Latest about Randy Rhoads
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Ozzy Osbourne was too drunk to recognise Randy Rhoads' talent when he first auditioned: “I thought, it’s never gonna work”
Fortunately, with a little hair of the dog, Ozzy steeled himself for Rhoads' rescheduled audition the following day, and the rest was history
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Ozzy Osbourne on Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen feud: “Randy didn't have a nice thing to say about Eddie – they were rivals”
The Prince of Darkness has responded to comments made in a recent Randy Rhoads documentary, in which EVH accused Rhoads of stealing his guitar playing style
Turns out Randy Rhoads did have a nice thing to say about Eddie Van Halen: “Eddie is a great player”
Quotes from a 1982 interview with Guitar World conflict with recent comments made by Ozzy Osbourne suggesting the Quiet Riot guitarist “didn't have a nice thing to say about Eddie”
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20 explosive guitar moments from Ozzy Osbourne's solo career
Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, Jake E. Lee and a host of all-star guests have all lent their chops to the Prince of Darkness's sprawling solo catalog. Here are their greatest guitar parts
Behind the scenes of Blizzard of Ozz, the album that launched Ozzy Osbourne's solo career and made Randy Rhoads a guitar god
Producer Max Norman details the recording of Ozzy's solo debut, and explains why “Randy was the sort of guy you didn’t argue with – you just tried to keep up”
The greatest guitar albums of the ’80s: the rise of the next-gen guitar hero
We examine the forward-thinking era that gave us monster records from Slash, Metallica and Randy Rhoads – and Joe Satriani tells us what made Van Halen's 1984 such a game-changer for guitarists
Producer Max Norman recalls recording Randy Rhoads’ remarkable solos: “You could see it in his face... he was steeling himself, getting ready to pounce”
The renowned producer behind Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman reflects on capturing Rhoads’ leads
Rudy Sarzo on the rising star of Randy Rhoads: “The first time I saw Quiet Riot... I thought to myself, ‘That’s a rock star in the making right there’
The legendary rock bassist discusses the evolution of his friend and sparring partner
What was actually on Randy Rhoads’ “chip pan” pedalboard?
Plus how Budgie guitarist “Big” John Thomas and Randy Rhoads attempted an ill-fated repair on the ‘board, only to reveal a deeper mystery behind the late Ozzy guitarist's tone
The story of Randy Rhoads’ long-lost Jackson RR3 prototype – and why it is now going up for auction
Built for the late Ozzy Osbourne guitarist in 1982, only to be completed after his death, the prototype RR3 presents the metal guitar and the Jackson brand at a crucial stage of their evolution, and now its owner, Sean Michael Clegg, is putting it up for sale
