Over the past couple of years, Post Malone and Ozzy Osbourne have developed a relationship that has led to the Black Sabbath frontman’s appearance on his latest album, Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019), on the track “Take What You Want.” While the two have had a lucrative, working relationship, the two have grown together as legitimate comrades, rooting for each other in all of their endeavors. Recently, the duo took to the stage at the American Music Awards alongside Travis Scott for a legendary performance. 

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Unfortunately, the “Paranoid” singer’s announcement that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, reached Post Malone late, as the rapper claimed that he had ‘no idea’ that the 71-year-old was suffering from the condition. 

During a phone interview with Page Six, Post Malone spoke on his experience working with the legendary English rocker stating:

“Working with him and hanging out with him and being around him, you can’t tell. You can tell he has a little difficulty getting around, but he’s so strong.” 

The “Sunflower” performer also revealed that Ozzy is currently working on new music:

“I know he’s been working on a new project with a bunch of my friends, [and] I’m really excited for him because he’s so passionate about it and it sounds incredible; he sounds incredible.”

On the topic of Ozzy Osbourne’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, Post Malone attested to his collaborator’s strength saying:

“(He’s) so strong and he’s gonna keep kicking ass.”

With Post Malone recently debuting his Doritos commercial over the Grammy weekend and preparing to kick off the North American leg of his Runaway Tour, the multifaceted musician is determined to provide his fellowship with yet another full-length project this year. 

Check out “Post Limon’s” Dorito commercial below. 

Rumours that Ozzy Osbourne has entered his final days began circulating on Wednesday when an article published by Radar Online claimed that the Black Sabbath singer was in “bedridden in agonizing pain and losing his marbles.” Sabbath themselves, as well as Ozzy’s daughter, Kelly, have come forward to clear the air.

Black Sabbath addressed the rumours by commenting on a Facebook that shared the article with a very straight forward answer, informing concerned fans that the story is “so very fake.” Kelly elaborated a little more when she posted a story on her Instagram to shut down the untrue claims, writing, “Today I had a wonderful start to 2020. I went out to lunch with my family. Then spent the rest of the day laughing and hanging out with my dad. I come home to read sickening articles about my dad supposedly being on his ‘death bed’ sometimes the media makes me sick!!! It’s no secret that my dad has had a rough year when it comes to his health but come the F*CK on this is utter bullshit.” By “rough year,” Kelly is of course referring to Ozzy’s major health scares in 2019, which caused him to cancel multiple concerts. In February, he developed pneumonia from a severe flu, and in April, he had to have surgery after some metal rods implanted in his body due to a motorcycle accident in 2003 became aggravated from a fall he took in the middle of the night. The impact from these incidents took a toll on Ozzy, but he is certainly not looking into the light just yet. 

Ozzy himself approached the issue with some well-needed humour, posting a photo on his Instagram of himself appearing to be mid-scream during a photo shoot, with the caption, “Read any good news lately?” He posted the same photo and caption on his story, with a Spotify link to his song “Alive” from his 2001 album, Down To Earth. Well played, Ozzy. Despite having to cancel his 2019 shows, Ozzy has announced some new tour dates this year, proving that he’s far, far away from landing on his death bed.