Ozzy Osbourne on Jake E. Lee "He wanted to take over," & on Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi - Interview X

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In a 1990 interview with Guitar World, Ozzy Osbourne talked about working with Jake E. Lee, Randy Rhoads, & Tony Iommi.
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[@hobbyable1]

He wanted to take over. This is Ozzy and Sharon double speak for, he wanted to be paid fairly for his contribution.

[@duhduh666]

Exactly. They have a track record. Blaming Jake sounds hollow. Interesting that Ozzy doesn’t mention the fact that Randy wanted to leave too. The relationship wasn’t all wine and roses.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Ding! Behold the truth!

[@ytusersumone]

LOL 😂 Once again proven funniest comedy is just astute observation of facts

[@channingyourtatum6726]

Sounds about right Elvis.

[@hobbyable1]

@@channingyourtatum6726 Fucking loving that name.

[@kevinmaillet4712]

"A festering cancer set in." That festering cancers name was Sharon

[@Andrew-ry7iw]

Bingo

[@MrNWA4Life]

$haron

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

John is the AIDS in the background waiting to take them out in case the cancer doesn't work.

[@pigxstix]

Agreed on Sharon. But to be fair I don't think he was calling Jake the cancer, rather the lack of relationship and communication between them was.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

She’s still festering to this day.

[@JT-sl3ui]

Writing the songs and wanting rights to those songs isn’t wanting to take over, it’s requesting what’s right & correct.

[@randallfloyd4476]

probably why jake had the attitude he had...."if i'm not getting paid fairly, fuck it."

[@soundhealer6043]

Couple that with the fact that he called Tony a tyrant because he expected Ozzy to do his job, lol.

[@jesseoreilly1792]

Well, I must say, videos from the later years of Sabbath's original lineup where Ozzy (the animated front man) is stuck off to the side while Tony (the guy who just stands still and riffs out) stood center stage, appear to be a Testament to the man's overwhelming ego at that time.

[@MrDeadstu]

@@jesseoreilly1792 Please, Tony had the Ego and played about "Devils and Bullshit" too long?? What did Ozzy do when he went "solo"? - he sang about Devils and Bullshit....the Ego of the man...wow.

[@jesseoreilly1792]

@@MrDeadstu Don't get all riled up now. I have never accused 80's Ozzy of being coherent! Haha. I am just saying, Tony Iommi did develop a pretty extreme ego in his hayday. I still think he's a legend and Ozzy was definitely spouting some shit here. He probably couldn't even remember what half of Sabbath's songs were actually about. Haha.

[@seagullpoet]

I don’t believe a word of what Ozzy says about Jake E Lee. Ozzy still doesn’t want to give him credit or money. Period.

[@angusorvid8840]

Jake simply wanted credit. It wasn't just about money. It was about credit for a thing you created. It's a basic human need. Humans are builders, and artists create art, whether visually or sonically. Jake, Daisley, Kerslake and so many others sculpted masterful songs for Ozzy, and they made his career. He should be more greatful.

[@diamondd2778]

agreed

[@robertglancy4474]

@@angusorvid8840 I would agree, what is the point in offering up an idea if it's just going to basically be taken from you without any song writing credit, acknowledgement or royalties. And nobody is going to "takeover" with that shrew Sharon Osborne around calling all the shots.

[@markr.devereux3385]

@@robertglancy4474 it's possible that JAKE E. LEE saw it as a ticket to the BIG TIME Which it was. It's probably the only thing that people remember him for. He's a little hard headed about performing the Ozzy material nowadays. He's had a lifetime to make up the money he may have given up in the early 80s. So I don't feel sorry for the dude. I don't doubt he's a little difficult to work with and it sounds like that sealed his fate. He should have been a butt kisser like ZAKK and he might have retired with some money in the bank. .

[@JamminClemmons]

* *Seagull Rock,* * - I'm more inclined it was Sharon who screws over Ozzy's muscicans. That bitch is a witch.

[@diamondd2778]

Ozzy was credited with the entire album Bark at the moon..... let that sink in 4 a sec.....

[@Snitshiffer]

Depends on how you listen to it bud🤷‍♂️

[@arto2533]

Even a 12-year old me realized it was bullshit at the time.

[@machupikachu1085]

Seriously. Let that sink in. It's cold out and he's gonna freeze his pipes and faucet off.

[@KLBriggs71]

"I wrote it one handed on the piano." Sure you did, Johnny. Sure.

[@biomadnesstrip]

He never wrotte a song

[@cristinadunn9240]

Jake e Lee was a one of a kind musician, Bark at the Moon, Shot in the Dark are master pieces He deserve much more recognition

[@ThomasHeatherly]

Ozzy wrote those songs and you know it.

[@jimmyjimminson6742]

@@ThomasHeatherlyOzzy did not write them, even Black Sabbath members said Ozzy wasn’t one bit creative, what a joke, everyone knows Jake wrote bark at the Moon and Soussan wrote Shot in the Dark 🤦‍♂️

[@CallforthePriest]

wrong clown...@@ThomasHeatherly

[@bluesoddity2094]

​@@ThomasHeatherlySharon wrote them

[@Dan.50]

I'm just guessing that, Jake was fearful of having more of his work stolen.

[@dwade6322]

100%.

[@vaekkriinhart4347]

right. great insight. "Jake wanted to take over" translation: Jake E. Lee wanted credit where credit was due

[@arto2533]

absolutely. He's clearly still quite pissed about it now, and has every right to be. I think he's gotten his writing credits for BATM by now at least.

[@LionAndALamb]

Ozzy is just said that because that's what his wife told him was going on.

[@j_freed]

Jake insisted on getting paid for his writing on the second album he did with Ozzy Osbourne. That pretty much got him fired… His refusal to give away work for free, and he was not being treated as an equal“band member” in the way Ozzy was describing. Ozzy and Sharon thought that they could gaslight Jake.

[@mikenealon4042]

whattya mean jake WAS a great guitar player? he still IS a great guitar player!

[@strattuner]

actually he's a genius,he comprehends the neck of a guitar

[@np466]

I don’t think he plays much anymore

[@MrJackal43]

The Bark at the Moon solo is Jake’s master piece…. What a riff that was.

[@chrisb8655]

It's unbelievable. One of the best metal riffs ever.

[@journeyquest1]

As good as anything Randy did.

[@dgs931]

so true...still blows me away - what a talent

[@j_freed]

And it's really hard to think of anything else Jake wrote, to be quite honest. Although I should go back and give those two albums a fair listen.

[@Polarbarrywhite]

​@@j_freed hey guys! Found the Poison fan who heard that one Jake Ozzy song at a Zakk show

[@warborn_inc.]

Calling bullshit on that Ozzy....Jake didn't want to take over anything. He wanted credit for songs he wrote and you JUST said..you coudlnt play a musical note....yet you're given ALL writing credits in BATM. Hmmm.....seems like your stories aren't quite adding there amigo

[@jasonmorgan8110]

Ozzy never wrote his songs either. We all know the man that wrote ozzys songs. Bob daisly

[@angusorvid8840]

Jake did yeoman's work with Ozzy. Daisley and Kerslake and the others as well. They made Ozzy what he is. But Sharon propagates the myth that it's all Ozzy and that he seemed to happen all on his own. But we know the truth.

