Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that Eddie Van Halen once asked him to join Van Halen – following the departure of frontman Sammy Hagar. Speaking on the latest episode of his SiriusXM radio show Ozzy’s Boneyard, the Black Sabbath singer was paying tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died at the beginning of this month. Wolfgang Van Halen ’s band MAMMOTH (formerly MAMMOTH WVH) paid a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne during their concert on Tuesday night (July 22) at the XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. The son of rock legend Eddie Van Halen honored the Prince of Darkness by performing Ozzy ’s classic 1991 ballad “Mama, I’m Coming Home” just hours after news broke of the heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne shared some memories of the great Eddie Van Halen on a recent episode of his talk show, Ozzy Speaks, on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard, channel 39. The most interesting revelation is So, according to RS, Alex and Eddie met with Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy's wife and manager, to discuss the "Crazy Train" singer potentially delivering lead vocals on the next Van Halen record. On SiriusXM, Ozzy Osbourne recalled how Eddie Van Halen made playing the guitar “look so f---ing easy” and remembered Michael Jackson. WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says He Had To Back Out Of Performing At OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert June 25, 2025 Van Halen first opened for Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath in 1978 and the rest is history, as they say. Ozzy Osbourne revealed that Eddie Van Halen once invited him to sing in Van Halen during an interview in October 2020. In a previous interview with Revolver in October 2022, Osbourne discussed his memories of touring with Van Halen. He said at the time: " Eddie Van Halen was such a great guy. I want someone who wants to go out and kick Eddie Van Halen’s ass”: Ozzy Osbourne rates his guitarists – and reflects on the highs and lows of Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne reminisced about the time Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath in 1978 and praised Eddie Van Halen for making it look easy and outshining them. Osbourne described Eddie Van Halen as a “great guy” and “lovely man to be around” and recalled taking the entire band to his local pub. ET exclusively spoke with both Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne about the death of rock legend Eddie Van Halen.Exclusives from #ETonline : Ozzy Osbourne paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen in an emotional essay for Rolling Stone magazine. The “Crazy Train” singer reflected on his talent and friendship, “There were some other good Ozzy Osbourne Pays Tribute to Eddie Van Halen in Touching Essay: 'It's Such a F------ Loss' "He really was a good man. It's always a sad day when somebody like that dies," Ozzy Osbourne said Wolfgang Van Halen's MAMMOTH (formerly known as MAMMOTH WVH) performed a cover of Ozzy Osbourne's classic ballad "Mama, I'm Coming Home" during MAMMOTH's concert last night (Tuesday, July 22) in Ozzy Osbourne has paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died on Tuesday (October 6) at the age of 65. The legendary VAN HALEN guitarist's death was confirmed by his son, VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen opened up for Black Sabbath in 1978, here Ozzy Osbourne pays his respects to Eddie Van Halen. Alex Van Halen reveals Ozzy Osbourne was in talks to bring his signature wail to their band. In his first interview since Eddie Van Halen's 2020 passing, Alex Van Halen revealed that Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Cornell were both under consideration to front VAN HALEN at different times when Ozzy Osbourne sat down with co-host Billy Morrison for another episode of "Ozzy Speaks" on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. During the episode, Ozzy and Billy remembered Eddie Van Halen and played some
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