Ozzy Osbourne says America’s mass shootings are the rationale he is transferring again to England

Ozzy Osbourne has stated the troubling quantity of mass shootings within the US are why he will probably be transferring again to England, saying he’s “fed up with individuals getting killed daily”.

The legendary Black Sabbath frontman and his spouse, Sharon, have “fallen out of affection with America”, in response to a brand new interview the pair gave with The Observer.

Within the August 28 function, Osbourne had been discussing his household with reporter Craig McLean, who requested why the rock star and his spouse – who together with their prolonged household, have resided in Los Angeles for a little bit greater than twenty years – will probably be transferring again to Osbourne’s native England in early 2023. Sharon insisted the choice had nothing to do along with her husband’s sick well being of latest years. “I knew individuals would assume that,” she stated, “It’s not.

“America has modified so drastically. It isn’t the US of America in any respect. Nothing’s united about it. It’s a really bizarre place to dwell proper now.”

Osbourne shared the same sentiment: “All the things’s fucking ridiculous right here. I’m fed up with individuals getting killed daily. God is aware of how many individuals have been shot in class shootings. And there was that mass taking pictures in Vegas at that live performance… It’s fucking loopy.

“I don’t need to die in America. I don’t need to be buried in fucking Forest Garden,” Osbourne continued, his remark making reference to a well-known superstar cemetery in LA. “I’m English. I need to be again… It’s time for me to come back residence.”

Osbourne has suffered a plethora of medical illnesses lately. In 2020, he revealed he had been identified with Parkinson’s illness following a fall the yr prior. Again in Might, he introduced he was ready to endure one other surgical procedure on his neck (the primary coming in 2019) to deal with lasting injury he sustained in a quad bike accident in 2003; a post-surgery replace noticed Osbourne share that he was “undoubtedly feeling the love”.

In Might, Sharon shared she had returned to the US from the UK after her husband had examined constructive for COVID-19.

On August 8, Osbourne appeared on the closing ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Video games. In his interview with The Observer, he addressed the difficulty of his sick well being that nearly prevented him from performing alongside former Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi: “Since I had my [first neck] surgical procedure and every thing acquired fucked up, it’s been three or 4 years since I’ve carried out. And I used to be considering it’ll by no means occur once more. However that present’s given me a little bit of hope.

“Sharon had them put in a bracket on the again, to carry me up… I used to be form of wedged in. Each time I see my Parkinson’s physician, the very first thing he says to me is: ‘Have you ever had any falls?’ Not solely that, I’m on blood thinners. I’m fairly fucked up, truly.”

Osbourne is ready to launch his ninth studio album, ‘Affected person Quantity 9’, on September 9 by way of Epic Data. The solo effort will mark a follow-up to 2020’s ‘No Atypical Man’, which was awarded a five-star overview by NME‘s Jordan Bassett.

“For somebody who helped to invent trendy steel,” he wrote, “[Osbourne’s] held a surprising variety of surprises up his cloak sleeve… This rollicking album is one more.”