Rudy sarzo is a hero of no fewer than six decades of bass. A fellow musicians interesting insight into the beginning of ozzy osbourne. They became friends, and randy recommended him to play on ozzys diary of a madman tour. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz, a firsthand account of sarzos friendship on and off. Rudy sarzo on heard it on the x with rich rogenmoser talks about his book off the rails a tribute to randy rhoades and other ozzy stories. Ozzy, who had recently parted ways with his long time band black sabbath, had just put together a new band to support his solo career and albums. Swedens metalshrine recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist rudy sarzo blue oyster cult, dio, exozzy osbourne, quiet riot about his book off the rails. Rudy sarzo is a professional recording and performing artist worldwide with a career spanning over 35 years. Oct 23, 2015 for example, when i played in blue oyster cult from 2007 to 2012, i researched their history inside and out. The bassist behind many of rocks legendary marquee bands with 30 million records sold, rudy sarzo has played peavey gear for more than 25 years, through gigs with quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, yngwie malmsteen, dio and blue.
A delicate, softspoken person, meeting rudy sarzo without knowing what hes been up to for the better part of his life, you never can tell theres one of the most fierce bass guitarists hard rock ever boasted. Rudy sarzo bio wiki, affair, married, age, and more. As quiet riot was expected to disband at this point, rhoads incorporated many riffs and fragments of early quiet riot material into the. You can now watch the interview via the embedded clip below. The dream child 1989 and rudy sarzo rock bass essentials 2006. Off the rails by rudy sarzo, 9781575607368, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jul 01, 2012 a collectors edition of rudy s book, off the rails. In 2006, sarzo wrote a book entitled off the rails, a biographical account of his time in ozzy osbournes band in the early 1980s, and centers mainly on his memories of the influential young guitarist randy rhoads, a close friend who died in a 1982 plane crash during the diary of a madman american tour. He even wrote a book in 2006 in memory of randy titled off the rails about his time while he was in ozzy osbournes band. Off the rails by sarzo, rudy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sarzo talked about cuba, kennedy, the beatles, topless bars, porn palaces, bill mumy, randy rhoads, quiet riot, sleeping on the floor, ozzy, losing randy, rejoining quiet riot, refinding joy, the documentary hired gun, liberty devitto, and his book off the rails. Justice for all the truth about metallica, mciver, joel.
In the 70s, he made his bones with quiet riot, pioneers of hollywoods hairmetal scene. Hired gun will be in theaters across the country for one night only on june 29th 2017. Rudy sarzo tells host laurabeth hill why he left ozzy. The one thing rudy had always been good at was talking to people. Dec 20, 2018 speaking about his 2006 book off the rails.
Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz, was released in august 2008 via toosmart. Sep 07, 2005 rudy sarzos ozzyrandy rhoads book delayed september 7, 2005 0 comments if you placed a preorder through for bassist rudy sarzo s quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, dio, yngwie malmsteen book, entitled off the rails my adventures in the land of ozz originally due sept. Rudy sarzo wanted to share randy rhoadss story with his book. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz, a firsthand account of sarzo s friendship on and off the road with randy rhoads and ozzy osbourne. Where was rudy sarzos book off the rails when i needed it. Rock eyez interview with rudy sarzo bass ozzy, quit. The rosewood fretboard even features the classic snakeeye inlays from rudys original peavey signature bass.
