The new revelation surfaced on May 16 in The Times, which detailed how, back in the '70s, the former Black Sabbath frontman, 75, was once seen dancing and howling among gravestones near Rockfield Studios, a recording studio near Monmouth in the south Wales. In an interview with the outlet, Tiffany Murray, daughter of Rockfield’s former resident cordon bleu chef, Joan, recalled waking up one night and witnessing Osbourne's bewildering behavior.
“He truly scared the living s--- out of me,” she said. “Even now, encountering Ozzy Osbourne in a graveyard at night would be the stuff of nightmares.”
Murray — who wrote a memoir called My Family and Other Rock Stars about spending her youth at Rockfield — said the “Crazy Train” singer quickly made amends for accidentally scaring her as a kid by gifting her a van full of toys from Harrods.
Murray also remembered how Osbourne would sometimes appear in the French windows at Rockfield Studios firing a shotgun.
“It was therapy for him,” she said with a shrug. “I don’t think you could do that now under current health and safety regulations.”
Ozzy Osbourne Responds to Internet Hoax: 'I’m Not Dead' I'll play 2 farewell shows. Osbourne has been the subject of several death hoax videos on YouTube.
The 75-year-old rocker's wife Sharon Osbourne has confirmed the Black Sabbath frontman won’t tour again, but he is keen to put on a couple of farewell performances to wave goodbye to his die-hard supporters.
Speaking at her live show at London's The Fortune Theatre on Sunday night (21.01.24), Sharon - who has children Aimee, 40, Kelly, 39, and 38-year-old Jack with Ozzy - said: "He won’t tour again but we are planning on doing two more shows to say goodbye as he feels like, 'I have never said goodbye to my fans and I want to say goodbye.'
"His voice is still absolutely perfect. And all the time he has been off he still does his singing lessons. Even if you don’t like his music, you can’t not like Ozzy."
Sharon also dropped a huge hint that Ozzy - who has been unable to perform live in recent months due to a string of health issues, including Parkinson's disease and problems with his spine - will play the two gigs in Aston, Birmingham, at Villa Park, the home of Premier League giants Aston Villa.
She said: "We will do it in Aston Villa where Ozzy is from."
Ozzy Osbourne does not expect to live more than a decade after a series of health issues have taken a toll.
The Prince of Darkness, 74, revealed in a Rolling Stone UK profile published Thursday what he recently told wife Sharon Osbourne after she was concerned over a joint he smoked.
“‘How long do you want me to f–king live for?!’” he told her. “‘At best, I’ve got 10 years left and when you’re older, time picks up speed.'”
