Ozzy Osbourne Considered Suicide After Botched Neck Surgery in 2021

Ozzy Osbourne once revealed that the pain from a failed neck surgery left him so distraught he considered ending his own life — a dark chapter detailed in a new documentary about the late rocker.

Ozzy Osbourne once revealed that the pain from a failed neck surgery left him so distraught he considered ending his own life — a dark chapter detailed in a new documentary about the late rocker.

Ozzy Osbourne once admitted he considered taking his own life after enduring years of pain following a failed neck surgery.

Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage at iHeartRadio ICONS with Ozzy Osbourne: In Celebration of Ordinary Man at iHeartRadio Theater on February 24, 2020, in Burbank, California. | Source: Getty Images

In the upcoming Paramount+ documentary "Ozzy: No Escape From Now," the late Black Sabbath frontman opened up about the aftermath of his 2021 surgery. He revealed that the complications from the operation had pushed him into a deep depression.

He stated that the idea of no longer performing at gigs deeply depressed him, and he started taking antidepressants because he had been contemplating ending his life.

Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. | Source: Getty Images

Osbourne, who died in July at age 76, had undergone multiple surgeries after a 2019 fall. The accident displaced metal rods that had been inserted during treatment for injuries he first sustained in a 2003 ATV crash.

Despite his dark thoughts, the musician said his own sense of irony stopped him, joking that he feared he would “half-do it” and survive. In the same documentary, his wife Sharon, 72, recalls that the neck surgery worsened his condition and accelerated his health decline.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at the Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, California on January 25, 2020. | Source: Getty Images

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She explained that one doctor later described the procedure as too "aggressive." The use of unnecessary metal plates and screws, she said, caused lasting damage that even later attempts to repair could not undo.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Other international suicide helplines can be found at befrienders.org.