[@mattrock12]

@@angusorvid8840 yet she cackles all the way to the bank. She doesn’t give a shit what anybody thinks or knows. A horrible person.

[@mikerobertson2402]

Some guy!?! He can't even give Dana the respect he deserves for hooking him up with Randy. The only reason he still praises Randy is because he feels guilty about treating him like crap before he died. Total BS!

[@machupikachu1085]

Dana was promised a spot in Ozzy's new solo group. He hooked Ozzy up with Randy, but then Ozzy reneged on his part of the agreement thus Dana was not part of the Blizzard of Ozz band. After Randy's death, Dana hooked up Ozzy with Jake, yet Ozzy can't even mention Dana's name here. Ozzy and Sharon are both horrible, horrible people.

[@jiveturkey1257]

Thats so true. Once read he punched Randy in the face when Randy told him he was quitting

[@zoomosis]

@@jiveturkey1257 I suspect a big reason Randy wanted to leave was because Ozzy was contractually obliged to record a live album full of Black Sabbath covers and Randy was totally against the idea. Randy wasn't known to be a fan of Black Sabbath's songs and probably felt insulted at the thought of doing a whole album of them. It's not hard to imagine there being huge pressure on him to record it from Ozzy and Sharon, enough to get into a fight about it with Ozzy, particularly since the owner of the record company (Jet Records) was Sharon's father. Ozzy also married Sharon that same year, just a few months after Randy's death. The live album would ultimately be recorded later that year, six months after Randy died, with Brad Gillis on guitar. It was released as Speak Of The Devil just before Christmas in 1982. It's now kind of Ozzy's "forgotten album" from the 1980s: unavailable to stream online and only really available on the used CD market, from what I can tell.

[@Eddie-In-Las-Vegas]

Ozzy, Sharon and the infamous "bus driver/pilot" aka "Doctor Train Wreck" all had a secret deal (ritual sacrificed) with the "unknown" (Sabbaths highly controversial but recognized spiritual 5th member) Iommi made a deal with this spiritual being as well and was supposed to sacrifice Ozzy, but instead fate stepped in and Ozzy was just fired but he was spiritually sacrificed which Iommi thought his commitment was met but it wasnt so the ominous 5th member casted the group of Black Sabbath to be placed in a hex of "holding period" where they neither demised nor advanced (which explains why Sabbath had such a confusing career/history after Ozzy's departure. Next the spiritual being went on to continue to play with Ozzy's soul by offering him a second chance of super-stardom based on conditional requirements that must be kept. After that Ozzy knew he was gonna comeback big because he had his personal "mojo/high priest" 5th member back at his side. Unfortunately for Randy this also meant he would be the sacrificial conditional requirement that Ozzy agreed to for a life long of fame and notoriety (which hindsight clearly shows happened even though Ozzy really should have went defunct with all those other 80s heavy metal acts that did back in the day) Sharon was given her instructions on who to hire (the bus driver with the black aura surrounding him (see Ritchie Blackmore's spiritual awareness of this dark man that he refused to hire to drive them on their tour months prior to Sharon hiring him, just by doing a quick reading and assessment of the guy) Anyways Randy did have a guardian angel watching over him but unfortunately Randy decided to against his normal behavior (which was part of the "guardian's" will, and did freely accept to go along for a quick ride up in that plane. It was a ritual of "3" for that day and that meant 3 must go and be offfered up as to Ozzy and Sharons commitment for the life they are still allowed to have up to this day. But time is catching up with old Ozzy and he has failed to live up to his conditional commitments as of late.......by now one of his children should have been offered up and that clearly hasnt happened so now Ozzy is hexed with a plague of problems which will surely be his demise. Now you know the "real" story.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Jake E Lee never wanted to take over Ozzy's band. Jake just wanted his writing credits because Sharon Osbourne tricked him on the Bark At The Moon album. Even when I was a little kid I thought that it was strange that the album credits for Bark At The Moon said all words and music written by Ozzy Osbourne. I guess that is how a band is supposed to function in Ozzy's mind. The band was never a team. It was always about Ozzy Osbourne. I have always loved Ozzy's singing because it is so unique, but as a person in the music business he is brutal.

[@angusorvid8840]

I ALWAYS knew BATM was Jake and Daisley. I never for a second believed any lyrics or music was written by Ozzy. The man couldn't cut his way out of a paper bag with a katana. He's a schmuck.

[@darkstar6909]

I don't disagree with anything you said but I do wonder if some of his decisions weren't the result of substance abuse. Granted that doesnt explain skrewing over Kerslake and Daisley later when he was supposedly sober, but in the early 80s he was damn near comatose much of the time.

[@deantodd8103]

@@darkstar6909 I'm in agreement with you, but laughing my butt off at "damn near comatose much of the time." 😆

[@DrTomoculus]

@@angusorvid8840 I have to disagree politely Angus. Ozzy between 1973 - 1975 was on fire. He did contribute lyrics to Black Sabbath's career, and one of his best is THE WRIT on Sabotage. And what people forget is, Ozzy wrote everything he sang. It's melody. Melody is composition. If Paul McCartney can get accolades for his sense of melody (but to me there's nothing else in his songs but that), Ozzy should get the same respect. Because he is an excellent melodist. Far better than Dio. Ozzy's sense of melody is the kind that sticks in your head.

[@arto2533]

@@angusorvid8840 to quote Bob Daisley: "Ozzy wrote too...he'd come up with a lot of the vocal melodies". Zakk Wylde has also called Ozzy "the master of melodies" and someone else (I've forgotten who) said that "you could play Ozzy anything and he'd come up with a great melody for it". AND there is a certain consistency in the style and scales of the vocal melodies on Ozzy albums regardless of who's writing the lyrics or the music behind it. So yes, he is a schmuck who owns his success largely to the people he's worked with, but he certainly DID contribute, and that's not even debatable.

[@kristinarobinson7995]

"He shrugged and raised an eyebrow." I'm sure getting screwed out of all his rights had nothing to do with it.

[@rogercarpentier393]

Right! “Hey oz let me give ya my opinion, I won’t get paid for”

[@amerocker]

Jake E Lee was angry with Ozzy because he was cheated out of songwriting credit and thus a fortune in royalties. The Osbournes tend to forget their criminal behavior.

[@daveg4236]

Criminal? No. Jake knew going in he was getting no writing credits and continued to write with Ozzy. So...no criminal acts at all. I'm not defending what they did but Jake knowingly went into it and kept going so they is on him.

[@fistoftulkas7335]

@@daveg4236 No, that isn't what happened and how things went down. Jaake didn't know he was getting screwed, at all, quite the opposite.

[@daveg4236]

@@fistoftulkas7335 when you're told this is how it is and here's the contract and doesn't include any royalties, etc.. Yeah. That's how it happened.

[@Snitshiffer]

@@fistoftulkas7335 Jake was in control of his own career, he could’ve just left ozzys band if he felt that he didn’t get enough credit

[@fistoftulkas7335]

@@daveg4236 Jake already recorded his tracks when Sharon came up with the changed contract, early he was promised publishing, credit and everything else. That's how slimy they are. What was Jake supposed to do, leave and sue them while another guitarist gets credit for using his riffs and solos? Again JT, Jake had nothing going at that point and was ready to quit music, then got the Ozzy's opportunity, arguably the most important spot for a rock/metal guitarist in those years. Like i said he already recorded his tracks for BATM when Sharon changed the terms of his contract. He made the right choice staying there, at least he got a career out of it and became who he is. But that doesn't mean that what the Osbournes did was right or that Jake shouldn't talk about it.

