Ozzy Osbourne dreams of getting his hands on an Academy Award – but admits it won’t be for his acting skills, as he is set to candidly discuss his health struggles in an upcoming documentary.
The 78-year-old rock legend has ruled out starring in lead movie roles, joking that no one can understand his accent.
However, he believes he could win an award for songwriting, like his pal Sir Elton John, 77.
Speaking on his SiriusXM show, Ozzy said: ‘I am not a f*****g good actor. You can’t understand me when I’m talking let alone when I’m f*****g acting.’
Despite this, he expressed his lifelong desire to win an Oscar, saying it’s the only award he still craves.
The icon, who returned to live in the UK last year, added: ‘Once you get an Oscar, you’ve done it. Elton John got one for a song.’
Ozzy Osbourne dreams of getting his hands on an Oscar – but admits it won’t be for his acting skills, as he is set to candidly discuss his health struggles in an upcoming documentary (pictured 2024)
The 78-year-old rock legend has ruled out starring in lead movie roles, joking that no one can understand his accent (pictured 2022)
Ozzy also shared his drive to keep going, saying: ‘I still want to carry on. I am not ready to throw in the towel. I have more songs in me.’
He also admitted that he sometimes forgets just how many awards he’s won, saying: ‘It was crazy for a while.’
It comes as the star is set to discuss his health struggles in an upcoming documentary.
The rock legend has undergone seven surgeries in the past five years, including a fourth spinal operation in September 2023, and has been privately battling Parkinson’s disease since 2003.
Titled Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, the documentary – produced in partnership with MTV and the Osbourne family – will be released later this year on Paramount+.
The film offers a raw, intimate look at the ‘devastating setbacks’ Ozzy has endured since his life-altering fall in 2019.
The documentary will explore how that fall, which forced him to postpone his solo farewell tour while also battling pneumonia and receiving his Parkinson’s diagnosis, changed his life forever.
Speaking about the documentary, Ozzy said: ‘The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through.’
However, he believes he could win an award for songwriting, like his pal Sir Elton John, 77 (Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy, and Sir Elton pictured 2007)
‘There’s been times when I thought my number was up. But making music and making two albums saved me. I’d have gone nuts without music.’
His wife, Sharon, 72, added: ‘This film is an honest account of what has happened to Ozzy during the last few years.’
‘It shows how hard things have been for him and the courage he has shown while dealing with a number of serious health issues, including Parkinson’s. It’s about the reality of his life now.’
‘We have worked with a production team we trust and have allowed them the freedom to tell the story openly.’
‘We hope that story will inspire people that are facing similar issues to Ozzy.’
Filming for the documentary began in 2022 during the recording of his solo album Patient Number 9 and will continue through summer.
The documentary will follow Ozzy as he gears up for Black Sabbath’s highly anticipated Back to the Beginning concert at Birmingham’s Villa Park in 2025.
It comes after Ozzy gave a health update earlier this month after announcing his final Black Sabbath gig will take place later this year.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard, he said: ‘You know what, I go on about the way I can’t walk and I can’t do this, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all of my complaining, I’m still alive.’
He continued: ‘I may be moaning about how I can’t walk as well but as I look down the road, there’s people that didn’t do half as much as me, and they didn’t make it.’
‘I’m trying to get back on my feet.’
Host Billy Morrison added: ‘Ozzy, you are so much better than you were just a year ago.’
The star is set to discuss his health struggles in an upcoming documentary. The rock legend has undergone seven surgeries in the past five years; pictured with Sharon in 2017
He replied: ‘Yeah, but the recovery is very slow. That f***ing surgeon. Plus the Parkinson’s. When you get up in the morning, you just jump outta bed. Oh I have to balance myself, you know? But you know, I’m not dead, as you say. I’m still actively doing things.’
It was revealed last month that his band is preparing to reunite for the first time in 20 years alongside a host of other big names.
The original line-up of heavy metal legends Black Sabbath will play together at a one-off concert in Birmingham, UK, this summer.
The show will take place on July 5 at the birthplace of the band and will feature Ozzy, 76, Tommy, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.
However, it came as an unexpected move as in a March 2024 interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy admitted he wasn’t optimistic about being on stage again.
When quizzed on the possibility, he responded: ‘I would love to, but I can’t stand up right. Maybe I’ll do something one day. I miss it terribly.’
The star was then asked if he would consider doing ‘a short set if inducted into the Rock Hall,’ to which he responded: ‘Maybe. We’ll see.’
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