--
You lose a bit of
your self-confidence, you know.
[Aimee]
Having to cancel the tour,
he was devastated, 'cause
I think he wasn't prepared
to know how to deal
with that kind of grief
and disappointment,
and he just started to feel
worse through that period.
So I think, again,
it just was...
soul-destroying for him.
And then at that time,
the depression was so bad.
It just, you know,
it would be like,
'What's the point in even
getting up? I'm not getting up.
I'm not working
with the physiotherapist.
What's the point?"
[Kelly] He wouldn't even draw.
He wouldn't go shoot his gun.
He wouldn't do anything.
He was just miserable.
He was like, "I've got
no escape. I'm stuck in this."
And he's just looking
for a way out.
I said to Sharon, "Look, baby,
I'm sorry I'm a burden to you."
And she's like, "What the fuck
are you talking about?"
But that's what I felt.
I'm not good at being sick.
I hate the fact that I can't
do anything for myself.
Plus, I have not been on
my own for fucking four years.
What I end up doing is sitting
in the toilet reading a book
just to be on my own, just to--
just so that I'm,
you know, head up and all.
It's like you don't get--
We all need
a little bit of space for
ourselves, not to be isolated,
but just to go, "Fucking hell."
But it's like,
you shouldn't lean forward
and people are firing at things
they shouldn't be.
And I wanna go,
"Why don't you all fuck off?"
But you can't do that because
you can't be left on your own.
It's like--
I don't like being
on my own all the time,
but I don't like being with
people all the time, you know?
I think, you know,
the longer he realizes
the one side of his life where
he could run around the stage
and... be independent...
You don't need anybody
to help you get up or down
or pick something up
off the floor.
That's gone.
His life has been
a different city every day.
You know,
20,000 people a night,
constantly bombarded
with loud rock music
and private planes
and all this crazy shit.
And suddenly, he's on the couch
every day, all day, for years.
And it's soul-destroying
watching how soul-destroying
that is for him.
Some days that he wishes
he was dead.
He's in so much pain,
he can't take it.
He just wishes he could go.
So...
[Ozzy] The thought
of not doing any gigs anymore,
I went really into depression.
I'm on antidepressants now,
actually.
I was getting fucking ready
to off myself at some point.
But then I'll go there
in my head and I go,
"What are you fucking
talking about?"
Because knowing me,
I'd half do it.
I'd be half dead and fucking--
I'd fucking set myself on fire.
This would be the fucking--
I mean, I wouldn't die,
you know? That's my luck.
[Jack] The major problem
is the damage,
the nerve damage
from the bad neck surgery.
Yes, the Parkinson's is,
you know, progressing
and, yes, it's showing up
in various ways.
But his lack of mobility
is the huge issue.
That fucking doctor just
stripped him, you know,
of his abilities to move
and it makes me so angry,
because I felt like all this
could have been avoided.
It didn't have to happen.
Um...
[sniffles]
[birds chirping]
[Ozzy] What are we doing, boss?
[Watt]
Trying to take over the world.
[Ozzy] Oh, we've done that.
[Watt] I did yoga this morning.
Do you want to do yoga with me?
No thanks.
All right, would you like
a kick in the balls?
- No thanks. Would you?
- Yeah, I would.
[Ozzy] Do you like some
of the words I wrote?
[Watt] Yeah, let me see them.
"He likes to play
his games inside his room."
[Watt] He likes to play
He likes to play
"To play his games
inside his room,"
or "his sick games
in his room."
"He likes to play
a game inside his room."
All right.
- That's even better.
- Masturbating
Are we going there?
"Masturbation"? Not, no--
Okay. "Masturbation."
"Degradation." Then...
When he was recovering
from the operation,
Andrew and him got together
and said,
"Okay, let's do another album."
The depression would always be
a lot lighter when he was busy,
when his mind was
on something else.
And this was the first thing
that he would think of
in the morning,
was a song, a riff,
not, "Oh, God, my pain."
[Watt] We're in a band!
[Smith]
We're in a fucking band!
What? Fuck off.
[laughing]
[Watt] Hey, hey.
Run it from the intro.
- Ready?
- Yep. Let's go.
"Patient No. 9" was
a very important body of work.
It was an important song
actually.
It was a dream
come true for me.
The actual intro
to that song and the outro
were parts that I had written
years ago with Ozzy in mind,
but I wasn't working with Ozzy.
But the sound--
Is the sound okay for you?
What do you want me to do?
'Cause I got
a variety of amp sounds here.
There's other,
cleaner settings,
but let me know
what you think.
[playing "Patient No. 9"]
Is there a way
Out of here?
Hey, how long
You been here?
I wanna go home...
[Trujillo] The whole intro part
where you have this voice
in his head,
which I believe is a voice
that exists in his head.
Ozzy's sort of taking us
on a journey to a dark place
through this character that
I believe exists in him.
Ozzy Osbourne can't sing about
"boy meets girl."
It's about being
in a mental hospital.
We pressed record
for you on the top,
and you literally did that
in one take.
You were able to access being
a psychopath mental patient.
- Why was that so easy?
- Why was it so easy?
[all laughing]
I've had a lot of practice,
haven't I? [laughing]
I didn't have to dig
that one up very much.
Spend a fucking week
in my house.
What's so great is you did one
and then you got the vision.
I watched you as--
I could see it like yesterday.
You did one, got the vision,
said, "Give me another track."
You did it.
You answered yourself.
You answered yourself
with a different...
- "Mommy!"
- [laughs]
- ["Patient No. 9" playing]
- Mommy!
Every hallway's painted
White as the light
That will guide you
To your help
Making friends with
Strangers inside my mind
'Cause they seem
To know me well
Hiding the pills
Inside your mouth
Swallow 'em down
Then spit them out
I hear the laughter
Scream and shout
No tomorrow
When they call your name
Better run and hide
Tell you you're insane
You believe their lies
I'm not getting out, no
I'm not getting out alive
I'm not getting out
'Cause I'm patient
Number 9...
My first take on it was like,
you're just a patient now
at this point.
I didn't put it together
that he was kind of leaning
into the character of like,
you know,
being in a mental institution,
but I think there is
a level of his mental health
which has been hugely affected.
When the walls of
A padded cell
Become reality...
[Ozzy] The making of the album
saved my ass.
I'm the luckiest man
in the world to do what I do,
because a lot of people have
fucking jobs that they gotta do
and they absolutely hate
every day. I don't hate my job.
[producer] Well, you haven't
had a proper job
for several hundred years.
[laughing]
Several hundred years, yeah.
["N.I.B." Playing]
Oh, yeah, some people say
My love cannot be true
Please believe me, my love
And I'll show you...
[Watt]
Those posters are awesome.
- Hello.
- Hello, back.
What I've learned about me is
the fact that I've got about
the attention span of a fly.
I mean, it's like I'm never
in one place. I'm never...
My thought patterns are
this, that, this.
Like if I make a record,
I want to be at the finish
before I start, you know.
That was the beauty about
meeting Andrew,
because it's
kind of like the way I think.
I used to watch
this footage of Sabbath
and it used to be
you were in the middle.
And then I would see
this footage
where you're
on the side of the stage.
How did that happen?
It was kinda like--
It just happened.
But how does that make sense?
"Hey, you, singer,
move to the right," like--
It just happened.
I mean, I was the least
important one in the band.
But you're the voice, so...
Yeah, but they wouldn't listen
to any of my ideas.
'Cause I can't play an
instrument, it's like...
You know, I had ideas,
and then they go,
"Oh, I don't understand what
you're saying, okay."
[Kelly] My dad will never
get over
being fired
from Black Sabbath.
He'll never get over that,
ever, ever, ever, ever.
It hurt him more than anything
people can put into words.
It destroyed him.
Those were his brothers.
Those were his extended family
and all he knew.
[Aimee] You know what?