[@taskmaster65]

I bet Dana Strum loves being referred to as "some guy" over and over again. Heaven forbid The Osbourne's give credit to anyone for anything.

[@machupikachu1085]

IKR?? Seriously, fuck that sociopathic couple.

[@Angelo-fo8de]

I caught that too. Although Dana helped this selfish asshole !

[@robertbishop5357]

I seriously don't think Jake wanted control. He just wanted to be treated fairly which won't ever happen with Sharon.

[@AlexSosaBolivia]

$haron convinced Ozzy that Jake's simple request to be properly credited for the work he did meant he wanted to "take over." The idiocy and greed of these two knows no bounds.

[@shandonsahm3343]

After randy.. Jake was The Best for Ozzy Just my observation

[@peppergrand1072]

Best player for that time? Meaning for the people who Ozzy had to pick from, Jake was the best? I can see that being valid. Personally I was 15 when I got a ticket for the Ultimate Sin Tour, truthfully I bought the ticket to witness Metallica, Ozzy was just a sidenote to the event that forever stays in my memories of youthful blessings. Jake E. Lee was most certainly the highlight of the Ozzy performance, and that would be the last time I saw Ozzy actually move on stage and not need a teleprompter. All though I did. See No Rest for The Wicked Tour and Ozzy was still not completely lethargic, Zack was the Ultimate guitarist that night and by far the best guitar solo I ever witnessed. There was an actual lightening storm in the distance coming towards the concert when Zack was playing his solo which was extra special dew to the mosaic cracked mirrored Les Paul that the laser bouncing off of and plus the lightning in the background. P.S. on was tripping on LSD as well. Bonus

[@maddadrants]

Mr Sahm, you are correct....much better than Zack....sorry but true

[@ronnieparker2546]

Jake was amazing

[@ZakEdwardsOfficial]

By far.

[@cs9667]

The reason Zakk is better for Ozzy, 1 he wrote the meanest riffs that transitioned from the late 80’s into the 90’s era, 2 he dreamed of playing for Ozzy and got the gig. His favorite guitarist is Randy and his playing is untouchable. Jake nowadays looks like an old man and plays alright. Zakk is defying what is possible speed wise pentatonic wise for over 20 minute solos every show. And according to Ozzy, Jake was a boring introvert roommate/band mate. That must be awkward and borderline torture to deal with being a rockstar. Zakk isn’t given the respect he deserves from a lot of metals heads out there and at the end of the day, we can like Jake more then Zakk, but No More Tears out sold every album he ever sold. Zakk is the best Ozzy ever had. He never stopped producing music. Jake cried for over 20 years or something about being kicked out. Obviously was about the fame rather then writing music for the fans.

[@msw812]

The Jake era is my favorite. His signature style and melodic artistry still blows me away to this day. Lee’s live versions of the Rhoads material smokes.

[@michaelatkins2890]

Absolutely. have you seen Ozzy with Jake at the US festival? Smokin!

[@msw812]

@@michaelatkins2890 yeah and I love how he toys with the Randy Rhoads riffs to put his own flare to them.

[@Blitzkrieg.u812]

Wow! Jake Lee was no where near Randy's ability ... Jake Lee was a competent guitar player,that's it... poor composition abilities... weak song structure... Jake relies to much on power chords. Ozzy will always be known for the first 2 albums with randy... not Jake's

[@garyunsworth726]

@@Blitzkrieg.u812 What absolute BOLLOCKS

[@ButtScootBJJ]

@@Blitzkrieg.u812 - You don’t have a single clue what you’re talking about, dumbfuck.

[@jeffbach7366]

Ozzy can't remember when he last took a piss, let alone details from 30-40 years ago.🤣🤣

[@2hi2dye]

Dana Strum remembers perfectly clear when Ozzy pissed in his car though....

[@OU-tn4nt]

I truly believe if not for Randy Rhoads Ozzy's solo career would have not done as well.

[@andrewking4885]

Exactly until Zak Wylde came along.

[@zachdarr7605]

If it wasn't for Rhoads Ozzy wouldn't have had those first two albums, and it would have went nowhere

[@beardofdoom8174]

Couldn’t agree more. BLIZZARD OF OZZ in particular gave him relevance again, and he’s milked that album every day since then. Have a look at a live set list. Lots of BOO songs on there. They’re usually the biggest crowd pleasers as well.

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@OU-tn4nt]

@@Curdledmayonnaise He did have some pretty big shoes to fill. He was ok but definitely no Randy Rhoads, but than again no one in my opinion is as good as Randy Rhoads. Jake E Lee did a good job too..

[@theguitarvirtuosoforgod1152]

Jake just wanted fair credit and royalties for all the work he did.

[@dennisgabriel9641]

Hearing Ozzy talk about being a "band of men" rings hollow knowing how he and Sharon mistreated the musicians they worked with.

[@machupikachu1085]

Couldn't agree more. "band of men, ... as long as I am fully in charge" - John 'lets get fucking craaaaazyyyy. louder! LOUDER!!!' Osbourne

[@dvg4104]

@@machupikachu1085 -- As long as SHE is fully in charge...

[@barneyrubble8255]

People put it all on sharon, but ozzy is just as shrewd as her, they are a team, though he can play like he's a really sweet guy.

[@strnglhld]

@@barneyrubble8255 Yup, the fact that the behavior continued means he approved

[@RS-ol8or]

Absolutely. Peak irony right there.

[@thatmechanicguy1993]

He didn’t find Randy. He was so f’ed up he doesn’t remember. Dana Strum hooked him up. Ozzy was handed this first 2 albums on a silver platter. Lee, Roads and Daisley wrote 100% of those albums. Ozzy and Sharon screwed them all over.

[@joemars8739]

100% accurate brad !

[@BostonMike68]

They abused Them especially Bailey and they recorded his parts and they would call him again to write more music. They are the ones with the talent. He was just a junkie out of his mind being controlled by Sharon she got taught by her gangster father how to screw over musicians. They just want to make music and live the dream and so many came out with nothing

[@andrewking4885]

I guess if those guys did most of the song writing . Ozzy and Sharon would make maximum profit with little input. And then get screwed over royalties.

[@derangedhermit2879]

Sharon screwed over every single band member that ever worked with Ozzy up until at least 1987.

[@juve3690]

I have to agree with Ozzy, that those first two albums were the best he's ever done. Of course Ozzy contributed, but most of us know they are masterpieces because of Bob, Randy and Lee. Both are still in my top 10 fave's after all these years.

[@JT-sl3ui]

By far the best two albums. Daisley & Kerslake wrote so much of that incredible material. With highly talented bass & drums. And Rhoads on guitar. Wow. Best ever

[@juve3690]

@@JT-sl3ui Indeed. If you haven't read it, Bob Daisley's book, For Facts Sake, is a great read. Tony Iommi's book, Iron Man is excellent as well. Both give readers an inside look at how some of our favorite albums were made, their personal lives at those times, and a lot of laughs. Also how Bob, Lee and Jake were screwed over financially. Learning stuff about our favorite bands by reading and watching Full In Bloom interviews and reading books by the artists makes listening to their albums a much more intimate experience IMO.

