United Kingdom, Oct. 7 -- Ozzy Osbourne believes that his marriage to Sharon Osbourne allowed him to live for so long.

The Black Sabbath rocker died aged 76 in July but believes he would have met his maker far sooner had it not been for his devoted wife of 43 years.

Speaking in the new documentary Ozzy: No Escape From Now, he said: "If it wasn't for Sharon Osbourne, I wouldn't be here now. I would definitely not have the success I have. I wouldn't be sober. I'd be six foot under without a shadow of a doubt.

"Because I didn't drink any less or do any more drugs than any of them, but all the guys I used to do it with, they're all dead, so there must be something I did right in the world. The one thing I did was have my Sharon."

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