Ozzy Osbourne — Health Problems, Death, Legacy, and Political Ideology Osbourne was dyslexic and suggested he might have ADHD. He suffered from tremors for several years and attributed them to his continued drug use. In 2003, he discovered it was a genetic form of Parkinson's disease. Osbourne had to take daily medication for the rest of his life to combat the involuntary tremors associated with the disease. He publicly revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis in January 2020, saying, "I'm not dying of Parkinson's. I've been living with it for most of my life." Osbourne also exhibited symptoms of mild hearing loss, as shown on the television program The Osbournes, where he frequently asked his family to repeat what they said. On February 6, 2019, Osbourne was hospitalized at an undisclosed location on medical advice due to complications from the flu, postponing the European leg of his "No More Tours II" tour. The problem was described as a "severe upper respiratory infection" following a bout of the flu, which his doctor feared could develop into pneumonia, given the physicality of live performances and an extensive European travel schedule in winter conditions. On February 12, 2019, Osbourne was transferred to the ICU. The tour promoter, Live Nation, expressed hope that Osbourne would be "fit and healthy" and fulfill the tour dates in Australia and New Zealand in March. Subsequently, Osbourne canceled the entire tour and ultimately all scheduled shows for 2019 after suffering serious injuries in a fall at his Los Angeles home while still recovering from pneumonia. In February 2020, Osbourne canceled the 2020 North American tour, seeking treatment in Switzerland until April. In 2020, Osbourne also revealed he had emphysema. By 2025, he had lost the ability to walk due to Parkinson's disease. Death and Funeral Osbourne died at his home in Buckinghamshire on the morning of July 22, 2025, aged 76, surrounded by his family, 17 days after his farewell concert, Back to the Beginning. The primary cause of death was determined to be acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease with autonomic dysfunction (a condition in which the autonomic nervous system does not function properly) listed as associated factors. Numerous public figures and musicians paid tribute. Elton John referred to him as "a dear friend and a great pioneer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods — a true legend." On July 30, his funeral procession left Villa Park, passing Osbourne's childhood home on Lodge Road, and proceeded to Broad Street, which was closed to traffic. Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, with a capacity of 43,205 spectators. It has been the home of Premier League club Aston Villa since 1897. Villa Park is the 11th largest in England. Ozzy Osbourne was a fan of Aston Villa, always demonstrating great passion for the team. He even starred in the campaign to launch their kits and performed his last concert in 2025 at the club's stadium, Villa Park, on July 5, 2025. The club and fans held several tributes to Ozzy after his death, including a mural in front of the stadium with the phrase "Ozzy Forever," a 3D mosaic at Villa Park stadium, and "Crazy Train" being played as the teams entered the field. In 2024, Aston Villa/Adidas and Black Sabbath launched an exclusive line of football boots in tribute to the band. Besides Aston Villa, he was also a fan of the St. Louis Blues ice hockey team. The procession stopped at Black Sabbath Bridge, where Osbourne's family saw the flowers and messages left by fans and met with Labour Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal. Interestingly, the mayor of Birmingham's term lasts one year. The procession then passed the Black Sabbath mural on Navigation Street and The Crown, where Black Sabbath played their first concert. Tens of thousands of people gathered along the route to pay their respects. That same day, the Coldstream Guards Band (one of the oldest in the British army, officially formed on May 16, 1785) played Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. A private funeral was held the following day, attended only by his family and a select group of close friends and rock stars, including Elton John, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Zakk Wylde, James Hetfield, and his Black Sabbath bandmates. In accordance with his wishes, Osbourne was buried on the grounds of his private family estate, Welders House, near a "beautiful" lake. Legacy Osbourne was one of the founders of heavy metal through his work with Black Sabbath and was described by Rolling Stone in 2020 as "the prodigy of hard rock." He was called the "Godfather of Heavy Metal." But he disliked being categorized as a heavy metal artist, stating that while his band "was heavy, other bands considered heavy metal were really heavy." He also stated: "When you're labeled with a certain [genre], it can be very difficult to do something a little lighter or an acoustic track or whatever you want to do. Back in the day, it was always rock. It still is just rock." Outside of music, Osbourne and his family's show, The Osbournes, are considered a pioneering reality show and ushered in an era of programs focused on the family lives of celebrities. An exhibition about Osbourne's life opened at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on June 25, 2025 (before his death), featuring personal objects, photographs, and tributes to his career and legacy. Originally scheduled to close on September 28, 2025, the exhibition was extended until January 18, 2026 due to public demand and tributes paid after his death. Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, a BBC documentary filmed over three years, aired on October 2, 2025 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It chronicles Osbourne's return to the UK, his health problems, and his last live performance in Birmingham, held just over two weeks before his death. The documentary Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now chronicles the last six years of Osbourne's life. It was in development before his death and was released on Paramount+ on October 7, 2025. Political Ideology Osbourne wrote in his 2009 autobiography: "I don't feel very comfortable with politicians." He recalled meeting former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at an awards ceremony: "I couldn't believe our young soldiers were dying in the Middle East and he still had time to hang out with pop stars." Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He is the second longest-serving prime minister in post-war British history, after Margaret Thatcher. He was also the longest-serving Labour politician and the first and only person to date to lead the party to three consecutive general election victories. Osbourne criticized Donald Trump. He said the US president was "acting like an idiot" with his response to COVID-19. He added, "If I were president, I'd try to learn a little bit about politics. Because the guy who's there now doesn't know much about it." In 2020, after Trump used Osbourne's music in his campaign, he issued a statement prohibiting Trump, or any other campaign, from using his music without approval. In 2024, Osbourne said, "Donald Trump is a criminal, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, criminals can't own a gun. He can't own a gun, but he could start World War III all by himself." In 2022, Osbourne expressed his support for Ukraine after Russia's large-scale invasion of the country. That year, he dedicated his album Patient Number 9 to Ukraine and pledged to donate all proceeds to the organization Third Wave Volunteers. Osbourne's wife, Sharon, a public defender of Israel (her father was Ashkenazi Jew), said shortly after the October 7, 2024 attacks against Israel: "Ozzy is so confused by all this and keeps asking me to explain why there is so much hatred towards Jews." At that time, Osbourne said he wanted no association with Kanye West because of West's antisemitism. In 2024, following calls for a cultural boycott of Israeli artists, he and Sharon were among those who signed an open letter from the Creative Community For Peace, in "support of freedom of expression and against discriminatory boycotts." In 2025, he and Sharon were among those who signed an open letter requesting an investigation into the alleged anti-Israel bias in the BBC's coverage of the Gaza war. Although Osbourne was not Jewish by birth or conversion, he was—through love, shared experiences, and conviction, as his wife Sharon always spoke fondly of her heritage, her connection to Jewish culture, and the values she passed on to her children. Alex