LOS ANGELES—Ozzy Osbourne says he’s going off the rails while stuck at home with health woes, but plans to be back on track soon.
Osbourne said in a video posted to Twitter Wednesday that in a “bad fall” earlier this year he “screwed up all the vertebrae” in his neck.
The 70-year-old said he’ll have to cancel European tour dates that had been scheduled for January and February, but he’s recovering enough that he’s keeping North American tour dates that start in May on the calendar.
According to a statement posted earlier this year on his Instagram page, Osbourne’s management wrote, “Ozzy will postpone all his 2019 tour dates, inclusive of shows in North America and Europe, as he recovers from an injury sustained while dealing with his recent bout of pneumonia” after he “fell at his Los Angeles home aggravating years-old injuries (from his 2003 ATV accident) that required surgery last month.”
Osbourne also said in a statement: “I can’t believe I have to reschedule more tour dates. Words cannot express how frustrated, angry and depressed I am not to be able to tour right now. I’m grateful for the love and support I’m getting from my family, my band, friends, and fans, it’s really what’s keeping me going. Just know that I am getting better every day… I will fully recover… I will finish my tour… I will be back!”
The former Black Sabbath frontman and solo metal star behind hits like “Crazy Train” said in the video that he’s “bored stiff” being stuck in bed all day.
Osbourne had to cancel North American shows this year because of health troubles.
Epoch Times reporter Jack Phillips contributed to this report.