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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: Exclusively Van Halen: Alex Reveals How Close #VanHalen Came to an Album with Ozzy Osbourne! 2/27/26
Description: On this episode of Exclusively Van Halen on johnnybeaneTV, we dive into one of the biggest “what-ifs” in hard rock history.
“The rest is history. That’s how close it got.”
That’s how Alex Van Halen described the moment he and Eddie Van Halen nearly formed a band with Ozzy Osbourne.
At a time when Van Halen was reeling from lineup turmoil — after the Gary Cherone era ended and relationships with David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar were strained — the Van Halen brothers were searching for direction. Rumors swirled about potential singers, even David Coverdale, though that was ultimately dismissed.
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