Randy Rhoads "signed some things that might come back to haunt him" Ozzy Osbourne INSIDE THE ALBUM

full in bloom's INSIDE THE ALBUM: The Making of Ozzy Osbourne's 1982 album, 'Speak of the Devil.' Comments from Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo, Don Airey, Sharon Osbourne, Jake Duncan.
Ozzy Osbourne Speak of the Devil INSIDE THE ALBUM PART I:
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[@JiveTurkey125]

Dont forget Randys family had to sue those 2 detestable people to get his Royalties, that witch and ozzy didnt want to pay

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

there are rumors out there about a lawsuit and Darth Hideous allegedly forging a contract changing the payments but Mama Rhoads had the original contract and they settled it in court. She also sued to get control of Randy's likeness which forces the Osbournes to confer with the family for anything involving Randy.

[@frankrichards3089]

Dirtbags.

[@JiveTurkey125]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Cool Loved Randy but not a big fan of the osbournes Thank You

[@utubehound69]

shes a real demon in Rudy's book he said that Sharron raped Randy.

[@daviddenson3324]

And it's strange that Randy's brother and sister speak so highly of ozzy after he and Sharon pulled that sbit....I wouldn't have been as forgiving myself.

[@azrabain8210]

Randy had way more class than Ozzy or Sharon will ever have!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

well they are two lowlifes..but Randy was a humble and classy guy

[@filmaker256]

Ozzy is deffinately cursed... everyone around him gets sick

[@Debra-k1f]

I hate Ozzy and Sharon..not the music but the 2 of them..2 evil ppl.

[@SomeGuy-xf9bc]

@@filmaker256 When people say he is possessed by the devil, they mean married to Sharron.

[@frankrichards3089]

​@@SomeGuy-xf9bc😅 pretty much.

[@scottwhite2757]

Rest well, RANDY and Rachel .

[@intrepidgator]

There is no rest for the wicked.

[@alwilson3204]

@@intrepidgator Explain the evidence available, if any, that they were wicked.

[@juancarlosnunezf96]

After all these years this is still so heartbreaking. Rest In Peace Randy and Rachel 🙏🏻

[@Damon-xf4kt]

I still get sick over Randy's death!

[@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.]

Same here

[@Twotontessie]

So true. If rock is your religion like it is mine, you never get over it. Some of the people who killed themselves one way or the other you don't have as much sympathy for. But this one just tortuous. Or Ronnie Van Zant. Dude. Your plane's engine has had fire shooting out of it. Don't be an idiot. Get a different plane. FXCK!!!

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

I get enraged.

[@guillermo3564]

I think SotD is a pretty solid record. Gillis breathed new life into songs that I had been listening to forever and he seriously kicked ass in the process.

[@guillermo3564]

This is one of those things in life that the passage of time hasn't made any easier. I feel exactly the same way about John Lennon.

[@zachfarrell234]

I'll never forget that crash. It was very different back then with no internet, and news traveled much slower. The rumor at my school was that Ozzy had died in the crash. Someone's mom heard it on the news and got it mixed up. So for weeks, I thought Ozzy was dead. It wasn't until the next issue of Hit Parader that I learned Randy was the one who had died. As upset as I was over thinking Ozzy had died, it was devastating to learn that Randy was gone.

[@Twotontessie]

I was in 5th grade but do remember that, and a few weeks earlier John Belushi had gone. I remember that prior winter a kid bringing Diary of A Madman to school. A 5th grader. Too awesome. Then it was like all over -just like that.

[@zachfarrell234]

@@Twotontessie I was a huge Judas Priest fan and my buddy used to always tell me Ozzy was better. One day he slapped a set of headphones on my head in the school hallway and told me I had to hear this. It was Crazy Train. Funny that I still remember the first time hearing it. Early 80s was such a magical time to be into metal.

[@Spookje09]

@@Twotontessie Those were some good times. I was just talking to my wife about that, how we middle schoolers were into Ozzy and the rock/metal at the time, in the early 80s. We wore our 3/4 sleeve concert shirts to school following whatever concert happened the night before. I cannot fathom the crap kids like now, says this 53yo kid!

[@Diggerdog2nd]

I was 16 & it was my turn to do the dishes at home & I could hear the 6:00 news in the living room my parents watched every day & yes I also thought I heard them say Ozzy was killed. The next day I found out it was Randy.

[@1wickedgroove]

@zachfarrell234 Glenn and K.K were the shit back then. I loved Priest too. Sabbath, Nugent, Ac⚡️Dc, all that stuff. But when my friend came back from an out of state trip with the new Blizzard of oz album... I became a lifelong Randy fan forever more!

[@Stufftowatch21]

SOD is a great album, Brad did a great job. Sharon father was behind the limited release of SOD . Sharon is Yoko Ono . The bus/ private pilot was at fault, he should never been flying . Horrible.

[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

If you do a little search on KZbin you'll find a story about that pilot. He had been working for Ritchie Blackmore and Ritchie fired him. He said he thought that the guy was crazy and that he had an evil dark energy and he just plain old did not want him as a driver let alone fly with him.

[@alwilson3204]

How strange, I never heard that story.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Blackmore has always seemed to have a good intuition about things.

[@Jasun1974]

Yeah they even theorize that the guy piloting the plane was also going through a nasty divorce and its "possible" maybe he may have intentionally crashed the plane into the house he damn near killed Ozzy and Sharon on the bus he clipped it as we all know who kmows ? And also heard a witness said he thought he seen Randy having a confrontation with the pilot right before the crash...so again this si all rumor as we will never know of course they all got killed. RIP Randy Rhoads.

[@HottKarl777]

He's a bit of a magician

[@luciansamsel4762]

I don't believe this was accidental

[@BrockTheHeathen]

me neither...and I think Don Airey knows more than what he lets on

[@Screwtubesensorsfreespeech]

The driver/pilot was angry because he thought his ex was banging Ozzy. I thought sod was a great album back in the day.🇨🇦

[@michaelwills1926]

I don’t think Cliff Burton was either. Or Kurt. Or Taylor Hawkins, or any of them. Crazy man

[@denniswilliams2385]

I know for a fact that Ozzy was totally crushed when Randy died and although he carried on, he never quite got over it but people are going to believe what they want to believe.

[@perpetualmotion357]

Burton was part of the 27 club. It's just not about the age of the person but numerology. Burton died 9/27. SRV is another who died 8/27. Rhoades died 3/19/1982 = 3+1+9+1+9+8+2=33.

