Ozzy Osbourne first encountered Eddie Van Halen in 1978, when Black Sabbath welcomed Van Halen as their openers. It wasn’t long before the Iron Men realized that the young Californians had enough energy to keep them on their toes, but Osbourne nevertheless appreciated Eddie’s guitar playing. Here, the singer remembers …
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Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen were not the most likely of friends. After David Lee Roth acrimoniously left Van Halen in 1985, Roth recruited Vai — an Eddie Van Halen–inspired, finger-tapping virtuoso — for his solo band. Vai played on Roth’s albums Eat ‘Em and Smile and Skyscraper – …
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