Ozzy Osbourne reveals that he’s an Ordinary Man with Parkinson’s disease

Ozzy Osbourne will release his twelfth studio album as a solo artist, “Ordinary Man”, on February 21st. It will be Osbourne’s first studio album as a solo artist in ten years, following 2010’s “Scream”. The new album’s title track features Elton John and it was recently released as the third single off the upcoming album.

The album also features Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan. McKagan’s band mate Slash plays lead guitars on two tracks while the album’s producer, Andrew Watt, is the main guitarist featured on the upcoming recordings. Watt previously produced “Take What You Want”, a single featuring Ozzy from last year by American rapper Post Malone. The latest Osbourne single can be heard here:

Meanwhile, Osbourne’s health is sadly only getting worse. In early 2019, Ozzy fell at his Los Angeles home, aggravating years-old injuries from his 2003 ATV accident that required new surgery. As a result, Ozzy postponed all his 2019 tour dates, both in North America and Europe. He remained largely secluded while he recovered at home. While on the mend from that, he’s now revealed that he’s on Parkinson’s medication and taking nerve pills. Osbourne has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that progresses slowly in most people. Parkinson’s, which affects 1 in 350 people, is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain, leading to problems with movement that gets worse over time. It has no known cure.

“It’s been terribly challenging for us all,” Ozzy told Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America”. “I did my last show New Year’s Eve at The Forum. Then I had a bad fall. I had to have surgery on my neck, which screwed all my nerves.” ‘”It’s PRKN 2,” said his wife, Sharon. “There’s so many different types of Parkinson’s; it’s not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination, but it does affect certain nerves in your body. And it’s — it’s like you have a good day, a good day, and then a really bad day.” “I got a numbness down this arm for the surgery, my legs keep going cold,” Ozzy said. “I don’t know if that’s the Parkinson’s or what, you know, but that’s — see, that’s the problem. Because they cut nerves when they did the surgery. I’d never heard of nerve pain, and it’s a weird feeling.”

“We’ve kind of reached a point here in this country where we can’t go any further because we’ve got all the answers we can get here,” said Sharon. “So in April — we’re going to a professional in Switzerland. And he deals with — getting your immune system at its peak.”