Sharon Osbourne tells BBC Radio WM that her husband Ozzy and the three other original members of Black Sabbath being honored by their hometown of Birmingham, England with the Freedom of the City "means a lot to him."
The honorary title of City Freeman is awarded to those in recognition of their service to the city and is one of the oldest traditional ceremonies in the country.
"He couldn't be happier right now. It's come at a great time for him."
And, speaking about what Birmingham means to her husband, she 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."
While plans to move back to England have yet to take hold, she says Ozzy is "dying to come home, and that's what's been a bit tough. 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.S.]. 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."
Ozzy plans to donate his awards and platinum discs to a Black Sabbath museum that is being planned for the city.
And as for his health, Sharon says he's doing good and "is hanging in there."
Ozzy turned 76 on December 3rd.