[@JT-sl3ui]

@@juve3690 yes I agree!! Haven’t read those however heard before that they are great reads. With that being said, Sharon is evil 😈 greed.

[@juve3690]

@@JT-sl3ui SO evil!! To have other musicians play on the remastered versions of those albums when they went to CD so Bob and Lee wouldn't have to be paid royalties is unforgivable IMO. I suggest Tony's book first and then Bob Daisely's just because of the timeline.

[@badmonkey2222]

Ozzy contributed astrolutely 0 to both of those albums or anyting on Bark at the Moon or Ultimate Sin and screwed everybody out of royalties especially Bob and Lee, Jake got a little something on Ultimate sin because he was smart enough to sign a contract after he got shitted on Bark at the Moon, but Bob got screwed more than anybody.

[@NGaMineFreaks]

Ozzy and Sharon have screwed over every band member they’ve employed. The only reason they didn’t do it to Randy Rhoades is because of his untimely death.

[@ralphsmith2683]

RHOADS....NOT rhodes

[@notajp]

And yes, actually they did end up screwing him over. That’s why his mom ended up suing Ozzie…

[@YesuAiNimen]

@@notajp what did she sue him for?

[@superfly19751]

Randy was getting ready to leave the band. He hated that circus Sharon created. She is not a good person and never was. Jake E. Was fantastic with Ozzie. I think his presence was a threat to Ozzie’s popularity so Sharon let him go. And they prob didn’t pay him shit.

[@KEVINE81382]

Ozzy(Sharon) is lying. Sharon screwed Jake out of writing credit and Publishing on the BATM album. I think we've heard Jake on this topic. TUS album Jake wrote the whole album( music) while Ozzy was in the Betty Ford clinic, and Jake wouldn't put a track down until a deal was legally in place. On the Third album that was to happen, Ozzy didn't like the music Jake presented to him, that included future Badlands songs, The Last time and Hard driver. Jake never tried to take over anything. Jake wanted the Osbourne's to keep their word . Even poor Mrs. Rhoads had to sue the Osbourne's over Randy's royalties. Jake is a Humble, down to earth guitar legend, period.

[@signsmusic1]

wow... i did not know that hard driver and the last time (the music i guess) were presented to OO in 87... is this confirmed by Jake?

[@KEVINE81382]

@@signsmusic1 Yes, i think on the dean delray podcast

[@scott6588]

Jake wanted writing credit... without it he had no choice but to feel like a field hand. Jake wrote all of Bark at the Moon and Ultimate Sin....and Ozzy is credited for all the writing. Dirty dirty business. And I remember an interview from 86 where Ozzy said he had been watching rehearsals for guitarists all day, and walked by a room where Rhoads was tuning up, and dialing in the amp, and stuck his head in told Randy he's got the gig. It's sad how much bad information is out there. I don't think Ozzy actually remembers. Sharron is at the helm of that ship, and has ran over countless musicians and acts to keep her investment...Ozzy.... relevant.

[@docvader82]

Randy didn't get writing credit for Bark, he absolutely got it TUS. He refused to write for it till he had it on contract. He was smart enough to not repeat the mistakes of Bark.

[@scott6588]

@@docvader82 Randy was long dead by these albums.

[@josepharchuleta3129]

@@docvader82 Man THAT was NEVER said! What are you reading?

[@derekmartinez7134]

@@docvader82 Found the poser. Lol what!?

[@michaela5461]

And Ozzy was just blasted out of his mind during every rehearsal I would be mad too if I wrote most of the songs on bark at the moon and ultimate sin and wasn’t getting credit

[@NTJ891]

Bark at the moon and Ultimate Sin are great albums. I wish Jake was back playing with Ozzy.

[@armangoodarzi730]

Jake mentioned that in an interview that if him and Ozzybcould work things out that he would join ozzy again!

[@Eddie-In-Las-Vegas]

Jake was offered a Ozzy Osbourne BATM 30th year anniversary tour contract to go out and play live shows with Ozzy again by Sharon several years ago and Jake's only stipulation for agreeing to it was if they added his name to the Bark At The Moon song credit list, he wasn't asking for publishing to receive royalty money all he wanted was his name to be credited for the songs on the Bark album Sharon's response was no response and that ended that.

[@nebula1924]

Idk cool I guess if it happened but ozzy is old. I think he along with many others- vince meal outta hang it up. But whatever. If there's more then it's their prerogative

[@stevemarshall3986]

As cool as that would be I'd rather let the past be the past for Jake's sake. Just enjoy the work he did do.

[@fredlister5077]

How would Tony know anything about Ozzy's time with Jake E. Lee?????? Jake wrote both the Bark at the moon and Ultimate Sin albums and OZZY took the money and the credit for something he did not write. This shit cracks me up. Jake is one of the best players out there, plus he is a really great guy.

[@RFXLR]

I like when he said “some guy said he’s here” not realizing it was Dana Strum who had brought Randy to the audition.

[@gerardspringer8576]

Ozzy can't remember anything from 1975 on wards. All that coke, smoke & dope. He has the Parkinson's. Next thing it will be Alzheimer's. Love Oz but he is done. No more tours ror real this time. Don't disgrace himself. He was barely making it that Last Sab tour.

[@brianborstein8456]

I've listened to Dana Strum tell the story. He picked up Ozzy, who didn't even want to go to Randy's audition (Dana talked him into it). He was of course drunk as hell and pissed all over the back seat in Dana's car. I'm surprised he could even remember attending that audition.

[@shanebroussard6262]

@@gerardspringer8576 I seen ozzy both on the last sabbath tour and in 2018 with Zack Wylde. He did sound rough with sabbath but surprisingly he sounded great with his solo band. I mean really good compared to with sabbath. I think his sickness comes and goes. Good days and bad.

[@gerardspringer8576]

@@shanebroussard6262 yeah. I saw the farewell tour, Sabbath. His voice was little bit strained. Happens. How many nights in a row he was goin? There is a sweet spot.Saw Geoff Tate 2 months back. Sounds good. A little worn but it happens. Not terrible. Vince from Motley is shot. Paul Stanley too

[@gerardspringer8576]

@@brianborstein8456 ozzy woke up after Randy started playing. Randy was warming up or just getting going. Ozzy was drunk, wasted and tired of listening to guys. Ozzy was burnt on a bunch of Iommi sound alikes.

[@theelusive9625]

My God, not only did I get this issue when it came out, but I still HAVE IT!!! Fucking wild.

[@KennyRider137]

I would just read them at Walden Books while waiting for my guitar lesson at the Richland Mall in Johnstown, PA.

[@TheWinterwraith]

Yeah I still have that issue too. I wasn’t a fan of Ozzy back then, and the more I see and hear about him and Sharon the less I like them.

[@elinino5275]

Take over what? Writing lyrics? Musical arrangements?? 🤣🤣

[@jasonmorgan8110]

Yeah I think ozzy is fibbing a bit on this one

[@j.reveille6815]

Think he just wanted to finally get paid. Take over.?…. Funny.

[@kidus9069]

Jake is one of the most underrated rock/metal guitarists ever dude doesn't get the credit and respect he deserves fr fr

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@gr00vinRuben]

@@CurdledmayonnaiseI get Gus mixed up for Alexi Aloha

[@michellesheridan8560]

THATS INSANE ... THE STUFF JAKE AND OZZY PUT TOGETHER WAS PARAMOUNT !!!

