Randy Rhoads' Brother & Sister on Eddie Van Halen's Influence, Truth About Leaving Ozzy/George Lynch

This is a full in bloom interview with Randy Rhoads' brother, Kelle, and sister, Kathy.
Kathy and Kelle talk about Randy Rhoads' early days, Quiet Riot, Eddie Van Halen, Ozzy, George Lynch, Nick Menza, Musonia, Sharon Osbourne, Kevin Dubrow, & more.
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Outro by FOOL OF FATE
#ozzy #eddievanhalen #randyrhoads #georgelynch #sharonosbourne #megadeth #blacksabbath

[@gmoney0077]

I took guitar lessons from Randy at Musonia and always remember walking through the white picket fence and up those red brick steps. Mrs. Rhodes was always so gracious and Randy was an amazing teacher but you had better practiced for your lesson because he knew immediately if you didn’t! Wonderful family and great memories!

[@jamesmadison6650]

That is freaking cool !! I’ve played guitar for 40 years , damn what a dream !

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

how would you say he was as a teacher

[@gmoney0077]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Great question…Randy was very passionate about ensuring his students progressed to higher levels of musical aptitude and achievement yet also had the rare quality of being able to teach every aspect of the guitar like a finely trained neurosurgeon. He always was able to break down his insanely gifted technical ability to a level that made you want to strive to get better every week.

[@gmoney0077]

@@jamesmadison6650 I have some amazing memories and didn’t realize at the time how fortunate I was to not only learn from one of the greatest legends ever but experience the humility and kindness of a genuinely sincere human being that cared about his students just like family! Randy may you and your Mom always rest in peace and thank you for all the lives you touched.

[@manomyth11]

Do you still play? and or can we hear some? 🤔

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

Randy changed my life the first moment I heard him. It hit me like a bolt of lightning, and I instantly knew what to do with my life. Thank you Randy for sharing your gifts with us, and making the world a better place through your music.

[@1wickedgroove]

Amen

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

have not yet recoved from hearing the into of I DOn't Know.....the screeching he put on the songs has never been duplicated. I can see why Crazy Train scared Steve Vai.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@1wickedgroove all time A leaguer

[@dorangothard2254]

I believe if Randy was still a, live this many years later today I truly believe the best guitarist ever not yngwie malmsteen , this from is from the metal misiah as I & my call myself think you for allowing me to post this Randy Rhoades is always a live in my heart and soul

[@SecondaryAccount5899]

Same here. Sweetly said btw. The moment I dropped the needle on Blizzard Of Ozz for the first time everything changed.

[@TweedSuit]

Can someone please explain to me in simple terms, where the hell are Randy Rhoads royalties from the many millions of Ozzy album sales? Randy had no wife or children so i'm assuming his money went to the his family but i don't see them living the life of luxury like Ozzy and the Witch.

[@technicalitems731]

Good question! You know everyone gets screwed in business by the oz and his cuckwifeboss.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

it goes to the Estate, so there is a rumor, that Darth Hideous tried to forge a contract changing payouts so more came back to the osbournes. However, she did not know Randy sent the original to Mama Rhoads who lawyered the hell up. They stabbed Bob and Lee in the back too

[@trowerz]

You answered your own question 😉

[@MeYou-yz2yz]

Sharon!!!!!!!!!

[@randallrhoads3271]

Sharon "slicked" the Rhoads family...who to this day are kinda star struck with the Osbournes. Im sure Randys estate does see some money, but not what he was probably owed. Again, the Rhoads family just kind of goes along with what ever Sharon and Ozzy decide to do...many many times Sharon has put the kabosh on anybody trying to use the songs from BLIZZARD and DIARY....they own the publishing rights flat out, its called "BLIZZARD MUSIC LTD"....and Ozzy and Sharon own it outright.

[@wolfpack9958]

I just can't get enough Randy. I listened to entire Diary album last night and his outro solo on "tonight" still gives me the chills 40+ years later. That outro will forever be etched note for note in my brain for the rest of my life.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

my buddy plays in a and with Jimmy Degrasso, and jimmy requested he learn Over the Mountain. My buddy is more of an EVH guy though he has Rhoads in his top 3, but he says after learning that song, he was stunned at how brilliant it is and the nuances he was able to add in such little time, they had 3-4 weeks to write, rehearse and record the album.

[@wolfpack9958]

@Dave Wight tell your buddy you can't go wrong with King Edward. I'm a huge fan of them both along with Jimmy Page. It's just so tragic with what happened to Randy, he was just 25 and getting started. Imagine what a huge catalog of the great Randy we'd have if it wasn't for that fateful day.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@wolfpack9958 we were all robbed, my buddy is an EVH apologist...so it is good he is learning Rhoads songs..

