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1975, I got
a little phone message
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from a guitar player
in Burbank, California
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who was forming a
rock and roll band,
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and he was auditioning
lead singers.
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I met up with him at his mom's
house about a week later.
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He plugs a guitar into
a little Fender practice amp,
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and I tell you what, he played
some of the best guitar
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I've ever heard to this day.
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People, don't ever forget
the name of this guy.
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He was Randy Rhoads!
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All right!
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I Do what you do
your way, all right I
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In the late 1970s,
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Randy Rhoads and his band,
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Quiet Riot, were tearin' up
the music scene in Los Angeles.
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All aboard!
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Then, in 1979, at 23 years old,
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Rhoads etched his place
in history as a guitar legend
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when he joined Ozzy Osbourne's
new solo band.
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It was an extraordinary
rise to fame on a road
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that was paved with hard work,
determination, and sorrow.
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Randy was an LA kid,
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born in Santa Monica, California
on December 6th, 1956,
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and raised in Burbank.
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His parents were musicians
and music teachers.
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His father left the family when
Randy was just 17 months old
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and his mother,
Delores, raised him
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and his older
brother and sister.
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To support the family,
she opened a music school
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in North Hollywood
called Musonia.
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- He grew up in my school,
my music school,
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and he was very
influenced that way.
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- We were steeped
and immersed in all the music
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and all of the activities
that were going on.
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Randy started playing
guitar when he was six.
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I started playing
drums when I was 12.
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— Randy took folk
guitar lessons at Musonia,
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where he learned basic
chords and simple pop tunes.
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He wanted more
than that, so he came and said,
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"Mom, I really wanna
take electric guitar."
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— Randy was taking
two to three lessons a week
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at Musonia.
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His teacher saw that he
was no ordinary student.
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- This is where Scott Shelly
taught Randy for nine months
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until Scott went
to my mom and said,
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"Mrs. Rhoads, I can't
teach your son any longer."
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My mom said,
"Why would that be?"
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And Scott's reply was,
"For the last month and a half,
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he's been teaching me,
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and I can no longer
keep up with him."
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In junior high, Randy
formed a band with schoolmate
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and neighbor friend Kelly Garni.
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He taught Kelly
how to play bass,
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and the two would have
regular jam sessions.
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- And I can remember
telling them,
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"There's this concert
we gotta go to.
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I'm gonna take you
to see Alice Cooper."
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And he thought that
that was a folk singer,
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so he goes, "Well, why do
we have to go see her?"
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I said, "When you see her,
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you're gonna see why
you had to see her."
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Total epiphany.
Changed his life.
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The Rock of Las Vegas.
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We're talkin' to Kelly Garni
here, who grew up with Randy
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and was one of the founding
members of Quiet Riot,
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which was Randy's
basically first real band?
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Mhm. Yeah, first
real band of any renown.
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Everything we had
done prior to that
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was just little backyard
parties and things like that.
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We often performed
with no singer whatsoever.
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We'd show up, me and Randy,
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and whatever drummer
we could get that night,
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and just jam,
and people loved it.
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One of Randy's
most stunning features
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was his charisma,
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way before he had even
developed any big talent
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as a lead guitar
player, but, I mean,
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you just looked at
this kid and said,
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"Someday, he's really
gonna be something.
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He's really gonna be somebody."
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And you could just tell,
he glowed.
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Since they were
getting more gigs,
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Randy and Kelly thought it
was time they got a singer.
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In March of 1975, Randy
reached out to Kevin DuBrow.
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DuBrow had been jamming
with some friends
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but had no live experience.
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Known for his
flamboyant clothes,
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it was clear he always
wanted to be center stage.
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The only piece
missing was a drummer.
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After my first year in college
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in the summer of 1975,
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I was looking for
something to do
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and just, on a whim,
called Randy to see,
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you know, what he was up to.
Maybe we'd get together,
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jam, do something, whatever.
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And he and Kelly and Kevin were
in the process
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of looking for a drummer,
so that's when I called him.
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It was just pure, dumb luck.
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Kevin DuBrow
and I were dating at the time,
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and he told me that he had
tried out for this new band
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to be the singer,
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and so he had been
rehearsing with them,
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you know, quite a few
weeks and everything,
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and then finally
he said, you know,
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"Would you like to come
down and watch us rehearse?"
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So I went down and I walked in,
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and they were more hippie-like.
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They had long hair
and kinda grungy clothes
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and very plain,
like very simple.
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I was expecting something
more like a British-style band
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'cause that's what
Kevin really loved.
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They started rehearsing and it
just sounded really amazing.
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It was really fun.
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- Kevin loved Randy.
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He had feelings for him
as a younger brother.
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He had respect for his talent.
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They were very, very close.
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Actually, the sun
rose and set on Randy,
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as far as Kevin was concerned.
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When I first heard the guy play,
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I knew how good
he was that moment.
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It was like, whoa, where
did this guy come from?
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It was like a secret,
like a treasure.
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He wasn't really
classically trained.
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He was a regular
rock guitar player,
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started out playing blues,
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listened to things like
Johnny Winter, Leslie West,
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Alice Cooper, and then,
as time went along,
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he started listening
to more classical music
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and started taking
a few classes or lessons,
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but to say he was
classically trained,
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which means somebody who started
off playing classic guitar,
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and Randy, nah, he was
a rock guitar player.