[@karlmccarron3318]

Umm.........Jake AND Ozzy??

[@michellesheridan8560]

@@karlmccarron3318 YES I THOUGHT SO

[@journeyquest1]

Only thing Ozzy did was perform vocals.

[@KISSFAN1970]

The Ultimate Sin is top notch

[@daveverplank]

Sharon talks about how much she loved Randy, but when he was thinking of quitting to go to UCLA, she was ready to sue him.

[@Ukraine_Rocks-OK]

Sharon is a bully, we know it. I love Oz first wife so much more... But Ms. Arden had pulled Oz out of some deep sht, like Linda did w Paul Who

[@VMClassic]

I really liked it when Iommi wrote about the devils and bullshit. I'm glad he kept that up. Jake was my favorite guitarist to work with Ozzy. I don't believe he was all that apathetic.

[@arto2533]

Iommi has written hardly any lyrics in his career. Butler wrote almost all of the 70's Sabbath lyrics. Dio, Tony Martin or Gillan (unfortunately) wrote 'em when they were in the band, and Bob Daisley, Glenn Hughes & Geoff Nichols contributed to the mid-80's albums they were involved in.

[@bodyman1109]

Seen Ozzy with Jake in 83. What a great concert! Jake is in my top 5 axemen of that era. I would have loved to hear what Ozzy & Brad would have created together though…

[@terrylandess6072]

Motley Crue / Shout at the Devil opening for Ozzy / Bark at the Moon? Ozzy running around dressed like Shirley Temple before the show flashing panties? Yeah - great show.

[@cyborgar15]

Speak of the Devil with Brad is my favorite live album..Still awesome..

[@patrickshannon4516]

Brad Gillis wanted to go back to his band night ranger and they went on to produce several good songs with him in the band. I don't really think that anyone else could have replaced Brad in night ranger.

[@bodyman1109]

@@patrickshannon4516 For sure, Brad Is Night Ranger imo. Seen them in 84. Great show!

[@patrickshannon4516]

@@bodyman1109 Brad Gillis is one of the best guitarist ever he learned the Randy songs and Black Sabbath songs in a very short time I don't think to many guitarist could have done that.

[@NealVio]

The guy who woke up Ozzy and said "He's here" was Dana Strum

[@rticle15]

Ozzy had four great albums: blizzard and diary are by far the best, followed by bark at the moon and ultimate sin. Nothing else comes close. I think Ozzy's issue with Jake is that he wanted credit for what he contributed.

[@BubbaZen10]

I liked no rest for the wicked

[@robertoricci3393]

No More Tears, Ozzmosis and Ordinary Man are great records too

[@rticle15]

@@robertoricci3393 they are ok records. Imo, everything after the Randy albums were a step down

[@chrisbond6406]

@@rticle15 you have dementia or something?

[@rticle15]

@@chrisbond6406 just working ears and the ability to tell good from great. If those are symptoms of dementia then yes i do.

[@jimmybanta4520]

Ozzy is a lucky 🍀 man beyond belief

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

Well, given the quality of the music that followed Jake's departure...maybe you should've let him take over, Ozzy.

[@channingyourtatum6726]

☝ This ☝

[@superfly19751]

Ozmosis a good album with Wilder

[@superfly19751]

Ozmosis a good album with Wilder

[@MrOctober44]

I think Ozzy was never close to Jake and he was annoyed at Jake for demanding credit he more then deserved for writing The ultimate sin.

[@rushmore3927]

Saw Jake with Ozzy as a little lad during the Ultimate Sin tour. Jake rocked!

[@toma.4808]

Interesting words about randy. Dana strum tells a totally diffrent story about how ozzy and randy met.Ozzys memory in those days was sketchy at best.

[@jeffmeyer8766]

There's a reason why Ozzy has also had young naieve brilliant guitarists. It's just easier for him to exploit and steal their talents from.

[@benher973]

Did you mean always instead of also

[@jonlvstad2861]

Ozzy have been blessed having great musicians around him to balance out his lack of... anything. Crap singer, boring frontman, total moron.

[@MrOctober44]

@@jonlvstad2861 I think he was a good frontman back in the day (not a great one) but I agree with everything else you said.

[@jimmycampbell78]

If Ozzy had nothing, none of these musicians would have worked with him and he would not have had the career he had.

[@shaqueefajackson1139]

Ozzy is a complete piece of s*** his vocals are so awful. A bullfrog sounds better than this malicious deviant. Even if you try to listen to Ozzie's music to hear the guitarists you have to turn it off after a while because his voice is so annoying. He didn't get over on Brad Gillis though Brad Gillis was way too smart and talented for that clown Ozzy Osbourne.

[@williammussey1219]

Love Randy!!!! & Zack some what, but JAKE'S MY FAVORITE!!!! LOVE R.D.C!!!!!

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@hazor777]

With all we know , NOW, about the dealings with Jake and the rumors of the Osbournes attempting to even screw over Randy Rhoads out in the middle of a tour just before his death - I've often wondered what the situation was/is with Zakk ? From the looks of it, Zakk has never had a public mix up with the Osbournes, that I can remember. I know he supposedly "left" a couple of times etc.. I guess Zakk is pretty easy going , knew/knows when he landed the gig way back in 1988 that it was a coveted position etc.. so he probably didn't make too much fuss/many waves about pay/royalties/song credits etc.. - and I'm sure at this point he's done well thru the Osbourne organization . Obviously , it's probably not the amount many of us would think - I think that explains his ventures with side gigs: BLS, Zakk Sabbath etc..

[@SealofPerfection]

Sharon called Jake and told him that they were on the outs with Zakk and was he interested in coming back. Jake said he would, if they would just put his name as the writer of Bark at the Moon....don't even pay him, just credit him. She never called him back.

[@mattrock12]

Jake has a reputation for having been a, if not raging, alcoholic for years. Add that (IMO) he doesn’t come off as very bright (his “brother, pastor, bishop, cardinal” BLS banter is cringe at best). Maybe just being content to be part of the band (or gang/brotherhood) is all he needs? Maybe he doesn’t give a shit about money or maybe he doesn’t care or realize that he was/is ripped off (ie; Ignorance is be bliss)? He’s a different beast.

[@BobK5]

Both Randy and Jake were both great guitarists for OO, he was very fortunate to have them, Randy was the world class composer musician though 😎

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

@@grankvehaugen3494 it was supposed to be a joke lol. but yeah he is a great player. Rhoads is king though

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

@@grankvehaugen3494 who is your favorite ozzy player?

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

@@grankvehaugen3494 nice, i love jake e. lee as well i would say for me rhoads, lee, iommi, wylde, gus g

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

@@grankvehaugen3494 i dont understand how anyone could dislike the guitar work on bark at the moon and the ultimate sin, theyre both incredible albums. perfect mid 80s vibe. also in terms of zakk wylde i love the no rest for the wicked and no more tears albums. Some of my fav guitar work on those. ozzmosis was alright, but after that i didn't really enjoy too much of his playing on later albums

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

Jake was great on Bark At the Moon and The Ultimate Sin. Sharon always stiffed Ozzys musicians.