As a member of ozzy osbournes band, rudy toured the world in support of the blizzard of ozz and diary of a madman records. According to sarzo, the new edition is beautiful and includes many more pictures throughout the book as well as a 16page glossy spread of ross halfin photos from the beginning of our tour. Dec 21, 2008 swedens metalshrine recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist rudy sarzo blue oyster cult, dio, exozzy osbourne, quiet riot about his book off the rails. Sarzo would write a book in 2006 about his friendship and time with rhoads, entitled off the rails. Bassist rudy sarzo has checked in with hardrock haven regarding the legacy of quiet riot, his book off the rails, working with blue oyster cult, and current project monster circus. Jun 01, 2017 host laurabeth hill interviews musician rudy sarzo at the hired gun movie press junket in west hollywood. Rudy sarzo rose to fame as a bassist in ozzy osbournes band in around 1982 and later left osbournes band after randy rhoads death. Dec 27, 2018 where was rudy sarzos book off the rails when i needed it. Anyway heres a link to a few of the photos on the boat off cape cod from rudy sarzos book off the rails. Most of his money came from his music career as a singer and songwriter. Rudy sarzo born rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont, november 18, 1950 is a cuban american hard rockheavy metal bassist. Rudy sarzos ozzyrandy rhoads book delayed september 7, 2005 0 comments if you placed a preorder through for bassist rudy sarzo s quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, dio, yngwie malmsteen book, entitled off the rails my adventures in the land of ozz originally due sept. Bassist rudy sarzo announces departure from blue oyster cult.
Randy rhoads and rudy sarzo played sidebyside in quiet riot and ozzy osbournes band. Rudy sarzo talks about off the rails book, current. Written by journeyman rock bassist rudy sarzo, this is a first hand account of rudy. Rudy sarzo bassist for ozzy osborne on heard it on the x. May 09, 2011 rudy sarzo on heard it on the x with rich rogenmoser talks about his book off the rails a tribute to randy rhoades and other ozzy stories.
In the 60s, as a cuban refugee living variously in new jersey and florida, he plucked the bass in garagerock bands. A skilled cubanborn bassist, rudy initially auditioned for quiet riot near the end of randys tenure. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz rudy sarzo on. Host laurabeth hill interviews musician rudy sarzo at the hired gun movie press junket in west hollywood. Rudy sarzo has got his net worth by performing in a number of heavymetal bands for example. He is an actor, known for office christmas party 2016, a nightmare on elm street. Rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, from march 1981 to september.
The stories shared in this book are personal, enjoyable, and are easy to relate to. A fellow musicians interesting insight into the beginning of ozzy osbournes solo career and his relationship with sharon osbourne. Sarzo remains best known for his work with quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, and whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including manic eden, dio, blue oyster cult, geoff tates queensryche and devil. Now you can see the place itself even not traveling. So i see off the rails is a smash hit book, you must be very proud. Jul 08, 2011 where was rudy sarzos book off the rails when i needed it. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz will be released. What this book does is take you beyond notre dame and what took place in rudys life after he was carried off the football field by his team mates. This exciting biography also clears a lot of misinformation and bogus theories circulating around the late, great, guitar virtuoso randy rhoads. Rudy sarzo off the rails download rudy sarzo net worth. Rudy sarzo musician music database radio swiss pop. Rudy sarzo has been a professional recording and performing bass player worldwide for over 25 years. This exciting biography also clears a lot of misinformation and bogus theories circulating around the late, great, guitar virtuoso randy rhoads life and death.
Quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, manic eden, and blue oyster cult. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz paperback aug 1 2008. This is the official facebook page of my book off the rails. Off the rails by rudy sarzo, 9780979692895, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Shortly thereafter, bassist rudy sarzo followed rhoads to osbournes band and quiet riots future seemed very much in doubt. A new collectors edition of bassist rudy sarzo s dio, quiet riot, whitesnake, ozzy osbourne, yngwie malmsteen book off the rails. Rudy sarzo interview on the road taken w vicki abelson.
Besides music, rudy is also a computer digital animator. Rudy sarzo talks about off the rails book, current status. Off the rails by rudy sarzo meet your next favorite book. Rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont was born on november 18, 1950 in havana, cuba and was raised in florida with his cubanamerican parents. For those of you who dont know, rudy sarzo is a bassist who performed with randy rhoads during his heyday with ozzy osbourne. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, from march 1981 to september 1982, rudy toured the world in support of the blizzard of ozz and diary of a madman records.
Rudy sarzo isnt 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. Sep 01, 2005 rudy sarzo isnt 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. I am a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 35 years. One response to rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return of quiet riot anonymous july 15, 2019 at 2.
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