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Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz
A fellow musician's interesting insight into the beginning of Ozzy Osbourne s solo career and his relationship with Sharon Osbourne. This exciting biography also clears a lot of misinformation and bogus theories circulating around the late, great, guitar virtuoso Randy Rhoads' life and death. Written by journeyman rock bassist Rudy Sarzo, this is a first hand account of Rudy s experience on the road with Ozzy and his Blizzard of Ozz band. This is the book Sharon Osbourne doesn't want you to read.
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First published September 1, 2005
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October 24, 2023
5 Stars
I read a book about Randy Rhoads by John Stix, which was good, but Rudy Sarzo gives you the whole story of touring with Ozzy Osbourne.
Rudy kept a journal while on tour and turned it into this memoir.
Rudy first met Randy when they played in the same bad Quiet Riot.
From there, Randy went on to audtion for Ozzy Osbourne when Ozzy was trying to get a band together.
Randy easily landed lead guitar and eventually recommended Rudy Sarzo for a bass player.
Sharon Arden, now Ozzys wife, managed the band at the time for her father's company, Jet Records.
Rudy's story includes everything from the start of the Blizzard of Oz tour to Diary of a madman.
And a madman Ozzy was. Tons of antics from Ozzy on the road, which sometimes was hard for everyone to deal with. I'm putting that mildly. Ozzy had a lot of issues, which Sharon managed to deal with.
Every venue and hotel is accounted for that they played in with lots of on the road stories.
Randy Rhoads was a musical genius as well as having a tight-knit group of friends. Rudy Sarzo was one of them.
Randy was written as very dedicated to his music.
I was 16 when he died tragically but had heard of him before he died.
He made quite the mark on the music industry in his short 25 years.
After Randy's death, Rudy went back to Quiet Riot and lent his bass playing to many other bands.
Whitesnake was one band I did see June 15th, 1990, at the CNE grandstand in Toronto. They were head lining along with Slaughter, Faster Pussycat, and Kiss. That was a good show.
This book gives you a lot of insight into the young man that was Randy Rhoads. He will always live on through his music.
A must read if you were/are a heavy metal fan. 🤍🖤🤍🖤
I read a book about Randy Rhoads by John Stix, which was good, but Rudy Sarzo gives you the whole story of touring with Ozzy Osbourne.
Rudy kept a journal while on tour and turned it into this memoir.
Rudy first met Randy when they played in the same bad Quiet Riot.
From there, Randy went on to audtion for Ozzy Osbourne when Ozzy was trying to get a band together.
Randy easily landed lead guitar and eventually recommended Rudy Sarzo for a bass player.
Sharon Arden, now Ozzys wife, managed the band at the time for her father's company, Jet Records.
Rudy's story includes everything from the start of the Blizzard of Oz tour to Diary of a madman.
And a madman Ozzy was. Tons of antics from Ozzy on the road, which sometimes was hard for everyone to deal with. I'm putting that mildly. Ozzy had a lot of issues, which Sharon managed to deal with.
Every venue and hotel is accounted for that they played in with lots of on the road stories.
Randy Rhoads was a musical genius as well as having a tight-knit group of friends. Rudy Sarzo was one of them.
Randy was written as very dedicated to his music.
I was 16 when he died tragically but had heard of him before he died.
He made quite the mark on the music industry in his short 25 years.
After Randy's death, Rudy went back to Quiet Riot and lent his bass playing to many other bands.
Whitesnake was one band I did see June 15th, 1990, at the CNE grandstand in Toronto. They were head lining along with Slaughter, Faster Pussycat, and Kiss. That was a good show.
This book gives you a lot of insight into the young man that was Randy Rhoads. He will always live on through his music.
A must read if you were/are a heavy metal fan. 🤍🖤🤍🖤
July 30, 2025
Rudy Sarzo is a bass player who worked with and was friends with Randy Rhoads. This is his honest and heartfelt memoir of a crazy industry--music. He gives glimpses of in particular Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne but central is his recollections of Randy Rhoads. This was the time of the guitar gods 1979-1981 and Randy was definitely one of those gods...