[@cryptogumbyckb1183]

the most thorough story ive heard on this. I was fortunate to see the Blizzard of Ozz tour in Springfield Mass 5/4/81 with the Joe Perry Project and Motorhead.. I was 15 and it was a great show

[@johntucci8826]

Cape Cod collesium if you can remember that! Was a great place to see big acts as it wasn't a gigantic venue

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

3:33 🚌🤪💨 🚶🚶🚶 👀 wow did not know that.

[@HallqvistOfficial]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Randy was sacrificed. The cabal is darker than people realize.

[@ral8031]

👍

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

why do hacks degrade the memories of people with such stupid takes Be an adult

[@74Diamondgirl]

​@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle do your research on those got rich and famous and powerful too....

[@downwiththemaster]

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle look! They made an emoji of people like you! 🐑

[@Foulfellow]

@@74Diamondgirl So cliche, you even said "Do your research" what is this 2005? The only sheep here are the conspiracy nuts. You people aren't unique thinkers here. You just ape the ramblings of lunatics or con artists trying to sell you rations and snake oil. It's much easier to piece together the chaos with fantasy than to accept that its all just chaos. You people are essentially mental children with a security blanket. The guy died in a plane crash because the pilot was a coked up idiot. These things happen EVERY DAY. Celebrities aren't immune to death and misfortune. They aren't demi-gods just because you're aware of their existence.

[@RichardFriendartist]

this was an excellent video by the way. Really great details and a few things I'd never heard. Thank you!

[@matangiandtheparrot4614]

Randy lives in my Heart.

[@richardturpin3665]

He lives in brooklyn under the name randi rhodes, and he's now a she.

[@GeneralTHC]

Mine too.

[@Twotontessie]

In another interview I remember Aldridge saying he told Randy, "Randy - the only way you're going to get out of these contracts is if you die."

[@1wickedgroove]

Wow. I forgot all about that until you mentioned it. And also, Bob Daisley said sometime when they were in the UK recording, they were messing around with a seance or something, and it spelled out ~Randy, you're going to die.~ It's in his book I guess. It's all just a bit much. I wish it never happened.

[@DeepBlueAndRedShadows]

Same here. And true, that’s in his book. Great read. You can’t put it down once you start.

[@1wickedgroove]

@@DeepBlueAndRedShadows I'm sure it's a good read, but i'd honestly only buy it if it had a lot of Randy stuff in it. ...umm, does it?

[@Twotontessie]

@@1wickedgroove if we are talking about the Daisley book it’s very good and incredibly detailed like reading a journal

[@joelhague5515]

@@Twotontessieya, Daisley was very professional in his work, I think he was mostly (if not entirely) sober, and kept a diary or a journal all those years.

[@RichardFriendartist]

very little to add other than I saw Ozzy in May of 1982. We knew Randy had died and Brad was playing guitar. I was only 12 and my dad had been nice enough to take me and my best friend to the concert. It was San Diego at the Sports Arena. Hard to imagine continuing on after such a nightmare. Still an Ozzy and Randy fans 40 years later.

[@philipreedwallace]

You’re my age. I can relate. My step mom took me to see KISS in 1979. Missed Ozzy in 1984.

[@RichardFriendartist]

June 24th. I checked my ticket stub!

[@RichardFriendartist]

@@philipreedwallace yeah! I had a really young dad who loved music. He just got back from Vietnam and was about 20 when they had me. So when I was 12 he was only 32. But we also saw Kiss in 1979! How cool. I am about to turn 55 in July. Sucks to get old. But I am happy I grew up when I did! I remember seeing the Who and Stones in 81-82 and thinking they were so old. If only I knew.

[@mikeg6666]

I was at this tour , I was 16 and we were in the front row. We paid around $16.75 for tickets , sick show with a castle that he hung a midget from. I'll never forget seeing the show , incredible and great time! Ozzy rules , I've seen him solo and with Sabbath over 25 times since....

[@taskmaster65]

My first concert was Ozzy w/Randy, Rudy, Tommy and Don at the San Diego Sports Arena on Jan 4th 1982. Then I saw Black Sabbath w/Ronnie James Dio there in April, I believe. I was only 16 and had no concert experience before that year. So even with the death, when it was announced Ozzy was playing the Sports Arena again in June, I thought it was a new tour. You know, bands put out an album a year back then. So I go to the exact show you're talking about and it's the same setlist, exact same concert, but with Brad in place of Randy. Talk about depressing. I love Brad in Night Ranger, but obviously Randy owned those songs. Also, I remember going back to school at Point Loma High School after Randy died and the school had been vandalized with spray paint tributes to Randy Rhoads. They painted the side of a building on a hill and the main area in the middle of the school on the ground. They misspelled his name Roads at one place and Rhodes at the other. Still to this day it drives me insane how so many people can't spell his name right. It was very strange having the guitarist from my first concert die 10 weeks later. Stevie Young (AC/DC) was the only guitar player in the band Starfighters that opened the Randy Rhoads date. Was it Axe that opened the Brad Gillis date? It all kind of blends together after all these years. My 4th concert was Ted Nugent with Blackfoot opening that same year. It was a real breath of fresh air not seeing any f^&king crosses on stage!

[@markshirley7773]

I got a ticket for my 17th birthday for the show in Knoxville Tn. Ozzy wuz frunk as duck!? Spittin and skreemin BUT Randy stole the show! Every note wuz perfect. Even the tribute album was a letdown as he'd become a master. I love yall

[@WilliamSherwood-r8l]

When my brother went to collage I was 5 he left behind speak of the devil and the record player, no speakers. At school in music class I learned about phonographs and the teacher said if you make a cone out of paper and put it on a needle you can hear a record. That night I sat in the dark and played the record and held the cone to it and I finally heard Ozzy. I later became a musician. Ozzy said when he first heard the Beatles the world suddenly was in color. Ozzy did that for me that night.

[@Revivethefallen]

That's pretty cool!

[@70qq]

*college

[@minkorrh]

Hopefully you put on a Van Halen album after that discovery to hear what real hard rock/metal was.

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

Randy hardley signed anything,that is why his family ended up with nothing !Plus his Mom felt like it was taking blood money for anything he got after his death! I know ,I was there. Stop with the stories about one of the worst days I can remember! Talk about positive things,what Randy did and his influence on guitar and guitar players eben today!

