In a new interview with NME, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne opens up about his recent drug and alcohol relapse, which led to him temporarily separate from his wife Sharon Osbourne.
In April, Ozzy revealed that he had relapsed and had been taking drugs and drinking for the past 18 months. The singer posted a statement on his Facebook page which said that he had stopped his "insane behaviour" and that he was 44 days sober.
When Sharon found out about the drugs, he says, "She was very pissed off. I thought I was gonna lose my family at one point. Because when I go out, you wanna be careful when I come back home, because I'll come through anywhere in the house bar the front door. I'm crazy. If you're in a relationship, if you keep coming home and your wife's terrified of you, if she doesn't know if you'll come back with five chicks and a crate of booze… I mean, you name it, I've done it. So she just said, 'Look, I've got my own thing going on, and I can't deal with you any more. Get out. Sort yourself out, then we'll talk.' I don't blame her in the slightest."
When asked what triggered the relapse, Osbourne replied: "It's like water drips from a tap and you go 'F-it'. For no reason at all, you'll suddenly think, 'I fancy a drink', and your head will say, 'Let yourself have one'. Next thing you know you're scraping yourself off the garage floor three days later. It's like having a haunted head. You've got these voices saying, 'Don't worry about it Ozzy. Anyone would have a drink if their album went to Number One in all those countries.' But you're doing a deal with the Devil. It's a disease of the mind and body, and you can't control it."
Ozzy also reveals in the interview that he is still sober.
Black Sabbath wrap up a fall European tour in support of “13” in their hometown of Birmingham, England this Sunday.
The group return to live action in 2014 with a series of North American dates starting March 31 in New York.
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