[@bobkeenan2907]

The outro solo on "Tonight" is my favorite. It's like a synopsis of Randy's short career how it fades out and you want it to keep going to hear more of it and then it's gone. I met his brother at Musonia and mentioned this and he said that solo has another two plus minutes on the tape. What I'd give to hear it.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@bobkeenan2907 sad metaphor , but true

[@jeffwynings3782]

What a terrific interview. Thank you for sharing this. I know a lot of people like to pick either RR or EVH, but I still celebrate both guitarists wizardry and I miss them both.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

this is on of the best interviews I have heard with the family and an eye opener on how shady the director was on licensing video

[@C.Brown5150]

They were both amazing guitarists in there own rights. And the impact each one had on the way future guitar players were about to rule the stages of the world.. And those same styles and techniques of EVH and R.R. are still amazing and brand new to the Ear's of the upcoming generation of 6 string rockers.👍🇺🇸

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@C.Brown5150 what a time to be alive

[@BEST-rl7yu]

Today is December 6, 2023. This day would have been Randy Rhodes' 67th birthday. That would be quite a respectable age. if it weren't for that damn plane. Long live Rendy RHOADS 🤘🤘 Rendy RHOADS in harts ❤fans forever !!!!!

[@bobkeenan2907]

My friend and I flew from Boston to LA for the first anniversary of Randy's passing in 1983. We were 17 and just decided to do it. We went to Musonia the day before and met Mrs. Rhoads. She was such a wonderful lady. Gave us a tour and gave us the address of the cemetery in San Bernadino. She also gave us her home address and home phone number. I still have the Musonia stationary that she wrote it on. I met his family and friends the next day. I've taken my sons to the cemetery on later anniversaries. His brother and sister are also wonderful people who are very protective of their brother's legacy. They truly appreciate Randy's fans and are happy to give their time to talk. Just a great family.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I finally made the trek to the Musonia in 2021m saw the grave in 2018 I highly recommend it. I am sure the first anniversary of his death was huge, though I think that had the original grave that was defaced by losers. I hear good things about Mrs Rhoads and Randy's fans

[@bobkeenan2907]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle the only people thereon the first anniversary was his family, his girlfriend, Jody, a couple of his friends who I have met on subsequent anniversaries and a couple of fans, one of whom gave me and my friend a ride back to LA and I just saw again last year at the 2022 anniversary. I have a picture of everyone in front of the mausoleum.

[@DannyHood-j]

Did you meet ‘Kim’ I forget his last name? Kim was one of Randy’s best friends during early days. Kim was manager at starving students moving company ‘how I met him’. His top desk drawer was filled with Kodak Polaroids from 70s. Kim was hippy dude older than Randy. I never heard Randy’s sister or brother mention ‘Kims’ name. Kim had the best pictures of Randy. Those guys were decked out back then hair down waist. The image was ‘the Sweet’ Gawdy image’ similar to ‘(Angel’s band) punky meadows etc

[@bobkeenan2907]

@@DannyHood-j I've met Kim a few times when going put for the anniversary. A real nice guy.

[@beardofdoom8174]

⁠Is it Kim McNair you’re thinking of?

[@mercyless68]

Kelle (real name was Doug back then) was my first drum teacher in 1966, when I was 12 as we lived on the same street, Tiara, as Musonia. I joined Mrs. Rhoads orchestra along with Randy at some point. I believe I was the first female drummer in her orchestra. Years later, Nick Menza was in my band before Kelle joined forces with him. Same members, Nick, John Goodwin and Darwin Ballard. It's in the Nick Menza book. Why has there never been a documentary about Randy put together by Kelle and Kathy?

[@crazywisdom2]

Thanks to Kelle and Kathy for sharing your memories of our beloved Randy. Forever in our hearts !

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

just when I thought I had heard all of the interbviews, this one was really refreshing and new

[@mikeg6666]

Randy's brother literally lives a couple house's away from a good friend of mine and he's always telling him stories about Randy!

[@thayc3262]

Our Randy.........

[@jaywarren2126]

Finally! The truth about everything is out for people to understand. I was one of Randy’s “friends”. I met him most Thursdays for lunch at a little Mexican restaurant across the street. I took lessons from him but mostly at his house so he could just charge me $5 if I had it! I did spend a bit of time at Musonia. I can shed some light on the George Lynch thing. I took one lesson from him and I guess I wasn’t good enough for him because he was pretty rude to me, which is weird because I was friends with George’s bass player and drummer, so he kinda knew me. Unfortunately I never got to meet Randy’s siblings but I did hear a lot about them, mostly Kelle. I would love to meet them someday. It’s strange because I was in Delores’s house every single Wed. anyway thanks for the article. Made me happy to read it. For the record, Randy was a very nice, funny, sarcastic guy and we got along very well. I still miss him every day. Sorry about the long ramble here. Peace.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

here is the question, if you were friends with Randy, how did you not meet his siblings especially if you came ot the house for lessons. George seems like a guy who can be abrasive. And he seems somewhat bitter that he lost out on so many gigs that could have taken him higher than Dokken. But George did really well on his own right but he was never going to be in the Ed or Randy echelon You should just go to the Musonia Kelle gives tours.