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Randy never wanted to join ozzy in the beginning. He didn't care for black sabbath . Randy wS robbed at his young age by these VULTURES and VIPERS

[@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.]

I like Speak of the Devil a lot Brad Gillis was fantastic, of course I wish it were RR though , great story and your flow in telling the story is excellent and thank you for keeping Randy’s name alive .

[@shannonjones3714]

It never gets easier to hear. But, Sharon and Ozzy had to get someone immediately to fill in. I couldn’t have done it.

[@petern21121]

Fkn Sauron could have prevented it-not surprising

[@jeffoff7795]

Losing Rhoads so early was a real tragedy. There's no telling what trajectory his music might have taken. I'm not metalhead or a huge Ozzy fan but it was clear to anyone with ears that Randy Rhoads was an exceptional musician who was forging his own style. Knowing that he intended to go back to school and pursue a music degree just adds to the feeling of loss and the mystery of what might have been. Unfortunately, in this timeline, we only have a small body of work from his early career. For all we know, the wardrobe designer may have gone on to achieve great things. I'm sure she was loved and missed as well. What a damn shame.

[@ytr3488]

Comments like yours are nothing but old cliche rhetoric. Not a Metalhead nor ozzy fan. LOL

[@jeffoff7795]

@@ytr3488 What does that mean? I thought Randy Rhodes was great. I loved Blizzard of Ozz back in the day but I'm not really into that stuff anymore. For me it was a phase. How is that cliche rhetoric? I'm not putting anyone down for liking it. I married a metal head. It's just not my thing but I know enough about music to know how good Randy Rhodes was.

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@ytr3488 It's good to point out to old burnouts that stuff can and does change.. Skulls and burning flesh! I'm 70! Let's get loaded! It's stupid. That's why people who've liked some metal say "I'm not a metalhead". We don't need that crap

[@Number4lead]

He wanted to go back to college and study classical guitar.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Randy was an interesting guy. I think had he not died he would have left the band after the tour, went back to school, and would become either a guitar teacher or music professor, doing session work on occasion. I honestly feel Rhodes would have walked away and never played live again, outside of the occasional one-off or possibly some solo stuff.

[@bigpoppa5732]

Brad, did a great job!! Has it really been 42 years since we lost Randy? I remember it, like I was 16 again

[@s1wheel4]

If Randy had lived he would still not have been in Ozzy’s band. Ozzy can’t hardly have a guitarist for over about 3 albums before Sharon an Ozzy kicks them out. Longest one has been Zakk but even he is in and out of the band. It’s best to think what might have been with Randy, but not what he would have been with Ozzy.

[@mutantryeff]

Money, drugs, and stupidity don't mix well.

[@Twotontessie]

Yes but things happen. Innocent people get run over by cars driven by good people who have some kind of glitch. Life is fragile. With all that travel, rock was a super dangerous business. Guy flies a helicopter in bad weather right into the side of the hill with Stevie Ray Vaughan. What are the chances of that happening? The guy probably makes that hill 99 times out of a 100. Another one that just kills you to think about.

[@steveme8284]

Oz was so likable. So much charisma. On the other end was his dark side. Didnt treat the others in the band very well sometimes. They were basically the reason for his solo career taking off. I wish I did not hear these dark things. We all know Sharon was underhanded.

[@krupkamusic]

THIS. Its harder for me to like OZ as much like the details are unexcuseable behaivour physically.

This is the first time, on hearing additional details, I feel the pilot may have intended murder-suicide. RIP Randy, you were a beautiful human being.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

no real evidence showing that, it was most likely a horrible accident

[@MichaelKerr71]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Yes there is, from what I've read.

[@krupkamusic]

The whole thing with all these small details coming out gives a premeditated conspiracy to murder

@@krupkamusic It's hard to exaggerate the turmoil or chaos in the life of a coke addict who is trying to save his marriage. The fact that he felt compelled to take his wife on the road while working his job says everything to me. The driver was desperate and likely very fragile. As far as we know, his wife could have told him the night before that it was really over. It could have been covered up by the Osbournes just to avoid a negligence lawsuit.

[@DannyRedCheeks]

This whole thing makes u wonder if there is more to the story of Randy’s death

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

there will always be questions but at day's end just horrible bad luck

[@krupkamusic]

The sheep will ignore their intuition and all the facts paint a darker picture

[@HallqvistOfficial]

Sacrificed? Some say the same about Cliff Burton.

[@andrewSUN17]

God bless and long live Randy Rhoads. He did not deserve this. Drunken Ozzy punched him in the face when he said he was leaving and Aycock drove 800 miles drinking and doing coke, so to fly a plane, in a bad state of mind and w no sleep was idiotic and super irresponsible at best. Sharon should have drawn the line. Or someone there. That's the thing that stings to this day.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Rhoads deserved better, his death is the day the music died

[@patrickk1417]

Ozzy didn't really ever have any talent to begin with. It's all just random circumstances or purposely driven band members provided by the record labels, with the sharon giving up the 😺 to keep him occupied so that the family could make money

[@ryanbishop2063]

You’re foolish, do you know how many songs he’s written

[@f22cool]

This further proves that he’s a vessel that becomes reanimated whenever the label needs money

[@krupkamusic]

Thats cold. But an honest take.

[@JokersWild70]

No, Randy absolutely did NOT want to play on what became "Speak of the Devil," and realistically, putting out a live record of all Sabbath songs only 2 years into Ozzy and Sharon trying to establish him as a solo artist made zero sense at the time. Of course, when Randy died, Don Arden tried to force Ozzy to put out the live recordings with Randy, and Ozzy refused. Thats why "Tribute" didnt come out until 1987. Ozzy would only release that recording with Delores Rhoads' blessing

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

but that is the thing they were trying distance themselves from what few new, it was a band called Blizzard of ozz. And Randy thought it was a step back. It tooks a few years for the Osbournes and Rhoads family to come to an agreement, apparently Delores had to take the hammer to the Osbournes after Randy died.

[@frankrichards3089]

Well it's always about the $$$ especially where Sharon and Ozzy are concerned.

[@WilliamLeonard-f9o]

Randy wasn't a big lover of Black Sabbath material. Randy's playing abilities was more above that of Tonys.

