{"id":115953,"date":"2025-02-25T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=115953"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:03:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:03:57","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-to-open-up-on-his-mental-demons-in-new-documentary-ozzy-osbourne-no-escape-from-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=115953","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne &#8211; To Open Up On His &#8220;Mental Demons&#8221; In New Documentary \u2018Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A new feature-length documentary on heavy metal icon&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>&nbsp;has been picked up by&nbsp;<strong>Paramount+<\/strong>. That project has been dubbed \u2018<strong>Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now<\/strong>\u2018, and is expected to premiere on the aforementioned streaming service later this year. A press release for the film reads as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2018<strong>Paramount+<\/strong>&nbsp;today announced the production of&nbsp;<strong>OZZY OSBOURNE: NO ESCAPE FROM NOW<\/strong>, a new feature-length documentary that peers behind&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>\u2019s public persona to reveal the devastating setbacks he has faced since his fateful fall in 2019. Currently in production, the project is slated to premiere on&nbsp;<strong>Paramount+<\/strong>&nbsp;later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This is&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>&nbsp;like you\u2019ve never seen before: an honest, warm and deeply personal portrait of one of the greatest rock stars of all-time, detailing how the singer\u2019s world shuddered to a halt six years ago, forcing him to contemplate who he really is, confront his own mortality and question whether or not he can ever perform on stage for one last time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Addressing his health issues and impact of his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis, the film showcases the central role music continues to play in&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>\u2019s life \u2013 also proving his mischievous sense of humor remains resolutely intact despite it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2018The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I\u2019ve been through. There\u2019s been times when I thought my number was up,\u2019 admits&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>. \u2018But making music and making two albums saved me. I\u2019d have gone nuts without music.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Directed by BAFTA-award winner&nbsp;<strong>Tania Alexander<\/strong>, the documentary began filming in early 2022, during the recording sessions for his thirteenth studio album, the 2x&nbsp;<strong>GRAMMY Award<\/strong>-winning&nbsp;<strong>Patient Number 9<\/strong>. It will continue filming into the summer as&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>&nbsp;attempts to take the stage for one final performance with his&nbsp;<strong>Black Sabbath<\/strong>&nbsp;bandmates as part of a sold-out, all-star celebration at Villa Park in his hometown of Birmingham on July 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Continues&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>: \u2018My fans have supported me for so many years, and I really want to thank them and say a proper goodbye to them. That is what the Villa Park show is about.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Featuring full access to&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Sharon Osbourne<\/strong>&nbsp;and their children,<strong>&nbsp;OZZY OSBOURNE: NO ESCAPE FROM NOW<\/strong>&nbsp;also includes a host of key contributors in his life, including bandmate&nbsp;<strong>Tony Iommi<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>Black Sabbath<\/strong>),&nbsp;<strong>Duff McKagan<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong>),&nbsp;<strong>Robert Trujillo<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>Metallica<\/strong>),&nbsp;<strong>Billy Idol<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Maynard James Keenan<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>Tool<\/strong>),&nbsp;<strong>Chad Smith<\/strong>&nbsp;(<strong>Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/strong>), guitarist&nbsp;<strong>Zakk Wylde<\/strong>, producer&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Watt<\/strong>&nbsp;and friend\/musician&nbsp;<strong>Billy Morrison<\/strong>, all of whom help deliver a human view of a man who remains a hero to millions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Adds&nbsp;<strong>Sharon Osbourne<\/strong>: \u2018This film is an honest account of what has happened to&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>&nbsp;during the last few years. It shows how hard things have been for him and the courage he has shown while dealing with a number of serious health issues, including Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It\u2019s about the reality of his life now. We have worked with a production team we trust and have allowed them the freedom to tell the story openly. We hope that story will inspire people that are facing similar issues to&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Osbourne<\/strong>&nbsp;himself is preparing for his final live sendoff, as he prepares to return to the stage to celebrate both his solo career and one last performance with&nbsp;<strong>Black Sabbath<\/strong>\u2018s classic era lineup. That&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprp.com\/2025\/02\/17\/news\/guns-n-roses-tool-rival-sons-added-to-black-sabbaths-farewell-show\/\">star-studded affair<\/a>&nbsp;will feature a who\u2019s who of metal of royalty and is due to take place July 05th at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As recently admitted by the 76-year-old Prince Of Darkness himself, complications from his 2019 fall and advancing symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease have left him&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprp.com\/2025\/02\/06\/news\/ozzy-osbourne-admits-he-cant-walk-amid-his-struggles-with-parkinsons-disease\/\">unable to walk unassisted<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new feature-length documentary on heavy metal icon&nbsp;Ozzy Osbourne&nbsp;has been picked up by&nbsp;Paramount+. 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