Rudy Sarzo has clarified what was wrong with Randy Rhoads’ ultimatum to Sharon Osbourne.
The conversation started when music journalist Dave Wight reposted a recent Sarzo interview on X. “Randy Rhoads did not really have a temper, though there is allegedly a story before the start of the Diary of a Madman tour where is yelling at Jake Duncan to tell Sharon to pay him or he was not doing the tour… as part of our Q&A with Andrew Klein,” he wrote.
Sarzo, however, clarified with, “Allegedly Randy yelling at Jake Duncan to tell Sharon to pay him or he was not doing the tour. WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!!!”
“Allegedly Randy yelling at Jake Duncan to tell Sharon to pay him or he was not doing the tour. WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP!!! https://t.co/RejFDnlsDd
— Rudy Sarzo (@rudysarzo) February 4, 2025
In the reposted interview, Sarzo discussed Rhoads’ temper and what he actually was like. When asked if Rhoads was ever so pissed that he would punch people or destroy guitars, the rocker replied, “That pissed? No, never.”
“I mean everybody gets annoyed. I’ve seen him annoyed by something but not angry,” he continued. “That’s a whole different emotion. You can get his passion for playing music by just looking at photos, you don’t even have to look at a video. He would be passionate at sound check. It’s just he could not play any other way than putting passion into his playing,” the rocker added.
Sarzo was Osbourne’s bassist from March 1981 to September 1982, joining on Rhoads’ recommendation. He played bass on the ‘Speak of the Devil’ and ‘Tribute’ live albums.
