‘I Suppose I Made a Mark on the World’

Ozzy Osbourne summed up his profession neatly in a posthumous memoir by saying, “I feel I made a mark on the world.”

The Black Sabbath icon died on July 22 at age 76, lower than three weeks after his Again to the Starting farewell live performance in Birmingham, England. He’d been preventing well being points for years.

Osbourne displays on his remaining years in Final Rites, which comes out on Tuesday. In an excerpt revealed by The Instances, he shared his ideas on the Again to the Starting live performance and almost 60 years as a rock star.

READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne Albums Ranked

What Does Ozzy Osbourne Say About Dying in ‘Final Rites’ Memoir?

“Dying’s been knocking at my door for the final six years, louder and louder,” Osbourne wrote. “And in some unspecified time in the future I’m gonna need to let him in. The humorous factor is, I used to fret extra about my mortality after I was youthful.

“It’s bizarre. You get nearer to the tip — the very factor you had been petrified of your complete life — and abruptly the load’s lifted off you. Not that I’m able to go. However I’ve had a very good run. I feel I made a mark on the world. And I’m glad I didn’t try early, like so many others.”

He added: “When the tip does come, I don’t need to be cremated. It’s such as you had been by no means right here. You’re only a bag of mud. That’s not for me. I wanna make the flowers develop.”

Osbourne additionally mentioned his household didn’t like him speaking about loss of life. “The one dialog I’ve had with Sharon was once we determined we needed to be buried collectively,” he wrote. “I’ve additionally mentioned to Sharon, ‘Don’t you dare go earlier than me!’ It’s my largest concern now, Sharon leaving this world earlier than I do. If she does, I gained’t be too far behind.”

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Didn’t Have a Suicide Pact

Osbourne additionally dismissed the rumor that he and Sharon had made a suicide pact. “[T]hat’s bullshit,” he mentioned. “We simply don’t need some drawn-out finish on a respiration tube. I’ve mentioned to Sharon, ‘If that occurs to me, please… flip me off. Or fly me to Switzerland, give me one remaining sip of the jolly juice and ship me out like a Viking.’”

The Prince of Darkness mentioned he’d been requested about what occurs after loss of life. “I say to ’em, ‘I’ve no thought, however it gained’t be lengthy now, so in the event you dangle round a bit, possibly I can hang-out you and provide the reply,’” he quipped.

Referring to a joke made well-known by British comic Spike Milligan, Osbourne added: “As for what I need on my tombstone, that’s one of many topics my household positively gained’t let me focus on. Between you and me, although, I’m pondering one thing quick and candy. ‘I advised you I wasn’t feeling properly’ ought to do the trick.”