Vocalist always makes a point of reinforcing how the late guitarist, who died at the age of 25, was important for his career
Ozzy Osbourne never failed to reverence Randy Rhoads. The guitarist made history by briefly passing through his band, between September 1979 and March 19, 1982, the day he was killed in a plane crash, only 25 years old.
On the occasion that marks the 43rd anniversary of the death of Rhoads, Osbourne remembered the partner, with whom she conceived the albums Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and DIARY OF A MADMAN (1981). In publication on the networks, the legendary singer of the Black Sabbath He enlisted praise to the late colleague.
He said:
“Randy Rhoads was possibly the best composer and musician I’ve ever known in my life. He came into my life as a lightning and, as such, if I consider myself one of the luckiest men in the world not only for having known him, but also for having the great honor of being able to work with him. I will value the time I spent with him until the day I die.”
Finally, in capital letters, Ozzy said:
“Long life to Randy Rhoads. Long life to rock n roll. I love you all.”
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In an interview from 2021 to Rolling Stone USAOzzy has defined as “immeasurable in greatness” Randy’s brief contribution to his career. The albums they both produced together marked the beginning of the singer’s solo career and his return to stardom, after final years tumultuous with Sabbath.
“Get someone like Randy Rhoads play on two albums, and these two albums still sound as well as the day they were recorded, it’s something of another level. I will be forever grateful for it. Only God knows where this man would be here. The very fact that he is not here to breathe our air is a crime of the car#lho … all the time. ”
The accident that killed Randy Rhoads
In addition to Randy Rhoads, the fatal accident of March 19, 1982 killed the pilot Andrew aycock and the costume assistant Rachel Youngblood. Before falling, the plane hit the Ozzy tour bus and others were in the vehicle, but no one was injured.
Aycock, who was also a driver of the tour bus, took the band’s people – who were touring the United States – to a flying track with small planes where he intended to have some fun. Rhoads, who had a plane phobia, agreed to participate in the second trip under much insistence, just to take pictures and show to his family.
According to later investigations, Aycock caused the plane crash as he was trying to reach the tour bus as a form of sacranear the people who were there. A very reckless attitude that took us one of the greatest rock guitarists – even remembered in the recent edition of Rolling Stone Brazil with the best in the history of the instrument.
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