Ozzy Osbourne Retires From Touring As Body Remains ‘Physically Weak’ From Back Surgeries

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Four years after a brutal back injury, Ozzy Osbourne is still too weak to hit the road, and he regretfully announced on Feb. 1 that he'll now have to retire from touring.

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00:00Someone who will sadly no longer be touring is rocker Ozzy Osbourne. The Black Sabbath star was

00:06set to tour in Europe for the next two months, but unfortunately due to his ongoing chronic and

00:10debilitating back pain, he has announced he will no longer be able to tour. In a lengthy Twitter

00:16note, Ozzy wrote, this is probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to share with my

00:20loyal fans. My one and only purpose in the years since has been to get back on stage. My singing

00:26voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions,

00:33and most recently groundbreaking Cybernix Hal treatment, my body is still physically weak.

00:40Recall Ozzy suffered a rough fall in 2019, which damaged his spine. He was due to begin this tour

00:45last May, but postponed it to allow his body to further heal. As the message continued,

00:50Ozzy revealed that this would be the end of his career as a traditional touring artist. However,

00:55he said he's still determined to play when he can. We're wishing you the best.

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