It has been said about Randy that he "had a different aura about him." His devotion was to the music--he really wanted to get a Masters degree in Classical Music.....if not for his tragic death in a helicopter accident.
Rudy claimed he saved their life. Other witnesses agreed to this. If you doubt Ozzy Osbourne's love for this man, his best friend, look in his eyes when he mentions him. I think about him every day and he'll be in my heart forever.
"If it wasn't for Randy, A lot of people wouldn't be doing what they are doing today, from Ozzy to myself. I owe a lot to what he put across.
Somebody dying doesn't make you a legend. There's a lot of musicians that die. He left such a legacy behind him that years later he is very much alive to so many people. There is something there besides just playing a bunch of licks. He put that across in his music."- Rudy Sarzo
It has been said about Randy that he "had a different aura about him." His devotion was to the music--he really wanted to get a Masters degree in Classical Music.....if not for his tragic death in a helicopter accident.
Rudy claimed he saved their life. Other witnesses agreed to this. If you doubt Ozzy Osbourne's love for this man, his best friend, look in his eyes when he mentions him. I think about him every day and he'll be in my heart forever.
"If it wasn't for Randy, A lot of people wouldn't be doing what they are doing today, from Ozzy to myself. I owe a lot to what he put across.
Somebody dying doesn't make you a legend. There's a lot of musicians that die. He left such a legacy behind him that years later he is very much alive to so many people. There is something there besides just playing a bunch of licks. He put that across in his music."- Rudy Sarzo
May 23, 2020
This was an enjoyable read. You get a very honest sense from Rudy Sarzo. There doesn't seem to be any reason to exaggerate anything here. The only thing that bugs me about most rock memoirs is the overdone pages on partying. I could've done without so many pages of the same old Ozzy debauchery stories. How many times can we hear these same stories? This loses a star for me. And Ozzy doesn't really gain anything from this book. It's just another less than flattering account of his early days of madness.
Rudy's story was great though. And he provides excellent insight into Randy Rhoads. It made me cringe even more at the loss of such a great musician who had so much ahead of him, all gone not due to partying & drugs like so many other young rock stars, but gone with a simple bad decision to get on a small airplane for a joyride. Rhoads didn't like flying; he should've kept with his instinct and said no. Rudy writes of Randy's plans after one final album with Ozzy and it was just devastating to read this. This alone is what catapulted the book right back to five stars for me.
This book celebrates Randy and really captures an exact point in music history.
Rudy's story was great though. And he provides excellent insight into Randy Rhoads. It made me cringe even more at the loss of such a great musician who had so much ahead of him, all gone not due to partying & drugs like so many other young rock stars, but gone with a simple bad decision to get on a small airplane for a joyride. Rhoads didn't like flying; he should've kept with his instinct and said no. Rudy writes of Randy's plans after one final album with Ozzy and it was just devastating to read this. This alone is what catapulted the book right back to five stars for me.
This book celebrates Randy and really captures an exact point in music history.
March 18, 2015
We should all have as good a friend as Rudy Sarzo. Talk about a memorial with heart. In writing about how great his friend and band mate, Randy Rhoads, was; Rudy's own greatness is revealed. I cannot recall the last time I've been so touched by a eulogy. As anyone who knows me, knows I'm a guitar freak. A metal head. Nothing makes my heart beat harder than the wail of a guitar and those who make the six strings obey and bend to their command. Rhoads was one of the very best. Ever. And it still kills me that he tragically died in an airplane crash at 26. Rudy is no slouch, himself, as a bassist. I like the fact that his love and admiration for Randy shows through on every page. I like that he didn't trash the Osbourne's. I like that he wears his heart on his sleeve, that he's humble, that he's cool enough to express his gratitude to God without sounding like a phony. This is a testimony from a great man and musician about another great man and musician for a brief and shining moment in the annals of eternity. And how blessed we all were to hear Randy Rhoads play guitar for a few years.
