Ozzy Osbournewants fans to know he’s not ready to see anyone on the other side quite yet.
The Black Sabbath vocalist, 75, responded to a series of internet videos that went viral claiming he was dead during the latest episode ofThe Osbournespodcast.
“I’m not dead,” the iconic rocker declared. “I’m not going any-f—ing-where. And I’m gonna go up and do some more gigs before I’m finished anyway.”
“The thing on YouTube, it’s got ‘Celebrities Who Have Died Today,’ and there’s a picture of me. And I go, ‘I’m not dead. I’m not really dead … Just a little flesh wound,'” he continued, quotingMonty Python. “It’s a bit f—ing much, isn’t it?”
While his daughterKellycalled the death rumors “really rude,” Ozzy noted that the clickbait video was strategically designed to avoid any potential lawsuits. “What they do is, they kind of say you’re dead-ish,” he explained. “It’s kind of weird the way they word it."
“There’s so many sick f—ers out there,” his wifeSharonremarked, pointing to the viral hoax creators.
Meanwhile, Ozzy’s sonJack, quipped about a send-off for his father.
“We’ll do the Viking burial,” he teased. “I’ll shoot a flaming arrow on your raft.”
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From left: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in January 2014 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
The viral internet hoax comes after Ozzy has endured a handful of health issues over the past few years. In February, hecanceled all of his upcoming performancesand announced that he was quitting touring due to a spinal injury. At the time, revealed on Instagram that it was “one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share.”
“But it’s been like saying farewell to the best relationship of my life,“he said.“At the start of my illness, when I stopped touring, I was really pissed off with myself, the doctors and the world. But as time has gone on, I’ve just gone, ‘Well, maybe I’ve just got to accept that fact.'”
source: people.com
