In a voice that trembled but never broke, Sharon Osbourne revealed the ten words her husband of more than four decades spoke to her just before he died — words she says will haunt and comfort her for the rest of her life. Sitting in her London home, the widow of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne shared the intimate moment with Rolling Stone in an exclusive interview, describing the surreal quiet in the room as the man who had lived so loudly for 76 years slipped away.
“He looked at me, and he said, ‘I’m ready, my girl. Don’t be scared for me,’” she recalled, her eyes glistening. “And then he was gone.” That sentence, just ten words, has already become part of the mythology surrounding the Black Sabbath frontman’s passing — a death that stunned fans even though he had battled severe health issues for years. As BBC News reported, Ozzy died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, after complications from a long-fought illness.
The couple’s daughter Kelly Osbourne, speaking with Entertainment Tonight, said she was holding her father’s hand during his final breaths. “He was looking at Mum. It was like nothing else in the world existed except the two of them. He gave her that message and then… it was like he decided it was time.”
Fans around the world awoke to the news when Sharon’s publicist issued a brief statement early Monday, confirming her husband’s death and asking for privacy. But within hours, tributes flooded social media. A clip of Ozzy performing “Changes” — the song he famously dedicated to Sharon during their tumultuous marriage — was shared hundreds of thousands of times. As one user wrote on Twitter, “They lived every emotion in public. Seeing them like this at the end… it’s breaking me.”
“I’m ready, my girl. Don’t be scared for me.” — Ozzy Osbourne’s final words to Sharon, according to her. Absolutely devastating. #RIPOzzy— Rock News Feed (@RockNewsFeed) August 9, 2025
According to The Guardian, Ozzy had been receiving in-home hospice care for weeks, and friends were quietly told to come say goodbye. Sharon said she spent most of those final days at his bedside, often reading to him from fan letters and playing the music that defined his career. “Sometimes he’d drift off, sometimes he’d tap his fingers. Even at the end, he was still feeling the music,” she said.