[@jaywarren2126]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle I’ve been to Musonia more times than I can count. As for not meeting his siblings, don’t know what to say. They just were not around,ever. The house was always empty except me and Randy in the living room. It’s possible Kelle was there at times but i never saw him. I don’t know what else to tell you about that. I don’t BS so I’m not gonna make something up. They just weren’t there.

[@fernandoreynaaguilar1438]

When I found out years ago that Randy didn´t like Black Sabbath, I was not surprised: his versions of Sabbath songs are... played without joy or respect, like he just wanted to finish them up as soon as possible. Oh well. I love Randy, I think he was better than EVH. EVH was more flashy, whereas Randy had a much more mature musical mind. As a composer, he is above EVH for sure.

[@68hoffman]

kathy and kelly are good people who have respected randy's legacy 1000%..i dig how kelly is not hesitant to speak the truth of whats really going on with people takeing liberties they are not entitled to do ..i dig the school is a landmark there and so much talented people who have passed thru that door :)

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

ask him about the Osbournes if you tour the Musonia...you will get some truth

[@68hoffman]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle oh yeah ..we all got some gripes about those two ...especially ozzy's ole lady ..she is not respected by many in the bizness .. those two did some very low down dirty things to many people ..because they thought they had the advantage ...

[@Uncle_Mark2600]

I remember the first time I heard Crazy Train on the radio....I rode my bike to the record store as fast as I could! Randy was a huge influence and an Idol still to this day. RIP Legend

[@jonathanbatturs6359]

I still had the article about Randys death in Rolling Stone magazine until I I moved about 5 years ago, It got lost in the move can't find it.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the first exposure I had to Randy;s music was actually through Brad Gillis on a live simulacast in 1982 from Irvine , the show that was used on MTV. I fell in love with it, and went to buy BOO, and I remember an older kid seeing me go through the albums and told me: you watch and see, Ozzy will never ever be able to replace Randy... I had no idea who Randy was then. And of course, the older kid was never more prophetic. The opening of I Don't Know just ripped through me

[@RichardBinder-dx7fk]

I will never forget seeing and hearing Randy in Springfield, Illinois 1981. Def Leppard was the opener. Time machine please !

[@nateberridge7650]

Fantastic interview! Glad to see Musonia is still going.

[@CTROCK]

I love Eddie and Randy! Now both Guitar God can jam together in Heaven!

[@jimtroeltsch5998]

For my money, Randy Rhoads was far more an appealing player than EVH. Both were some of the best in the world obviously, but I just never really liked Van Halen's music, it just always sounded so cheesy. Randy Rhoad's playing with Ozzy just sounded incredible.

[@bikerjon8934]

David "Cheesy" Lee Roth

[@gregc8483]

For years you have been documenting some incredible information! Your questions are not the standard crap, that is how we get such gold from your research and interviews. 👍🤘🙌

[@fullinbloom]

Greg C!!! Thank you!!!

[@TracyHall70]

Man I remember when I first heard Randy. He was so explosive and his tone was amazing. He was not EVH to be sure but he was a stellar guitar player and he made a huge impact in a very short time. RIP RR!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he was not EVH he was better, no one ever sounded like Randy before or since, he was even better as a live player two albums made a huge impact.

[@brucedickinson12]

Ha ha short . Very good

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@brucedickinson12 I have some eggs.

[@markrosenquist8259]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle I agree 💯

[@michaeltammaro482]

​@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.

[@tribeshift]

Given the fact that Randy continually sought lessons with any guitar teacher who could teach him something new, you have to think he would have only become better and better. What a terrible loss his death was for music.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

as MAx Norman said, the difference in his playing and songwriting from BOO to DOAM was night and day. and BOO is a great album. Randy was a musician's musician, he wanted to get better and learn more he was not complacent thinking he had made it, and only need to play everyday to keep up his chops. He wanted to add to his arsenal

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Agreed. Randy would have blown everyone’s minds with his work.

[@classicalguitarbasics7437]

He already did. He blew my mind!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@classicalguitarbasics7437 imagine if that mind blowing doubled or tripled he is becoming a transcendent household name in metal

[@ruthylopez]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle He already IS a transcendent household name. No serious hard rock fan doesn't know about Randy Rhoads.

[@Treachery93]

Just to think that this was 42 or so years ago.... Randy's legacy lives on!

[@frankferriolo9212]

March 19th, 1982. It's coming up on 41 years. Peace.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

because the music is grea,t more people are getting exposed to it and the bootlegs on youtube are helping

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Great interview. I love information about Randy.

[@brownsfanlarry1340]

Randy changed & inspired many ,many musicians. Such a great talent taken to early.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he absolutely helped change the game in metal for use adding versatility

[@SouthJerseyMatt]

This channel is amazing. Thank you FIB. Getting all the backstories on all of my favorite’s, just makes the songs that much better. So cool.

[@fullinbloom]

!!!!!