[@JoeGator23]

@@WilliamLeonard-f9o Tony had a sound that was like no other and tuned his guitars for maximum affect and dynamics... combined with Ozzy and his lyrics and Sabbath was like nothing else at the time. Creative and powerful... Randy was a different breed working to take guitar playing itself to the next level. And he did... but unfortunately he didn't live long enough to enjoy the success that he deserved for his contributions.

[@Pamplemousse82322]

​@@frankrichards3089It's all Sharon. Ozzy is a believer in Jesus. Sharon is a Christ killer.

[@jimifritz]

Sounds like it was lucrative for Randy to die

[@ThemFuzzyMonsters]

I had never heard Tommy Aldridge side of this story. I like the fact that most of this recounting is done through actual quotes, even if not everything lines-up. Well done.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

this guys does great videos there is no fluff...all facts

[@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Full In Bloom is the best channel hands down , this guy knows how to tell the story his flow is perfect , I’ve been listening for a couple of years with over 200 Full In Bloom videos what a great channel

[@Twotontessie]

Aldridge also said he threw a big bag of blow into the woods before the cops and fire trucks arrived.Not his but he knew where it was in the bus. What a mess.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@Twotontessiesort of amazing and weird while all of that commotion was going on Tommy had the equanimity to discard evidence

[@lanceraustin]

WOW- all of this has been in the ether for 42 years, and we've gotten it in bits and pieces. But having it organized and in sequence like this is like hearing for the first time- a completely different experience. But not unusual for the mighty FIB!

[@seandowning5918]

Yeah, messed up, shady pilot, should have hired someone more competent

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

no it's all out there in Rudy's book....and his theory about randy saving the band that day, who knows.

[@booksdivine4130]

Basically Randy didn’t want to be involved in surreptitious activities. His main focus was music and only music, ozzy being a satanist some things just didn’t rock well with Randy. Speak of the devil should be very evident, either way artistic expression is artistic expression I guess.

[@booksdivine4130]

@@vincevegas8529 Def not a gimmick why would someone do that? On record he has said he is a satanist and a follower of crowley.

[@Nedflandersokilydokily]

I blame everyone present at the airstrip for not stopping the “joyride”

[@buddyleewoods2327]

Absolutely .

[@rticle15]

As this video was playing, I drove past the exit to Leesburg.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

have you been to the crash site?

[@rticle15]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle i have driven by it, yes.

[@mylovesongs2429]

So what did Randy sign that "could come back to haunt him"?? Did he sign his soul over to old scratch? is that why he died in a plane crash?

[@buddyleewoods2327]

Good question ? Contracts are more than money .

[@crazywisdom2]

I think of Randy all the time. I remeber when he died. Still echoes in my soul. Got to talk to his Mom once. Sweet and kind ! Miss you Randy. Forever gone, not forgotten ❤

[@alwilson3204]

To be frank, the only people that I think about frequently who are dead, are my own family, my mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles, old friends and those recently deceased ancestors I barely knew. There are people I miss to some extent that I didn't personally spend time with, but generally I truly miss my relatives far more than some celebrity or other famous persons, as I don't have time to continually mourn for those I barely or never knew.

[@MrJackcorgi]

The autopsy report on Randy was Horrific. He was identified by his jewerly and bits of burnt clothing . The world lost one of the greats that day.

[@adrianwalton6117]

Well, he only weighed 90lbs, there wasn't much to begin with

[@MrJackcorgi]

@@adrianwalton6117 Lol

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Think of all the PRO SHOT video Ozzy and Sharon havecand still nitcrelesse it.....

[@f22cool]

I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking about this everyday !

[@willnotquit]

Anyone else realize a long time ago that Sharon is more handler than wife?

[@ScottyBrockway]

God Bless Randy Rhoads.

[@bryden72]

Ozzy was forced by the record lable todo the album. He didnt want todo it either,

[@kraig7777]

This is well written. Had me on the edge of my seat.

[@hazor777]

So, Randy possibly saved everyone on the bus by intervening Aycock’s piloting ……that’s insane. In my mind’s eye I can just imagine him getting pissed off , scared etc.. because the accounts say they buzzed the bus once or twice before trying it again and fatefully crashing. It sounds like Aycock had lied (obviously) and was - whether he was serious or not - doing exactly what he promised he wouldn’t do. Wow. What a terrible situation to be in for everyone else on board. And knowing how - not only lack of sleep making people irritable, but also throwing in the fact that Aycock is having relationship issues with his ex , AND had been doing coke : a recipe for a state of insanity and disaster- possibly even suicidal . Terrible,……just terrible.

[@Dr.Jekyll]

Listen to this again. This part of the story is Rudy’s assumption. There was only one witness, according to this video, and that was Don Airey. So don’t take Rudy’s assumptions as fact. Indeed, there is inconsistent information here. At one point, someone suggested Aycock was trying to reconcile with his wife. then Rudy suggested he was trying to kill her by crashing into the bus on purpose. Bottom line, distinguish between fact and assumption and weigh them accordingly and come up with your own conclusion. I like Rudy a lot, but I think his assumption about homicidal/suicidal intent doesn’t make sense.

[@hazor777]

@@Dr.Jekyll I don’t need to listen to it again - my comment is SPECULATION, just like Rudy’s account, just like Don’s account. But it would seem to me that Aycock WAS suicidal - the guy had already killed someone else in a chopper crash, his life was in the shitter. Add cocaine’s ability to cause serious depression after the high wears off , and you have suicidal tendencies

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

no one knows. Rudy thinks Randy saved the band..who knows. Some have said Rachel may have had a heart attack and slumped over the dashboard. Some have theorized Randy fell forward losing his balance as he took pics

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@Dr.Jekyll Rudy is romanticizing his friend being a hero...who knows

[@Dr.Jekyll]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle I agree with you. That was my point to the OP. Maybe I wasn’t as clear as I thought I was.

[@djshad1885]

Ritual sacrifice. Sharon was behind it. You dont play hardball with contracts with the devil (arden family) and you dont give ultimatums. Thats what sealed Randys fate. He was almost forced to sign his soul away from the beginning and felt immediate remorse for it.

[@jamesw.scarber4924]

R.I.P. randy ..Lee kerslake ...I'm sure you would be really nervous about taking gold albums and royalties from band mates that helped make you a star ...

[@KetchLambier]

When will people learn? The Devil is NOT your friend. He shall always take his due.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the hell does that even mean?

