Ozzy Osbourne thought final gig was 'great way to go out' as he gave final interview just days before death

Ozzy Osbourne gave his last interview just days before he died - and admitted he struggled to sing in his final concert because he felt so emotional. Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy spoke to the BBC five days after his Back To The Beginning concert on July 5 dubbing it "a great way to go out".

He was tired but at peace in his Buckinghamshire home, and he and wife Sharon dreamed of a long retirement together. Ozzy was shown at home with all his family reflecting on the Villa Park gig and admitting it took so much out of him he slept for a day and a half afterwards. Sat around with son Jack and daughter Kelly, Ozzy said: “I was struggling to get the words out, swallowing my f**king emotion.

"The only thing it really was terribly frustrating for me was I just sit there instead of running across the stage, that was f**king torture. It was very humbling to sit in that chair for nine songs. But what a great way to go out.”

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He added: “Since the show on Saturday, we came back and we just slept non stop for about a day and a half. I haven't even given a thought what happens next, but I can retire with a clear conscience.”

Sharon added: “The emotion and love for Black Sabbath and Ozzy has been really overwhelming. He had a dream, and that dream came true. And I think that people relate to that very much. It's our last chapter. This is it. This is our time. However long it is. It's our time. My life without him just isn't my life. It's not what I was meant to be, and we’re like glue.”

Ozzy and Sharon flew from LA on May 28 to relocate back to the UK after renovating their Buckinghamshire home.

Ozzy said: “This is the first time I've been back in such a long time. It's great to be here.”

Asked what he is looking forward to, he replies to Sharon: “Being with you, just being with you, without you, go to phones or agents and things. I'm retiring from public life.”

He then talks about building a vegetable garden and jokes about growing some weed. The pair then kiss tenderly and Ozzy says “I love you more” and Sharon replies “you couldn’t” as the interview ends.

The final interviews for Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home took place on July 10 and Ozzy died on July 22, just over two weeks after his final show at Villa Park.

Ozzy also said of the gig: “Sometimes you throw a bunch of cards in the air. Every now and again, the cards fall the way they're supposed to. When I feel the crowd, it's like a divine experience. There's no sex, drugs or anything that comes anywhere near it.”

The new BBC documentary which aired last night/tonight(THURS) also sees Ozzy say he “does not believe in heaven” and that he “didn’t want to be buried in America”.

As they prepared to move to the UK from Los Angeles, Ozzy said: “I don't want to be buried in America. Cemeteries called Forest Lawn. It's kind of weird. It's like a McDonalds version of a cemetery. I'm so looking forward to an English summer.”

The doc also shows Ozzy looking around the renovated home for the first time and telling wife Sharon it looks “magnificent”.

She had added a lake and was adding an extension with a gym and art room for Ozzy, but sadly he barely got to use it after their move from LA which took place on May 28.

“I feel like I’m finally home,” he says with a smile as they tour the grounds.

On returning, Sharon said: “It was just like I could breathe. It's our little piece of heaven.

“All you hear are birds, little bit of our dogs barking, Ozzy screaming.”
Ozzy died aged 76 on July 22 from a reported heart attack, just weeks after reuniting with his band for a farewell concert at Villa Park in his home city of Birmingham.

The BBC documentary was originally conceived as a series, announced in 2022 and called Home To Roost, and was to document Osbourne and his wife Sharon's move back from the US, where they had lived for more than two decades.

But the project, filmed over three years, "evolved as Ozzy's health deteriorated" into the one-hour film, the BBC said.

The documentary also makes it clear how in love Sharon and Ozzy were when he passed away.

Speaking to the cameras, Sharon revealed that Ozzy is "very romantic" and says he leaves her little notes around the house.

The notes can be seen on screen saying things like ‘You are the love of my life’ and ‘my baby girl I love you’.Other notes read: "Ya know what? I love ya", and "Dearest darling Sharon, I don't half love you." Many of the messages have been framed by Sharon and remain a lasting memory in her home.

* Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, BBC One & iPlayer is out now.

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