August 7, 2020
1985. I am thirteen years old. I am madly in love with Rudy Sarzo, the gorgeous bass player in the band Quiet Riot. I buy the band’s utterly dreadful second album just for the beautiful full-color picture of the band on the record sleeve.
2015. I start reading Mr. Sarzo’s account of his time playing for Ozzy Osbourne. It’s...not good. I push it aside.
2020. I notice that the book is on Amazon Unlimited. Maybe it wasn’t that bad. It’s free. Why not?
Firstly, Rudy really could have used an editor. He’s not experienced and bad spelling abounds. Second, he deifies guitarist Randy Rhoads to a ridiculous degree. I didn’t feel like I was reading a tour journal as much as a hagiography or Rhoads.
I didn’t want to put this book down a second time, so I slogged through it. And now you don’t have to.
2015. I start reading Mr. Sarzo’s account of his time playing for Ozzy Osbourne. It’s...not good. I push it aside.
2020. I notice that the book is on Amazon Unlimited. Maybe it wasn’t that bad. It’s free. Why not?
Firstly, Rudy really could have used an editor. He’s not experienced and bad spelling abounds. Second, he deifies guitarist Randy Rhoads to a ridiculous degree. I didn’t feel like I was reading a tour journal as much as a hagiography or Rhoads.
I didn’t want to put this book down a second time, so I slogged through it. And now you don’t have to.
March 2, 2013
If you are a fan of Randy Rhoads, or the "Blizzard of Ozz," this is a must read. Rudy Sarzo isn't an author and the stories sometimes go "off the rails" themselves, however, he provides a unique insight that has been missing from the legend of this guitar hero. The stories shared in this book are personal, enjoyable, and are easy to relate to. I had a wonderful time reading this book.
October 12, 2010
Written by Rudy Sarzo who bass played for alot of famous bands from Ozzy,Dio,Whitesnake & who famously played for Quiet Riot. This book is for all Randy Rhoads fans who wanted to know about a great guitar player who died before he could become that prodigy on guitar. Rudy talks about how he came to America (from Cuba) and started playing bass for Quiet Riot (Randy's band) before it became famous and taken over by Kevin Dubrow when Randy left. Randy Rhoads left QR to play for the new solo Ozzy band after Black Sabbath fired Ozzy. Randy played for two Ozzy albums and had Ozzy to bring his old bandmate Rudy on board to play bass for him. I love what a sweet person Randy seemed as a person & how he was close to his mom and girlfriend Jodi. Whenever he was touring he would always look up a classical guitar teacher to take a lesson which always turned out to be a fan and had to teach the teacher things and still paid for his lesson. Randy was really big into learning classical music on guitar (which gave him his unique sound of playing the guitar) and was ready to leave Ozzy after his third album & tour was done to complete his classical training, before his life was cut short from an airplane accident. Rudy tells all about how Sharon managed the tours and had to deal with the craziness of Ozzy during that time (peeing on the alamo,biting head off a bat,checked into pysch ward,spousal fights,binges,depression & the death of Randy & Rachel). Rudy and Randy turned out to be very close/best friends and when Randy died in the plane wreck that changed Ozzy to the worst and made Rudy think about his life and eventually quit Ozzy to join (his old Randy band) Quiet Riot and get married. It's a very good read. It makes me want to read Ozzy's new book (I am OZZY) to compare Rudy's view and Ozzy's view during that time. Rudy was not a hard partier so I can't imagine how much Ozzy really remembers back then when he went looney from all the drugs and alcohol.
February 10, 2012
Out of the 3 remaining members of the touring Blizzard of Ozz frmo 1981-1982, Rudy Sarzo is the only one with a memory left to tell this tale. To be fair, Tommy Aldridge is mostly out of the spotlight and hasn't said much publicly about his time with Ozzy. However, while I used to love Ozzy, I don't believe anything the man says anymore as he and his wife are all about the money and will whore themselves out for a penny.