[@KetchLambier]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle it means your a Shlapper

[@Debra-k1f]

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle There's a podcast called Fuck Around And Find Out....quite interesting.

[@thisisnotachannel]

When will people learn... that "the devil" only exists in fairytales? In this case... flesh and blood? Ozzy and Sharon play the role of "satan"

[@ZakEdwardsOfficial]

Sick to my stomach hearing this..and frankly f..Ozzy and Sharon.

[@jdmoney1000]

When I was 22 years old, Ozzy Osborne was coming to the Sam Houston Coliseum on February 17th (1982). Since first hearing Ozzy’s “Blizzard of Oz” solo album, his new guitar player Randy Rhoads had become my guitar hero. I didn't know much about him, nor did I even know what he looked like, because Ozzy's album pictures really didn't distinguish who was who in the band photo. To this point, I had assumed that the dark-haired guy (Rudy) was the guitar player I had recently come to idolize. Anyway, my girlfriend Mindy and our housemate Chris quickly found a way to score some tickets for the show. I figured if we showed up at the arena early enough, we might get a chance to meet the band before the show. It was a warm afternoon in Houston when Chris, Mindy and I arrived at the concert hall. We made our way around to the loading dock side of the building to look for tour buses or any other sign of band life. The road crew had already arrived and was setting up the elaborate stage for the “Diary of A Madman” tour. Surprisingly, the atmosphere was very relaxed. We were able to simply walk in and observe at our leisure without anyone hassling us. This went on for the better part of the afternoon. As we loitered about the premises, I befriended Randy’s guitar tech. He informed me that the band would be showing up around 5pm to do a soundcheck. In the meantime, he invited me into a makeshift dressing room to have a look at Randy’s guitars. They were sitting on guitar stands right in front of me. Just feet away from my hands were Randy’s signature cream Les Paul with the snakeskin strap, along with three custom made “V” shaped guitars. His polka-dot V, white pinstripe V and a black one, the latter two sporting the name “Jackson” on the headstocks. At this point, I was not really familiar with his guitars. And this was also long before Jackson Guitars became a household name. Needless to say, I was quite intrigued by them. Luckily, I had the presence of mind to bring a disposable camera with me. I asked the guitar tech if I could take a few pictures of the guitars. He didn’t mind, so I began to snap away. Just as I was photographing the assortment of guitars, a rather large and in charge road manager walked in on me and freaked out. “What the f#$k are you doing in here??? Gimme that efffing camera, those are custom made guitars!” he barked. The guitar tech tried to quell the big fellows concerns, but he would have no part in negotiating any compromise. “Gimme the effing camera if you wanna see the show” he demanded. As a 22 year old punk kid, I was in no position to argue, so I reluctantly gave the Paul Bunion looking troll my stupid camera. The guitar tech apologized for the road managers over-reaction and allowed us all to stay and hang out. Like clockwork, the tour bus pulled into the loading dock at 5pm. Tommy Aldridge, Rudy Sarzo and Randy Rhoads soon stepped out. Randy was wearing blue jeans, a black pleather jacket with no shirt under it with a white towel draped around his neck. Absent from the group was Ozzy, who apparently didn’t do soundcheck with the rest of the group. I quickly made my way over to who I thought was Randy and asked for an autograph. Slightly unprepared, I only had a small piece of paper that I had found nearby for them to sign. Rudy signed one side of the paper and Randy Rhoads signed the other side. I managed to make some small talk, at first thinking that Rudy was actually Randy. Up to this point, (As I said, I wasn’t entirely sure what Randy actually looked like). “Man, you’re a great guitar player” I said. Rudy looked at me sort of puzzled and pointed me in the direction of the actual Randy Rhoads. Needless to say, I felt like a douche. Randy was very unassuming, soft-spoken and frankly humble. He happily complied with my autograph request. He had to lean the small piece of paper onto the side of the cinder block wall in order to write his signature. He simply wrote, "Randy Rhoads". After several minutes, the band disappeared inside the arena and we followed along like lemmings. During their soundcheck, I stood directly in front of Randy Rhoads as the band ran through the song “Mr. Crowley” in its entirety. Randy was playing his cream Les Paul and never sounded better. I was in awe that afternoon, watching this soon to be legend warming up for the impending show right before my eyes. Except for my girlfriend Mindy, Chris and myself, (and a few road-crew guys), there was nobody else in the arena. A few short weeks later, Randy, twenty-five years old, was killed in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. I was davestated. His autograph remains framed on my studio wall to this day. Also, a few weeks earlier on March 5th, John Belushi died of a cocaine overdose. You could feel a chill in the psyche of the masses around Houston who had just absorbed the news of both of their untimely deaths. Both tragedies were a stark reminder of my own mortality...I'm nearly 65 now.....Can you imagine what would have been captured on my disposable camera had i been allowed to keep it??? That tour manager did a great disservice to the world. I hope he's reading this! Jeff Dyer - Uncle Sally

[@GeneralTHC]

Amazing story! Thanks for sharing it.

[@jesseserna8424]

I’m was 16 in 1981 and Randy was my guitar idol .. I just bought a white Les Paul but a (epiphone) I’m just now trying to learn to play at 59.Thanks for the Story .. I seen Rush,REO speedwagon and Jerry Reed back stage..

[@MetalMan2525]

Technically, it’s Sharon’s fault

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Yep, the hatred I have for that witch is off the charts! She is so lucky it happened in 82 when people/families didnt sue for wrongful death and the police and courts accepted things like this as just an accident. If this had happened just 10 years later that witch would have been charged and ordered to pay a major payout to the Rhoad's family. Never forget, she kept Randy's gear and custom pedal board and when Brad said he was bailing to go back to NR that witch gave Brad Randy's pedalboard instead of paying Brad. A decent human being would have made sure Randy's mother got all of Randy's stuff.

[@frankrichards3089]

Yes.

[@frankrichards3089]

​@@johnsmith-ug5tpwow never heard this about pedalboard??

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@frankrichards3089 Brad Gillis interview.

[@RonaldMiller-i8u]

RIP Randy He was a good Christian and an amazing guitarist He would have taken the reins and would have been the best guitarist in the world

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

many think he was at the time...certainly in hard rock and metal

[@JoeinSeattle.]

You have the greatest voiceover voice of all time !

