Jack Osbourne Recalls Realizing His Dad Ozzy 'Was Done' Weeks Before His Death

Jack Osbourne is looking back at dad Ozzy Osbourne‘s final days.

If you didn’t know, the Black Sabbath rocker passed away in July 2025, just 17 days after his farewell concert. He was 76.

In a new interview, Jack, 40, recalled a conversation with his dad that he had weeks earlier that hinted that the rock legend was “done.”

Keep reading to find out more…Ahead of Ozzy‘s final performance, Jack flew from Los Angeles to England to be with his family for the show, he recalled on the Hate to Break it to Ya podcast.

After the show took place, Jack recalled the night before he flew back to Los Angeles.

As he helped his father prepare for bed, Jack said that Ozzy looked at himself in the mirror, and said, “I think I’m going to cut my hair off.”

When Jack asked why, Ozzy answered, “I’ve retired. I’m not a rock star anymore.”

In hindsight, Jack now realizes that Ozzy “was done. He was okay with his journey.”

Jack went on to say that he finds some peace in his dad’s words.

“I think we do have a choice to a degree,” he explained. “If you’re sick, if your body’s primed and in a place, where it’s like, ‘Hey, you’ve got a choice here,’ on a deep spiritual level, I do think that maybe rather consciously or subconsciously, you have a choice where you’re like, ‘Okay, I’m ready to move on.’”

Despite this and Ozzy‘s health woes, Jack said that his father’s passing was still a “surprise” for their family.

It was a surprise for sure,” Jack said. “Obviously everyone knew he was sick… but we weren’t expecting it to be as quick as it was.”

Jack also said that the day Ozzy passed began like any other.

“He was up, he was doing his thing, had some breakfast, and that was it,” Jack shared.

If you didn’t see, Ozzy‘s wife Sharon Osbourne explained why she didn’t follow through on the suicide pact they had.