Ozzy Osbourne has revealed the mass killings in the US influenced his decision to return to live in the UK.
In an interview with The Observerthe supplement of Guardianpublished on Sunday, the Black Sabbath rocker revealed his intention to return to his native country following having lived in North America for more than 25 years.
He and his wife Sharon Osbourne explained that the decision had nothing to do with the health of the singer, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019.
“I knew people would think that,” Sharon Osbourne said. This is not the case. It’s just time. America has changed so much. It’s not the United States of America at all. There’s nothing United regarding it. It’s a very strange place to live right now.”
The singer also clarified what prompted him to move.
“Everything is fucking ridiculous there. I’m sick of people getting killed every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. And there was this mass shooting in Vegas at this concert… It’s fucking crazy, “continued the 73-year-old singer, referring to the gunman who killed 60 people and in injured more than 4,000 at a country music festival held in Las Vegas in 2017.
“And I don’t want to die in America,” he added. I don’t want to be buried in this fuckin’ Forest Lawn,” referring to the California cemetery where many celebrities are buried.
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are due to return to their home countries in February 2023.