With that being said, Rudy talks about his time in pre-Metal Health era Quiet Riot and how Randy Rhoads got him the audition for Ozzy's band. The majority of the book deals with Rudy's observations on the road, memories of Randy, Ozzy, Tommy, and Sharon. This is an excellent book for the Ozzy/Randy Rhoads/Rudy Sarzo fan. However, you can't help but feel sad knowing the entire time you read the book that March 19, 1982 is coming up in the book. Outside of the horrible editing (I hear it was imporved in later editions) the book is a great read and the best Randy Rhoads book on the market.
With that being said, Rudy talks about his time in pre-Metal Health era Quiet Riot and how Randy Rhoads got him the audition for Ozzy's band. The majority of the book deals with Rudy's observations on the road, memories of Randy, Ozzy, Tommy, and Sharon. This is an excellent book for the Ozzy/Randy Rhoads/Rudy Sarzo fan. However, you can't help but feel sad knowing the entire time you read the book that March 19, 1982 is coming up in the book. Outside of the horrible editing (I hear it was imporved in later editions) the book is a great read and the best Randy Rhoads book on the market.
February 4, 2019
Suprising
This was a surprisingly well written book. It tells the story of Randy Rhoads one the most influential guitar players ever. It's written b y Rudy Sarzo who was the bass player for Ozzy while on the blizzard of Oz tour. It's packed with dates and story's about what went on at many of the concerts and what the musicians and crew did in the different city's.
Sadly it also includes what Rudy remembers of the day we all lost some of the best guitar players that ever lived who died in a plane that was crashed by a coked up pilot. This includes many details that I had never known before about the crash such as the wording of the report from the local police and the one from the FAA, how he got these I have no idea.
It also goes on to talk about trying to find someone that could fill Randy's shoes so the could finish the tour.
If you like heavy metal music and you've ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes then this is a great book to read, full of details and dates and story's that are entirely believable.
This was a surprisingly well written book. It tells the story of Randy Rhoads one the most influential guitar players ever. It's written b y Rudy Sarzo who was the bass player for Ozzy while on the blizzard of Oz tour. It's packed with dates and story's about what went on at many of the concerts and what the musicians and crew did in the different city's.
Sadly it also includes what Rudy remembers of the day we all lost some of the best guitar players that ever lived who died in a plane that was crashed by a coked up pilot. This includes many details that I had never known before about the crash such as the wording of the report from the local police and the one from the FAA, how he got these I have no idea.
It also goes on to talk about trying to find someone that could fill Randy's shoes so the could finish the tour.
If you like heavy metal music and you've ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes then this is a great book to read, full of details and dates and story's that are entirely believable.
January 10, 2019
Aside from a seriously wonky print job and countless typos (my copy?), this is a great day by day account of a dedicated musician in a successful touring band in the early '80s burgeoning metal scene (i.e. OZZY). The author's candid "tell-all" allows the reader to experience first hand many an insanely hilarious anecdote a la Spinal Tap, as well as the horrific plane crash and untimely death of guitar great, Randy Rhoads. However, to more effectively allude to the book's diary entry format, I thought a better title might be: "S.A.R.Z.O., Diary of a Bassman"; and or, "Crazy Trains, Planes, & Automobiles". ;-)
March 24, 2015
Tremendous personal story by Randy Rhoads long time friend and bandmate in both Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz. What a vantage point from which to write from. Rudy knows the ins and outs of Randy's personality and what really happened behind the scenes of Ozzy's famous band during their peak. A lot of interesting tidbits for fans to ponder are within these pages.
July 11, 2013
Rudy Sarzo has class and he has written a fine book. It is truly a tribute to Randy Rhoads. He seems to have good head on his shoulders and doesn't glamorize the rock star life. He has moved up a few notches in regards to respect in my book.
January 30, 2017
Rudy Sarzo was the bass player for Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake. This is his account of the "Blizzard Of Oz" and "Diary of a Madman" tours. It fills in some of the gaps from the other books I've read. It's very interesting and worth the read.
