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When Ozzy Osbourne passed away over the summer, fans of the rock legend took solace in the belief that he’d gone out on top.
Ozzy’s death came just weeks after his farewell concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England, and the show seemed a fitting send-off for a man who lived to entertain.
But in his final years, Ozzy’s larger-than-life public persona may have been concealing a private pain that nearly consumed him entirely.
Ozzy Osbourne revealed suicidal thoughts in documentary shot before his death
In the upcoming documentary, Ozzy: No Escape From Now, Osbourne opens up about the depression he endured in the wake of some serious health issues.
A 2021 botched neck surgery left Osbourne with limited mobility.
And Ozzy says the thought that he might never perform again led him to contemplate taking his own life.
“The thought of not doing any gigs anymore — I went really into depression,” he says in the film, according to Us Weekly.
“I’m on antidepressants now, actually. Because I was getting ready to off myself at some point.”
Showcasing his famous dark sense of humor, Osbourne then joked that he did not attempt suicide, as he feared that he might botch the job.
“I’ll go there in my head, and I go, ‘What are you f–king talking about?’” he said.
“Because knowing me, I’d half-do it and I’d be half-dead,” he added. “I mean, I wouldn’t die, you know? That’s my luck.”
A fitting end to an epic career
Thankfully, Ozzy sought treatment instead of being overwhelmed by depression.
And while he was plagued by numerous health issues in his final years, the so-called Prince of Darkness went out with a bang, performing with his original band, Black Sabbath, in front of 45,000 adoring fans in the city where it all began.
Insiders say Osbourne knew that he did not have long to live when he took the stage for his final show.
While we don’t know if that’s true, the 76-year-old was confined to a chair throughout the performance.
But he still managed to deliver a show that his legion of adoring fans will never forget — something he once feared he’d never be able to do again.
