VELVET REVOLVER / ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist SLASH is featured in a new interview with Joe Bosso at MusicRadar.com. An excerpt is available below.

Q: Let me ask you about opening for OZZY. Does it feel weird not to be a headliner? You haven't been second on a bill for years and years.

Slash: "Well, yeah, I have. [laughs] All things considered, we're doing these shows with Ozzy, and then between those gigs we're doing our own shows on the side. But opening for Ozzy is something I really wanted to do. We're good friends, it's a good bill, and it's something I've never done before. It sounds like fun! [laughs] I've never opened for Ozzy before. I've played a lot of gigs with him, so I'm really looking forward to this."

Q: On your album, Ozzy sang on the song 'Crucify The Dead'. Can we assume he'll show up on stage from time to time to sing it live?

Slash: "I don't know, it's hard to say. I think we're possibly going to be doing it in the set anyway, so…knowing Ozzy, that'll probably whet his appetite to come out and do it during the tour. We'll have to see."

Q: Conversely, has it been discussed whether you'll go out and join Ozzy on a song or two?

Slash: "We haven't discussed anything. Ozzy's been on the road since my album came out, or roughly around there. So I haven't talked to him about it. We'll just have to see what happens. I'm not going to jinx it by trying to predict what'll happen because I'm usually not right when I make predictions." [laughs]."

Go to this location for the complete interview,

Ozzy Osbourne / Slash live dates are as follows:

January

16 - Qwest Center - Omaha, NE
18 - Toyota Center - Houston, TX
20 - American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
21 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion Ballroom
22 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
24 - AT&T; Center - San Antonio, TX
25 - El Paso TX - Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
26 - Comerica Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
28 - Mandalay Bay Resort - Las Vegas, NV
29 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot

February

1 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA
3 - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA
4 - Grand Ronde, OR - Spirit Mountain Casino
5 - Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, WA
8 - Pepsi Center - Denver, CO
10 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
12 - The Palace of Auburn Hills - Detroit, MI
13 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
14 - i wireless Center - Moline, IL
16 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
17 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
18 - St Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
20 - BankAtlantic Center - Fort Lauderdale, FL
22 - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena - Jacksonville, FL

* Slash headlining shows