I don't really know the details
but I would imagine it
in part had something to do
with the substance abuse
at the time.
But I would imagine
it's probably quite layered.
I mean, it was
a traumatic event for him.
His dad died, and then
he gets booted out of a band,
and he thinks, "Well, I haven't
got much to live for now.
Now I have to like piece
this all back together."
And I think it definitely
affected the way he operates.
It's things that,
when you're a kid,
stay with you
all your life, you know?
I've sold as many
fucking records.
More.
When I went on my own,
I had a blast.
I didn't have
to answer to anybody.
But I would just think
similarly
to like the way
you're saying,
like your guys and your band
couldn't see you,
couldn't allow you
to branch out, to go forward.
But to be honest with you,
we were all fucked up.
At the end of the day,
everybody was stoned.
But they all went,
"Oh, Ozzy's stoned."
Because when you do
a lot of acid like I used to,
you've gotta be fucking off
your nut.
[laughing] Yeah.
That's what it does.
It sends you fucking crazy.
I can't take it anymore.
Yeah. Chicken crossed the road.
- Oh, fuck yeah.
- [laughing]
Did you hear that story?
I'm coming up Sunset
one morning,
I'm fucking blasted
out of my head
on some acid or something.
And it was like
6:00 in the morning.
I'm looking out the window
and a fucking chicken
runs across fucking Sunset.
I thought, "Well, I ain't
going to say fuck all,
because they'll all
think I'm nuts,
because
I'm obviously hallucinating."
And then three weeks go by,
and one of the guys go,
"You know what?
When we were going down Sunset
the other week,
I saw a chicken
running across the road,
but I was frightened
to say anything,
because I thought you'd all
think I was fucking nuts."
So, I cracked up laughing
because that's what I saw
and exactly what
I was thinking.
So, they'd all seen it
and nobody mentioned it,
because we all...
It literally escaped
from Barney's Beanery.
Ah, fucking hell.
[Sharon] How could you get
this little kid and Ozzy,
how did they get each other?
I don't know, but they do.
And he makes Ozzy
forget his situation
for, you know, a few hours.
- [screams]
- [laughs]
Andrew is a great salesman.
He's a great cheerleader.
And he has,
be it sometimes annoying,
but he has an energy about him
which is like, "Oh, cool."
Like you're kind of--
You enjoy it.
And I think that
that's fuel for my dad.
We love each other. There's
a genuine love, I think.
You know, a lot of times
as a producer or a musician,
sometimes you work with people
and the work's fantastic,
but it's just the work
and then you move on
and everyone moves on.
And that's okay, right?
That's part of the job
and the process.
Sometimes you make
a friend for life.
And that's what happened here.
We became so close.
We like all the same things.
I don't have that
with every musician
that I work with, you know.
What do you want
to do next, boss?
An album!
What kind of album
do you wanna make next?
A good album!
No shit, you say
the same thing every time.
[dogs barking]
[Sharon]
You know six months ago
when I got the call about
the Commonwealth Games?
What?
Six months ago, I got a call
- from the Commonwealth Games.
- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Do you remember? And they said
they wanted you to close.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Sabbath. Hometown boys.
It's all being held
in Birmingham.
And of course,
we had to say no.
[Kelly] He was really,
really depressed
and told himself
that he couldn't do it.
So, he said,
"No, I'm not doing it."
And then one week
before the Commonwealth Games,
they called and they're like,
"Are you sure he can't do it?"
Apparently, everybody
they've booked for the show,
every other artist has said,
"Is Ozzy gonna be there?
Is Sabbath gonna be there?
Are they gonna play?"
And they've had to say,
of course, "No."
And they just said,
"Could you just think
about it one more time?"
All right, we've thought
about it. We're going, yeah?
It's up to you
whether you can do it.
Oh, I can have a go.
- You're gonna... One song?
- Yep.
- "Paranoid"?
- Yep.
- Deal?
- Yeah!
We leave in two days.
Okay.
Honest? Oh...
[Kelly] It was like we couldn't
get him to do anything.
And all of a sudden,
he says, "Fuck it, I'll go."
And it was literally
less than a week away.
I mean, it was like, "Wow!"
Sharon says they're all like
over the moon I'm going.
And I mean, if it fucks up,
who cares? It's fucking--
I'm there, you know?
The very fact that
I'm there, you know?
- ["Bark at the Moon" playing]
- Screams break the silence
Waking from the dead
Of night
Vengeance is boiling
He's returned
To kill the light
Then when he's found
Who he's looking for
Listen in awe
And you'll hear him...
- Oi!
- All right, there?
[laughing] How are you?
- You doing all right?
- Yeah, yeah.
It's just a bit awkward
to walk around with.
Yeah.
When you're sick, like I am,
you can count your real...
Tony Iommi has been
very supportive.
You know you've got to go on
naked tonight, you know that?
- I don't give a shit about that.
- I know you don't.
What did I say?
What made me say that,
thinking it'd bother him?
[Sharon] No. Really,
he'd do it.
When Ozzy got sick,
Tony was there every week.
He would reach out to him.
He was there when Ozzy
needed somebody to talk to
and he's just been amazing.
You look back to bands
from the '70s,
and Sabbath
are all still alive.
I mean, I look at Motrhead
where there's nobody left,
and I just think,
"Oh, they're blessed.
They still have each other."
- Ozzy, this is going to shake.
- I can't-- What?
This lift is going to shake
when it starts moving.
You need to use this.
No, I'll be all right.
[Sharon] You need to hold this.
- No, I'll be okay.
- It's gonna shake.
I'll be okay.
I can hold on to this.
- [rattling]
- That's not good.
- Sharon, want me to...
- Darling, it's fine!
Stop panicking.
I'm not panicking, baby.
I just don't want you to fall.
I'm not panicking.
I won't fall, Boo.
- I promise you.
- [Sharon] Okay.
I was like, "Oh, my God."
It was like I was taking care
of a newborn baby,
and he's like basically
saying to me,
"Get the fuck away from me.
Leave me alone. Get away.
You're bringing attention
to me."
And I'm like, "Oh, God,
do I go forward?
Do I go back? What do I do?"
[bats hissing on screen]
["Iron Man" playing]
I am Iron Man
[crowd screaming]
When you're up there,
you're in your element,
you know.
This feeling you get.
["Paranoid" playing]
Finished with my woman
'Cause she couldn't help me
With my mind
People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning
All the time
The only thing after the fact,
I wish we'd have done
two or three songs,
because the adrenaline rush
happened on "Paranoid"
and it was over.
Can you help me
Occupy my brain?
Oh, yeah
I was just in awe.
I was in awe of him.
I just couldn't believe that
he was doing what he was doing
and the crowd
were just with him.
You could feel them
willing him.
And he was just in his element.
He was back doing what
he was meant to do.
Thank you. Good night.
You are the best.
God bless you all.
Birmingham forever!
[crowd screaming]
[indistinct chatter]
[Sharon] I noticed that, as we
left, he didn't use his cane.
I mean,
he was walking brilliantly.
He was like
from ear to ear, smiling,
and just was so happy.
It goes to prove
how your emotions
and the strength of your mind
can overcome things.
When I got in the van,
I was buzzed. I was psyched.
I was like... [gibbering]
The adrenaline was flying.
When I get back to America,
what my plans are,
I'm going to get really fit,
do my physical therapy.
'Cause I've got to get
back to do that tour in May.
You know, I'm definitely gonna
give it my best shot.
[birds chirping]
[dogs barking]
[Sharon] What do you need,
Ozzy? Oh, your tissues.
[Ozzy sniffling]
[blows nose]
I've had a fucking
runny nose for five years.
- Here, darling.
- Okay, babe.
[Sharon]
It's not that warm today here.
[Ozzy]
I've got a really bad headache.
- Do you want some sugar?
- No, for fuck's sake.