March 8, 2017
what a great read
This book answered a ton of questions I had always had about Randy. Well written, inspiring, hilarious and sad...Well done Rudes.
This book answered a ton of questions I had always had about Randy. Well written, inspiring, hilarious and sad...Well done Rudes.
December 16, 2017
Rockers biography
Nice history of the road and the loss of a great friend. Not anything too crazy. Sharon and Ozzy would be crazy to work with.
Nice history of the road and the loss of a great friend. Not anything too crazy. Sharon and Ozzy would be crazy to work with.
November 12, 2023
Excellent work
Rudy doesn’t do himself enough justice in this book. Which says as much about the man as anyone ever could. Thanks, Rudy, for sharing part of your life, the music, and people in your life.
Rudy doesn’t do himself enough justice in this book. Which says as much about the man as anyone ever could. Thanks, Rudy, for sharing part of your life, the music, and people in your life.
February 2, 2021
So I just finished Rudy Sarzo’s book, “Off the Rails”. It was a very good, and detailed read covering their “Blizzard of Oz” and “Diary of a Madman tour." Apparently, Rudy had kept a tour diary so he was able to be very detailed concerning dates, cities, and the events of so long ago.
I'm disappointed that Rudy didn't mention when Ozzy punched Randy on the bus over having to do the "Speak of the devil" Sabbath tune cover album.
In an interview with Tommy Aldridge a while back Tommy acknowledged in an almost hour-long video that I watched a few months ago, but now can no longer find on YouTube that Aycock was snorting blow all night and that after the crash he went and grabbed the stash and did away with it before the investigators arrived. I'm sure that Rudy being the stand-up guy that he is, along with being very grateful to Ozzy and Sharon for his career, chose not to say anything too disparaging concerning them or the events of March 19th when Randy died needlessly at the hands of Andrew Aycock's coked up, distraught ass.
Overall a great read! I really enjoyed the book.
I'm disappointed that Rudy didn't mention when Ozzy punched Randy on the bus over having to do the "Speak of the devil" Sabbath tune cover album.
In an interview with Tommy Aldridge a while back Tommy acknowledged in an almost hour-long video that I watched a few months ago, but now can no longer find on YouTube that Aycock was snorting blow all night and that after the crash he went and grabbed the stash and did away with it before the investigators arrived. I'm sure that Rudy being the stand-up guy that he is, along with being very grateful to Ozzy and Sharon for his career, chose not to say anything too disparaging concerning them or the events of March 19th when Randy died needlessly at the hands of Andrew Aycock's coked up, distraught ass.
Overall a great read! I really enjoyed the book.
July 21, 2021
Off the Rails... A story of insanity, chaos, mayhem and rock n' roll...
Rudy Sarzo has been one of my biggest influences and one of my biggest inspirations as a bass player. From the first time I heard Quiet Riot to the first time I heard Ozzy to the first time I heard Whitesnake, Rudy has been there front and center.
Every page in this book was a gripping saga on a journey through elevated highs and heartbreaking lows and back again. If anyone ever wanted to know what life is really like behind the scenes of rock n' roll this is the book to start off with. But even more if anyone wanted to know the depths of how incredible Randy Rhoads truly was and see an inside glimpse of the incredibly powerful dynamics between Randy and Rudy this is a book that must be read.
Randy Rhoads was a legend before he was taken away from all of us and to read about Randy through the eyes of another legend that shared the stage with him is spellbinding.
Definitely a must read for anyone that loves rock n' roll and heavy metal.
Rudy Sarzo has been one of my biggest influences and one of my biggest inspirations as a bass player. From the first time I heard Quiet Riot to the first time I heard Ozzy to the first time I heard Whitesnake, Rudy has been there front and center.
