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Frank Zappa's son and guitarist Dweezil Zappa had the chance to meet Eddie Van Halen back in the early 80s when the musician went to his father's house. He was only 12 and was a huge fan of the Hard Rock band. Zappa recalled in an interview with Andertons Muisc Co. his first encounter with Eddie. Dweezil Zappa recalls first encounter with Eddie Van Halen "One time, we got a phone call to the house from a guy purporting to be Edward Van Halen. We had no way of knowing, because it could have been anybody. I didn't know what he sounded like, I'd never heard him talk in an interview, because there was no way to do that unless you heard a radio interview, which would be few and far between. And you only knew people from photographs or the album covers." "So my mom said, 'There's a guy that says he's Eddie Van Halen.' I'm like, 'Say what now?' And I get on the phone, because at that time, you could have a phone in each room, and anyone could pick up the line and listen from another room. And so I was listening to this guy talking, and the only reference I had in my mind was, there was that part in 'Unchained' where somebody says, 'Come on, Dave, give me a break.'" He continued: "And I was like, 'I don't know if that's Edward, or if that could be their producer, Ted Templeman.' Which turns out it's Ted Templeman. But I'm like, 'This has got to be Edward,' because the 12-year-old who's obsessed with Van Halen wants it to be. Turns out it was. And he does show up. He comes over to the house because he lived very close by, maybe within like 15 minutes or less." "But when he got there, he was wearing the Van Halen jumpsuit from 'Women and Children First', the Van Halen necklace, and he brought a guitar, not in a case, just holding it, and he's coming up the stairs. And I've told this story a lot of times, but to me, really, it was like seeing a superhero in real life. I mean, the way I saw it, it was, like, backlit with a smoke machine," Dweezil Zappa said (Transcribed by Ultimate Guitar). He was a friend of Frank and the friendship continued with his son Dweezil Zappa. Eddie Van Halen passed away back in 2020 at the age 65 after years battling cancer. Frank had passed away in 1993 at the age of 52, also a victim of cancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JgK7yYzEGg&t=1sThe post Dweezil Zappa recalls first encounter with Eddie Van Halen appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The former Trapeze and Deep Purple bassist/singer Glenn Hughes had the chance to also be Black Sabbath's vocalist for a while in the 1980s, although the album "Seventh Star" was originally meant to be a Tony Iommi solo record. He was a good friend of all the members of Sabbath since the 1970 and recalled in an interview with Metal Mayhem ROC, that the late Ozzy Osbourne was one of his closest friends. Glenn Hughes says Ozzy was one of his closest friends "I've known Ozzy and Geezer and Tony and Bill since 1970. They took off that year with 'Paranoid', and I was very friendly with them back then. So I've known those guys for 55 years. So when we lose someone — we, as the general public, lose someone — we lose icons and famous people. But I've lost family members." "Ozzy was one of my closest friends, especially in the '70s when we lived eight miles from one another. He spent a lot of time at my house. I spent a lot of time at his house. He wanted me to be in a band with him in 1979 when he left Sabbath. (I declined) at that time I didn't wanna go back to playing bass guitar and singing second vocals, with respect, 'cause I love Ozzy very much. I just wanted to be the Glenn Hughes we all know now — lead-singing bass player. So I had to decline that. But all through these years, Ozzy's been very, very close to me." He continued: "Ozzy was one of the most genuine guys you will ever meet — genuine, loving, kind human beings. Look, back then, if you can remember now, I did the album for Tony (Black Sabbath's 'Seventh Star' (1986). It was supposed to be a Tony Iommi solo album. Tony's one of my best friends ever, and he asked me to come in and sing." "Didn't think we were going to do any touring, and I didn't play bass, maybe on one song. And I found myself now in Black Sabbath, because the manager wanted to call it 'Black Sabbath.' And now I'm fronting the band, having to play and sing Ozzy songs, God rest in peace, and my friend Ronnie (James Dio)," Glenn Hughes said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). Over the decades Hughes has been part of several other bands like Black Country Communion, The Dead Daisies and also continued with his solo career. So far he has released 18 solo records, the most recent one being "Chosen" (2025). https://youtu.be/HD3jeUq7sm0The post Glenn Hughes says Ozzy was one of his closest friends appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The guitarist Jake E. Lee was a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band from 1982 to 1987, being part of the albums “Bark at The Moon” (1983) and “Ultimate Sin” (1986). After being fired, he never saw Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne again until July 2025, when he was part of "Back to the Beginning", Black Sabbath and Ozzy's final show/festival. He talked in an interview with Guitar about how he felt when he finally saw them again. Jake E. Lee says what he felt seeing Ozzy after almost 40 years "I did get to talk to him. There was a big photoshoot a couple days before the gig, and I talked with Sharon, and she brought me over to Ozzy." "There's no ill will; there has never been any on my part. Business is business. I don't think anything they ever did was to try and fuck over Jake; it was always about business. I didn't know how they'd be, but they were amazing, friendly, open, welcoming and loving. I hadn't seen either of them