[@polarvortex3294]

Supposedly, Sharon pulled him out of a drug-addled haze, gave him confidence and connections, and basically saved his life. After that, she made sure he made tons of money, didn't blow it, and had a semi-normal family life. Because of that, Ozzy kind of sold his soul and submitted to her dominant personality. It's really a strange dynamic that you seldom see...

[@clownpocket]

@@polarvortex3294 He was her meal ticket

[@mattrock12]

@@clownpocket and vice versa

[@clownpocket]

@@mattrock12 True.

[@nissansentraglx]

Randy was indeed going to lv Ozzy after DOAM or maybe SOTD, whatever his contractual obligation was. As most know, he wanted to go back to school to learn classical guitar. Plus, he was getting very tired of ozzy drinking and drug abuse. Made it very difficult to work with him in general.

[@elinino5275]

Randy DID NOT want anything to do with SOTD. he was leaving before that. Unfortunately we know what happened 😕

[@nissansentraglx]

Makes sense. Think Aldridge was against sotd too.

[@edgyswordsmanmusic6769]

I guess DOAM is Diary of a Madman, but whats SOTD?

[@nissansentraglx]

Speak of the devil. The live album.

[@elinino5275]

@@nissansentraglx "live" ...the audience noise is fake 🤣

[@demigod1013]

Ozzy must've been too stoned to recall that it was Dana Strum who introduced him to Randy Rhoads, NOT Sharon.

[@mattstanley8944]

Ozzy always talks about being in a band, a gang .. being family ! However , it is said by multiple band members and crew members that he screws his band family out of every ounce of credit and fair compensation that they all deserve ! He gives Randy kudos - always .. I wonder if he truly gave him full compensation though ? Ozzy is reportedly worth 225 million . He waited to the very end and finally gave Lee Kerslake a platinum album award and some credit on his death bed ... if all of these stories are true , it’s very sad and disappointing . I hope not ...

[@SealofPerfection]

Oh, make no mistake, if Randy lived until now, we'd be hearing interviews where he got screwed by Ozzy/Sharon as well. They didn't treat everyone else terribly and then treat Randy well.

[@mississippisnowplow]

@@SealofPerfection My thoughts exactly.

[@Boxingbear]

Kerslake is such an underrated drummer. Most ppl don't even know who he is.

[@Boxingbear]

I remember reading somewhere that Ozzy was actually quite a prick to Randy. Threatening to fire him and going off about shit. This was when Ozzy was at the height of his drug use too. It must have been a real headache dealing with him.

[@Boxingbear]

@Henry Rollin A lot of it is Sharon as well. He just let's her deal with everything and she is no peach.

[@fisherohvf-men623]

Waiting for darkness is one of Jake's best Ozzy tunes imho; and he never received a penny of royalties.

[@hesychastmonk7678]

*Ozzy came up with the vocal melodies, that's his big talent, BUT Bob Daisley came up with 90% of the lyrics on the first 5 solo albums, while Randy, Jake, and Zakk wrote/played all the amazing guitar parts... not to mention their awesome guitar tones & sound.* These guitarists inspired a ton of guys to play guitar!

[@journeyquest1]

Listen to the songs without vocals and they still sound awesome. Take away the music and just have vocals and lyrics. Terrible.

[@andyznuff]

Ozzy HAS to say that to cover up what Sharon did ( intimidate Jake into forking over all publishing for BATM. Then Jake got smart and Sharon didn't like that so, so long Jake.

[@4dmind]

I think Jake was too cerebral for Ozzy. I've met Jake, and he was much more of a thinker than I expected him to be, which for me was a pleasant surprise - I'm a thinker too. But I can see that maybe Jake wanted to be a little more structured in setting and achieving goals and maybe Ozzy saw that as an attempt at control. Jake is a coherent person and Ozzy is nothing if not a completely intuitive enigma. And I could see Randy being patient enough to bridge that difference.

[@styga1969]

Doubt Jake wanted to take over. First you skipped over Brad G that was excellent taken over after Randy. And then there was Jake that was his best so far .. that’s my opinion.. Seen Ozzy with Brad and then with Jake … best Ozzy ever!! Brad G is a legend! And his solos are unmatched.

[@stormcrowinstruments7489]

Pretty sure Brad had to leave as he had just signed a contract with his at that time new unknown band, Night Ranger. Brad was just on loan to finish tour obligations for Ozzy and was lucky enough to get to do the live album. I love Brad's playing and still follow him.

[@styga1969]

@@stormcrowinstruments7489 same here. I still follow him also. His solos on night Ranger are awesome!!!. Sister Christain’s solo is bad ass. When he played with Ozzy .. he did an excellent job learning them solos and songs in such short notice. My fav is Vivian Campbell from Dio … I still follow him and his new band “Last in Line”. .. you should check him out also. I’m an old schooler !!! Love me some Richie Blackmore also !! Wish i seen Stevie Ray before he passed. I was suppose to go see him but I had to work on that Saturday!! Should of called in sick.

[@david10006]

The fact that The Ultimate Sin is the only Oz album they choose not to reissue speaks volumes, can't have Jake getting any of those song royalties

[@machupikachu1085]

It's not because of Jake actually, it's because of Phil Soussan.

[@SMstudios78]

Obviously it’s because they fucked every band member he ever played with. Doesn’t matter if it was Jake or Phil. The fact is that Ozzy and Sharon are greedy,selfish and intolerable.

[@bigguy130]

Loved Jake's riffs in the song The Ultimate Sin.

[@image30p]

One thing is true. Those two first albums are the best thing he's ever done

[@ericmcgivern4429]

100% TRUE!!!!

[@derekgooden2507]

"someone told Sharon about Randy ..." yeah it was Dana Strum. Ozzy can't even give credit for someone tipping him off to talent. Claiming Jake E. Lee wanted to "run things"?! Jake wanted to get paid for the songs HE WROTE and so he was fired. AFTER, of course, providing hits for Ozzy. Ozzy and Sharon have a long history of using artists for their creativity then refusing to pay them and dumping them. Similar to Paul and Gene of KISS using Vinnie Vincent to write songs for them, which enabled a comeback for them when KISS was in the dumper, and then cutting him loose and shitting on him publicly for decades.

[@phaikyouser9499]

Ozzy Osbourne has been in America so long that he has apparently acquired an American accent. 😉

[@susandowler5271]

Ozzy claims to be a solo act then claims it's was a band. When Jake did contribute he was taking over. Jake did contribute to bark at the moon but who took the credit and residuals! Ozzy fired the best guitarist ever.

[@2hi2dye]

I don't think Ozzy remembers things too clearly, (obviously) about the RR audition story. Watch the Dana Strum interview and he'll tell you the story in full. (And how Ozzy pissed in his car on the way there)

[@eleanorblanche906]

Good to see all the comments stick up for Jake. Ozzy has never given him credit as a guitar player, a musician, a song writer or even as a human being. I was 19 years old when I first saw and heard Jake and he blew me away. He’s a phenomenal guitarist and can play every genre of music. He’s a huge Miles Davis fan. Jazz is too complicated for Ozzy. Too bad Ozzy or his wife, have never validated him in anyway. With Ozzy, it’s all about Randy and Zack. You might be a millionaire Ozzy but you know nothing about music. Jake is the best!