Every page in this book was a gripping saga on a journey through elevated highs and heartbreaking lows and back again. If anyone ever wanted to know what life is really like behind the scenes of rock n' roll this is the book to start off with. But even more if anyone wanted to know the depths of how incredible Randy Rhoads truly was and see an inside glimpse of the incredibly powerful dynamics between Randy and Rudy this is a book that must be read.
Randy Rhoads was a legend before he was taken away from all of us and to read about Randy through the eyes of another legend that shared the stage with him is spellbinding.
Definitely a must read for anyone that loves rock n' roll and heavy metal.
December 28, 2018
Glad I Found This
Okay, Sarzo is not a novelist. The awkward dialog is distracting at first, but either I got used to it, or he greatly improved during the course of writing. Maybe a bit of both. On the other hand, I ended up very pleased that this is told open and honestly, in his own voice, rather than through a polished ghost writer. We all have our perceptions of what touring with the wunderkind and the madman must have been like in the heyday of both their careers, and it was amazing to get such a thorough and candid accounting of the realities of those years. I wholeheartedly recommend that any fan of that music put on a copy of the Tribute album and give this book a read. If you don't identify with the personalities and tear up at least once, it's possible you're dead inside. Well done, Mr. Sarzo. Here's hoping we see a second volume about your subsequent years corrupting my ears.
Okay, Sarzo is not a novelist. The awkward dialog is distracting at first, but either I got used to it, or he greatly improved during the course of writing. Maybe a bit of both. On the other hand, I ended up very pleased that this is told open and honestly, in his own voice, rather than through a polished ghost writer. We all have our perceptions of what touring with the wunderkind and the madman must have been like in the heyday of both their careers, and it was amazing to get such a thorough and candid accounting of the realities of those years. I wholeheartedly recommend that any fan of that music put on a copy of the Tribute album and give this book a read. If you don't identify with the personalities and tear up at least once, it's possible you're dead inside. Well done, Mr. Sarzo. Here's hoping we see a second volume about your subsequent years corrupting my ears.
August 29, 2016
This was a great read about a period in music that means a lot to me. The inside scoop from someone who was actually there added so much to the story that I didn't already know. The only reason I've given this four stars instead of five is because it really needed an editor. Misspellings abound and the formatting in the eBook version I downloaded from amazon was rife with formatting errors. Yes, the book is still readable but every time I stumbled onto one of these errors it pulled me right out of the story.
November 2, 2017
Rudy Sarzo's friendship account provides a story of Randy Rhoads that fans rarely see. In addition, the reader is exposed to a completely different story of Ozzy. Fans of Ozzy will not find the humorous side of the debauchery that ensued during the Blizzard of Ozz era. Sarzo's account portrays the sad, pathetic singer that was lucky enough to be surrounded by great management and superb musicians. The only detractor is his consistent use of reviews was not always necessary, as it did not improve the story.
October 2, 2022
Rudy Sarzo's first hand account of his experiences as Ozzie's bassist with his buddy Randy Rhoads on guitar. He tells the story of how he got to America. He was a Cuban citizen. He played with Randy Rhoads in Quiet Riot and from that telationship he was invited to join Ozzie's band. He traveled with the band in America and abroad and was with the Band when Randy died in the plain crash.
I saw the documentary on Randy's life and I believe it relied on Rudy's experiences quite a bit.
Good book. Lots of fun. Lots of tales of Ozzie and Sharon.
I saw the documentary on Randy's life and I believe it relied on Rudy's experiences quite a bit.
Good book. Lots of fun. Lots of tales of Ozzie and Sharon.
December 31, 2019
Rudy seems like a really nice human being and super talented! I loved reading about the making of Diary of a Madman which was a big part of my freshman year in high school. He listed city after city and review after review from the tour that I found myself skipping over. There were also a lot of typos that were annoying. It was interesting to see what it was like to be on the road with Randy, Ozzy and Sharon during the time he was with the band.
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November 10, 2019A Beautiful Story About Two Friends
A real page turner. Rudy's account of his time spent with Randy Rhoads in both Quiet Riot and the Ozzy Osbourne band. Wonderful to hear the stories from Rudy as he recalls so many details of that era. His description of the accident is chilling. His description of the funeral is incredible. I wept as I read about how difficult it was for Ozzy to get through the service.
