The stories shared in this book are personal, enjoyable, and are easy to relate to. Rudy sarzo has been a professional recording and performing bass player worldwide for over 25 years. 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. 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. 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. Most of his money came from his music career as a singer and songwriter.
Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz will be released. One response to rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return of quiet riot anonymous july 15, 2019 at 2. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, from march 1981 to september. Justice for all the truth about metallica, mciver, joel. 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. A new collectors edition of bassist rudy sarzo s dio, quiet riot, whitesnake, ozzy osbourne, yngwie malmsteen book off the rails. In the 70s, he made his bones with quiet riot, pioneers of hollywoods hairmetal scene. A fellow musicians interesting insight into the beginning of ozzy osbournes solo career and his relationship with sharon osbourne. Rudy sarzo talks about off the rails book, current. Rudy sarzo born rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont, november 18, 1950 is a cuban american hard rockheavy metal bassist. You can now watch the interview via the embedded clip below. They became friends, and randy recommended him to play on ozzys diary of a madman tour.
Rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return. Rudy sarzo talks about off the rails book, current status. I am a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 35 years. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz rudy sarzo on. Rudy sarzo has got his net worth by performing in a number of heavymetal bands for example.
In the 60s, as a cuban refugee living variously in new jersey and florida, he plucked the bass in garagerock bands. 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. 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. Jun 01, 2017 host laurabeth hill interviews musician rudy sarzo at the hired gun movie press junket in west hollywood.
Quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, manic eden, and blue oyster cult. Rudy sarzo is a professional recording and performing artist worldwide with a career spanning over 35 years. 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. Rudy sarzo bio wiki, affair, married, age, and more. Where was rudy sarzos book off the rails when i needed it. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz paperback aug 1 2008. Jul 01, 2012 a collectors edition of rudy s book, off the rails. Jul 08, 2011 where was rudy sarzos book off the rails when i needed it. He is an actor, known for office christmas party 2016, a nightmare on elm street. 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.
Rudy sarzo interview on the road taken w vicki abelson. Dec 27, 2018 where was rudy sarzos book off the rails when i needed it. By zooming in and out you can see the place itself and the area it is situated in and nearby. 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. So i see off the rails is a smash hit book, you must be very proud. Off the rails by rudy sarzo meet your next favorite book. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz, was released in august 2008 via toosmart. A skilled cubanborn bassist, rudy initially auditioned for quiet riot near the end of randys tenure. Hired gun will be in theaters across the country for one night only on june 29th 2017. Rudy sarzo musician music database radio swiss pop. Rudy sarzo bassist for ozzy osborne on heard it on the x. Sarzo would write a book in 2006 about his friendship and time with rhoads, entitled off the rails. 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.
Randy rhoads and rudy sarzo played sidebyside in quiet riot and ozzy osbournes band. Rudy sarzo off the rails download rudy sarzo net worth. Rudys a great guy and his book is a great readhe was close to randy and has the deepest respect for him. Rock eyez interview with rudy sarzo bass ozzy, quit. Shortly thereafter, bassist rudy sarzo followed rhoads to osbournes band and quiet riots future seemed very much in doubt. Off the rails by sarzo, rudy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 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. 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. The legacy of quiet riot will forever live on in metal history. Off the rails by rudy sarzo, 9780979692895, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Host laurabeth hill interviews musician rudy sarzo at the hired gun movie press junket in west hollywood. The one thing rudy had always been good at was talking to people. This exciting biography also clears a lot of misinformation and bogus theories circulating around the late, great, guitar virtuoso randy rhoads life and death.
Rudy sarzo rose to fame as a bassist in ozzy osbournes band in around 1982 and later left osbournes band after randy rhoads death. Yes i am and the biggest reward i got is to tell the story of randy rhoads coming from someone who worked with him in quiet riot and in ozzy. Oct 23, 2015 for example, when i played in blue oyster cult from 2007 to 2012, i researched their history inside and out. Written by journeyman rock bassist rudy sarzo, this is a first hand account of rudy. For those of you who dont know, rudy sarzo is a bassist who performed with randy rhoads during his heyday with ozzy osbourne. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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.
Besides music, rudy is also a computer digital animator. 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. 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 rudy sarzo, 9781575607368, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dec 20, 2018 speaking about his 2006 book off the rails. This is the official facebook page of my book off the rails. The rosewood fretboard even features the classic snakeeye inlays from rudys original peavey signature bass. 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. Rudy sarzo was born on november 18, 1950 in cuba as rudolfo sarzo. 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. Rudy sarzo tells host laurabeth hill why he left ozzy. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz, a firsthand account of sarzos friendship on and off.
As a member of ozzy osbournes band, rudy toured the world in support of the blizzard of ozz and diary of a madman records. Anyway heres a link to a few of the photos on the boat off cape cod from rudy sarzos book off the rails. Bassist rudy sarzo announces departure from blue oyster cult. Now you can see the place itself even not traveling. 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. This exciting biography also clears a lot of misinformation and bogus theories circulating around the late, great, guitar virtuoso randy rhoads. Rudy sarzo is a hero of no fewer than six decades of bass. 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. A fellow musicians interesting insight into the beginning of ozzy osbourne. Rudy sarzo has earned his net worth by performing in several heavymetal bands such as. The dream child 1989 and rudy sarzo rock bass essentials 2006.
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