[Jack] My dad comes back to LA,
and I think there were
more problems, more surgeries,
and it just--
I think he feels like the pit
is too big to climb out of.
And it was just too much work.
My dad does not like
discomfort.
Anyone I know that's had to do
significant physical therapy,
it sucks and it's painful
and there are times
you don't wanna do it.
But in order to get results,
you have to make it your
full-time job and priority.
And he just can't.
He's just not there.
The tour that we canceled,
how did you feel?
It broke my heart
to be honest, Sharon.
It really did break my heart.
Um...
Because this has been
a long haul for me, Boo.
- [blows nose]
- I know.
After being sick for so long,
I sometimes give up and go,
"It's never going to be
any different."
But I haven't. I go a month
and I'm getting blood clots
in my legs
and I can't do that
and I can't exercise.
Plus, my stamina's dropped.
I haven't got it,
but I've got to work.
I got on the fucking elliptical
yesterday with my trainer.
Two and a half minutes,
I was totally fucked
on that elliptical.
It's more than I can do.
But you ain't me, Boo.
[Sharon] Because this illness
is so unpredictable...
Like you see one day,
he'll wake up and he's on it.
He's on the case, he's great,
he's focused, he's determined,
and then the next,
it's like all gone again.
And that's the way it's been
going. There's no rhythm to it.
And before Christmas,
I said to him,
"We're on? We're on,
right, for Europe?
We can't leave it to
the last minute to cancel it."
"No, I'm fine. I'm doing it."
Over Christmas and New Year's,
I just saw that
it just wasn't...
There was no continuity
in what he was doing.
There was no long periods
of time where he was great.
And I just had to say to him,
"We can't leave it
to the last minute.
Can you do it?
Can you not do it?"
And he just said,
"I'm fucked. I just can't."
And it was fucked.
It's, you know-- It's, um...
It's just hard.
It's hard on everyone.
It's hard on the family.
It's hard on everyone.
And you cry and you just feel
that you put a clown's face on
and everything's going
to be great.
And then it's not. It's not.
I think what's happening
to my mom
is the most heartbreaking part
of this whole thing.
And I think...
that watching the man that she
loves most in this world wither
is really, really hard.
[Aimee] They were both so used
to the "go, go, go."
I think for that to be taken
away at such a drastic level,
it's been heartbreaking
and terrifying.
And, you know, my mom's role
has been about
maintaining the control of
all the moving parts of this.
To have all those things
essentially break away
has been extremely painful.
So, what do you think about
we do a big farewell show?
Would I like to say,
"Yes"? Absolutely.
But I've been up and down this
fucking thing so many times.
And people are going to go,
"Oh, here we go.
He's fucking doing it again."
So, I don't want
to say yes or no.
If I'm going to go up there,
I want to be up there...
Ozz, you know.
The whole Ozzy thing.
I don't feel I finished yet.
I don't feel,
"Oh, I wanna say to my fans,
thank you for the years."
I haven't said that yet.
That's what it's all about.
Even if it's whatever
they charge to get in
or it's a free concert
or it's a huge field
or at fucking The Roxy,
just to have the final show.
All my life, I always thought,
"Oh, you're gonna fail.
You're gonna do a bad show.
It's gonna be a bad marriage."
Up until the point
that it goes bad,
which everything
eventually does,
you know, you say,
"That's why you get a new one."
- Hey.
- No.
Hey.
I've been down that road.
You're the booby--
[laughs]
Did you hear what he said?
Did you? Go on, say it! Go on.
You're the booby prize.
[both laughing]
I'm fucking done...
That's knocked me down.
I'm going to get a kick
in the balls
when you've gone
home tonight. Don't leave!
[all laughing]
["Scary Litle Green Men"
playing]
Their colors
Are blinding me again
I don't belong here
The skyline is bleeding
Black and red
How did they get here?
How long, how long
Have they been living
In my head?
How long, how long
We bite our tongues...
- [dogs barking]
- Quiet!
When it gets a bit too noisy
in there for me, I'll pop in.
I've always had a room where
I can get away from everything.
Uh...
I enjoy it, you know.
I doodle around. I'm not--
I can't fucking draw anything.
[Sharon]
I went in to Ozzy's art room
when I got the call from
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He couldn't believe it. He
thought I was winding him up.
And then he goes,
"I'm not going."
[Jack] He's never been someone
that kind of basks
in award ceremonies, you know?
There are certain people
that like, you know,
they want to get up there
and grab that award
and give this speech.
They want to be that.
That's just not him.
He was thrilled. He was like,
"Holy shit, that's amazing."
But he was also like,
"Oh, fuck.
I have to go say something.
What do I say?"
[Kelly] Whenever there's a goal
in place,
he'll tell himself
that he can't do it.
For somebody who gets
on stage and performs
in front of the size
of the crowds that he does,
you would think that
he can walk into any room
and be confident and fine.
That's not the case.
He is somebody that suffers
from the worst social anxiety
I've ever seen.
Nobody will ever understand
how insecure my dad is.
If something's in my head,
it will torture me.
If I've got a commitment
or I've gotta make a speech,
I fucking hate making speeches.
Sharon goes,
"All you gotta say is thank
you and God save the Queen."
I'll have done that, like
I did a thing with Sabbath.
And I was taking this
medication for my Parkinson's,
which gives you
short-term amnesia.
I got up there and I said
everything fucking twice,
and Geezer thought it was
just highly
the funniest thing
in his life.
But I couldn't stop saying
the same thing, you know.
With Ozzy, it flip-flops.
You know, "I'm not doing it.
I am. I'm not."
And I said, "Well,
if you don't go,
you'll miss out on being
in the group of 2024
that have been inducted.
So, when people go to
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and look in the future at 2024,
you won't be a part of it."
Then he changed his mind.
So, yeah, "I'll go. I'm going.
I'm going. I'm gonna do it."
["Darkside Blues" playing]
Here we go again, Boo.
Yes, my darling.
So, we'll get you ready for
the photo shoot, do that,
and then we'll go in and watch
the guys rehearse for a bit.
- It'll be fun, right?
- Mm-hmm.
[Sharon] To put a band
together is so hard
because Ozzy has worked
with the cream of the crop.
[camera clicking]
[photographer] Give me
a couple of faces, Ozz.
Chin up a little
for a couple. Good.
Great, chin up a little
if you can.
Great, right,
let's bring everyone in.
Let's bring them in,
do a couple at a time.
[assistant]
Let's come on out for now.
[Halfin] Give me the camera!
- Thank you so much for this.
- [chattering]
[Halfin] Just sit on the side
or stand,
whatever you're
comfortable with.
Give me the look, William.
Right then, let's have
two singers and then Maynard.
- Hey, buddy.
- How you doing, all right?
[Halfin]
You're not with Tool. Come out!
- What?
- [Halfin] You was hiding!
[Sharon] We've got
three different singers.
We've got Maynard,
we've got Jelly Roll
and we've got Billy Idol.
Perfect! Get out!
- Eat shit, Ross!
- [all laughing, chattering]
There's drummer Chad Smith,
who's done his last two albums.
And, of course, Zakk. Couldn't
have done it without Zakk.
You're fine. Let's have some,
you know, screaming Zakk.
- That's him! Yes!
- [laughter]
And we've got
Robert Trujillo on bass.
Wolfgang Van Halen.
Steve Stevens.
Then we've got
Adam Wakeman on keyboards.
And then, of course, Andrew
Watt is going to be there.
We needed a musical director
because you can only have
seven minutes to perform.
And how do you put
a 44-year career
- into seven minutes?
- [Halfin] Ozz, smile, come on.
[Watt] They asked me
if I would put it together,
which meant more to me
than I could ever say to you.
It's one of the honors
of my life
to do something that pays
the appropriate amount
of tribute to him.
I took it very seriously.
Right, let's do a group shot.
Andrew Watt!
Stop being annoying.
Give him the finger.
Fuck you, Ross!