[@analogsignal]

That’s cause it’s AI

[@Mebucko]

@@analogsignal Oh, thank you so much. I thought it was my huge steak dinner and a few shots that made me feel queasy listening to that voice.

[@area51r]

Aycock sucks

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

ya but lets look at where it all starts, Sharon not vetting him properly or doing her job or even firing Lee and Bob....

[@bcancun123]

Horrible day RIP Randy

[@jtbaying2312]

Another life cut short...RIP.

[@Doomreb]

anytime i hear about this i get so many thoughts. it's suspicious, peculiar, and just unbelievably sad.

[@a_planet_on_fire]

Yeah I know what you mean. 🤔

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

On a selfish note could you imagine Randy Rhoads playing those Sabbath songs that ended up on Speak of the Devil, I mean Tony might have to sign over the publishing to those songs. He already made those 3 classics his own. A lot of people think randy's best live solo is Children of the Grave as he takes it to a whole new level Reminder what a dick Ozzy was....taunting Randy and firing the band as his drinking worsened. He needs to remember who saved his career.

[@frankrichards3089]

Ozzy no doubt was a complete lunatic drunk.

[@disgustingpharmaadvoiceact74]

Rhoads fear of flying was overshadowed by I dont give af anymore after putting up with Ozzys contractual bs.

[@JosephStanton-x3h]

Too my ears & taste, randy Rhoades was the best guitarist, I've ever heard.

[@bmac5085]

Yes, he was 😊

[@dlzoso74]

He was amazing

[@BillDerBerg]

Randy was the best guitarist I've ever seen live and I have seen Tony Iommi, Edward VH, Steve Vai, Zakk, Jake E Lee, DiMartini, George Lynch, Steve Lynch, Paul Gilbert, a plethora of LA guitarist hotshots in the 80s in their respective bands and none moved me the way Randy did the times I watched him with Ozzy.

[@krupkamusic]

@@BillDerBerg Wow thats certainly the list. Ive seen vai/satriani and zakk recently but Randy... I iwsh I was alive back then haha. What do you remember from the shows you saw Randy?

[@BillDerBerg]

@@krupkamusic The best was the Blizzard of Ozz tour with Motorhead opening. It was far more energetic and much less theatrical than the Diary of a Madman show and hearing Believer played live before they even recorded it for Diary was awesome.

[@johnhagan582]

Not sure it was so much Ozzy not wanting to pay whether Sharon was the one immediately changing contracts of Randy's even before Randy was laid to rest .Ozzy was basically Sharon's puppet having to go along with her wishes being the bands manager .she was the one over who got paid and how much they were paid .even Ozzy was getting what Sharon and Jet Records wanted to give him .yes Randy's families had to sue the Osbornes for the record royalties .but in all honesty if Randy thought he had signed stuff that might have been giving away part ihis royalties was revealed in this video that Randy made mention to Aldridge that things he signed might come back to haunt him .but again I heard Sharon was shedding Randy's original contracts making new ones and forging Rhoads signatures .but in court preparations it was revealed that contracts that Sharon provided were not signed and notarized by a legal public notary which other band members like Bob and Lee say all original Blizzard Of Ozz contracts were signed in the presence of a notary public in the office of Jet Records .so the judge took into the fact that Randy was credited as not just a co-writer in all its music but also a producer on both Blizzard and Diary and sided whit the Rhoads family but before the courts exact ruling they rushed to the family offering them a one time large payment to settle the lawsuit before a judges ruled on a amount .they were snakes when it came to screwing band mates over financially .when Randy Bob and Lee signed up for the gig they were doing so with the knowledge of this being a 4 member band not a Ozzy solo gig .once Bob and Lee were gone Randy had lost his leverage and had no one to back him and ended up just going along with management not wanting to have major conflicts with Ozzy and Sharon since it was basically Bob Randy and Ozzy that had done the bulk of writing and working these songs up really quickly after Randy .Bob and Ozzy rented a rehearsal hall to get the material down tight .but later near the end After Ozzy punched Randy in the face he was pretty much done at that point and was already making his exit strategy plans .had contracted a management company the UK about doing a solo project and also contracted someone in New York letting the industry of his firm plans to leave the band after fulfilling his contractual obligations .it was then that Randy was trying to distance himself from Ozzy and Sharon most he could while still being in the band touring .his mind was made up .he didn't fall for Ozzys attempt to change Rhoads mind with the promise of big amounts of money that was right around the corner if he stayed .Randy didn't care about money at that point .He knew he had made a big enough name for himself and was smart enough to make contracts in the industry .he really got the bug after making the Diary record .his confidence in himself hadvgrown immensely from the shy guy he was during the writing and recording of Blizzard .There's gonna come a time that the Osbornes will have to answer for the things they did to other musicians they worked with .karma will get around to handing out judgements to them .well to us all one day .

[@krupkamusic]

Well said. We may never know if he was sacrificed or plotted against, but Sharons wrong doings and Ozzys support are gross.

[@johnnywinford7789]

With all the people that are saying that they sold their soul these days. I think that Randy Rhodes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, dime bag Darrell, and other incredible guitar players. I think it's because they made Satan jealous. Randy is still number one!!! 🎸♥️🎸

[@thomastucker5686]

Satan is a fictional character just like the god character. There is no magic, for guitar players or anyone else.

[@johnnywinford7789]

@@thomastucker5686 the pick of destiny!

[@ArielGibson757]

@@thomastucker5686 Eventually we all will know . Used to not believe myself until I saw an angel of God . Thought I was going to die because of my doubt .

[@thomastucker5686]

@@ArielGibson757 People claim to meet all sorts of gods, demons, ghosts, angels and also make other ridiculous claims similar. Just because people make claims and believe their claims, doesn't make the claims any more likely to be true and when it comes to the god idea, it is a thinking disorder. Magic is not the answer for any question.

[@Debra-k1f]

​@@thomastucker5686 God is! So is satan... Nobody dies an atheist....please get saved...be blessed 🙌

[@alphooey]

My mum used to always say “speak of the devil” usually when she’d been talking about someone and them appearing. I’d say it’s a Staffordshire saying. Any other folk know that as a saying.

[@j.t.cooper2963]

I had just seen them in concert in Norman Oklahoma a few weeks before his death. I still think about it quite often, how I was so lucky to see Randy play in one of his last shows. It was an excellent show. I was 17 years old.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

February 25, 1982 you were lucky..... How good was he live? I post those bootlegs all of the time of the shows on Diary of a Madman

[@j.t.cooper2963]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle It's been 42 years ago but I still remember it like yesterday. It was incredible and his solo was killer.