[@richardwildeman1267]

This is so awesome, thank you so much for this!! I was finally able to travel from Canada to L.A. recently to visit Musconia and Kathy's wine tasting room to meet Kathy and Kelle. For a Rhoads fan, it's very much like making the pilgrimage to Mecca!

[@reubensane5539]

I read an interview in a guitar magazine that Randy said he did feel a little pressure from EVHs guitar playing and that it made him a little insecure and the Solomon over the mountain is Eddie influenced. And he said part of his insecurity about EVH made him work even harder on diary ,the solos and double tracking everything. Love them both . I also agree that they were both different. And sadly Randy left us too soon.

[@BruceStephan]

I've read in an old rare guitar magazine interview he would do part of Edward's Eruption solo just to show he could easily play it whenever he did his solo piece in Ozzy's concerts .

[@WarrenLSoCal]

Great interview. I am sure this has been said many times before but Randy was truly my main influence and the reason I picked up a guitar. I still love it to this day, play daily and enjoy it so much. Special thanks to Kathy and Kelle for giving us all a little more info about Randy that many fans may have not been aware of. 😀

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

millions were influenced by this guy, my buddy just texted me saying his drummer wants them to play Over the Mountain and he said it is simply genius songwriting....

[@lumenus3333]

I'm glad Randy rhoads is remembered for being a great guitarist but it's a shame Jake E Lee doesn't get more credit the guy was/is absolutely amazing

[@k7j007]

Jake definitely got the short end of the stick and deserves more positive attention for everything he did.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

Randy was mind blowing to me (like so many others) as a kid. The older I get, the more I go back and listen to everything I've heard 1000 times already. Nearly every time I listen to something Randy played again, I end up hearing something I've never heard before. It's just incredible.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he is an all time A leaguer no doubt, my buddy is learning Over the Mountain for his band, and he says it is a brilliant guitar song

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle I have a friends band who plays that. Everyone in the band says it's so much fun.

[@johnnyhotrod]

One of the most revealing interviews ever!So many twists and versions of his story,it’s very nice to hear from his actual family.Thank you guys for doing this,we will never forget Randy!

[@backwatersandbackroads]

Wow. Amazing interview. Absolutely the best stuff like this on YT. Thank you!

[@wasp4eva1]

I’m a guitar player, I love EVH and Randy, but was disappointed to hear EVH suggest Randy had copied him. I can’t really hear any strong similarities. But both were innovative in their own ways.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

If RR hadn't died like the fucking legend he was, I believe he would've eventually left OZZY. I think he wasn't the type to put up with her screwing him over like she did so many other musicians.

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

Yeah it seems like Randy didn’t trust Sharon one bit after she screwed over Daisley and Kerslake.

[@Assimilator702]

If you listen to the interview Randy was already in the process of leaving Ozzy right before he died.

[@GilaMonster971]

Randy wanted to go back to getting into more classical style of playing when the plane crash happened. Ozzy was trying to convince him to stick around.

[@scottmcclure4153]

@@GilaMonster971 he also punch Randy in the face. That would be enough for me . Period. Even today someone swing at me . I don't even talk to you anymore. On the spot. Contract or not . I'm 55 years old. A couple of years ago. My mother in law new husband took a swing at me with my wife in the middle of us . Almost hit her . I will not or never talk to them ever.

[@brightbite]

Good to hear from the Rhoads themselves! I wish they would do more interviews but I understand how devastating it is to loose a close family member. I hope they are doing better at the school since that horrible theft situation. Hope they have good cams and alarms. I think one of the best things Kelle Rhoads has ever said was "The music industry is a cesspool." Randy was in too deep in the end and wanted to go home. The road will do that to ya.

[@jimmyjennings8956]

Wow this is one of the best interviews with Randy's brother and sister ive heard that tells a lot about Randy, i miss Randy still there was nobody like him and still to this day there's been nobody like him, i tend to agree that Randy for sure had his own style way different from Eddie Van Halen which is another one of my hero's but ive always thought of them as two completely different style's i dont usually compare any musicians and look at them all differently even when comparing Vitto Bratta with Eddies sure Vito used some of Eddies Technique but still he made it his own i dont think Eddie has the patton on that tapping he was just first to hit the big time using it so he kind of claimed it and Eddie was damn good at it but as far as Randy copying Eddie i dont see it and never did i love them both in completely different ways R.I.P. to both but i do say if Randy would have lived on he would have been up there where Eddie eventually got without a doubt in my opinion.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

absolutely agree, and on the website it says part I I cannot wait for more No one who hears well thinks Ed and Randy sounded alike, it is absurd. Two great players forging their own paths. Vito had his own tone for sure.

[@fivestring65ify]

I clearly remember the first time I heard Crazy Train. The DJ said here's the new release from former Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne. The bass intro starts, and then this guitar comes in. It stunned me. I had already heard Van Halen a couple of years earlier, but something about Randy's playing just connected with me. I knew right then for sure that I wanted to be a musician.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

should have said" a new release from this great new band that is going to change metal and oh ya it is led by the former vocalist of Black Sabbath. Randy was playing at a different level, and the scary thing is his playing got better over the year by the time he recorded his masterpiece Diary of a Madman with Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake

[@BazookaToe]

Losing Randy was in my opinion my generations “Day the music died”. Huge loss for the world of music, not just hard rock music.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I have often called it the day the music died...

