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Ozzy Osbourne

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19 окт 2025 :	WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was More Than The Music'
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13 окт 2025 :	ZAKK WYLDE 'Didn't Think' OZZY OSBOURNE Would Be Gone Two Weeks After 'Back To The Beginning' Concert: 'There Was No Quit In Him'
5 окт 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE On His Final Concert: 'It Didn't Feel Like A Funeral. It Felt Like A Celebration.'
1 окт 2025 :	See Trailer For OZZY OSBOURNE's BBC Special On 'Last Chapter' Of His Life: 'Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home'
30 сен 2025 :	GENE SIMMONS Says He Learned Humility From OZZY OSBOURNE: He Had 'No Airs About Him'
19 сен 2025 :	AL PITRELLI Says He Was Once Looked At As Possible Replacement For JAKE E. LEE In OZZY OSBOURNE's Band
18 сен 2025 :	See Trailer For OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary 'No Escape From Now'
18 сен 2025 :
15 сен 2025 :	SHARON OSBOURNE Thanks Fans For Their 'Overwhelming Love And Support' Following OZZY OSBOURNE's Death
10 сен 2025 :	WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Explains Why He 'Literally Couldn't Make' It To OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert: 'I Was Very Bummed About That'
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25 авг 2025 :	MAX CAVALERA: OZZY OSBOURNE Is 'Forever Gonna Be Remembered'
25 авг 2025 :	ALICE COOPER On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'I Think That' His Family 'Saw It Coming And Prepared For It'
21 авг 2025 :	ROB HALFORD On His Reaction To OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'I Just Curled Up In A Ball And Bawled My Eyes Out For Hours'
21 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert Raised More Than $45 Million
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19 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary Was Pulled From BBC Schedule to Respect 'Family's Wishes'
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19 окт 2025

WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was More Than The Music'

In a new interview with Ethan Jackson of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3, Wolfgang Van Halen — son of legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen — spoke about iconic BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne who died in July at the age of 76. Asked what Ozzy's impact was on Wolfgang's career, Van Halen said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "He was more than the music. He was just this icon that just taught you not to give a shit. [Laughs] And I just think he very much had that effect on me. And I think it's just really cool to see… I mean, I wasn't alive back in the day to see that, 'Oh, the singer from BLACK SABBATH is leaving to do his own thing?' At the moment, that must have been, like, 'What the heck? That's crazy.' But the fact that he was not only able to reinvent, but just rise as well is just super unbelievable. It just shows you the quality of not only the person he was, but the artist and singer. And I feel very lucky to be able to do the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing for him and be able to sit with him for at least, like 10, 15 minutes. So I'm happy I was able to at least see him then. But yeah, [he was] just a badass all the way around."

Wolfgang joined super-producer Andrew Watt and TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan at last year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, which saw the induction of Ozzy as a solo artist. They performed one of Osbourne's most popular songs, "Crazy Train", backed by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Chad Smith and METALLICA's Robert Trujillo. Asked how the whole Rock Hall experience was for him, Wolfgang told the Swedish rock radio station 106.7 FM Rockklassiker: "Oh, it was amazing. It was a dream. Being able to play with everybody, and being a massive TOOL fan, being able to play with Maynard was an insane thing I never thought I'd be able to do. I mean, if you told me five years ago I'd be playing 'Crazy Train' with Maynard, I'd be, like, 'Shut up. What are you talking about?' But, man, it was very, very cool. [I was] very, very happy to have been a part of it, and being able to, to see Ozzy after it and give him a hug and chat with him a bit really stuck with me."

Earlier in the month, Wolfgang explained to 106.7 FM Rockklassiker why he was forced to cancel his participation in the "Back To The Beginning" event, which marked Ozzy and BLACK SABBATH's final performance. The current MAMMOTH frontman said: "We had the flights purchased, the hotels ready to go. We also, obviously, have 'The End', [MAMMOTH's third] album, we were planning on that release, but we hadn't announced it yet. And then the rehearsal schedules moved. So, at that point, with how many people had bought hotels and, and everything, we literally couldn't make it, after that schedule changed. One, I had to rehearse for the CREED tour that I was about to go on [with MAMMOTH]. And then two, even if we wanted to go out there, there was no way to get a hotel or a flight that quickly after it changed. So, we couldn't do it, unfortunately."

He added: "I was really happy I was able to do the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing for Ozzy, and I got to see him then. But yeah, I was very bummed about that. Sometimes things just sort of happen that way."

Asked if he remembers the first time he met Ozzy, Wolfgang said: "You know what? I remember the first time I met [Ozzy's wife and manager] Sharon. She came to the house one time. but I think it was either in passing or really quick, But it was this time around where we did a photo shoot, like, a week or two before the whole [Rock Hall] performance. That's when I got to sit with him and talk the first time. And he was very, very lovely. And then I got to hang out with him after the performance at the Rock And Roll Of Fame."

Wolfgang added: "[Ozzy was] very funny and very, very kind. I got to chat with him on just random stories that my dad had told me. 'Cause when [VAN HALEN and BLACK SABBATH] toured together back in the day, I just kind of asked him about, like, 'Did this happen? Did this happen?' And, yeah, a lot of those stories, which were very, very funny, I got him to giggle a bit, I got him to laugh about it, which was very, very funny. It was great.