[Smith] Fuck you, Ross.
[Halfin] Now that obviously is
not going to get used anywhere.
- No one is going to use it.
- I bet it fucking does.
- It's the best one.
- Who are you to decide that?
- Best one!
- What do you mean?
Your favorite saying:
That'll never get used.
- Remember my asshole?
- [all laugh]
[Jack] I said to my mom when
she was going through the list,
I was like, "It's kind of like
the ultimate rock band."
When you look at it,
you're like,
"This is like
the greatest cover band ever."
[Halfin] Sharon, go in for one!
Yay!
I'll sit on the floor.
[chattering]
[Halfin]
That's good. Yes. Mama!
[chattering]
[Halfin]
All right, okay. Smile, Ozzy.
I am smiling.
[all laugh]
[Halfin] Done.
Thank you. Thank you, guys.
Thank you!
[instruments tuning]
I wish you were doing it.
[laughing, chattering]
[Watt] In picking the songs,
I chose three of Ozzy's
biggest songs.
And I thought,
as a solo artist,
there was kind of like the path
of his career,
which were "Crazy Train"
with Randy,
"Mama, I'm Coming Home,"
which is this big ballad,
and then "No More Tears."
[warming up]
Billy Idol's gonna sing
"No More Tears,"
which I'm really excited about.
"Mama" has always been
very country music orientated,
so Jelly Roll is the perfect
guy to do that song.
All aboard, ha ha ha ha ha
["Crazy Train" playing]
[Sharon] And then, of course,
Maynard is a chameleon.
He can be
so many different things.
So, Maynard's doing
"Crazy Train."
Crazy
But that's how it goes...
Oh, yeah, no pressure.
He's just standing there
watching you sing
his big single from the first
Blizzard of Ozzalbum.
No pressure.
[scoffs] That was awful.
It was great to have him there,
but, man, there he is,
watching me, hearing this.
Oh, boy.
["No More Tears" playing]
The light in the window
Is a crack in the sky...
I was a little nervous
doing it,
but you know,
if you're not nervous,
it means you don't care.
So you know,
we cared about
what we were doing.
I think everybody
was like that a bit.
The fact that they had
the balls to get up and do it,
even if they weren't
comfortable with it,
like they were saying,
"Oh, this isn't my wheelhouse,"
It's just like, "Yeah,
but that's not the point."
The point is you're getting up
there and honoring Ozz.
[Idol] Of course, you wish Ozzy
was going to be up there
showing everybody what he's
done and what he created,
the stamp he put on rock music.
No more tears...
[Ozzy] What do you think
was going through my head?
I wasn't thinking, "I'm glad
they're doing my gig for me."
I was going, "What the fuck
is wrong with me?"
And that feeling of:
I wanted to get up there
and have a go myself.
That kind of broke my heart,
you know?
I nearly said,
"Let me have a go."
But if I'd have got up,
I know I would be on the
fucking floor in two seconds.
But my Ozzy little guy
inside was going,
"Get the fuck up there.
What's the matter with you?"
It's like
a little demon inside me.
That fucking guy that's been
there all these years.
I can't thank you guys enough.
Of course, I want to be
up there with you.
[Smith] I know, man.
I was thinking about it.
I know there's nothing more.
Listen, all I can say to you,
you have as much fucking fun
as you can out there.
Because when
this shit comes down, man,
it breaks your fucking heart.
To be honest with you,
I spent some time
in the middle
of the night last night
looking online for these
fucking bionic legs and things.
Then I stopped and I go,
"But what if you fall over
with them?"
I mean, I was thinking,
"That would be great,
the real Iron Man."
But they're coming out with
really interesting stuff now.
[baby babbling]
[Kelly]
Sidney, come here, bubba.
- [Sidney] Grandad.
- [Kelly kissing]
[babbling]
Grandad.
[Ozzy] Sid!
What are you doing, Sid?
Sid!
Is that you, Papa?
Say, "I love you, Papa!
I love you, Papa!"
I've always been really,
really close with my dad.
We have a special little thing.
Ah. Ah.
- [Sidney groans]
- He's tired, isn't he?
- [Kelly] Yeah, he is.
- [Sidney babbles]
- [Kelly] Go to...
- Oh, yeah.
[Kelly]
I go to my dad for everything.
Because sometimes my mom
gives terrible advice.
He knows stuff about me
that my mom doesn't know,
but I like to think
that he doesn't tell her.
But God only knows.
Here, boy. Come on, Bugs.
- Not a fucking whisper.
- [laughs]
Come on, Bugs.
[Aimee] My dad's
quite naughty sometimes,
because if he's not getting
the answer he wants from Mom,
he'll, you know, be like,
"Hey, can you tell her
I don't want to do this?
And you need to help me
figure this out
because I can't do this."
So I'll be like,
"Mom, look, he doesn't--"
She's like,
"That's not what he told me.
He told me he does."
I'm like, "You know what, Dad?
We're not triangulating today."
So he can be
a bit naughty like that,
but I think you can't help
but find him very endearing.
How did you feel
when Sydney was born?
"Finally, a boy."
I know.
He's great, but boys are much
different babies than girls.
Oh, my God, they're so
different. It's so different!
But the thing that
I'm afraid of, he's fearless.
But hey, he's a boy.
He'll be close to his mom.
Can't believe in a couple
of weeks you'll be 40!
I know.
I'm fucking gobsmacked
about that.
I can't believe it.
I can remember just for the
first-- It seems like yesterday
I was holding you like
you were this big in my arms.
You had a turned-up nose.
But you came out going, "Raa!"
And you're still going, "Raa!"
[laughs]
I can't help it.
I've got too many feelings.
My parents had three of us at
one point, three under three,
with the chaos that goes on in
this family on a daily basis.
I don't know how they did it.
Jack was like
one eye closed.
Aw.
Aimee was like, you know--
I was in the pub
when Aimee had come.
I went to the pub for
a few pints, which was me,
- all afternoon.
- Yeah.
I come staggering in
in the afternoon,
and they say,
"You've got a daughter, sir."
[Jack] Now I know the struggles
of being a parent.
I understand why they
did things a certain way.
I'm also kind of cherry-picking
the things I take from my dad.
And, you know,
it's certain aspects
where you're like, "I like
the way my parents did this,
or I didn't like
that they did that."
That's the kind of cool thing
about becoming a parent.
I think, ultimately,
there's a sense of gratitude
more than anything,
just because we got to do--
I got to do
some amazing things growing up.
Are you ready for
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Well, kind of.
I would have done it myself,
but I can't stand up that long.
The fucking thing I...
What's kinda got up
my shirt a little bit
is your mom said I'm gonna go
on a fucking throne.
So, knowing my luck,
the fucking battery
will go fucking haywire
and I'll end up
in the front row.
I keep saying to Ozzy,
"You have to sit for safety."
He's got all these
blood thinners in him, okay?
His balance isn't the best
because of the Parkinson's.
If he falls, because his blood
is like water,
he could bleed out like that.
I haven't seen the fans
in fucking six years.
I know.
I've been really fucked up
with this body of mine.
As soon as I want to do
anything, I go to the doctor,
I've either got a blood clot
or my leg's about to fall off.
[scoffs]
But I can't complain.
I had fucking...
I was actively rocking
until I was 70,
then a trapdoor opened.
- Yeah.
- You know that.
But hey, could have been worse.
You could be Sting.
- I could've been Sting.
- [both laugh]
[dogs barking]
You took your injection today
for the blood clots, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm just hoping
and praying these shots
will get rid of
the blood clots by Monday.
It's like payback time
because every time
I want to do something,
I get some bad news
and I can't do it, you know.
My dad's been having crazy,
like, fainting, dizzy spells.
He's got something.
He's developed something called
orthostatic blood pressure,
where one minute your blood
pressure can be sky high,
stroke-ville, then
it can plummet down
to like your heart's
about to stop.
