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He had also recently announced a new memoir titled \u201cLast Rites,\u201d which was due out Oct. 7 via Grand Central Publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osbourne was previously diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease in 2019 and said in an interview then with \u201cGood Morning America\u201d that it had been \u201cterribly challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s PRKN 2,\u201d Sharon Osbourne said at the time. \u201cThere\u2019s so many different types of Parkinson\u2019s. It\u2019s not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination, but it does affect certain nerves in your body. And it\u2019s \u2014 it\u2019s like you have a good day, a good day, and then a really bad day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1968, the Birmingham, U.K., native co-founded Black Sabbath with guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. The band helped define the metal genre, thanks in large part to Osbourne\u2019s otherworldly vocals on such classic tunes as \u201cIron Man,\u201d \u201cParanoid\u201d and \u201cWar Pigs.\u201d Osbourne also gained notoriety for his often drug-and-alcohol-fueled exploits. His persona and antics earned him the nicknames the Prince of Darkness and the Metal Madman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a decade with the group, Osbourne was fired from Sabbath, purportedly over his substance abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he soon launched a solo career that, with initial help from virtuoso guitarist Randy Rhoads, became more successful than Black Sabbath. Among Osbourne\u2019s memorable tunes from the \u201980s are \u201cCrazy Train,\u201d \u201cFlying High Again,\u201d \u201cShot in the Dark,\u201d \u201cBark at the Moon\u201d and \u201cNo More Tears.\u201d In 1988, Osbourne scored a top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with \u201cClose My Eyes Forever,\u201d a duet with ex-Runaways guitarist Lita Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the years, Osbourne occasionally reunited with Black Sabbath, while mainly focusing on his solo endeavors. In 1996, Osbourne\u2019s wife and manager, Sharon, launched Ozzfest, an annual hard-rock festival and tour that Osbourne has regularly headlined either solo or with Sabbath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the early 2000s, the singer found a whole new audience when he starred alongside Sharon and two of their children \u2014 Jack and Kelly \u2014 in the hit MTV reality series \u201cThe Osbournes,\u201d which ran from 2002 to 2005. He and his son Jack teamed up again for another reality show, \u201cOzzy & Jack\u2019s World Detour,\u201d which debuted in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2006, Osbourne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath. The band \u2014 minus Ward \u2014 reunited to record a final studio album, \u201c13,\u201d which was released in 2013. The group launched a farewell tour called The End that ran from January 2016 to February 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osbourne then refocused on his solo career, and launched the No More Tours II outing, which he intended to be his final major trek. In early 2019, he battled an upper respiratory infection and pneumonia that forced him to postpone tour legs in the U.K. and Europe, and cancel dates in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an exclusive interview with \u201cGood Morning America,\u201d the rocker said that around the time of his Parkinson\u2019s disease diagnosis, he also had a bad fall that required surgery on his neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fall eventually led to three spinal surgeries, none of which fully alleviated the injury, Osbourne said. He canceled his 2023 European tour and announced he was done touring for good due to his back problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage,\u201d he wrote on social media at the time. \u201cMy singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2022, Osbourne closed out the Commonwealth Games in his hometown of Birmingham that August alongside Iommi on guitar. The venue was just a five-minute drive from where Osbourne went to school, he told \u201cGMA\u201d in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf someone had said to me when I was 14 standing outside those school gates, \u2018You\u2019ll be closin\u2019 the Commonwealth Games,\u2019 it was just \u2014 my life\u2019s been incredible. And that things have happened,\u201d Osbourne said at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 74 years old, Osbourne won Grammy for best metal performance for the song \u201cDegradation Rules\u201d alongside Iommi on guitar. The song came from his 13th studio album, \u201cPatient Number 9,\u201d which also won a Grammy for best rock album and rose to No. 3 on the U.S. charts and No. 2 in the U.K. after its release in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osbourne won five Grammy Awards as a solo artist, while Black Sabbath won two Grammy Awards and a lifetime achievement award in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Osbourne married his second wife, Sharon, in 1982 and had three children, Aimee, Kelly, and Jack. Though Aimee chose not to appear on \u201cThe Osbournes,\u201d Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne were featured throughout and paved the way for future family-centric reality shows like \u201cKeeping Up with the Kardashians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The singer was previously married to Thelma Riley from 1971 to 1982. 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