{"id":9610,"date":"2025-08-03T08:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T08:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/archives\/9610"},"modified":"2025-08-03T08:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T08:49:55","slug":"black-sabbaths-bassist-ozzy-osbourne-reflects-on-his-final-performance-revealing-that-the-rock-legends-health-was-fragile-and-needed-support-throughout-rehearsals-the-final-words-of-the-prin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/?p=9610","title":{"rendered":"Black Sabbath&#8217;s bassist, Ozzy Osbourne, reflects on his final performance, revealing that the rock legend&#8217;s health was &#8220;fragile&#8221; and &#8220;needed support&#8221; throughout rehearsals. The final words of the Prince of Darkness left everyone choked up upon hearing them&#8230;&#8230;.Full story\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/span>\u2018s bassist has recalled Black Sabbath\u2019s final gig and admits the late rocker \u2018needed assistance\u2019 during rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The beloved musician, famously known as the Prince of Darkness, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 \u2013 just weeks after performing his final show with the band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Ozzy was reportedly warned by insurers that they wouldn\u2019t cover the concert<\/span>\u00a0if he insisted on standing to bid farewell to his devoted fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But his wife Sharon managed to sort something with providers to ensure his last concert went ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite Ozzy not being in the best state of health, Black Sabbath continued to rehearse and after a few weeks they were ready to greet their adoring fans and give them a show to remember.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bandmate Geezer Butler has since spoken out about his passing, revealing how Ozzy was in his final moments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-813cb051db2125ba\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/27\/20\/100679653-14945343-Ozzy_Osbourne_s_bassist_has_recalled_Black_Sabbath_s_final_gig_a-a-56_1753645519592.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne's bassist has recalled Black Sabbath's final gig and admits the late rocker 'needed assistance' during rehearsals\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s bassist has recalled Black Sabbath\u2019s final gig and admits the late rocker \u2018needed assistance\u2019 during rehearsals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7f274b29eae73732\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/27\/20\/100679655-14945343-image-a-55_1753645478868.jpg\" alt=\"The beloved musician, famously known as the Prince of Darkness, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 - just weeks after performing his final show with the band (pictured right with his bandmates\u00a0Geezer Butler and Tommy Iommi in 2013)\" width=\"634\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The beloved musician, famously known as the Prince of Darkness, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 \u2013 just weeks after performing his final show with the band (pictured right with his bandmates\u00a0Geezer Butler and Tommy Iommi in 2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told\u00a0The Times: \u2018I knew he wasn\u2019t in good health, but I wasn\u2019t prepared to see how frail he was.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<p><script><![CDATA[(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\n]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018He was helped into the rehearsal room by two helpers and a nurse and was using a cane \u2013 being Ozzy, the cane was black and studded with gold and precious stones.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Geezer went on to share the one thing he wished he had done before he passed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He added: \u2018I wish I\u2019d had more time backstage with Ozzy, but wishes are redundant now. As Ozzy used to say: \u201cWish in one hand and s**t in the other and see which comes first.\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ozzy took to the stage for his farewell concert at Villa Park Stadium in his native Birmingham less than three weeks before his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The rocker reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time since 2005 to bid an emotional farewell to his decades of performing live on stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After selling out in minutes, over 42,000 fans packed into Villa Park for the aptly-titled Back to the Beginning show, which saw Ozzy and Black Sabbath return to their hometown \u2013 56 years after they formed there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Geezer said it was a \u2018privilege\u2019 to have spent the past 56 years of friendship with Ozzy and it\u2019s been \u2018one hell of a ride\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e603f1e693ec027\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/27\/20\/100589399-14945343-The_music_legend_nicknamed_the_Prince_of_Darkness_married_his_se-a-57_1753646339035.jpg\" alt=\"The music legend, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, married his second wife Sharon, who helped him transform into a successful solo artist and the couple had three children together (pictured together in 2017)\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The music legend, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, married his second wife Sharon, who helped him transform into a successful solo artist and the couple had three children together (pictured together in 2017)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His final words on stage were: \u2018It\u2019s the last song ever. Your support has enabled us to live an amazing lifestyle, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A message on screen then read: \u2018Thank you for everything, you guys are f***ing amazing. Birmingham Forever,\u2019 before the sky lit up with fireworks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Wednesday, MailOnline revealed that an air ambulance was called to Osbourne\u2019s multi-million-pound country home as paramedics battled to save his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Thames Valley air ambulance landed in a field close to Welders House, the singer\u2019s Grade II listed mansion on Tuesday morning at around 10.30am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It\u2019s believed that calls from Welders House had led call handlers to believe that the Black Sabbath singer\u2019s life was in the balance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozzy Osbourne\u2018s bassist has recalled Black Sabbath\u2019s final gig and admits the late rocker \u2018needed assistance\u2019 during rehearsals. 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