So, he went to the doctor.
And in trying to figure out
what this is,
they discovered he's got a ton
of clots in his legs again.
Which now means he might not
be able to fly to Cleveland.
If this was in LA and he didn't
have to get on a plane,
he would 1,000% be there.
But because of the blood clots,
I don't fucking know.
We can't take a risk, and he--
It's up to the doctors
at this point.
Listen, we're going to get
you there
whether you have to
crawl there.
- We're gonna get you there.
- Okay.
Right?
That will fuck me up to no end
- if I can't get on that plane.
- [Sharon] I know.
The turn of a page,
things changed instantly.
A doctor gives you
a diagnosis and goes,
"You've got a blood clot.
You can't travel."
So now he's on these shots,
which they hope will get
the blood clots down.
I hope to see the doctor Monday
to do another test
on Ozzy's body
to see if the blood clots
have gone.
So, talk about leaving it
to the very last minute.
[upbeat rock music playing]
- [Jack] See you in a bit.
- [Ozzy] See you, Jack.
[Jack] Good luck. I have faith
the rock-and-roll gods
are shining down upon you.
- You all right, Boo?
- Yes, darling.
Natalia, it's a full-body scan?
[Natalia] Yes, Sharon.
[Ozzy] I haven't gotta
do it naked, have I?
[Sharon] I'm going between
two different scenarios.
How do I break it to
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
that Ozzy can't travel?
How do I deal with Ozzy's
disappointment
of not being
able to travel?
And then we're going,
and I'm like, in a few minutes,
I'm gonna know which one
I'm meant to be.
Just waiting for
the doctor to tell us.
So, everything is
up in the air.
I feel good about today.
- Do you?
- Yep.
Is that just a "yeah"
telling me to shut up
or you do feel good?
I've been dreaming
about this fucking thing.
- It's fucking driving me nuts.
- I know.
So, one hour, that's all.
Then we'll decide,
bus, train, plane. Right?
Yep.
[upbeat music continues]
[phone ringing]
[Kelly on screen]
Hello, gorgeous.
Hi Daddy, blood clots?
He's good to go,
Kelly. We're leaving.
Oh, my God, I'm so happy!
We're leaving! We're going!
Oh, my God, I knew that God
couldn't be that cruel to him.
They know more about my inside
now than the outside.
Fucking,
I'm like a laboratory rat
with more injections
and fucking pills.
That's the thing about
getting older, you know.
You say,
"I used to take pills for fun.
Now I take them to stay alive."
[Kelly] I'm so excited for you.
This is the best fucking news.
Are you coming?
[Sharon]
Is the Pope a Catholic?
I'd like a nice meal tonight.
I would too,
so why don't we go out?
No, I don't want to go out.
Oh, God, Ozzy.
[upbeat rock music playing]
Tie dye cloth
Upon the wall
Sandalwood
Set down the hall...
[Jack] Where are we going?
Cleveland!
[Jack] What's in Cleveland?
- Shopping mall!
- [Jack laughs]
No, we're going to the Hall
of Fame. I'm being anointed.
["Flying High Again" playing]
Mama's going to worry
I've been a bad, bad boy
No use saying sorry
It's something
That I enjoy
Because you can't see
What my eyes see
I can see it, I can see it
And you can't be
Inside of me
Flying high again
This is my granddaughter, Andy.
Hi.
She's a beautiful little girl.
That's my little imp
of a grandson.
- Feed him.
- [Sidney babbling]
[all gibbering]
[Sidney giggling]
[Ozzy] I love you, Sharon.
I love you too, Daddy.
It's kind of...
It's kind of befitting to
the reign of Ozzy, isn't it?
This conclusion.
What a life,
what a great career I had,
and how wonderful--
what a great success story.
From humble beginnings
to a fucking desolate end.
["Nothing Feels Right" playing]
I've been calling out
For someone
Mouth around the gun
Nothing feels right
Nothing feels right
All the pain
Gets trapped in my lungs
Drowning in my blood
Nothing feels right
Nothing feels right
Is it a lost fight
Or is it
A long drive home?
They'll bring you out,
bring you here, and then--
They'll see me? They'll see
you bringing me out? Hang on!
Would you like
a kick in the balls?
No, hang on, Andrew.
Save it for later.
[tech] Everybody's ready to go.
I've got to take things
really slowly.
When I get rushed,
I get flustered.
When I get flustered,
my blood pressure goes whacky.
Because I've got these
blood pressure issues now.
It keeps dropping suddenly,
because of Parkinson's.
[tech] Clear stage,
please everyone. Clear stage.
Thanks for doing this,
Jack, thank you.
I owe it all to you. It was you
that changed my life.
- Thank you.
- Blizzard of Ozz,in fact.
- Thank you.
- Because I'm so young,
it was Blizzard of Ozz.
[laughs] Then I went back
and listened to the Sabbath.
Jack Black is the perfect
person to induct Ozzy,
because he loves his music
and he also loves to laugh,
and Ozzy's the same.
Should I go now? Action?
Someone has to say
action for me.
Action!
[Trujillo] Obviously, there was
a lot of pressure on us
to sound as great
as we could for him
because we're in the presence
of the man, the master.
These are his songs.
For all of us, there was
a bit of that nervousness,
but a good kind of nervousness.
[playing
"Mama, I'm Coming Home"]
We were having a problem
with "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
because Jelly Roll wasn't there
to rehearse with us.
Normally, we have Billy
kind of holding that down,
and then I'm watching Billy,
and he's over there,
and there's a vocal happening,
and Billy's lips aren't moving,
and I'm like, "What the shit?"
I hear it, but kind of faintly,
and I'm like,
"Somebody's singing in it."
And then I just looked over
and Jack Black's like...
And Ozzy's singing.
Mama, I'm coming home
You took me in
And you drove me out...
Everyone was like, "What?"
And I was looking at Robert
and he was playing the bass
and I'm like, "Ozzy's singing."
We were both like, "Oh, man."
Yeah, you had me hypnotized
Yeah...
We all looked at each other
kind of stunned, but excited.
I think he saw we needed it,
I also feel that he wanted it.
You made me cry
You told me lies
But I can't stand
To say goodbye
Mama, I'm coming home
[Sharon] I was crying and it
was just very, very emotional.
It was beautiful,
but it was very...
very emotional.
I could be wrong,
but I could-- I swear to God,
I saw him when we stopped and
we went in on "No More Tears."
I swear, I saw him,
like the legs were going
and he had a water bottle
he kinda put...
And it looked to me like he was
thinking about getting up.
I'm like, "You might not wanna.
I don't know
if he can do that."
But in his mind,
he thinks that he can do it.
And music, here's the thing,
how powerful the power
of music is, that it's like--
I fucking sound like
some evangelist.
It's healing.
Ozzy, you sounded great.
Oh, my God,
I almost passed out.
It's so good to hear you sing,
man. Love you, Ozzy.
["I Don't Know" playing]
[announcer] To induct
Ozzy Osbourne
into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame:
Jack Black.
What's up, Cleveland?
Make some noise!
[crowd cheering]
Plumber,
car horn tuner,
slaughterhouse worker,
the greatest front man in
the history of rock and roll,
Ozzy Osbourne.
[cheering]
I remember the first time
I heard of Ozzy.
I was 13 years old, wandering
around the record store.
What should I get?
Styx? Journey?
An older rock aficionado
noticed my indecision he said,
- "Stop fucking around, kid."
- [crowd laughs]
"This is the album
you need to get,
The Blizzard of Ozz."
[cheering]
I took that record home,
and when the needle
hit the vinyl,
heaven opened up above me.
[crowd cheering, whooping]
I don't know!
Jack Black did his homework.
He really, really
threw himself into it.
So, then I went back into
Ozzy's earlier albums,
to Black Sabbath,
and I was like, "Unholy shit,
this motherfucker
invented heavy metal!"