Asked if he remembers a specific story involving Ozzy and Eddie, Wolfgang said: "I do, but I don't think I would be allowed to say it. [Laughs] But it's very funny, and I was very happy to know that my dad wasn't pulling my leg on some of those stories."

"The End" will be released on October 24 via BMG. The 10-track effort was recorded at the legendary 5150 studio, and was produced by Wolfgang's friend and collaborator Michael "Elvis" Baskette.

This past June, Wolfgang was asked by Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station to name his favorite guitar player who played with Ozzy — a list that includes SABBATH legend Tony Iommi and Randy Rhoads. Wolfgang said: "I'm really bad at picking, 'cause that almost implies you don't like another one in comparison. And I feel like Randy was amazing, but you can't not give cred to Tony being the legend and groundbreaking genre creator he was — and is. [Laughs] So I love 'em all. That's not the answer you wanna hear."

Less than two months earlier, Wolfgang was asked by "Loudwire Nights" what SABBATH meant to him personally as a music fan. Wolfgang said: "There are some legends out there where it's just, like, they can't be replicated. They're just so original and they started a movement. You can't mess with that.

"My dad was very much a — he kind of focused on his stuff, but any time my dad gave cred to something else, that meant it was legit," Wolfgang continued. "And he always told me one of his favorite guitar riffs was 'Into The Void' by BLACK SABBATH. And there's nothing better, man. It's just the best."

Asked in a November 2024 interview with WRIF how he got involved in Osbourne's Rock Hall induction, Wolfgang said: "I got the request from Ozzy. So you don't say, 'Yeah, no.' You're, like, 'I'll do what I can, sir.' [Laughs] That's all I could do."

Wolfgang went on to say that he and the other musicians "had two rehearsals in Los Angeles before we came out [to Cleveland], and then a rehearsal the day before in Cleveland. So it was nice," he added. "So the band got to jell, got to jam with Rob and Chad. And it was nice to just kind of establish that baseline, so it wasn't just thrown together."

Wolfgang added that he "felt so out of place" because he was surrounded by "a crazy supergroup of people." But, he noted, "It was nice to have Zakk [Wylde, longtime Ozzy guitarist] there, so I could be, like, 'Hey, am I doing this right?' And he's, like, 'Yeah, you're doing fine.' It's, like, 'Okay, thank you.' [Laughs]"

Wolfgang also talked about playing the guitar solo originally written and recorded by Ozzy's late guitarist Randy Rhoads, who has influenced many musicians and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Asked where he places Rhoads on his scale of guitarists, Wolfgang said: "You know what? I really don't make lists like that anymore. I think it's an unfair thing to do when there's just so much good out there than the stack of things against each other. Sure [I have my favorites], ones that I've been more influenced by others, but, yeah, Randy was an incredible guitar player and it's a shame we never got to see where he was gonna go. To make that much of a mark that early, it's a real shame [that he died]."

According to Wolfgang, he was "certainly incredibly nervous" to perform at Ozzy's Rock Hall induction. "But everybody, they made it really easy and it was really comfortable," he said. "And personally, it was really cool to be able to hang out with Maynard. I've been a huge TOOL fan my whole life and he's one of my favorite singers."

Asked if he had ever met Maynard before, Wolfgang said: "No, I hadn't. And he's a really great dude. It was a good time."

Wolfgang said that the circumstances prevented him from acting like too much of a fanboy around Maynard. "It's business time, so I had to put away the fan shirt and just kind of be, like, 'Yes, sir. Hey, how's it going? Nice to meet you. I'm here to jam with you,'" he explained ."But yeah, after a while, you just kind of hang out, and it's a good time."

Osbourne was inducted into the Rock Hall by actor and TENACIOUS D frontman Jack Black, who called Ozzy "the greatest frontman in the history of rock 'n' roll. He went on to say that the cover of Ozzy's debut solo album, "Blizzard Of Ozz" "was the most metal thing I had ever seen, and I didn't even know what metal was. Then I went back to Ozzy's earlier albums, to BLACK SABBATH. And I was, like, unholy shit, this motherfucker invented heavy metal ... the darkest, heaviest shit the world had ever heard."

After Black's induction speech, Osbourne accepted the award while seated on a throne. He told the crowd: "Well, here we are. You know what? I can't believe I'm here myself. Let me get the thank yous out of the way, because I'm not going to bore you with a long, drawn-out fucking monologue. I'd like to thank whoever voted me into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for my solo work. A great thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

"My fans have been so loyal to me over the years, I cannot thank them enough. I've been fortunate over the years to play with some of the world's greatest guitar players, drummers, bass players, and a few of them are here tonight. But I've got to say one thing for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads. If I'd hadn't have met Randy Rhoads, I don't think I'd be sitting here now. And moreso more than that, my wife Sharon. Saved my life. And my grandbabies and my babies. I love them all."

Osbourne earned a solo Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction for his nearly six-decade career in music. This honor made Ozzy one of a handful of artists with multiple inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall after at least 25 years have passed since their first record was released.

Rhoads was posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame during the 2021 ceremony. Rhoads, who played in Ozzy's band more than four decades ago, received the Musical Excellence Award at the October 2021 event.

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