[@steveholbrook278]

He literally said he was a great guitar player in this interview verbatim, but ok

[@portosfigajoe7417]

You idiot!👍

[@shaitet]

@@steveholbrook278 People always gotta find some way to bitch about Ozzy when Sharon is the one who fucks everything up.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

You sound like a robot repeating what you heard. $haron is a POS. That's been established as fact. But I've personally seen many interviews throughout the years of Ozzy praising Jake on his skills. And for you, a regular armchair judgmental Joe, to say Ozzy knows nothing about music. Lmao. C'mon man.

[@rickfortine7454]

I REMEMBER WAY BACK MY HIGH SCHOOL BAND MATES AND I USED TO HANG OUT AND DRINK IN HOLLYWOOD CLUBS BECAUSE WE COULD AND NOBODY WAS EVER CARDED ... ANYWAY WE FOLLOWED THE GROUPS QUIET RIOT AND SNOW AND DROVE FROM ORANGE COUNTY EVERY WEEKEND TO SEE THEM PLAY. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT RANDY RHODES AND CARLOS AND TONY CAVASO WERE SUPER COOL PEOPLE AND THEY ALWAYS TREATED US KINDLY AT THE AFTER GIGS. IM STILL GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE SNOW GUYS TO THIS DAY !!!

[@johnmcminn9455]

Ozzy likes to sound like the guitar players were the primary songwriters in his solo career, but we all know it was Bob Dasiley and Lee Kirslake turning those great guitar riffs into songs !

[@ab-ll7dv]

What songs did ozzy write?

[@mufozomby7637]

just for a few alboums them 2 did anythig there is nuthing if they have no gutars they just have words GET IT??

[@arto2533]

@@mufozomby7637 unfortunately, someone who can seriously REALLY believe that Rhoads, Lee or Wylde were not the primary songwriters for Ozzy, will never get it. There is always someone like that on the internet forums...saying stuff like JP Jones (or even Bonham) was the REAL musical creative force behind Zeppelin, and not Jimmy Page, or Jon Lord was the REAL reason for Deep Purple's success and certainly not Ritchie Blackmore. Well, it's super entertaining at least.

[@arto2533]

oh, and I do know that Bob Daisley wrote almost all the lyrics for the first 4 or 5 Ozzy albums. Kerslake joined after Blizzard was already written so he contributed to the writing of Diary Of A Madman-album only. And as Kerslake's musical history shows...he was a great drummer, but hardly much of a creative songwriter.

[@wendellmadfinger2358]

I have played for 30 years Jake e Lee was my spectral mentor and teacher greatest technician of all time

[@terrymeyer7084]

He should've let Jake E Lee take over. Best guitarist he had. Sorry randy fans.

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@danielallen9878]

Dam it. Now I have to dig through all my old guitar magazines.... I'm positive that I have this.

[@ZillianZilch]

Jake E. Lee just wanted paying for the work he’d done. Unlike Osbourne who actually GOT paid for all the work everybody else did and also for the tiny amount he contributed himself.

[@brandondickie3456]

OH MY GOD I’VE WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOREVER!! (My caps lock isn’t broken, I’m just excited)

[@endtyme1345]

The "thing" with Jake is "why do I have to worry or even care for this people,(the Ozzy camp) If they just care about themselves? I think Ozzy never recovered from Randy's sudden death and Jake paid the consequences. Not only him..Daisley, Kerslake and god knows who's else. And ALL their songwriting credits!!! How anyone can be "friend" of two crows like Oz & Sharon? 👀😳

[@endtyme1345]

@@tambor76 I heard the same bro recently. I guess was closed under 7 keys but someone filtrate Randy found Ozzy's behaviour unbearable and even mentioned Ozzy aggressive behaviour tomards him. I think the "love" Ozzy praises towards Rhoads figure is GUILT since probably he never expected Randy's tragic destiny.

[@stopthehate1749]

I have that magazine in my collection - hard to believe its been that long since it came out.

[@motodrummer]

Bark at the Moon is one of the bes solo's ever imo. Jake is underrated.

[@journeyquest1]

Whats great is, it doesnt have the circus tricks like whammy bar and finger taps. Just blazing fast playing and very melodic.

[@andrewbanas3036]

Randy made everyone around him better.

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@robertgilchrist9211]

Ozzy had 3 of the greatest guitarists of our times in his bands . Fabulous. Rhoads / Jake / Zakk. After all that time with Tony and sabbath. Blessings.

[@mississippisnowplow]

Add Joe Holmes to that.

[@geraldagen5640]

Randy Rhoads , Jake E Lee..that's all folks.

[@caseycassidy-k4z]

Zakk is a total hakk and nowhere near a list of greatest guitarists.

[@johnledhalen2903]

The reason Ozzy says they had nothing in common and didn't get along with Jake was because of all the things you guys are talking about. I don't need to repeat it you guys said it all.

[@oziebrayman4608]

Doesn't matter ozzy, you guys made history with the music you made. Can't just find that, be greatful after randysuch a talented player came into your life. Everyone but Jake came back. NEEDS TO HAPPEN

[@Han-Solo459]

You should enroll yourself in an English course. Seriously.

[@unclesalty7778]

He should be honored to have had and played with 3 awesome guitar players and they all made some of the best music ever period ! Mr. Blizzard of Buzz!

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Some of this sounds a little sketchy... why would all of the guitarists who auditioned for Ozzy's band be playing Jimi Hendrix riffs, when he just came out of Black Sabbath? If anything, wouldn't they be trying to mimic Tony Iommi?

[@mrski749]

I think it's a pretty accepted fact that Randy was leaving Ozzy anyway before he died. He wasn't getting paid the right way. Let's face it those first two Ozzy albums are what made Ozzy and they would have never happened without Randy. Had Randy not joined Ozzy he might have been just another washed up 70s guy. Ozzy owes everything he has in his solo career to Randy

[@brianshaffneraclc]

Bob Daisley as well. His songwriting was a major contribution; 90% or more of the lyrics are his, and parts of the music too. I like Ozzy, but I would've loved to have heard the original Blizzard band with a top notch singer.

[@EvanDander]

Those songs are still the highlights of his set. Forty years later. That says a lot.

[@arto2533]

I don't think it was about money with Randy. He was simply too talented and diverse musically to be tied to the 'heavy metal' realm, and found all the abuse going around him annoying. I could be wrong, but that's the consensus of what I've picked up from later interviews with Rudy Sarzo and Ozzy himself. Could have been some money issues on top of that...but at least Randy got his publishing and shit.

[@dandylion18]

Ozzy= master of the back-handed compliment and the like.

[@carlosdanger6129]

Jake was the best guitarist Ozzy's ever had.. 😃

[@warborn_inc.]

I agree 100% I'm sure we will get hate from the RR loyalists but its always been Jake in the top slot for me.

[@lukecold8562]

Correct

[@edwincano1329]

Yes

[@SealofPerfection]

Agree. Randy is elevated a bit higher than he probably would have been because he died so young. That happens to anyone who dies at the height of their popularity. That's how they are always remembered. But Jake was the best Ozzy's had, IMO.

[@TS-wp3wt]

Jake is great and i agree randy gets a lot of love because he died so young but RR was the best Ozzy ever had and I think we would have seen even more of that if he was still alive today.

[@oldtimerf7602]

Jakey was going to be the star, and Sharon knew it. His looks, presence, style, and skill on the guitar would have quickly rendered Ozzy second fiddle.

