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Sharon Osbourne describes the idyllic Buckinghamshire home she shares with late husband Ozzy as her ‘little piece of heaven’ in a new documentary, filmed shortly before the rocker’s death.
The Black Sabbath legend died of heart failure at the property on July 22, just two weeks after performing a farewell concert with his bandmates at Birmingham ‘s Villa Park.
He has since been buried in the private grounds of Welders House, the Grade II listed building purchased by Ozzy and Sharon in 1993, shortly before the couple relocated to Los Angeles.
Forthcoming BBC One documentary Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home will chart the final three years of the heavy metal pioneer’s life as they leave the United States and return to England.
Set to air on Thursday evening, the fly-on-the wall show will capture Ozzy, who was diagnosed with a genetic form of Parkinson’s disease in 2003, prepare for his big move back to the UK.
‘We’re so used to running after the kids we don’t know what it is like to be with ourselves and to be with each other. I can’t wait until I am there,’ he tells filmmakers.
Elsewhere, the rocker’s devoted wife admits she’s happy to leave their comfortable life in southern California, if it makes Ozzy happy.
She says: ‘It is Ozzy’s decision whether he wants to spend the rest of his life there or here. Home is where both of us are. As long as he is with me I am alright.’
In a twist of fate, Sharon later shared her thoughts on the sprawling property that would later serve as Ozzy’s final resting place.
‘It was just like I could breathe,’ she said of her return to the Buckinghamshire pile. ‘It’s our little piece of heaven.
‘All you hear are birds, little bit of our dogs barking, Ozzy screaming.’
The new documentary will also feature the final love notes left by Ozzy to his wife as they adjusted to their new life in England.
Viewers will see numerous handwritten messages to Sharon strewn about the sprawling property, among them ‘I Love You Forever,’ ‘I Don’t Half Love You’ and ‘I Will Always Be There For You.’
The notes, which have been framed, also include the poignant message, ‘You Are The Love Of My Life.’
Viewers will see Sharon recall how they always planned to retire from public life after the rocker turned 70.
‘I always always told Ozzy, when you’re 70, we say goodbye,’ she said of her discussion with the rocker, who was 76 at the time of his death.
Despite Ozzy’s hell raising reputation as a pioneering heavy metal frontman, Sharon also insisted they led a very conventional life behind closed doors.
She said: ‘We’re quite normal. We’re quite boring, really, when it comes down to it.’
Ozzy died of a heart attack and had coronary artery disease in addition to suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years, his death certificate, published in August, confirmed.
The singer had suffered from coronary artery disease as well as Parkinson’s, according to the certificate filed at a register office in London and obtained by The New York Times.
The document was submitted by Ozzy’s daughter Aimée Osbourne the New York Times reported. Osbourne died of “(a) Out of hospital cardiac arrest (b) Acute myocardial infarction (c) Coronary artery disease and Parkinson´s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes),” the certificate states.
Ozzy, also a somewhat unlikely reality TV star, announced in 2020 that he had Parkinson’s disease after suffering a fall.
In announcing his death, his family asked for privacy and said that he was with relatives when he died.
‘It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,’ read a statement released shortly after his death.
‘He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.’
Black Sabbath´s 1969 self-titled debut LP has been likened to the Big Bang of heavy metal. It came during the height of the Vietnam War and crashed the hippie party, dripping menace and foreboding.
The cover of the record was of a spooky figure against a stark landscape. The music was loud, dense and angry, and marked a shift in rock ´n´ roll.
The band´s second album, Paranoid, included such classic metal tunes as War Pigs, Iron Man and Fairies Wear Boots.
The song Paranoid only reached No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 but became in many ways the band´s signature song.
Both albums were voted among the top 10 greatest heavy metal albums of all time by readers of Rolling Stone magazine.
Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home airs on BBC One from Thursday, October 2.
