They Blew Us Off The Stage

Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne just lately sat down with Billy Morrison for a brand new episode of “Ozzy Speaks” on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard. Throughout their dialog, Osbourne reminisced concerning the time Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath in 1978 on the European leg of the latter band’s “By no means Say Die!” tour.

“I simply could not imagine it,” Osbourne stated. “Eddie Van Halen made it look so fucking simple. They outshone us. They blew us off the stage.”

Osbourne additionally shared fond recollections of Eddie Van Halen, describing him as a “nice man” and “pretty man to be round.” He recalled taking the whole band to his native pub and having a good time.

In a earlier interview with Revolver in October 2022, Osbourne mentioned his recollections of touring with Van Halen. He stated on the time: “Eddie Van Halen was such an awesome man. They got here to our native pub and it was good enjoyable. However David Lee Roth, he is misplaced a few nuts and bolts. Once you meet him, it is like, ‘What’s fallacious with him?’ He is like elsewhere, you realize?”  

Osbourne additionally touched on the rivalry between his guitarist Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen, noting the aggressive nature between the 2. “They have been arch enemies,” Osbourne stated, explaining that whereas each have been distinctive guitarists, they took totally different influences. ” They have been very, very related guitar gamers. Randy didn’t have so much to say about Eddie… Eddie took that tapping factor to a different stage. Randy may do this, however he appreciated folks like Leslie West.”

Ozzy concluded by marveling on the steady evolution of rock music, stating, “It amazes me that you’ve Eddie, you might have Randy, and also you assume, ‘Nobody can ever surpass that.’ However then one thing new all the time comes alongside.”