‘A live show is what I live for’

Mama, he’s coming home.

Ozzy Osbourne is determined to make it back to where he feels most at home — on the stage — despite health issues that led the 74-year-old rock legend to announce that he was retiring from touring earlier this year.

“I mean, doing a live show is what I live for,” Osbourne said in a new Metal Hammer magazine interview conducted by two longtime fans, Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass.

“I’ve had to cancel my [2023] European tour but I’m determined [to get back onstage].”

In addition to battling Parkinson’s disease, Osbourne has suffered crippling injuries that have required multiple spinal surgeries. Still, the Prince of Darkness is planning to do whatever it takes to perform live again.

“I’ve gotta do more gigs, [even] if I have to get someone to wheel me out there,” he said.

“I mean, you can’t retire from this game. It’s not a job, it’s a f–king passion. I don’t know how to do anything else.”

So don’t expect Osbourne to go quietly into his golden years.

“The thought of sitting my house all day … I’m a road dog, you know? I’ve been doing it f—king 55 years. It’s the best thing to have ever happened to me.”

Indeed, in March, Osbourne was announced as one of the headliners of the inaugural Power Trip metal festival in October. He is slated to share the stage with AC/DC on the second of the three-day fest that also features Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Tool.

Certainly, Osbourne’s music career in still in high gear. In September, he scored his first No. 1 album with “Patient Number 9.” Then he won two Grammys for that LP in February.

“It’s basically something that got me to stop thinking about my me, about my health,” he told The Post about “Patient Number 9” in September. “It sends you f–king crazy, you know?”

“That’s why I’m surprised at how well it’s done,” Osbourne continued. “But my goal now is to get my health back together.”