United Kingdom, Oct. 2 -- Ozzy Osbourne's family "thought [he] was a goner" back in January.

The Black Sabbath frontman passed away in July, aged 76, just weeks after his star-studded farewell Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham but in his upcoming posthumous autobiography, Last Rites, Ozzy - who suffered from Parkinson's disease and other health issues - detailed how he was getting "weaker by the day" earlier this year after contracting sepsis after having spinal surgery.

In an extract from the book published by The Times, he wrote: "We were supposed to leave LA for Welders House, our place in Buckinghamshire, in early December 2024, giving me a good seven months to prepare for my big send-off at Villa Park in July. Instead my ...