Jack Osbourne is reflecting on the weeks leading up to his father Ozzy Osbourne’s death, revealing what dire warnings doctors gave the rock legend ahead of his final performance.
during an appearance on “Great company with Jamie Lange,” Jack recalls how doctors urged the Black Sabbath frontman not to go on stage Farewell concert due to serious health concerns.
“They were basically just saying like you have a lot of stuff going on,” Jack explained. “We recommend that you do not do this because of the energy expenditure.”
Jack revealed that his father was battling several medical complications before the show.
“There was something wrong with his heart and something wrong with his arteries,” he said, adding that Ozzy had “experienced a number of medical mishaps before the show.”
Despite the warnings, the Prince of Darkness was determined to give fans one final performance.
Jack recalled the doctors’ concerns, “They were just like, this is going to happen… this is not good. This is not good. Like it’s not even in you.”
His father’s response was simple: “I’m doing it.”
Just 17 days later, Ozzy died at the age of 76.
Although Jack admitted he was saddened by his father’s death, he said he was not angry at the rock legend’s decision to perform despite medical warnings.
“But he wanted his trip. And so I can’t… I’m not angry about it,” Jack explained.
He added, “I think everyone wants to at least have a say in how they proceed.” “Obviously, it was very sad to see him go, but at the same time it was the way he wanted.”
Ozzy played his final show with his Black Sabbath bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.back to the beginningFarewell concert in Birmingham, England on July 5, 2025.
The 10-hour show, hosted by Jason Momoa, featured performances from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Jack Black, Steven Tyler and other artists.
For the closing set, according to A photo posted on x And in various videos, the famous rocker was brought onto the stage sitting on a black throne decorated with skulls and a black bat placed on top of him. While seated throughout the set, he sang hits including “Crazy Train” and “Mama I’m Coming Home.”
Ozzy told the crowd, “It’s great to be on this stage… You have no idea how I feel.” Planet Rock Radio. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
The Black Sabbath frontman died on July 22, 2025. He was 76 years old.
His family said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital at the time, “It is with sadness beyond words that we must share that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne passed away this morning.” “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
Ozzy’s death certificate listed cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease.
Jack’s emotional thoughts came as his mother Sharon Osbourne also opened up about her final moments with her husband of 43 years.
during an appearance onpiers morgan uncensoredSharon, 73, cried as she recalled her last conversation with the rock legend.
Sharon said Ozzy had been “up and down” all night before waking her up around 4:30 a.m.
“He said, ‘Get up’ and [I said] ‘I’m already rudely awakened, you woke me up,’ Sharon remembered. And she said, ‘Kiss me.’ And then she said, ‘Hug me tight.’
Sharon emotionally confirmed that these were the last words her husband spoke to her before he died that morning.
The former “The Talk” host explained that Ozzy often woke up early to exercise and had followed his normal routine on the day of his death.
“He went down and worked out for 20 minutes and died,” he said.
Sharon remembered hearing “screaming” inside her home, after which she ran downstairs and discovered that efforts were being made to revive her husband.
“They were trying to revive him and I was saying ‘Don’t. Leave him. Leave him. You can’t. He’s gone.’ I immediately knew he was gone,” she recalled.
“And they tried and tried and then they took him by helicopter to the hospital and they tried and it was like, ‘He’s gone. Just leave him.'”
Sharon admitted that her grief after Ozzy’s death was so profound that she “couldn’t function.” She also struggled with regrets about their final exchange.
“I wish I had told him I loved him more. I wish I had held him tighter,” she said, crying.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Hume and Tracy Wright contributed to this post.