The honorary title of City Freeman is awarded to people in recognition of their service to the city and is one of the oldest traditional ceremonies in the country. Sharon said Ozzy was very excited and "it means a lot to him to be recognized [by] his home".
Speaking about what Birmingham meant to Ozzy , Sharon said: "It's who Ozzy is, he's never ever been one of these people who when you get fame you try and pretend to be something you're not. He's just Ozzy from Brum. That's what he is and he's never tried to be anything else. He owes so much to Birmingham — it's his blood, that's who he is. Sharon went on to say that Ozzy , who has lived in the U. Each time we make arrangements to come, something happens that he can't do it, and he's desperate to come home.
We're not home [in the U. It's not where we're from, it's not what we are. People here have been fantastic to Ozzy , but it's not his home. Sharon revealed that she and Ozzy were donating his awards and platinum discs to a museum in Birmingham. If he'd have been was born anywhere else, he wouldn't be the story that it is today, so he totally embraces his history and what Birmingham means to him.
Referencing a number of health challenges Ozzy has faced in recent years, Sharon said: "It seems like a dream sometimes.
It changes everything, your life changes in a second and what was has gone and you just have to live in the moment. Ozzy previously told the Observer in that he and Sharon were permanently moving back to the U. A year ago, Sharon said that Ozzy was hoping to play a farewell concert at Birmingham's Villa Park as a "goodbye" to fans.