[@thomasrichmond601]

Thanks for the upload of family ✌️

[@harrychapin808]

I saw RANDY RHODES in concert with OZZIE! I stood 10 ft. away from the stage!! THE CONCERT WAS AWESOME and "RANDY" blew the AUDIENCE AWAY!! We'd listened 2 the album of course... but when we saw him LIVE, TOOK it 2 A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL!! MOST PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE were there 2 see RANDY!! EVERYBODY knew there was SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT HIM!! Yeah... there were comparisons to and arguments regarding EDDIE VAN HALEN, but his STYLE was VASTLY DIFFERENT!! "RANDY" STARTED A NEW STYLE AND APPROACH 2 ELECTRIC GUITAR!! He was a FORCE OF LIFE and MUZIK!!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Ozzy and Randy had chemistry on stage , two personalities that were very different but came together on stage to create some great moments. Randy was the guy people started coming to see once word was getting out

[@mikelevesque9753]

VERY COOL MUCH LOVE TO THE FAMILY

[@geneallen9799]

SUCH A HONOR MEETING, RANDY RHOADS PLUS SEEING HIS TALENT IN REAL TIME !! FOREVER MY #1 TALENT BEYOND TODAY'S AND PASSED TALENTS !! MANY GREATS, BUT ONLY ONE RANDY RHOADS !!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he is an all time A leaguer

[@njgman]

Great interview. Thank you! Kathy and Kelle were a great listen. Randy's music was a life changer.

[@samzach2057]

What an excellent interview. I didn’t want it to end!!!!

[@danafox5852]

Sorry Randy Roads, greatest guitarists of all time, nothing against Eddie Van Halen, to my ears Randy Rhoades was great, loved too have heard more from him, Jimmy Hendrix as , I'm 63 years old life sucks!!!!!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Randy an all time A leaguer

[@RichardFriendartist]

a guitarist in a band I played in took lessons from Randy. He played great and had a really interesting Jazz inspired rock/ metal vibe. Chris are you out there>?

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

imagine your teacher being Randy Rhoads

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

It would be cool to go to Musonia for lessons.

[@mhitson7483]

Another great discussion…best interviewer in the business

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I can actually get behind that comment

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

My first ever concert was UFO/Ozzy at Madison Square Garden on April 5th 1982 with Bernie Torme replacing Randy at that show . I was a huge Randy fan and couldn't wait to see him... I still have the tour book from the show, along with the NY Daily News article announcing Randy's death . So tragic😥

[@scottashe984]

Nice work! Heard some things I didn't know already. Thank you.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

yes it was good even for long time RHoads fans

[@dwade6322]

Thank you so much for this REFERESHING breath of air interview! Very interesting hearing perspective of those that were around stars than just from the stars themselves.🤟

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

that was an awesome interview

[@christiand7437]

Back in the 80's as a teen... I never got into Eddie-granted he was a good guitarist-and out first-but when I heard Randy for the 1st time... I knew he was great! He was a musician like Page-Eddie was tricks with not much soul!

[@MJEvermore853]

Totally agree. 👍

[@erniebender7886]

George lynch said he and Randy hadn’t developed their styles when EVH was on the scene 75’ and already had his style down

[@josephgurtler9674]

Well EVH was nearly two years older than Randy so VH 1 was 1978, while Blizzard was 1980, so really it makes perfect sense. Hell even George was a little older than Randy. Randy believe it or not was only a couple months older than Jake E Lee.

[@ZFlyingVLover]

Randy was completely different than EVh. From a technique POV EVH was better. From a song writing POV randy was better. But that's just my opinion

[@garyeckel1656]

...and they`re both DEAD, ..is it just me or is Fame and Fortune, Rock n Roll a curse"? every time I see Rock Stars and People who think they are bigger than life they all get caught up in some life ending tragedy. People Wake Up.

[@ozman6602]

Yeah I agree with that Eddie Van Halen saying that Randy copied off him that was such bullshit listen to Randy and Eddie Van Halen no comparison but Eddie was really competitive he was cocky he couldn't admit Randy Rhoads was on his level maybe better but that's my opinion so he said he didn't think Randy has done anything he didn't which Eddie wasn't a classical guitar player Randy mixed classical with metal so yeah he did they were completely different styles Eddie Van Halen was a great guitarist even though I was never a huge Van Halen fan can't deny that but personally Randy was beyond this world look at the legacy he's left behind for only being around a couple of years since he's mainly known for playing with Ozzy he's been gone now for 40 + years he's still larger than life still influences people around the world what he did in such little time just speaks for itself how good of a musician he was Soon as I heard Ozzy and Randy completely transformed the style of music I listened to and started playing guitar because of Randy R.I.P Randy Rhoads..

