**Ozzy Osbourne’s New Memoir *Last Rites* Promises a Raw, Unfiltered Look at His Fall, Fight, and Final Bow**
At 69, Ozzy Osbourne was still the unstoppable Prince of Darkness—commanding sold-out arenas across the globe on what was to be his triumphant farewell tour. But as revealed in the upcoming memoir *Last Rites*, everything changed in the blink of an eye. Within weeks, a minor finger infection spiraled into a catastrophic health crisis, leaving Osbourne nearly paralyzed from the neck down. The tour was canceled. Public appearances ceased. And behind closed doors, the iconic frontman faced what he calls “a descent into hell.”
Set to release later this year, *Last Rites* is Ozzy’s second memoir, and by all accounts, his most intimate and brutally honest. Alongside the chaos and carnage fans might expect, the book dives deep into the vulnerability of a man who was forced to confront his mortality after decades of dodging it.
The memoir will also include reflections on *Back to the Beginning*, the recent and emotional Black Sabbath reunion show in Birmingham, which raised a staggering \$200 million for children’s charities worldwide. “That night reminded me what all the pain was for,” Ozzy reportedly writes.
Readers can also expect gripping tales of his turbulent—but enduring—marriage to Sharon, never-before-heard stories of run-ins with fellow wildmen of rock, and a heartbreaking account of his final moments with Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. “Lemmy went out the way he lived—louder than death,” Ozzy shares.
With his trademark blend of gallows humor and raw confession, *Last Rites* is more than a rock star memoir—it’s a survival story, a farewell note, and a love letter to the fans who stuck with him through madness, music, and the long, painful silence that
followed.
