ALEX VAN HALEN VALIDATES THAT BOTH HE, AND EDDIE, MET WITH SHARON OSBOURNE TO DISCUSS RECORDING A VAN HALEN ALBUM WITH OZZY

In continuing with his interview with Gastão Moreira of Brazil’s Kazagastão, Alex Van Halen confirmed that there was talk of Ozzy Osbourne making an album with Van Halen and his brother, legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

Van Halen stated (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “Oh, yeah. No. Ed and I met with Sharon [Osbourne, Oabourne‘s wife and manager], because we were kind of at a loss of which direction we wanted to go. That was probably in about 2000… I’m trying to remember, because it was right before [The Osbournes] TV show; the next day they had that TV show. So we sat with Sharon. I mean, it was kind of an interesting evening because she’s a lovely lady. I don’t know what people would say about her, grousing and complain[ing], but she’s a lovely lady who really had to fend for herself in a male-dominated world. We played several times with Ozzy on the bill, and she was always there to support him, to guide him, to give him comfort because most performers are not as sure of themselves as they appear to be. So we got together and the final thing we talked about was, she says, ‘Okay, it sounds like a good idea. Let’s do that. Let’s make a record together. Only one thing. I have a meeting tomorrow with some people about a television show.’ And the rest is history. That’s how close it got.”

Read more of Van Halen‘s interview with Gastão Moreira of Brazil’s Kazagastão, where he discusses the new album he is working on with Toto guitarist, Steve Lukather, here.