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Ed shat the bed in that interview, a horrible moment and clearly the family has not forgotten. You know I wish someone had asked Ed as he got older and more mature, hey remember that guitar hero ERA> how was Randy Rhoads, I am sure you get a much different answer. Randy was much more versatile and he never cheated an audience playing stoned or drunk. His live bootlegs are world class playing

[@jamesnorton7601]

Too bad Ed and Randy never jammed together. May have had a blast. They were nothing alike. Too bad Ed never jammed with alot of players that admired him. Eric, Jimmy, Joe, Steve, Michael, George. Really is too bad we the fans didn't get that show. Would have been awesome

[@markwhited1785]

Randy Rhodes died when I had a ticket to see Ozzy in Ft.Wayne. I was crushed.

[@roberthildrich6074]

I was lucky enough to see Randy, both tours with Ozzy, honestly Ozzy was forgettable, Randy I’ll never forget, he was an extremely rare bird! If I could bring back one musician out of all of them it would surely be Randy

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I wish I had gotten to see him just listening to the bootlegs on youtube he sounds amazing especially that unmixed version of Tribute much better than the record we all got

[@JasonJamesHatch]

This was a really good interview.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

it wasa legitimately very good interview

[@bags5150]

Randy was more versatile.

[@pawlpoche8736]

I like how the brother is so honest about some things.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

you should go to the musonia his brother is a straight shooter, he may even let in on how he feels about the Osbournes which is good.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Great interview and so cool of Kathy and Kelle sharing their perspectives and stories of Randy back then and what they thought he would have ended up doing. Many thanks to the 3 of you. 👏👍👍👍

[@PickettMusic]

Very cool man! Great job getting the family involved and getting that real perspective on things. Thanks for the content!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I think even for long time Rhoads fans it was very fresh

[@thundertyrant]

Great interview!! Thank you!!

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

I love this channel. You ask the best questions.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

they do good interviews...and do not talk over the guests

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Great interview, and they (Randy's brother and sister are correct) they had way different styles, and I don't believe Randy copied anyone! Randy was better to me, but music is subjective of course! I remember the first time I heard the song "Crazy Train" I didn't hear who the band was, I just heard the last 3/4's of the song and I was dying to figure out who it was, then later I heard who it was and I couldn't believe how good a guitarists could be until I heard Randy. It was amazing. It was like a UFO landed in the yard or something and this guy got off and played and I was shocked! Just incredible stuff.. I wish Sharon would let go of the film and stuff that has Randy on it. Maybe, I'm incorrect, but I hear she doesn't allow it, and maybe there's a good reason, I don't want to talk bad about her, but as a fan and guitarists love to hear and see the stuff left over that we've not seen of Randy, and see how good indeed he was. He would have been the best guitarists ever had he lived! RIP Randy!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

no one who hears well thinks Randy copied Ed.. it is comical. Randy in a guitar clinic said Ed was a great player and was an influence but that is Randy being humble and nice. Randy was above Ed in maturity and he really was more comfortable in his own skin once he made it

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Agree man!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@hoosierdaddy2308 high five my man

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Hell yeah. 🖐️

[@jim3489]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle that was Randy being humble? So Randy is a liar? What is so wrong with Randy saying that about Eddie, after all, Eddie is the King. It’s ok to like a guitar player and imagine what might have been, but let’s not over do it.

[@shadow_hillsgrandma8224]

My sister took lessons there. My dad was a professional musician. Randy was a friend and was my first mad crush.., he never knew. So many shows at the Starwood! I still grieve him. Randy DID NOT copy Eddie. After all these years this still pisses me off. . I still drive by their house when I'm in the neighborhood 💔

[@jcdova29]

Kelly is always a cool interview. Always honest and a great storyteller. I’m assuming this is the sister. She is great as well.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

What people need to remember: Randy co founded Blizzard of ozz with Ozzy and Bob Daisley, and was the sole founder of Quiet Riot. It was Bob Daisley who actually made Ozzy go back to Randy after telling him he needed world class players. Ozzy had gone back to ENgland to jam with two stiffs and Bob. The idea Ozzy was looking for an Ed van Halen type player is absurd, anyone who knows the history of the audition, knows there is no way Ozzy would know if Randy could write well or play like Ed , since in warm ups he blew Ozzy away. Randy did not even get to really play before Ozzy heard that Randy was the Messiah. Then it was Bob jamming with Randy who told OZzy that he definitely could work with this talented kid ........

