Kelly Garni

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Kelly Garni poses with his blue bass guitar and a picture of the early line-up of Quiet Riot

Kelly Garni founded Quiet Riot with Randy Rhoads – but it ended with shots fired

By Andrew Daly published

They went to school together, started Quiet Riot together and then had a drunken fight involving a gun that ended Garni’s musical career. 25 years later, he came back to the bass

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Randy Rhoads recording Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album at Ridge Farm Studio in West Sussex, England in May 1980

Randy Rhoads became a legend with Ozzy Osbourne, but his incredible playing was evident long before then

By Janelle Borg published

Kelly Garni, Rhoads’ brother in arms in Quiet Riot, recalls the guitarist’s early days – and how he developed his iconic tone, in spite of his unorthodox gear

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American guitarist Randy Rhoads recording Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album at Ridge Farm Studio, 1980

Kelly Garni on how a drunken fight with Randy Rhoads spelled the end of his Quiet Riot career

By Janelle Borg published

Rhoads became an integral part of Ozzy Osbourne's sound and legacy, but his earlier stint with Quiet Riot – the band he co-founded with Garni – was marked by tension

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Randy Rhoads Was No Saint, Says New Book by Childhood Friend and Bandmate Kelly Garni

By Brad Tolinski published

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