Ozzy Osbourne landed his final dig at rock rival Sting during a BBC documentary.
The Black Sabbath singer died aged 76 on July 22, just weeks after his final ever show in his hometown, Birmingham, titled Back to the Beginning.
After the 60-minute documentary Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home aired on the BBC, the Brummy singer’s life is set to be broadcast again in another documentary next week.
Ozzy: No Escape From Now is said to focus on the last six years of his life and will air on Paramount Plus on October 7.
In documentary footage seen by The Sun, Ozzy reportedly proved that a simmering feud with The Police singer Sting, 74, was still alive and well with a barbed insult thrown his way.
He told the Paramount cameras: ‘I am really f***ed up with this body of mine and as soon as I want to do anything.
‘I went to the doctor and there’s a blood clot. My leg is about to fall off. But I can’t complain. I was actually rocking until I was 70 and then a trap door opened.
‘I didn’t think I was going to live past 40. But if my life’s coming to an end, I really can’t complain, I’ve had a great life. But, hey, it could have been worse. I could be Sting.’
It’s not the first time the singer shared an apparent dislike of Sting.
In their reality show The Osbournes, Ozzy would often respond to Sharon’s complaints with the line: ‘Sharon, it could be worse. You could be married to Sting.’
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The pair long butted heads, and in a 2000 interview with Rolling Stone, Sharon Osbourne dubbed him ‘Lord Sting’ and said he had taken ‘big-time digs’ at Ozzy in the media.
The BBC documentary this week was originally set to be released in August, but the broadcaster postponed the project in order to ‘respect the family’s wishes to wait a bit longer’.
In the documentary, he spoke about the final gig, saying: ‘What a great way to go out that gig was.’
The gig featured not only Black Sabbath, but some of the artists they influenced, such as Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Yungblud.
Metro contacted Sting’s representatives for comment.
Ozzy: No Escape From Now will air on Paramount Plus on October 7.
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