[@arto2533]

to be fair, if he had such an amazing 'looks, presence, style, and skill on the guitar' that he would totally eclipse Ozzy, surely Jake would have also made it pretty big on his own without Ozzy?? Yet, we got Badlands album, which is pretty good, but after that...meh. Zakk has shown that if you really got 'it' along with the creative consistency, you can be successful after Ozzy too.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@arto2533 Jake was so disillusioned after the Osbournes and the Ray Gillian situation, he basically quit the music industry and disappeared. That does not make Zakk better, to be fair.

[@richardcurtis2688]

Jake is the best guitar player Ozzy ever had. I know people will disagree, but he was amazing.

[@shaqueefajackson1139]

Hell yeah Jake e. Lee was the s*** and an awesome showman too.

[@nebula1924]

I agree. It's all subjective but his soloing had such a natural feel like it was a language all It's own. Love all the solos in rock n roll rebel. I listened to Batm more than any other.

[@nissansentraglx]

Only two things on this planet Ozzy gets along with, Sharon and alcohol.

[@mattrock12]

Well, he was arrested for attempting to strangle Shannon to death. So… big hug for alcohol.

[@arto2533]

Zakk the ham sandwich guy would be the third I guess. Plus Ozzy could never strangle Zakk since he put up some decent body weight in the 90's.

[@Skoora]

Love how he goes on about the band, the unit but constantly has screwed his band mates. There’s only so much he can soft push onto Sharon, the taskmaster with his feigned ignorance. If you’re the name of the enterprise and don’t like something going down, no agent or manager is going to stop you making something right. He’ll never be square for re-recording Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake’s parts on the first two. And shame on the musicians who did the re-recording but of course they were too spineless to risk their paymaster.

[@darkstar6909]

I agree completely, I never bought that he was that addle minded and Sharon ran everything. You can look in the guys eyes while he was doing his schtick and it was obvious only to the actual addle minded that there was a lot more going upstairs and it was a put on.

[@jeffreyhutchins6527]

Until there is proof Ozzy conspired with Sharon to fuck all these guys over, I am going to say Sharon was doing all this behind Ozzy's inebriated back. Of course Ozzy's schtick is that he is brain dead, he has that persona from the days when he really was out of his mind. When Ozzy found out, what was he supposed to do, divorce her and make everything right with all the people she screwed, throw Sharon under the bus, so the public will just say "Ozzy is throwing her under the buss to cover his ass".

[@mattstanley8944]

In my opinion,Ozzy is more to blame than Sharon ! He’s the star ! He needs to get some money out of her purse and pay some people and get his balls back while he is in there ... he has turned into a pathetic mess .. what harm would it have done to give those men some damn credit ? The Prince of Selfish !

[@Skoora]

@@jeffreyhutchins6527 You don't think Mike Borden or studio people were talking to Ozzy about re-recording the bass and drums. Borden was in his band at the time. There's no way Ozzy didn't know it was happening.Think of the size of the enterprise that is his name. Even with a genius management you don't dodder your way through the logistics of those tours and sessions and promo, oblivious to all of the machinations that keep it rolling. Lets suppose he knew little about as it happened, he didnt need to throw his wife under the bus. You shouldn't do that to your wife. But you sure can privately set her straight from time to time on how you expect things to be done when it's your name. And thats assuming he wasn't fully involved. Plus, what's the expiration on making something right if you find out after anyway? Its not like Ozzy made a statement after that it was done without his knowledge and immediately had the new versions pulled.

[@jamescon55]

@@darkstar6909 IK ,RIGHT! ?!? 😬 And I believed it ALL! 😞 ALL of IT , hook line and sinker......😒 LOL. Well, I guess my best excuse is "I was pretty young and naive as a teenager, even with my shielded opinion about most people etc".... I mean, at the end of the day, it's STILL ALL ABOUT the MUSIC 🎶 ain't it? But yeah, what a friggin ACT it WAS (back in the 80s especially), 90s etc. for MR. John Michael Osbourne ehh...? 🤔 AND, what THOSE pair (Ozzy and Sharon) HAVE DONE to ALL/MOST of their prior/previous bandmates....SMDH 😒😞 Just REAL POS examples of human beings. REAL truth ALL comes out, FINALLY... Decades later.......

[@otisdriftwood8469]

Interesting take from ozzy,, love sabbath and ozzy up to no rest for the wicked. Kinda lost me after that. Those randy records will never be beat in my mind. Jake is a great player, and a humble guy. But who knows.

[@patricktribett8208]

I can't picture ozzy talking that legible.

[@joshburns4611]

I think the word you're looking for is intelligibly. Also, it was 1990. Ozzy could talk a lot better than he does now.

[@ephufer1]

Any other guitar players that Ozzy ever had can’t Compare with Randy Rhoads, Jake was fantastic, and Tony is a Legend, I will say Ozzys career I will say 1- Randy 2- Jake 3- Zakk

[@steventalbot2505]

Randy, Tony , et al

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@ephufer1]

@@Curdledmayonnaise Gun is good I dont recall if he made an album with Ozzy

[@williamsizemore98]

If Ozzy n Sharon hadnt screwed Jake out of publishing rights on Bark at the Moon he probably wouldn't have been so shrewd towards Ozzy.

[@2hi2dye]

Album credits: All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne....Laugh out motha F'n loud!

[@glenkepic3208]

I only saw Ozzy with Jake but loved his comments about Randy.

[@quit293]

All I know is Ozzy made his best work with Randy and Jake and one Zakk album. The album he made with Zakk after Jake sucked so bad I remember smashing the cassette.

[@Curdledmayonnaise]

but what about gus g?

[@TVoltG]

Should have let Jake E Lee take over.. He was truly badass during his tenure there.

[@Frater_I.O.]

Everyone knows Ozzy got fired from Black Sabath because he became a flake. BTW, after Randy Rhoads, Jake E Lee is the best guitarist in Ozzy's solo band. Period.

[@The_Vanilla_Guerilla]

Zakk Wylde is far greater than Jake E Lee.

[@JudasPriest82]

@@The_Vanilla_Guerilla Zakk is a great guitar player but all those squeals and pitch harmonics go way too far, Bark At The Moon for the hit that it is it's been played on the radio since 1983, Jake literally has one song that is bigger than everything Zakk has ever done with Ozzy respectively

[@fistoftulkas7335]

@@The_Vanilla_Guerilla Not even close. Jake was the best Ozzy ever had.

[@Quackerstacker1973]

He couldn't even be Zach Wilde's guitar tech.

[@ericowens3451]

That's why Jake has had so much success since 🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherbentley578]

I wish Jake had taken over, we wouldn't have had to listen to Zakk playing bloody pinch harmonics after every other bar.

[@easternyellowjacket276]

When Randy Rhoads was murdered, I never bought another Ozzy album. Randy is one of the greatest guitar composers of all time. His phrasing was impeccable and his technique and sound were perfection. He died two weeks before I was to see him in concert when I was a freshman in HS back in 1982. Ozzy, to me at least, became meaningless after Randy passed.

[@brandonhickman7816]

Abc think we

[@UncleGhoulieTv313]

Bummer... you missed out on some great stuff.

[@ryankelsey9646]

No wonder Ozzy loved Zakk Wylde so much after leaving Sabbath and Randy's passing. Zakk was and is Ozzy's "yes man", and it works perfectly with those two.