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Beyond lucky, it's like having seen Hendrix.

[@lundad]

LOVE this new longer doc type video. Love the interviews as well. Love this channel

[@luisloya1120]

" Satan is a Fool, and its so insane , some people think he's cool, ypu play with fire, you feel the pain" STRYPER.

[@chrishenderson9130]

Stryper sucks

[@buddyleewoods2327]

Play with fire you burn your fingers . Mob rules !

[@rapman5791]

Sharon and her muse Mr. Osbourne are getting toward the end of their years. Payback is due!! I hope the ride was worth it 😈 🤘

[@TomTobin67]

I'd like to know what happened to Don Aireys photos from that day.

[@sethwhite5386]

He did develop the photos he does have them.

[@TomTobin67]

@@sethwhite5386 - I heard he had to see a psychiatrist about the incident.

[@rstofleth]

"Speak of the devil" is the short form of the English-language idiom "Speak of the devil and he doth appear".

[@arthurdent5357]

So one person says he saw the plane crashing and exploding immediately, and the other guy that he woke up, saw the hit bus, then the house, ran to it to enter the garage and then it explodes and he flies Hollywood style from the shock wave? Something doesn't add up.

[@markcheetah4960]

Yeah, you're a conspiracy theorist. That's the answer.

[@arthurdent5357]

@@markcheetah4960 Two different stories and youre calling me conspiracy theorist because I say it doesnt add up. Wild

[@Astral8expl]

I always knew that was cranberry sauce in his mouth, i owned that album 4 different times wish i had it now, can barely find one of the original songs here on KZbin

[@paulthompson8642]

Thanks again

[@sbrave]

Sooooo, what did he sign? We've all heard the airplane story many many times.....

[@vinniecorleone62]

Wow... I remember the day I heard the news & was in a serious state of shock as I loved Randy's major contribution to Ozzy's new band & future. This is the first time I've heard detailed accounts from those at the crash site, as to what went down that day. I went to Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon Tour" concert in Fresno California & as much as I enjoyed that night I could only feel the loss of Randy' which stayed with me a long time.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

So do I, My buddy and I were skipping class and smoking a joint in back of the high school and one of my buddies that knew I was a huge Randy fan pulled up in his chevelle and said, I got bad news, Randy Rhoads just died in a plane crash, I said, Bullshit! I'm serious, its on all the rock stations. Like you, I was in a state of shock, I never went back to school that day.

[@buddyleewoods2327]

I saw bark at the moon tour at the San Francisco (daly city) Cow Palace probably the stop before Fresno show . Motley crue was scheduled to open which would have been so much better of a show but instead we got to see slade get booed on stage to no mercy . I've felt that move was another of Sharon's daggers ultimately to the fans because ozzy & the crue were having way too much offstage fun drugging & drinking which is documented . I was in the 6th grade & that was my 1st metal show . Good show but I feel ozzy got off easier & didn't work as hard knowing he wasn't following a young & hungry motley crue shout at the devil era .

[@countvond233]

I went to Leesburg and got to visit with Jerry Calhoun at the ECA warehouse. Fine man. He admired Randy and the two of them talked electric trains previously on the '81 tour. Jerry told me to walk around the house and take my time. Super peaceful place and beautiful grounds. Crazy that tragedy happened there. It's not a sad place at all. If I heard Randy he was telling me, "Dude. Thanks, I'm good. Please get a hobby and make good use time...". RIP Maestro. RIP Jerry.

[@josephharris1869]

The heaviest I have heard this tragedy/) I remember the day well - bad bad sad day

[@lesleybergamesco5757]

The pilot / bus driver had been in another accident where someone was killed a few years earlier, Sharon being in charge, should have never hired him

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Sharon , Darth Hideous fumbled many places

[@nunninkav]

Glad I watched this. Randy isn't just a guitar hero. He's a real hero. RIP Randy, the devil tried to take them all, but you made sure it was just you and the old maid. Redemption

[@PapaEmeritus_4evr]

So what are the things Randy regretted signing?

[@montbob100]

probably his contact with Satan ie Sharon.Sounds like a planned hit.

[@montbob100]

almost sounds like it was planned?

[@TruthSurge]

Tommy Aldridge is from the south and he was so CORRECT about all that airplane crap. Too bad he didn't tell Randy HEY, forget that airplane thing and let's go relax instead. Have a cold one and talk about Bach or something. wait... I just watched more of this and he DID tell Randy not to go up in that plane. wow. I know who should have died in that plane instead of Randy.

[@Diggerdog2nd]

I remember that day. We were going to see Ozzy the next day in Orlando. I was already a huge fan of Randy. We can all speculate especially those that were there but probably an unpopular scenario is Randy who was sitting in back & didn't know how to fly & freaked out by Aycocks irresponsible flying may have grabbed the wheel & maybe even accidentally caused the accident. Maybe Aycock wasn't trying to kill anybody. Still we'll never know why after promising to take it easy he flew like a punk getting his jolly's by scaring a lady with a heart condition.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

no one will ever truly know.....I rather people focus on the brilliant music he left us with AND, the live bootlegs all over youtube, what a maestro never playing a song the same way twice

[@janiterinadrum1627]

Ozzy Osbourne has been the weak link in every band he has ever fronted… and he is fronted some of the greatest bands on the planet, so it’s crazy to think of it, but if you look at the fact, he has done nothing except ride his name from Black Sabbath and everyone else has written the songs played the riffs played the music he has done absolutely nothing except come up with a little bit of melodies and some Scott vocals Sharon knows it. Black Sabbath knows it Randy‘s mom for sure knows it because she got ripped off by Sharon. Also, it’s well documented…. so next time you ladies cheer for the view talk or wherever you see Sharon Osborne just remember she’s an evil POS and she would do the same way. She did Randy Rhodes mother, and she would do it with no mercy.

[@brianlittle9202]

I think Randy was Ozzys and Rachel was Sharon's blood sacrifice and that why they both blew up and had so much success despite ozzys records just not being that good after Randys passing. They knew he was going to leave and they used him and her.

[@Renegade_222]

That's an interesting theory. Totally plausible. Especially in light of knowing Sharon is a cut throat bitch. Ozzy did get huge after Randy's death. Kinda like Metallica.

