Ozzy Osbourne on his final tour: 'I'm not retiring'
Primed to embark on his final world tour, Ozzy Osbourne has once again insisted he has no plans of retiring.
Speaking at a press conference for his upcoming No More Tours 2 tour yesterday (6th February), The Prince of Darkness confirmed he will still perform live.
“This time I’m not retiring from the music business, I’m just not doing world tours any more. I’ll still be doing gigs,” Ozzy said.
Wife and manager Sharon Osbourne joked: “In our back garden.”
Echoing the sentiment in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Ozzy said: “I’m not retiring. It's 'No More Tours,' so I'm just not doing world tours any more. I'm still going to be doing gigs, but I'm not going on tour for six months at a time any more. I'd like to spend some time at home.”
He continued: “I've experienced fantastic things – it's been an incredible journey. I just need to slow it down a little.
“I enjoy being a grandfather. I don't want to go through another generation of Osbournes without seeing them grow up.”
Speaking about the setlist for his upcoming shows, Ozzy said: “I haven't really sat down and written it down, but of course I have to do ‘Paranoid’ and ‘Crazy Train’. I want to do ‘Mama, I'm Coming Home’ and ‘No More Tears’.
“I have a lot of songs to choose from. I was thinking about doing ‘Waiting For Darkness’. That's quite a good song to do. I've never done that onstage.”
Kicking off in Mexico in May, Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tours 2 tour includes a headline slot at Download Festival on Sunday 10th June.
Also headlined by Avenged Sevenfold and Guns N’ Roses, tickets are on sale from Planet Rock Tickets now!