Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with Kazagastão, Van Halen’s Alex Van Halen confirmed that him and his late brother Eddie Van Halen once discussed the possibility of recording an album with the late Ozzy Osbourne. However, the idea never materialized.

Alex said the following:

“Oh, yeah. No. Ed and I met with Sharon [Osbourne, Ozzy’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.”

[via Blabbermouth]