# The end of an era. Ozzy Osbourne retires **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 3, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235 "2023-02-03T03:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/1 "2023-02-03T03:54:50Z")
> **[Ozzy Osbourne announces retirement from touring amid health issues, cancels...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ozzy-osbourne-announces-retirement-from-touring-amid-health-issues-cancels-remaining-shows-145236438.html)** > > Ozzy Osbourne's touring days are over amid health issues. Not much to add to that. I’ve always been a fan, but was never able to see him in concert. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/2 "2023-02-03T14:09:48Z")
I saw Ozzy on \ May 10th, 1986 on The Ultimate Sin tour. Great show, Metallica opened up for him, so I was also able to see Cliff Burton play just a few months before his death in September of that year. So, since I had seen him in his late prime, I wasn’t really interested in seeing him in recent years. Still makes me sad to hear that he has to stop doing it. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/3 "2023-02-03T14:23:44Z")
Not unexpected, but sorry to see it happen. > **[Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for December 19, 1986 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/1986/12/19)** > > December 19, 1986 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/4 "2023-02-03T14:24:04Z")
Basically been going non-stop since the 60s. He’s 74 now, he’s earned it. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/5 "2023-02-03T14:31:23Z")
It’s a wonder he could do it that long, having seen how fucked up he was in “The Osbournes” twenty years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/6 "2023-02-03T18:58:29Z")
It’s amazing that all of the original members of Black Sabbath are still alive, given their propensity for heavy-partying in their heyday. (And I say this as a huge fan of the band.) Each member started to curtail their habits in the 1990s, and thankfully so. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/7 "2023-02-03T19:29:03Z")
No kidding. Not a fan of metal, but there’s a big difference between being a 74 year old James Tayloresque singer/songwriter/sit-on-a-stool-with-a-guitar musician, and a 74 year old heavy metal headbanger. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/8 "2023-02-03T19:36:15Z")
Ozzy didn’t get sober until about 10 years ago at the age of 63. Maybe he was just waiting for retirement age. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/9 "2023-02-03T21:44:15Z")
What I’ve heard of his latest album is pretty damn good. Doesn’t hurt that he had Jeff Beck (RIP) and Clapton playing on it! I know his voice gets pretty heavily processed, but he can still sing. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/10 "2023-02-03T23:14:23Z")
He was always wise enough to surround himself with outstanding musicians. Pulled Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde both out of relative obscurity and made them legends. ---
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/11 "2023-02-05T19:06:17Z")
I saw him in 1992 on what was supposedly his farewell tour, so i’m skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/12 "2023-02-05T19:11:39Z")
Who knows. But he says he is now physically unable to travel, which is significant. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/13 "2023-02-05T19:31:45Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Pulled Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde both out of relative obscurity and made them legends. Randy was going places. I say Randy made Ozzy’s post Sabbath career. Ozzy, IMO, never equaled those first two records. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/14 "2023-02-09T20:13:13Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > It’s amazing that all of the original members of Black Sabbath are still alive, given their propensity for heavy-partying in their heyday. (And I say this as a huge fan of the band.) Each member started to curtail their habits in the 1990s, and thankfully so. Sadly enough, their real singer passed some 10 years ago ;o) > [@Quintas](#): > > I saw him in 1992 on what was supposedly his farewell tour, so i’m skeptical. I hear rumors he will be opening for the Stone’s final tour in 2025 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/15 "2025-07-06T19:46:42Z")
So more than two years after this thread: > **[Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for...](https://apnews.com/article/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-farewell-concert-5ad32c2e2457e5862d8f3eef646f5711)** > > Ozzy Osbourne has performed what he says is his final live show, thrilling 40,000 fans in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/16 "2025-07-06T20:02:41Z")
He’s a legend.🤟 ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/17 "2025-07-06T20:10:40Z")
I would have paid serious money to see that concert, but unfortunately Birmingham isn’t exactly around the corner from here. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/18 "2025-07-06T20:13:59Z")
I hope the mental wounds are finally healing. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/19 "2025-07-06T23:17:44Z")
Sharon made that man. Kept him alive. She’s the hero in this story. He’s the butt of jokes and a big clown. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-an-era-ozzy-osbourne-retires/979235/20 "2025-07-06T23:56:07Z")
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