Then what? The Osbournes.
Yeah, he teamed up with his
family to create another genre:
reality TV.
Maybe the most evil thing
he ever did.
But there is no denying it,
another fucking massive hit!
And he did it with such emotion
and he's so theatrical with,
you know, his delivery.
He's just brilliant.
I mean, he fucking nailed it.
It is my great honor
to officially induct
the greatest
to ever lace 'em up
in the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame,
the one, the only:
Ozzy Osbourne!
Thank you.
You know what? I can't believe
I'm here myself,
you know what I mean?
First, let me get
the thank-yous out of the way
because I'm not going to bore
you with a long,
drawn-out
fucking monologue.
I'd like to thank
whoever voted me
into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame,
and more so, my fans.
My fans have been so loyal
to me over the years.
I cannot thank them enough.
[crowd cheering, exclaiming]
I've been fortunate over
the years to play with
some of the world's greatest
guitar players,
drummers, bass players.
One thing for a guy
by the name of Randy Rhoads.
Because if I hadn't have met
Randy Rhoads,
I don't think
I'd be sitting here now.
And more so than that,
my wife Sharon saved my life,
and my grandbabies and
my babies, I love them all.
So, with all that,
I'm going to get on
with the show.
Let's do it!
All aboard!
["Crazy Train" playing]
Ay, ay, ay, ay...
Crazy
But that's how it goes
Millions of people
Living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate...
[Watt] Everyone was excited
to be there,
but at the same time,
everyone knows Ozzy
and sees him sitting there
and he's not up there with us.
And so, it's
a bittersweet thing
of wanting to kill it
for him,
but also wishing that he was
the one doing the singing.
Times have changed
And times are strange
Here I come
But I ain't the same
Mama, I'm coming home...
As a solo artist, I think
he was really knocked out
'cause I'm sure there was that
moment when he left Sabbath
where Ozzy was saying,
"I don't know quite what's
going to happen to me."
We were sort of honoring
how he overcame that moment
when he overcame:
What was he going to do?
What was he gonna be?
Could he carry on being Ozzy,
you know, without Sabbath?
And I think he did it.
And I think that's what
we were honoring.
No more tears
No more tears...
[Sharon] I think what was going
through his head
was regret, frustration.
No more tears...
[Sharon] It was his time.
And he couldn't take his award
the way he wanted
to have taken it.
Total frustration.
And that's the thing with
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
and I did tell the guys.
And it's not--
It's nobody's fault.
It's just the way it is.
Why do you wait so long
with all of these artists?
Not just Ozzy, with all
these unbelievable artists
that have achieved so much
in their lives?
Why do you wait this long?
Because it's 25 years since
your first album was released
that you can be considered
to be inducted.
You know, Ozzy's 44 years.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[dogs barking]
- [Ozzy] Sharon?
- [Sharon] Yeah?
[Ozzy] Can I ask you something?
[Sharon] Anything.
[Ozzy] Did you ever think I'd
make it to the Hall of Fame?
[Sharon] No, I didn't.
At the dress rehearsal,
when "Mama" started
to play, you sang along.
I can't-- That song's so...
It makes me wanna fucking start
slurping, you know.
I know, me too.
I always think of you
when I sing that song.
Everywhere,
when I was on the road,
I'd do that one
as the second encore,
and I always think about you
when I do that song.
And when he started singing,
I just welled up
in my fucking throat,
because I was feeling sorry
for myself at the same time
that I couldn't get up there
and do the thing myself anyway.
It was like a bittersweet
thing, the whole thing was.
I'm lucky that people wanted
to help me out and do it.
But it was a big part of,
my heart was getting broken
because I belong up there,
you know?
[growling softly]
You did just fine.
Believe me, you did just fine.
Thank you. We're a team.
If it wasn't for Sharon
Osbourne, I wouldn't be here.
I would definitely not have
the success I have.
I wouldn't be sober.
I'd be six feet under,
without a shadow of a doubt.
Because I didn't drink
any less
or do any more drugs
than any of them,
but all the guys I used to do
it with, they're all dead.
So, there must be something
that I did right in the world.
The one thing I did was
have my Sharon.
The next thing is the
Birmingham show in Aston Villa.
Yep. It is.
Ozzy's one regret about
his music career
is that he never really
said goodbye to his fans.
And he felt he let them down.
So, he wants to do
one last hurrah.
July 5th.
What?
- July 5th.
- Yeah.
- Yeah. Is the date.
- Yeah.
It had to be done
in Birmingham.
It wouldn't work anywhere else.
And so that's why
I decided on Aston Villa,
because Ozzy was born in Aston.
He lived around the corner
from the Villa.
It will be his game,
his last game.
It's gonna be
a celebration for everyone,
for everyone, the fans,
all the other bands,
and especially Ozzy.
I's a great way
to say thank you.
["Gods of Rock N Roll" playing]
- [guitars playing]
- [chattering]
Ivo, the next shot is going
to be Ozzy and me there.
"Gods of Rock N Roll"
was originally written
in a hotel room in Argentina.
I had four chords,
sounded pretty.
Ozzy was humming a melody.
And I think
at that point, he went,
"The gods of rock and roll."
And I went,
"There's the title."
[chattering]
I mean, the booth,
I am beyond happy with.
Now, Bruno, that can be...
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
We've got loads of time.
That can be adjusted,
actually.
Oh, okay. So,
however Ozzy's down from here.
[laughing, chattering]
[Morrison] We had squared away
with Sharon and Ozzy
that we were gonna shoot
this video.
But obviously, it was
a couple of days
after the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame.
And I did get a text from Ozzy,
and the text said, "I don't
have a lot in the tank."
Actually, I think it said,
"There's nothing left
in the tank.
But I'm gonna come.
Can we make it quick?"
Do you want anything?
Do you want a cup of tea?
That'll be a good idea.
No, no just get the thing done.
[tech] All right, let's get
going, guys. Get it done.
All right.
You look good. You all right?
So we put him
into the vocal booth
and crossed our fingers.
[engineer] Ozzy, are you ready?
- I'm ready to rock.
- Let's roll the playback.
[Morrison] All right, Ozz?
[chattering]
Action!
Sometimes I feel like
I'm so empty
[Morrison]
Stop reading it, Ozz.
Sometimes I feel like
I'm alive
It looks amazing.
With all these
Crazy voices
I'm running out of choices
I need you now
I need you now
The Gods of Rock N Roll
[director] Cut. Yeah!
[all chattering]
[Morrison] What is interesting
about that video day,
and it happens anytime I've
ever done anything with Ozzy,
music in its purest form
gives the guy energy.
I enjoyed singing that.
[Morrison] It looked amazing.
It really did.
We're good. Ozzy's going
to be out within the hour.
Oh, don't worry about it.
What goofing around?
We can't goof around
like you really used
to goof around,
because we'll get arrested.
By the time we finished
the first set of takes,
which was close-ups on him in
the vocal booth,
he came out
and he was energized.
It was a different Ozzy.
And that happens when
you're recording with him.
I've seen it happen
with Sabbath
when they were touring and
I was hanging out with them.
I've seen it happen a lot.
It's music that ignites
his soul.
Tonight will be another
Nightmare just for me
I found myself another
God-shaped hole
The Gods of Rock N Roll
- Well done.
- [Morrison] Thank you.
Thanks, buddy.
Cut!
- [birds chirping]
- [dogs barking]
[Mike] I printed out
the list of artists.
[Sharon] Thank you.
[Mike] Did you need any of
the other stuff today?
[Sharon] Uh, no.
[Mike] Okay.
[Sharon] Thank you.
- Do you want to sit in, Mike?
- [Mike] I'm gonna sit in.
All righty then, hello, baby.
Hello, hello, hello.
Come on, come on.
- Hey, Shazzy.
- [Sharon] Good morning.
- Hey, Sharon.