[@will7its]

WoW man, thats what I was thinking. And thats why Ozzy was in the church too wailing.....wtf???

[@younkinjames8571]

Yep...I thought that too! And it was Sharon that did it. Ozzy is too stupid to even think of it

[@brianlittle9202]

@@younkinjames8571 Absolutely!!! And Sharon knew about it because of her father running Jet Records. If U ever get a chance look up interviews with a man named John Todd he worked with a big label who signed some of the biggest names in the 70s and early 80s. He tells about the altar rooms every label has. Where they hold rituals over the master tapes of the biggest stars.

[@younkinjames8571]

@@brianlittle9202 will do! Thanks!

[@krupkamusic]

I am confident that 1. Sharon and Ozzy have responsibility for Randy's death. (A.Aycock never shouldve been hired) 2. The stories and details are not all consistent, (and it feels like more is still being held back). 3. Randy either regretted what he signed or didn't fully understand the depth from the start. Ive liked Ozzy for the longest time but the more that comes out about him and sharon- its changing my perspective and its like hugging a cactus accepting their ugly truth/history. I dont like entertaining the blood satanic sacrifice theory (yet) simply due to the lack of evidence- still the comments and history challenge me too. I hope time will reveal more. Rest in Peace Randy Rhoads

[@Metalbass10000]

Randy Rhoads' guitar playing, his music writing, are some of the primary reasons for why I started playing guitar. I am still inspired and influenced by his playing, even though I now play bass as much as guitar. The thought of the music he might have created if not for the insanity of this senseless event.

[@markcheetah4960]

He was amazing. Rhodes and Iommi are why I started playing guitar way back when. I moved over to vocals when I noticed I couldn't handle lead guitar duties. I wish you all the best! Keep on jammin'!

[@stevengallant6363]

0:17 The numbers don't add up. The album sold 500k copies within the first 2 months & than it took 9 years to sell 500k more? Was someone pocketing money, not counting sales? Someone please help me understand.

[@Jacobin777]

This happens quite often. There's an initial "surge" if sales purchased by fans, etc. and then other people learn about the release after becoming fans, etc.

[@gtw541]

In short; Sharon could have put her foot down in advance and none of this would be talked about today. I've read the books from the living, Sharon could make anything happen. A manipulative dictator with an iron fist. I remember following the tour on rock radio in Texas. Then this news. Dairy is an incredible example of hard rock and roll. Damn.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Diary is arguably the greatest metal album ever written .....that third album was really going to be something

[@gtw541]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle a true hard rock masterpiece.

[@janiterinadrum1627]

I have lost all respect for Ozzie and his entire family… to be fair. I never had any respect for his family, but I did like Ozzie before he opened his mouth, and I heard what he has to say. A lot of times that’s what ruins peoples reputations as we see here

[@mikemccourt6225]

Sharon yells at Duncan for letting "her people" go up in a plane with a pilot who had killed people already, but has no problem letting the same guy drive them around in a 25-ton vehicle. It's still sad that Randy is gone - can you imagine what he'd be doing now?

[@billpowell8488]

I heard an interview with Joe Lynn Turner and he said Richie Blackmore seen that bus driver and told Joe he wasn't going to let him drive his tour bus they had to get a different bus driver that was before he got the job driving Ozzy and the band 🤔

[@kevinmaillet4712]

I hope there is a hell and I hope Aycock is there right now. Every time I hear the song Dee, I get a lump in my throat imagining the incredible things he could have done musically

[@arturoalmazan5262]

i think that the record company wanted to Ozzy to release that live album. They just wanted , To make some cash. its a good live album ; Brad Gillis was phenomenal , however Randy Rhoads could never have been replaced. Tribute is a better live album in my opinion

[@seangagnonProvidenceR.I.]

I agree Speak of the Devil is excellent but Tribute is on another level

[@joemars41]

Tommy Aldridge said he had better recordings , boxes full ,from the sound board. All he said were far better than tribute. That album was far from Randys best live stuff ,but hmm notice how clean and doubled the vocals are??

[@Twotontessie]

Yeah FIB covers it: it was a holding pattern and all for financial purposes. Think of Bill Ward. Apparently virtually homeless at that time. He didn’t lift a finger and suddenly probably made a lot of money off Speak and Live Evil because of the publishing thet was released.

[@arturoalmazan5262]

@joemars41 well all supposed ' live albums' are dubbed or add some kind of an audience. many have said including Rob halford in his first book That unleashed in the east was not really all live. he re recorded his singing in another studio .

[@joemars41]

@@arturoalmazan5262 yes because the vocals came out bad live but the rest okay.

[@rapman5791]

There is no way dude said all that to Randy!! He may have said he didn’t want to go up in the plane, but not the part about “that guy has been up all night driving, and shouldn’t be flying a plane in his condition.” NO WAY!! He added that after all these years. He was woken up from a sound sleep he isn’t gonna be able to articulate that kind of intimate thought process. I call BS

[@sethwhite5386]

I agree

[@nicholasferrara5859]

Hard to say really. Rudy mentioned in "Off the Rails" that Tommy was the one who thought clearly enough after the crash to remove the large bag of cocaine from under the driver's seat of the bus and ditch it in the woods before the cops and emergency services arrived at the site. He obviously knows how to keep a clear head and function under severe pressure and tension, so he might have been clear enough to say that to Randy while groggy from sleep as well. Only he knows for sure.

[@drjay73]

Such a terrible way to go......RIP Randy and Rachel.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

The day the Music really died.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

absolutely truly the day the music died

[@krupkamusic]

I hear what your saying, but I think Randy would want us thinking the opposite ya know?

[@mickeykmiller]

Tommy Aldridge and Don Airey's recollections of when the plane exploded are completely different. Who's right?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Don witnessed it , Tommy is telling the story from inside the bus

[@johnnyx9892]

Many deals have been made with a certain entity. He always calls his debts due. Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I remember reading that when Randy was alive, there was actually consideration that half of the show would be Sabbath the other half would be originals from Blizzard of ozz. and the album would be called a History of Ozz. this was to fulfill their recording contract with Jet. Randy leading a mutiny is classic......Ozzy firing that guy....

[@jimbo0411]

Totally true, the were fired and kicked off the bus and had to take a taxi to San Antionio. They will totally deny its true. I asked this to Jack Osbourne and he denied it but it's only cause Sharon will lie about it now.