This book was a beautiful surprise to me.
A real page turner. Rudy's account of his time spent with Randy Rhoads in both Quiet Riot and the Ozzy Osbourne band. Wonderful to hear the stories from Rudy as he recalls so many details of that era. His description of the accident is chilling. His description of the funeral is incredible. I wept as I read about how difficult it was for Ozzy to get through the service.
This book was a beautiful surprise to me.
January 16, 2020
The matter-of-fact truth about life on the road with Ozzy (and Sharon) in the early 80's and an insight into the personality of Randy Rhoads. There were some great Spinal Tap type of moments I found interesting, and the book also clarified some of the myths surrounding Ozzy and the death of Randy.
There were parts where he rattles off tour dates played and cancelled for entire paragraphs, and I felt that space could have been used to be more informative.
There were parts where he rattles off tour dates played and cancelled for entire paragraphs, and I felt that space could have been used to be more informative.
December 30, 2022
Great READ!!!
The cover of this book has a photo of the author, Rudy Sarzo.
Its a good photo of Rudy! But for sum reason the brown cover makes me think that it is a cheap book. Which its not! Its a Great READ!
I toally loved it. You shud totally book! Randy and Rudy hardly drank on the tours and OZZY drank/drugged himself crazy every day. He also went to a mental ward and was deed certifiable. After all that Sharon married OZZY? Anyway, this is a Great READ!!!
The cover of this book has a photo of the author, Rudy Sarzo.
Its a good photo of Rudy! But for sum reason the brown cover makes me think that it is a cheap book. Which its not! Its a Great READ!
I toally loved it. You shud totally book! Randy and Rudy hardly drank on the tours and OZZY drank/drugged himself crazy every day. He also went to a mental ward and was deed certifiable. After all that Sharon married OZZY? Anyway, this is a Great READ!!!
August 26, 2011
If you're a fan of Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo's book is a must-read. As a biography, it's in need of some work ... the edges are somewhat rough. But the behind-the-scenes stories of what turned out to be the last months of Rhoads' life give new insight to the guitar god. The pros outweigh the cons, making the book well worth reading.
April 20, 2016
Greatest story Ever on Legend of Legends Randy Rhoads
Rudy tells a tale of ups and downs that keep you interested throughout. His friendship with Randy is one of the main themes of this book. He tells his view of the Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman tours. If you are a Randy Rhoads fan this is a must read!
Rudy tells a tale of ups and downs that keep you interested throughout. His friendship with Randy is one of the main themes of this book. He tells his view of the Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman tours. If you are a Randy Rhoads fan this is a must read!
August 22, 2016
Honest words
Amazing touching story, very sad sometimes but honest, maybe its not the best written book, but you can notice how sincere it is, thanks Mr Sarzo for such an effort, god bless you :) I was looking forward to read it since the day it come out and enjoy every page of it, good bless you Randy and Mrs Delores you are finally together
Amazing touching story, very sad sometimes but honest, maybe its not the best written book, but you can notice how sincere it is, thanks Mr Sarzo for such an effort, god bless you :) I was looking forward to read it since the day it come out and enjoy every page of it, good bless you Randy and Mrs Delores you are finally together
May 13, 2018
Tribute
This book details Mr. Sarzo’s experiences as Ozzy Osbourne’s bassist for the Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman tours. It is an interesting portrayal of life on the road as a traveling musician. It only touches on some of the debauchery, though; which may or may not have existed at the time. Mostly, the book serves as a tribute to his late friend, Randy Rhoads.
This book details Mr. Sarzo’s experiences as Ozzy Osbourne’s bassist for the Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman tours. It is an interesting portrayal of life on the road as a traveling musician. It only touches on some of the debauchery, though; which may or may not have existed at the time. Mostly, the book serves as a tribute to his late friend, Randy Rhoads.
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