Ozzy Osbourne would prefer not perform live ever again than do it in a wheelchair.

The 74-year-old musician voiced his hesitation to return to the stage with anything less than full passion in a candid interview with Rolling Stone UK for his article published Thursday.

“I’m not going to get up there and do a half-hearted Ozzy looking for sympathy. What’s the f***ing point in that? I’m not going up there in a f***ing wheelchair,” he said.

Osbourne has suffered with a slew of health issues over the years, beginning with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 2003 and a bike crash that necessitated the insertion of metal rods into his body.

He recently underwent his fourth spinal surgery after injuring his back in an accident in 2019, and a huge tumor was removed from one of his vertebrae.

Despite the difficulties that eventually led him to retire from touring earlier this year, Osbourne told the publication that he was disappointed that he never had the “chance to say goodbye or thank you” to his fans.

As a result, the Black Sabbath frontman maintains hope, saying, “I’m taking it one day at a time, and if I can perform again, I will.”