- Hi, Andy.
How are you, my darling?
All good, thank you, all good.
Hey, Tom.
Good to see you, mate.
[Sharon] To decide who does
play at the Aston Villa show,
it's people that have worked
with Ozzy over the years
and they share the love
of the music together.
We've got Metallica.
We've got Slayer, Pantera,
of course Zakk, Zakk Wylde.
We've got Sammy Hagar.
We've got Yungblud.
I mean,
it just goes on and on and on.
Okay, what have we got?
You gonna start, Andy?
Alice in Chains, Metallica,
Slayer are all
effectively locked in.
[Sharon] Ozzy texted
all the guys in Sabbath
and said he wants
to say goodbye to his fans
and he would love them
to be there where it began.
And they all said yes.
With Slash and Duff,
they have a show the day
before in Stockholm,
they then will fly to us,
do the show, and then fly out.
So everybody's said yes.
It's just now we just gotta
pin them down.
If there's any help
that I can be
from sort of an
artist-to-artist perspective,
let me know and I'm happy
to chime in
or send somebody a direct text
to try to make this
the greatest day in
the history of metal.
So just let me know if I can
be of help in that regard.
Thank you. Thank you.
Tom Morello was my first choice
for a musical director.
He has the respect of
so many different musicians,
and he's going to work out
who works with who
and what songs
they're gonna do.
The first call I made
was to Metallica.
And I thought, like,
if you could anchor this thing
with Black Sabbath,
Ozzy and Metallica,
and they were very eager
to do it,
and once Metallica was locked,
you start calling people.
People pick up
the fucking phone, dude.
When you're like,
"There's one more Sabbath show,
all four original members,
Ozzy's last show.
Metallica's playing as well,"
you can hear
their jaws unhinging
and dropping to the floor
when they hear that
and then just-- then it was
a matter of scheduling.
Do we then look
at announcing this show
that first week of February?
Yeah, yeah.
Would you and Tony Iommi
be around live
if we did a press conference
at Villa Park?
Ozzy's mind is overwhelmed
with the way people are showing
up for him, and also fear.
He is very afraid,
but I know that with
the emotion behind it all,
it will carry him through
the day. He's gonna be fine.
["The Wizard" playing]
- How are you?
- Who are you?
[laughs] Hello, you.
- How are you?
- All right, not bad.
Misty morning
Clouds in the sky
Without warning
A wizard walks by
Casting his shadow...
Here we go! Here we go!
I don't think that Ozzy
realizes
that it's
as big as it is.
When you see the reaction
when you come in
and you talk
to people in the press
and you see the reaction
of how big it actually is,
I'm quite overwhelmed.
Like when we went
into the locker rooms
and you saw all the T-shirts
with all the bands' names on,
it is overwhelming.
You're like, "No, wow."
It's unbelievable.
It gives you the goosebumps.
It's Ozzy's, um,
definite, definite farewell.
There's gotta be a time
where you've got to stop.
- Yeah.
- You can't just go on.
And you stop with dignity.
And we're finishing how we
started, which is all together.
[birds chirping]
[somber music playing]
I suppose I've come to
the realization that Ozzy,
I don't think at this point
where we are today...
The way I feel now, it'll be
a miracle if I make it.
But I've said this before
and pulled it off.
I don't know.
My back is really
in a bad state,
but I'm in a lot of pain.
I'm just keeping
my fingers crossed.
Each time, we see you
and we do our catch up
on Ozzy's life, it's...
it's just got
a little bit worse.
So, we're in April.
Ozzy has been sick
with a new issue.
He had a cracked vertebrae
on his back
which was
excruciatingly painful.
They told us if it's gonna
heal, it can take six weeks.
Don't do anything,
leave it six weeks.
We left it six weeks.
His vertebrae did not
fix itself. It got worse.
So then they suggested
that Ozzy goes in
and they do a procedure,
where they fill--
They call it human concrete.
It's this solution that fills
the broken vertebrae.
Ozzy was fine for two weeks
after that,
then he was in agony again
with his back
and he went back into hospital,
back out of hospital.
He came back out
with pneumonia.
So Ozzy was in hospital
three times and then...
I mean, I'm lost.
Then the pain was so bad,
he went back again.
And they discovered that Ozzy,
while he was in hospital,
had caught sepsis.
So here we are,
we're nearly the end of April
and they're now telling us
that Ozzy's vertebrae
beneath the one that's fixed
is cracked.
He can't be operated on
because it was so excruciating.
And here we are today.
What do we do?
Well, I think the problem now
is getting to England,
but it's just fucking
soul-destroying, you know?
But I've gotta be there.
I have to be there.
There's no two ways about it.
I have to be there.
I've been sick now, fucking...
This is year seven, you know.
It's just-- As I'm getting on
with it, and going further
into this thing,
it's getting slowly worse.
It's fucking crippling me.
I can't walk very far.
I can't bend down. I can't--
If I'm sitting
in a fucking chair...
All I can do is turn up
and do the best I can.
That's all I can do,
rather than
sitting here moping.
If I'm sitting here
and I ain't there,
I'm gonna be doubly pissed off.
It's just these fucking
medical things, you know?
I'll be there.
I'll definitely be there.
Whether I do the two sets or...
But I'll be there.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[physical therapist]
Five seconds.
I want to
maintain 70 RPM, Ozzy.
Try to keep your head up.
'Cause, yes,
you have back pain,
but we can still maintain
your strength.
Yeah.
So that when the back pain
subsides, we can keep walking.
Little more effort
with the left.
There you go.
One more minute.
[Ozzy] I've got this guy
living with me at the moment
who puts these electric things
on me which zaps my muscles
and gets them going again.
It's a slow process.
I'm not a very good patient.
Take your time. Don't
lay down yet. Just rest.
[Ozzy] I wanna get it
over and done with.
I go from nought
to fucking 300 in a day.
I wonder why I can't walk
for the next day, you know.
Don't expect me to do
too much in here today.
Don't what?
Don't expect me
to do too much.
I know I'm not. You tell me.
- My back.
- Your back, yeah.
It's fucking killing me.
Your back hurts, yeah.
- Any dizziness?
- No.
Good. So you got his legs?
- Yeah.
- All right.
[Aimee] He essentially has to
relearn how his body moves.
When to push it, when to not.
Everything pretty much
breaks down pretty quickly
the more inactive you are,
so it's challenging
and it's uncomfortable.
And he's been uncomfortable
for so long,
he doesn't want
to feel any more of that.
But it's just about,
kind of, mentally coaching him
through those moments.
[physical therapist]
All right, slow and controlled.
Exhale. Perfect.
Slow and controlled, good job.
Ten reps and then rest.
Obviously, one of
the objectives is to get him
functionally capable
for the concert,
but more importantly to me is
to enhance his overall health
for the rest of his life.
I want to get Ozzy healthy.
Good strength.
All right, rest. How was that?
- [groans]
- You can tolerate it?
- Yeah.
- All right.
[Aimee] Gary couldn't care less
who he is or who he's not
and just sees a person
that has the ability
to overcome this
and knows exactly how to
get him through those moments
where he's about ready
to throw the towel in.
With one leg now?
If you can. If not,
we'll stay with two.
Okay, press.
Good job.
That's good strength, Ozzy.
Nice. Good effort.
When I think about
all the things
that have
broken down in his body,
and I think, "My God,
you are fucking Iron Man."
Not only physical,
with all the bits of metal,
pins, rods that's in his body,
but mentally too.
So, here's my question.
Let's rest here a minute.
My question is,
your legs are warmed up.
You showed some good strength.
Can you walk to the house?
I could have walked here.
Okay, then let's
walk a little bit.
[Ozzy] All I can say is,
I'm working my balls off
to get myself ready
for the Villa.
I want to feel confident enough
to pull it off.
Because it's gotta be the
fucking best show in the world.
