Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Ozzy Osbourne says he's "giving 120%" to his upcoming final show with Black Sabbath The rocker said he's taking things "one day at a time" amid health setbacks The performance is set for July 5 in Birmingham, England Ozzy Osbourneis ready to rock and roll one last time. The legendary singer, 76, is gearing up forone last performancethis summer after aseries of health setbacks— and he has his eyes on the prize. "All I can say is I'm giving 120%. If my God wants me to do the show, I'll do it," he said on his showSiriusXM's Ozzy Speaks, which airs monthly onSiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. Osbourne is set to play one lastBlack Sabbathshow on July 5 in his hometown of Birmingham, England. The performance, titled "Back to the Beginning," comes amid hisParkinson's diagnosis, which has affected his ability to walk, and complications from a fall in 2019. "I haven't done any physical work for the last seven [or so] years," he said on his show. "By hook or by crook, I'm gonna make it there. I've got this trainer guy who helps people get back to normal. It's hard going, but he's convinced that he can pull it off for me. I'm giving it everything I've got." When asked by his co-host Billy Morrison whether he's been stressing about the upcoming show, Osbourne said he's doing his best not to let nerves get to him. "Sometimes, but what I do, if I start obsessing all the time, I'll be insane by Friday, you know?" he said. "So I'm just taking it one day at a time and when I do it one day at a time." Meanwhile, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer also spoke about his surprise at just how much of an influence his music has had, recalling bands telling him at his Ozzfest festival that he'd had a major impact on their careers. "I go, 'I think you're just saying that.' I'm very self-critical about people's adoration… I'm not good at accepting. [My son] Jack said to me, 'Well, you've done it now.' And I go, 'No, I haven't. I want to make more music,'" he said. "When I metPaul McCartney, I nearly f---ing dropped dead. And there was a kid, he said to me when I was explaining that, and he goes, 'Do you know that was my experience of meeting you?'" Ilya S. Savenok/Getty In an interview withThe Guardianpublished earlier this month, Osbourne revealed that the upcoming concert was his wife Sharon's idea, and that she came up with it as "something to give me a reason to get up in the morning." "You wake up the next morning and find that something else has gone wrong," he said of his health. "You begin to think this is never going to end." Still, he noted, "I'll be up there, and I'll do the best I can. So all I can do is turn up." The "Crazy Train" singer previously said that he does not plan on "doing a set" with Black Sabbath, but will be doing "little bits and pieces" with the group as he feels "comfortable." The band will be joined by Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax and Mastodon. Guns N' Roses' Slash, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, Korn's Jonathan Davis, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, Wolfgang Van Halen and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello will also form a super-band for the gig. Read the original article onPeople
