Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson's diagnosis

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne says that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement.

The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said during an interview on “Good Morning America” that aired Tuesday that the diagnosis came after a fall last year.

Osbourne had to cancel tour dates last year due to health troubles. Osbourne said he really wants to get well and get back to performing because he misses his fans.



FILE - This June 11, 2018 file photo shows musician Ozzy Osbourne, left, and his wife Sharon Osbourne at the Metal Hammer Golden God awards in London. The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said during an interview on “Good Morning America” that aired Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement. The diagnosis came after a fall last year. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)


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[Hoyt]

1. No physician here, but that was obvious years ago. Hope he does well.

[louis-t]

2. Sad.

Jeez, looks like Sharon has had some work done. She's close to his age. Not a wrinkle.

[KatyMan]

5. She has

Sharon makes no secret of the work she has had.

[Skittles]

9. she looks like a wax figure

[Canoe52]

3. I was surprised to hear he is still among the living!

[Initech]

10. After watching "The Dirt", I have no idea how he is still alive.

Definitely a miracle of modern science if you ask me!

[SunSeeker]

4. Honestly I thought he had neurological problems years ago.

His speech has been close to indecipherable and his movements halting and trembling for years.

But what's amazing is when he stands up and starts singing into the microphone, he sounds fine.

[Polybius]

6. That was likely from massive amounts of drug abuse in the 70's

How he managed to live is a miracle.

[madeup64]

7. So crazy isn't it

He just released new music! When he sings you want to wonder how can he still sound that good because when it comes to simple dialogue sadly it often sounds like gibberish.

[dchill]

8. Exactly crazy. So crazy he named a train after it!

[Initech]

12. He can still sing pretty competently.

Check out the song he did with Post Malone back on his most recent album:

[Initech]

11. I saw Black Sabbath on the 13 tour.

And man was his voice shot, but he could still play the classics. And even the new stuff that they played at the time still sounded pretty awesome. And crap, even that song he recorded with Post Malone was pretty cool. So he's still got it.

[SunSeeker]

13. Yep, his voice in that Post Malone song is vintage Ozzie.

You'd never think anything was wrong with him just listening to that.

[Politicub]

14. My neighbor died from parkinson's

It's an awful, terrible disease. My neighbor went downhill fast after his diagnosis. It got to the point of where he was unable to care for himself at all. His wife wasn't able to lift him when he would fall, and they would call us to come over to pick him up. He needed to go into assisted living, but older people can be stubborn about staying at home.

He eventually went into hospice, though. He was the first person I've known personally who was diagnosed and died from the disease.

His body gave out before his mind, and he was so frustrated because he could not control his limbs.