Ozzy Osbourne has been hospitalised with  pneumonia complications - and has cancelled a string of tour dates.



Announcing the cancellations, the 70-year-old's Twitter account attributed a quote to wife Sharon that said: "Ozzy recently developed pneumonia & has spent some time in hospital. He is through the worst part.



He experienced "complications" from the illness, she said, and doctors advised him to go to hospital.



He had been suffering from flu and was diagnosed with a severe upper-respiratory infection, according to a January 29 statement on his website.  Doctors feared the infection could develop into pneumonia had he toured, the statement added.

Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness, is the former lead vocalist with heavy metal band Black Sabbath, the group he formed in 1969 alongside guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.  The group are widely credited with inventing and popularising the heavy mental genre of music.







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