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Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath on 27 April 1979, primarily due to his problems with alcohol and drug abuse. [2] The vocalist subsequently rehearsed with a range of musicians in an attempt to form his own band, including guitarists Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy and George Lynch of Dokken, [3] [4] bassist Dana Strum, [5] and drummers Dixie Lee of Lone Star and Dave Potts of Praying Mantis.
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist. He was the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot, and the guitarist and co-songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo albums Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and Diary of a Madman (1981).
With Ozzy, Randy was the person that was able to help him break away the from Sabbath shadow and come into his own. Randy to me was a mentor and a brother, and the person that gave me a career by ...
Osbourne performing during the Diary of a Madman tour, 1982. Diary of a Madman is the final album recorded with late guitarist Randy Rhoads. Although bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge are credited in the liner notes and pictured on the inner sleeve for the American vinyl and cassette release and later CD re-issues, it was bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake who performed ...
Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US.The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. [10]
In a statement to RS, Ozzy confirmed the near-collaboration with Van Halen. "Yes, we were discussing it," he said. "Yes, we were discussing it," he said. "It is something that if it had come to ...
Ozzy, with the help of his manager/wife Sharon Osbourne, quickly embraced the bat mythology, as it were, as part of his “Prince of Darkness” persona, and never really tried to live it down.
While the song has been assumed by fans and others to be about recreational drug use and other forms of hedonistic behavior, especially given dramatic lyrics such as "[s]wallowing colors from the sounds I hear" and "[a]m I just a crazy guy", [3] Osbourne later stated that "Flying High Again" was inspired by his successful re-emergence as a solo artist.