in decades, and after the show, on the flight back, I got a text from Ozzy." "He said he was sorry he couldn't spend more time with me. And he said that when he got back to LA, he'd shoot me a text and maybe we could get together and shoot the shit for a while. Everything's cool. I'm glad it's resolved and everybody still likes each other." He continued: "There's a certain amount of closure. For years, in the back of my head, it was like, 'I hope I get to see Ozzy one more time.' I would've hated for the last time I spoke to him to be in 1987. I wanted to tell him I'm grateful for the opportunity he gave me," Jake E. Lee said. As the guitarist said, after the festival he received a message from his former boss, thanking him for being part of the show and apologizing for not having the time to talk that much with him. He said Ozzy promised to call him when he was in the United States so that they could meet and chat properly. Ozzy Osbourne passed away last July 22 at the age of 76. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD3jeUq7sm0The post Jake E. Lee says what he felt seeing Ozzy after almost 40 years appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Although Iron Maiden is one of the most successful and influential Heavy Metal bands of all time, the group has been heavily influenced by Progressive Rock. Frontman Bruce Dickinson grew up listening to Prog and Hard Rock bands and is a fan of many forgotten and underrated acts. He once mentioned one in particular that influenced him greatly, inspiring both his songwriting and vocal style. The underrated Prog Rock band Bruce Dickinson said he likes "(When I was young) I got into the usual bands Sabbath, Jethro Tull, you know. Some Prog bands as well, I was never that crazy about Genesis but I loved a weird band called Van Der Graaf Generator. I used to love that (one), because I'm not a depressive person but if you want to listen to Van Der Graaf Generator it will turn you into one, it will put you in the mood." "It's a great way to get rid of your girlfriend. Put the record on and she just like slides out the door or out of the window. But I loved all that stuff, 'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' (1971), who else would write a 20 minute song about a lighthouse keeper, right? Who's losing his mind or hallucinating, you know. I loved that and I saw them live at school, like when I was 15. So I was completely out of my brains on like Snickers bars and Fanta, like sugar rush," Bruce Dickinson said in an interview at Musician's Institute in Hollywood in 2025 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). Bruce Dickinson said he liked bands like Van der Graaf Generator more than Pantera Dickinson praised Van Der Graaf Generator many times during his career and even said that their vocalist and songwriter Peter Hammill inspired his vocal style. He loves the band especially because of their complex arrangements and the fact they were always on "the edge". "I love Van Der Graaf cause they were a band that were on the edge. Although they had quite complex arrangements, they made some great sounds. They were an incredibly depressing band, that's why I loved it, because it was so out there." "You put Van Der Graaf on and you could clear an entire room of people and I loved it. I love music like that. It's the same thing with other bands like Magma, these weird jazz rock bands. Arthur Brown too. There's moments of real genius in full clusters in various bits of their music, and I'm into those. I'm not into this "Vulgar Display of Power" (Pantera), to quote a famous band. The first time you see it, it may be cool, but the second time, it's just boring," he told Henrik Johansson  in 1996. Bruce Dickinson said Peter Hamill is one of his favorite singers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDDf_SuAlBA During the same conversation, Dickinson recalled that he studied Peter Hammill's lyricis "with microscope" when he was young. He said the musician had some really "good poetical" lyrics. During another interview with Henrik, two years later, in 1998, Dickinson said that he talked with a friend at the time about how amazing some Van Der Graaf Generator songs would sound if done by a Heavy Metal group. "It'd sound really fucking heavy... I mean, can you imagine "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" done by a real prog metal band, it'd be amazing. (...) Peter Hammill was one of my childhood lyrical heroes. It's such a shame (They are not that well known) cause they had so much more to them, I think, than Genesis. They were a bunch of pansies compared to Van Der Graaf, really," Bruce Dickinson said. The Progressive Rock band was formed in Manchester, England, in 1967. They were active until 1972, reunited from 1975 to 1978, and have been active again since 2005. So far, the band has released 13 studio albums, the most recent being "Do Not Disturb" (2016). As a solo artist, Peter Hammill has been extremely prolific, releasing 41 studio albums. Although they were not commercially successful, they developed a strong cult following. Van Der Graaf Generator's reference on Bruce's album Bruce included a reference to Van Der Graaf Generator in the song "Face in the Mirror", from his 2024 album "The Mandrake Project". When asked by Rock and Roll Globe, if the phrase "There's a house with no door" was a nod to the band, Bruce confirmed. "Yes, oh my god! You spotted that! (he laughs aloud). You spotted that, “There’s a house with no door.” Absolutely that’s a nod to Van der Graaf. Very good, very good! Class act, man! Very good!" The song "House with no Door" was released by the Progressive Rock group on their third studio album "H to He, Who Am the Only One", released in 1970.The post The underrated Prog Rock band Bruce Dickinson said he likes appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.