It's gotta be just the best
show in the world when I do it.
Otherwise,
what's the point in doing it?
Are you happy to be here?
To be honest with you, I never
thought I was gonna make it.
Do you remember
when we were in LA
and you went on
the elliptical
and you went on
for two and a half minutes?
Yeah.
Well, now you just did ten
minutes on the walking machine.
Yeah, but that's fucking
killing my legs now.
The trainer's driving me nuts
in the fucking gym.
And I've told him I don't want
to do anything serious
till after the show.
My legs feel
like I've been fucking...
Beaten? Do you feel
like you've been beaten?
These muscles here are
really sore. And my ankles.
Do you feel that you've come--
I don't feel that
I've come very far.
But then, do you feel that I've
changed or gotten any better?
I think that getting you
moving around,
changing environment...
No, no, no, no.
No, hold on. Hold on.
Not that. Just in my person.
Not fucking going to the shops
or anything.
No, I'm just saying,
just seeing you
in a different environment
and the way you're getting
around the house
and going to the studio
and coming back,
it's really good
to see you busy.
But that wasn't
the question.
It is because I'm answering.
Because before in LA,
you would go literally
from the bedroom down
to the kitchen.
What do I do now?
You are all
over the bloody place.
- No, no, no.
- Yes, you are.
The question was not
where I've been
or where I come
downstairs or whatever.
The question was,
do you think...
do you see
any physical change in me?
Yes. You're more active.
That's not the answer I want.
Okay, are you the same as
you were three years ago? No.
Am I the same as
I was three months ago?
- Absolutely not.
- For the better?
For the better,
and again you're more active.
Okay.
When we last spoke,
Ozzy still had sepsis.
He'd been treated for it
for two and a half months,
and a lot of people
don't survive sepsis.
But anyone of 76
that survives sepsis,
as well as everything else
he's gone through,
and then to end up with that,
but Ozzy, thank God,
survived and he's been okay.
LA's one thing, but the English
summer is fantastic.
It's kind of like
a new thing for us both.
I'm looking forward
to getting this gig over,
hanging my mic up and spending
some time with you.
We've never been free of--
After this gig, we're free.
Yeah, we're free.
July 5th, full stop.
Take a bow, come home.
I just want to live a life.
That's all I wanna do.
Find a little bubble somewhere
and just live out
our life together,
just doing stuff we wanna do.
It's time.
I didn't think
I was gonna live past 40.
I shouldn't have lived past 40.
But I did.
And if my life's coming
to an end,
I really can't complain.
I've had a great life.
["I Don't Know" playing]
People look to me and say
"Is the end near,
when is the final day?"
[Smith] There's like murals
around the town,
and there's an energy
of like something special,
and because it is,
and it feels like we are in
the birthplace of heavy metal.
Don't ask me
I don't know...
It feels amazing
to be actually in here,
with the stage built,
the screens up,
and all the bands in here and
it's two days away.
Two days and it's show time.
It's up to you
[all laughing, chattering]
It's up to you
It's up to you
Go, go, go, go
To see all the other bands here
and everybody's like
greeting everybody else
and it's just amazing.
- My brother.
- [Hetfield] Hello, my brother.
- [laughing]
- Good to see you.
Great to see you, man.
Thanks for having us.
This is Ozzy's final gig.
This is the end of what you do.
I don't know how--
I don't know how
to do that yet.
It's got to be difficult
when your mind
wants to do what
you've always done,
because there's no doubt
the spirit of heavy metal
lives in Ozzy Osbourne.
But your body is telling you,
"Fuck you, I am just so done."
That's got to be a really
difficult position to be in,
and I will get there
one day, I'm sure.
And I don't know how I'm going
to handle that either.
So again, Ozzy is cutting
the path for us still.
[Halfin] This is Kerrang!1984.
- [laughter]
- [Hetfield] 1884.
[Billy Corgan] Sharon's gift
to Ozzy. "You deserve this."
And I think if you look at
the outpouring of love,
the people that are here
do really support Ozzy.
It's such a humbling thing
that the woman who stood
by his side
in every trial and tribulation,
she wants to throw him
like a regal send off,
the one he deserves,
and it's so humbling to me,
'cause I look at myself
and I think,
"Who would do that for me?"
And Sharon's been
that person for Ozzy,
absolutely without a doubt.
- [Halfin] Nuno!
- Your balls are out!
- [Halfin] I hope.
- Again.
[all laughing]
["No Bone Movies" playing]
[crowd chanting] Ozzy! Ozzy!
Silver screen
Such a disgrace
I couldn't look her
Straight in the face
A blue addiction
I live in disgust
Degradation
I'm being eaten by lust...
It is my dad's last show.
We are back to the beginning,
and it is very, very,
very emotional.
I can't lie. It is.
He wants to be able
to say thank you
to everybody
that made him who he is.
And he's getting that moment.
[soaring, upbeat music playing]
[Slash] Fuck, I don't even know
what he's gonna be feeling.
All right, this is a big event
with a lot of moving parts
with a lot of people
who adore him.
I've done enough performances
with Ozzy
to know that he gets up
and he goes.
The time comes... It's time
to get on stage and he goes
and he does it and it comes
effortlessly natural to him.
[Duff]
As a stage-playing musician,
this is a hell of a way to go.
When I'm, you know,
however old that is,
I wonder if there will ever be
a gig like that, you know?
Where everybody in the world
tried to get a ticket.
It's just beautiful, you know.
The vibe of this thing
and the intent is perfect.
[crowd cheering]
[chanting] Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy!
["Changes" playing]
[Corgan] What I really
thought most about
is what it's gonna be like
watching this very public
communion and farewell.
And the one thing I know is
those people
will not let him go.
Whatever, I don't know how many
songs they're going to play.
But I know one thing: Those
people will not let him go.
[sniffles]
It's hard to explain,
what it's like to live in
a fucking basement
and have
a shit fucking life,
and when you grow up
in Birmingham
or Glendale Heights, Illinois,
and you find that band
that fucking speaks to you.
And so to be here with them is
so emotional for me.
I'm going through changes
When Ozzy rises out of
the bottom of the stage,
on his throne,
and me and Zakk Wylde
are standing with him
and the crowd sees Ozzy
for the first time...
Wow, that-- I'm gonna remember
this for the rest of my life.
You tell me when you're ready
and I'll give the sign.
- Are the band up there?
- The band should be up there.
The band is ready.
[crowd chanting]
Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!
Intro tape. Intro tape!
Ready for intro tape.
I'm off!
Have a good show, boss.
- [cheering]
- ["O Fortuna" playing]
[Sharon]
He said to me the other night,
"I think I'm gonna cry
on the last show."
And I said,
"Of course you are."
I think there's gonna be a lot
of tears from a lot of people.
Ozzy has gone full cycle,
he came, conquered,
he had a brilliant career
and it ended
in a brilliant way.
Let me hear you! It's so good
to be on this fucking stage.
[crowd chanting]
Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy!
[Ozzy] I'm nervous.
It's my last hurrah.
So it's gonna be pretty
emotional for me up there.
I just hope I don't think
of Sharon when I'm up there,
'cause then the fucking tears
will start coming.
We've done a lot of miles
together, me and my old girl.
This is it.
This is the last thing.
And I've accepted it, you know.
[music continues]
Are you ready?
Let the madness begin!
[crowd chanting continues]
["See You on the Other Side"
playing]
Far away, far away
Far away
Distant voices calling
I'm so cold
I need you, darling
Yeah
I was down
But now I'm flying
Straight across
The great divide
I know you're crying
But I'll stop you crying
When I see you
See you on the other side
Yes, I'll see you
See you on the other side
I'm gonna see you
See you on the other side
God knows I'll see you
See you on the other side
["No Escape From Now" playing]
Too much confusion
With living today
Paint an illusion
In my disarray
Falling on dark times
Oh, when will it end?
Too much confusion...