Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz paperback aug 1 2008. Sarzo has played with many bands including quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, manic eden, dio, yngwie malmsteen and blue oyster cult. Rudy sarzo tells host laurabeth hill why he left ozzy. Spector rudy sarzo signature bass discussion in basses bg started by spastictastic, jan 27, 2017. Rudy sarzo isnt an author and the stories sometimes go off the rails. A skilled cubanborn bassist, rudy initially auditioned for quiet riot near the end of randys tenure. 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. Rudy sarzo off the rails book what do sharon and ozzy osbourne, randy rhoads, def leppard, anthony bourdain, and deep sea fishing all have in common cape cod massachusetts posted on july 18, 2015 by admin. Hired gun will be in theaters across the country for one night only on june 29th 2017. Rudy sarzo has got his net worth by performing in a number of heavymetal bands for example. Different than what i expected, but good for what its worth. 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.
Tracii guns revealed in a 2015 appearance on another fn podcast with izzy presley that he. Rudy sarzo bass rig gear and equipment uberproaudio. 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. The book off the rails, by rudy sarzo, is sarzos firsthand account of playing music with. Robert sarzo, nicknamed the vudu man is a cubanamerican guitarist. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, from march 1981 to september.
Jan 20, 2019 like my interests in music, movies, and television shows, this is a fluid, ever changing thing, as well. Sarzo was born in havana, cuba on november 11, 1950, and he immigrated to the united states in 1961. Interview with rudy sarzo immortal randy rhoads the ultimate. I dont feel compelled to write about any of my other musical ventures. Prior to bulletboys, torien was a guitarist in the thenunsigned band ratt, a guitarist for the band hawk, a member of motown recording. Rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the. Yes, my brother rudy sarzo and i, we were both born in cuba. 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. He has worked with an array of notable and iconic people in the entertainment industry. Aug 05, 20 rudy sarzo and his brother robert are leaned over talking to a young man in a wheelchair named clarke. No, my only motivation for writing off the rails was so i could share my memories of randy with all the fans around the world.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Rudy sarzo has had one of the most prolific careers in hard rockmetal bass guitar playing. I did some impromptu playing at supro and 65amps, but its unlikely it was recorded. Rhoads, patch, february 28, 2012, accessed march, 17, 2015. He was hired by ozzy and sharon osbourne, as the original replacement for randy rhoads. His history includes stints with quiet riot, whitesnake, dio, blue oyster cult, and a number of other side projects. Rudy sarzo born november 18, 1950 is famous for being bassist. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, rudy toured the world in support of the blizzard of ozz and diary of a madman records.
Boc still on tour forever have you got anything to contribute to this page. Rudy sarzo interview on the road taken w vicki abelson. Do you plan to write a whole careerspanning autobiography. 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. He is the only member to have remained with the group since the release of their selftitled debut album in 1988.
After having missed the band countless times in the past few years, finally in 2011 i had the opportunity to see them not once, but twice a rare occurrence. Rudy sarzo says ozzy osbourne thought the mix on diary of a. Rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return of quiet riot may 9, 2015 by the newt in heavy metal. Rudy sarzos instagram profile has 1,706 photos and videos. Rudy sarzo has had quite the career, playing bass for some of the biggest music stars of the past few decades. People have criticized sarzo as not being a great writer. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz by sarzo, rudy isbn. It is a very exciting moment for the young fan, whose admiration for the bass player is brightly displayed on his face. Not only is rudy sarzo one of rocks finestever bassists, he was a dear friend of the late, great randy rhoads and played with him in both quiet riot and with ozzy osbourne. Not only is rudy sarzo a friendly, happynatured gentleman but he is professional and serious about his role as a musician. Lets take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in sarzos bass rig. Rudy sarzo has earned his net worth by performing in several heavymetal bands such as. Canadas the metal voice recently spoke to rudy sarzo legendary bassist ozzy osbourne, quiet riot, dio, whitesnake and author of the book off the rails outlining the history of his time playing with the late guitar god randy rhoads in the interview rudy sarzo tells the metal voice about his. His memoir off the rails discusses his friendship with ozzy osbournes guitarist randy rhoads, who tragically died in a plane crash in the early 1980s.
Basically, a good tale of what its like on the road with a crazy rock band and a nice memorial to randy rhoads. Rudy sarzo says ozzy osbourne thought the mix on diary. Off the rails is the story of rudy sarzos time in the ozzy osbourne band. Sarzo would write a book in 2006 about his friendship and time with rhoads, entitled off the rails. They became friends, and randy recommended him to play on ozzys diary of a madman tour. Rudy sarzo s instagram profile has 1,706 photos and videos. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Rudy sarzo says sharon osbourne tried to block release of book. Randy rhoads and rudy sarzo played sidebyside in quiet riot and ozzy osbournes band. Rudys a great guy and his book is a great readhe was close to randy and has the deepest respect for him. His career began when he got a chance to play alongside one of the finest rock guitarists in the world, randy rhoads, in quiet riot. 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. Rudy sarzo talks about his book off the rails aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz, randy rhoads, ozzy osbourne etc. Jun 01, 2017 host laurabeth hill interviews musician rudy sarzo at the hired gun movie press junket in west hollywood.
Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz rudy sarzo on. Jan 31, 2011 rudy and i at chiller theatre apr 30, 2011. The ultimate tribute to be released worldwide on march 2015. I am a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 35 years. But i do remember leaving behind communism and a revolution and it that it was very unstable. Bassist rudy sarzo ozzy, quiet riot, whitesnake was on the road taken, celebrity maps to success w vicki abelson on wednesday, september 27th. Chromacast rudy sarzo autographed off the rails book and poster collectors pack ccrs. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. Robert sarzo, hurricane, rudy sarzo, kelly hansen, cavazo.
I just finished reading the book and it was interesting, heartfelt and compelling. He compiled his memories into a biographical tellall book, off the rails, detailing his time with randy while performing with the socalled. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry. In the years since black sabbath had fired him, in 1979, hed picked himself up again, put out two successful albums that helped redefine heavy metal and garnered a following that rivaled that of his previous band. Rudy sarzo on randy rhoads mentoring, quiet riots documentary and the joys of fitting in by joe lalaina 23 october 2015. Born rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont, he spent the first decade of his life in havana, cuba, and the remainder of his childhood in florida, u. A fellow musicians interesting insight into the beginning of ozzy osbournes solo career and his relationship with sharon osbourne. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Rudy sarzo has been a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 30 years. I have a book called off the rails and the publisher at the time, cherry lane, suggested a subtitle off. This is the official facebook page of my book off the rails. Your book, off the rails, focuses on your time with ozzy. The stories shared in this book are personal, enjoyable, and are easy to relate to.
Rudy sarzo is one of the rock and metal worlds most prolific bass players. Jul 04, 2015 canadas the metal voice recently spoke to rudy sarzo legendary bassist ozzy osbourne, quiet riot, dio, whitesnake and author of the book off the rails outlining the history of his time playing with the late guitar god randy rhoads in the interview rudy sarzo tells the metal voice about his. I also like a few sports books, but none of them are awesome enough to make the cut there are a ton of. Rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return.
May 09, 2015 rudy sarzo on randy rhoads, life after ozzy, and the return of quiet riot may 9, 2015 by the newt in heavy metal. Although i am in over 120 other authors books, only a select few make the cut for books i really still like a lot i am also the author of two books i am very proud of. Rudy sarzo has played bass with some seriously successful bands. Rudy sarzo filmography here you can learn about the movies rudy sarzo acted in. This book contains the many missing pieces i had tried to imagine in my mind after completely emersing myself in randy rhoads over 35 years ago. Rudy sarzo is one of the top hard rock bassist there is. A big part of why things came together so easily for. In the spring of 1982, ozzy osbournes life changed in an instant.
Quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, manic eden, and blue oyster cult. Rudy sarzo was born on november 18, 1950 in cuba as rudolfo sarzo. Robert never went on tour with ozzy because jet records don arden. Host laurabeth hill interviews musician rudy sarzo at the hired gun movie press junket in west hollywood. He is an actor, known for office christmas party 2016, a nightmare on elm street. Justice for all the truth about metallica, mciver, joel. Other subjects rudy talked about was how loud the volume was back on the diary of a madman tour and the monitor mixes used on stage with ozzy osbourne on the diary of a. But, there are few other points in his career that can come close to the intense experience he had with the. And in 2008, he added the amazing blue oyster cult to his resume. Oct 23, 2015 for example, when i played in blue oyster cult from 2007 to 2012, i researched their history inside and out. This book and the metal blades bio written by brian slagel helped me appreciate the value a ghost writer can.
Off the rails by rudy sarzo meet your next favorite book. D rudy and bobby did some other stuff off site in the evenings. Interview with rudy sarzo immortal randy rhoads the ultimate tribute. Notable for his work with ozzy osbourne, quiet riot, whitesnake, manic eden, and animetal usa, this heavy metal and hard rock bass player is also known for career as a computer animator for californias ocean visual fx company. Biography rudy sarzo has been a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 30 years. Anyway heres a link to a few of the photos on the boat off cape cod from rudy sarzos book off the rails. For more than 35 years hes played bass alongside some of the biggest names in rock. The dream child 1989 and rudy sarzo rock bass essentials 2006. You can now watch the interview via the embedded clip below. Im the younger one, so i dont remember a lot about it. For anyone planning on reading this book, it is worth knowing what you are getting in advance so you do not end up disappointed. 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 born rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont, november 18, 1950 is a cuban american hard rockheavy metal bassist.
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