Ozzy Osbourne was left in so much pain following botched surgery that he contemplated ending his life. In a new documentary, the late Black Sabbath frontman explains that he was put on antidepressants because he was “getting ready to off” himself.
Ozzy Osbourne was in agony after neck surgery went wrong
Ozzy wasn’t exactly shy about saying what was on his mind. And in an upcoming documentary, he candidly talks about his struggle with depression following a surgery that left him in agony.
The rock legend – who passed away in July – suffered years of chronic pain after surgeries on his neck and spine caused by a 2019 fall. The accident dislodged metal rods that had been put in after a 2003 ATV crash. This made his old injuries even worse and meant he had to go through several more surgeries.
In the documentary Ozzy: No Escape From Now, the Prince of Darkness explains: “The thought of not doing any gigs anymore – I went really into depression. I’m on antidepressants now, actually. Because I was getting ready to off myself at some point,” reports Radar Online.
Ultimately, Ozzy decided not to go through with the act, for one rather unexpected reason. He continues: “I’ll go there in my head, and I go, ‘What are you f*cking talking about?’ Because knowing me, I’d half-do it and I’d be half-dead,” the late singer says in the documentary. “I mean, I wouldn’t die, you know? That’s my luck.”
Ozzy’s family also discuss the botched surgery in the doc. According to Sharon Osbourne, the procedure “triggered” the musician’s health decline, which had already been aggravated by Parkinson’s disease. She also explains that a different doctor told her the surgery was too “aggressive.” She claimed the surgeons used screws and metal plates “which didn’t need doing” and ultimately “caused even more damage”.
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