[@motleyfan7558]

Another amazing interview. Unbelievable

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

it was really good

[@romansingleton8831]

wow great interview, lots of new nuggets of info I didn't know!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

it was a really good interview even to long time fans who have heard most of this stuff

[@korky_]

Great interview. What a amazing musical family.Thanks for sharing all your memories of Randy.Long Live Randy Rhoads!!🤘

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

there is no doubt this page hit a home run with that interview

[@westernfilet]

Absolutely fantastic interview Thank you

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I thought he nailed it.....grand slam style

[@jimshomestudio4669]

Man, thank you. 🙏

[@mikal]

No offense to Randy's sister, but Randy actually referred to his own playing as "a bunch of Eddie Van Halen stuff" in a clinic that you can probably hear on youtube. He described one of his solos as something like "I did this here, that there, and then the rest of it is basically a bunch of Eddie Van Halen stuff".

[@Monsterdrumma]

That said I don’t Eddie in him at all other then they are both flashy players like everyone after Eddie.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

No he did not, he made a comment about using flash in his spotlight solo, he thought kds like the flash so he used stuff that some people associated with Ed. Ed embarrassed himself with that interview saying Randy admitting copying him which is not true at all. NO he did not say that in the guitar clinic on youtube he said it in the John Stix interview. He never said anything like that.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@Monsterdrumma this guy is wrong, Randy did not say that in the guitar seminar interview/ the quote is about Randy saying kids want flash and he hates that he uses stuff associated with Ed. But no one in their right mind thinks they sound alike.

[@billgerazounis5610]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle spot on brother👍

[@cableguyxx]

Dave, you are spot on. OP is smokin' something funny.

[@LoyalOpposition]

(Interview with Randy) ""I wish I could agree with you," he says. "Everything happens so fast that I haven't had enough time to think about what I want to do. I have my own personality on the guitar but as of yet I don't think I have my own style. For instance, I do a solo guitar thing in concert, and I do a lot of the same licks as Eddie Van Halen. Eddie is a great player, but it kills me that I do that."

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Ed did not invent any licks, he just made some famous, Randy knowing the kids , and you missed that part of the quote, they want flash ..... Randy was more humble than Ed who completely crapped the bed in that interview after Randy died. "For me it's just flash that impresses the kids. I'm trying to make a name for myself as fast as I can. I wish I could take time and come up with something that nobody else has done. But that's gonna take a few years yet." He back handed Ed in some way and that is why Ed spun it

[@dennisfox8673]

Holy sh!7! What a great interview-thanks dude!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

an interview that excites Rhoads fans for sure I think this was merely part 1

[@mojodojo5533]

Saw Randy's last show in Knoxville. Front row barricade. Was blown away. But nothing like the day after.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I cannot even imagine seeing that guy play guitar live, I listen to the bootlegs all of the time, but tio see him and then know he is no longer with us...devastating

[@mojodojo5533]

@Dave Wight it was amazing. I remember the sound was a bit muddy because we were so close. And also remember how small RR was and what a manic performer Oz was. Lol

[@scottmcclure4153]

@@mojodojo5533 I'm so so jealous of you seeing him play. Also very very sad for you too . Cuz of the next day. That cat 🐈 was God to me in 1980 .

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@mojodojo5533 I remember someone describing Randy, if had never seen him, but only heard him you would think he was 10 feet tall

[@mojodojo5533]

@@scottmcclure4153 I will never forget.

[@timwilliams7274]

Music is cut throat

[@TheOldBoy101]

Great Interview ! Thanks

[@magnusjmvc8895]

One of your most fascinating videos, thank you!🫡💯

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I think every long term Randy Rhoads fan watches this and thinks this is fresh and new and we learned something....I mean it was well done I look forward to part II

[@moonstone8205]

We all heard Eddie and wow'd us but when I heard Randy play it blew me away and was the reason why I wanted to play the guitar. Those first two albums changed everything for me. And today those records still give me goosebumps.

[@1wickedgroove]

Me too!

[@Blitzkrieg.u812]

It struck me when I saw ozzy in 1980(music mountain)... randy playing live was life changing for me... I picked up a guitar and never looked back! Still melting strings to this day! Def leppard opened for ozzy and got pelted/booed off stage!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Randy was next level metal, he took Iommi's baton. Randy helped write two masterpieces, that were places Ed did not go

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@@Blitzkrieg.u812 I mean just listen to his live music on youtube, he took those studio songs and just made them better live

[@lizarrrdbeth]

Me too! I play because of Randy. He is and will always be my favorite!!!

[@michaellnbnj]

Heard the 1st Blizzard album during an Ozzy radio interview he did while promoting the record. Me & my friends knew instantly that the guitar playing was special. Was lucky enough to see Randy live in April, 1981 at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ. Randy sounded great live!

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

bet that was like a religious experience, there is no doubt BOO was different than anything else out there

[@SuperLuckao]

So young but so mature and talented, of course. Such a shame we lost him RIP x

[@chriscurtis1578]

Back in High School (79-83) we used to smoke weed in the alley behind the auto mechanics shop before class and me and my friends would always bring a tape recording of whatever was newest on the air. One of my best friends showed up one morning with a live recording of Ozzy Osborne that was broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour and that was my introduction to Randy Rhoads, and it blew my mind. First Eddie and now this guy. Two truly great players that had huge influences on my career. Sad that Randy left us so soon. I honestly believe he would have moved on to an even higher level of playing if he had lived. He was truly gifted..

