Ozzy Osbourne had plans to make another album before his death
Ozzy Osbourne had plans to record another album, it has been revealed in his recently released memoirs, Last Rites.
The new book, which was published on October 7th, deals with his health problems that plagued the last chapter of his life, as well as insights into his legendary rock ‘n’ roll career with Black Sabbath, and beyond.
Although Osbourne died less than three weeks after he took to the stage for the final time at Back to the Beginning at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5th, it does include a chapter that reflects on the heroic farewell, and his hopes for his life after the curtain had been closed.
Per Louder Sound, Osbourne briefly touched upon his plans to get back into the recording studio, writing in the book, “Although I won’t be performing again, I’ve already got an idea for a new album.” However, no further details were disclosed.
Meanwhile, the new Paramount+ documentary, Ozzy: No Escape From Now, contains footage from the studio of Osbourne recording his final studio album, 2021’s Patient Number Nine. In the trailer, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who contributed to the record, reflects on the process, “Kelly (Osbourne) was very emotional, ‘That was my dad again. Oh my god, he’s having a great time’. Well, of course, he’s making music. He’s doing what he loves to do.”
In another passage from Last Rites, Osbourne emotionally reflected upon his final concert, which was a perfect send-off which brought his career to a fairytale end.
While the run-up to the concert was marred by an array of difficulties, including his health issues, Osbourne wrote of the show: “What I’ve realised is that the one place where I’m free of all my demons is on a stage. At Back to the Beginning, sitting on that throne, I felt at home, I felt at peace… I felt comfortable.”
The Black Sabbath frontman powerfully concluded of his final show, “Forty or fifty thousand voices singing back your words. All along, that’s what I was chasing. It was the best drug I ever took.”
Additionally, Osbourne, who died from a heart attack, also wrote of his heart problems, “The valve is 80 percent blocked, apparently. The sepsis also gave me something called arrhythmia – when your heart can’t keep time, like a drummer in a bad pub band – so cheers for that.”
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