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

I remember recording a show called Supegroups, which was connected to the King Biscuit Flower hour, the the announcer said it was from Indianapolis, Indiana which I do not think was right, but I could not believe , as great as the studio songs were. how much better he sounded live

[@jfrockon]

Hey Full in Bloom! One of your best posts ever man. Thnx! 🤘😬🤘

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

the guy does really good interviews

[@clausm2203]

Great interview

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

it really is

[@davidsanders9940g]

My birthday 50 years ago was just another party to play at in Burbank California, where Randy Brooke grew up. I went to school with him but to have him play at my 16th birthday party epic as fuck thank you very much.

[@backtoshallabal6662]

I would like to hear Randy's version of Bark at the moon

[@garymorris216]

I don't think Randy had anything to do with Bark At The Moon. It was written by Jake E Lee and Bob Daisley in 1983 AFTER Randy's death.

[@Sabbath-f9k]

If randy play batm It’s sucks he can’t Maybe He was fired😂😂

[@randytorrez6858]

RANDY JUDAH TORREZ ❤️ < Really COOL interview I appreciate it very much indeed 👍🏼 My brother lives in Los Angeles one day I'm going to call for a tour GOD willing Thanks for sharing Sincerely: RANDY JUDAH TORREZ

[@derekthomas8529]

Enchanting Retrospective 💛

[@jambertin54]

Randy never learned anything from Eddie. Except maybe tapping. Randy didn't do it like EVH though. Eddie was so popular and so many people were telling him how much he influenced them, he probably just mixed up who it was. Randy was NOT copying Eddie, not even in the slightest.

[@bikerjon8934]

pretty sure he was

[@jambertin54]

@@bikerjon8934 nope. Eddie and Randy sound nothing alike. Randy never copied anything from Eddie.

[@allenayers4919]

Michael Schenker,lead guitarist for Accept ( can't recall his name ) had a touch of classical influence as well..

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Wolf hoffman Rhoads liked Schenker

[@allenayers4919]

Wolf Hoffman..ya..tasty licks for sure..thanks my man..

[@helkas3316]

Black Sabbath is, and has been my favourite band since I first listened to them in 1972. If Randy didn't like them, then he probably didn't even like some of his own songs. I saw Randy with Ozzy during the Blizzard of Oz tour. Ozzy was crazy insane and great lol.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

and I bet Randy stole the show, Blizzard of ozz simply was greater than anything Sabbath every did, then comes an even better album with Diary of a Madman

[@helkas3316]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle No, Randy did not steal the show and no, no, little fella, TBO was not even remotely as heavy, or as interesting, as any Black Sabbath album, ever. Your comment is seething and desperate.

[@helkas3316]

Btw, Ozzy was in full control as the frontman and Ozzy commanded the crowds attention with ease.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

@Helkas I've read countless eye witness accounts on various pages , and many tell a different story than you, especially the women. In fact, many Saud Ozzy was a distraction especially with his off-key vocals. But you saw it how you saw it. My comment is toneless so thanks for letting me know how your sensitive ID projected onto my words.

[@helkas3316]

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Your comment was anything but toneless. I've seen Ozzy countless times and on different tours throughout the 80s and he was always on. I don't care about the occasional crack in the voice as Ozzy was very physical onstage. What "I" saw was what was there to be seen. Nobody ever stole the show from Ozzy and that's a fact, as in, not "my truth" but fact. As soon as Ozzy's voice was heard people went silent and waited in breathless anticipation for Ozzy to hit the stage. I recall women exposing themselves directly at Ozzy, not his guitarists, lol. You don't know sht, lol. You're sitting there making sht up. Btw, I don't give a fk about projection. 👊

[@paullebel7268]

Eddie’s tone was killer

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

he was about brown sound Randy was about brown composition

[@ericm4426]

​@@chatsworthosbornejrhe played that whammy 😅 randy bent the neck

[@tomslick2058]

Randy was more melodic,toe tapping. Alot of Eddie's tapping stuff for me was to technical to me anyway. Not a fan of eruption.

[@MikeUIibarri]

Blood source. Excellent.

[@TatorTot-pm5ih]

Just think..if ozzy never met randy ..both BOO..and DOAM wouldve sounded completely different

[@jamesmccormick875]

I really wish people would stop automatically bringing up Eddie when they talk about Randy. Randy was better than Eddie, and they are completely different players. Randy was way more knowledgeable about music and his playing was light years ahead of his time.

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Randy Rhoads 💯🤘🤘🤘 love Randy I remember seeing him play for the first time on 12-31-81 LA sports arena LA CA Randy was beyond awesome OMG 💯 I was 14 year's old Randy and Eddie are my ultimate favorite guitar players 🎸🎸I Eddie that same year as well 6-19-81 LA sports arena LA CA OMG Eddie beyond awesome 🤘🤘🤘 rip to both 💯🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