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When I saw him play,
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I just couldn't believe
it either.
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He was like, here's
this little skinny kid,
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and he was fucking great.
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Ron Sobol was
a friend of Kevin DuBrow's,
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and they both shared
an interest in photography.
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- We both were photographers,
or I was just starting to be,
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as far as taking rock pictures.
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He says, "Well, bring
your pictures over.
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I'll show you mine."
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And, from then on,
we became best friends.
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— Ron went on to become
the band photographer
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for Quiet Riot,
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capturing many pictures
from their early days,
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and he too was blown away
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by Randy's abilities
on the guitar.
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He could play fast.
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He could play slow.
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Or he could play crunchy.
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He could play bluesy.
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And all of it with so much
feeling. It was just amazing.
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You know, I just loved it,
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and he looked good.
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You could just tell this guy
was gonna become a rock star.
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- Randy kinda had an aura
about him back then even.
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We'd go up and we played
Stough Park just on a whim,
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like on a Friday, and
3,000 people would show up.
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It was always kinda like that.
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The group decided
they needed a manager,
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and, through a friend,
Kevin found Dennis Wageman.
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Wageman converted his garage
into a rehearsal space,
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and now the band had a place
to jam whenever they wanted.
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- And, of course, we weren't
Quiet Riot then, either.
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Throwing out all sorts of
ridiculous names at that time.
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Okay, I gotta
know, what was the name?
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The previous name?
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- Come on, you gotta!
- You got any bleach?
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Toss in the Dung Heap.
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It was...
It was Little Women.
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- Really?
Are you kidding?
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- — Seriously.
- Oh, no.
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No wonder you changed it.
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Lasted for about a week.
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There was a friend of mine.
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There was this group called
Status Quo, English band.
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It was Richie Parfitt,
a really good guitar player,
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and I told him
the name of the band
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of what we used to be
called, and he said, "Ughhh."
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And he said, "If I had a band,
I'd call 'em Quite Right."
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"Quite Right", and I said,
"Hey, this is Quiet Riot!"
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He says, "Say it in English!"
He goes, "Quiet Riot!"
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And so I took it to the guys
in rehearsal that night,
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and they said, "Eh, it's cool."
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- Funny how those
things happen in life
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'cause there was no, "Okay.
You know, we're a band now."
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That didn't happen.
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I remember playing
San Souci restaurant.
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We got there, and it was this,
like, Chinese restaurant,
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and, you know,
there are patrons eating,
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and, you know, Randy
turns on his guitar,
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and it was like,
"You can't play here."
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I Get your kicks, come on
everybody, get your kicks I
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One of the first places
I remember us playing,
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it was a place in
Van Nuys on Oxnard
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called The Rook Corporation,
and it was like a bikers' bar,
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and the patrons there
were like bikers,
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and it went bad sometimes.
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There was one time
where we were playing,
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as always, too loud.
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Randy was always
louder than God,
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and it was
too loud for the club,
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and so the management
turned off the PA,
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and so Kevin plugged his
microphone into Randy's amp
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and called him an asshole
or something like that,
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and one of his biker buddies
ran from the back of the bar
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with a pitcher
in his hand and...
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just by real quick
thinking on behalf
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of one of our roadies, Harold,
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Harold jumped in front of Kevin,
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and the guy beaned Harold
right on the head with it.
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Probably woulda
killed Kevin with it.
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I mean, didn't phase Harold.
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He was a big, heavy guy
with a very, very thick cranium.
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- They played a place called
La Canada Country Club,
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and I did take
pictures of the band
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playing in front of an audience.
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- Dennis gave us some money
to do a demo at Sound City.
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It was really kind
of a beat-up place.
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Had kind of a history to it,
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but it was kinda, you know,
one of those lower-end studios.
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Randy was obsessed
with finding the right tone
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and the right guitar.
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— 'Cause you're
really playing hard,
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and I need, I think if you felt
that way, it'd come across.
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Yeah, if I had the right tone.
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- — - You'll get it.
- — I got it.
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- Ronnie! Ronnie, can you movie
the... Randy, look, say hi.
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- Hi, Ron! Well, we had
a bad movie here,
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but, ah, it's all together now.
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We'll be just finishing up here,
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and then we'll have
some pictures after.
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- Say hi, Dennis!
Hi, Dennis! Say hi!
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For an early birthday present,
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Dennis bought Randy a Les Paul.
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Even though it was a gift,
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Randy insisted
on paying him back.
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— Best thing he ever did,
he gave Randy that Gibson.
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I If this is still that place,
I'm gonna spend the night I
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— The demo didn't
get them booked anywhere,
243
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so the band decided they were
gonna put on their own show
244
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on Halloween.
245
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They booked a gig at
the Machinists Hall in Burbank.
246
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- I remember playing one
of those kinda dances
247
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also not going well.
248
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It happened a lot in
the early days, it seemed like.
249
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— The police had to come
and break up fights.
250
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Kids were trying to get in free,
251
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so it was quite a ruckus.
252
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— It was around this time
253
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Randy got the nickname Snoopy.
254
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- If you looked at his profile,
255
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the way his nose
was and his mouth,
256
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and if he kinda went like that,
257
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it's just kind of a Snoopy look.
258
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And he liked that nickname.
I mean, he embraced it.
259
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- I remember playing
the chili festival.
260
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- From Van Nuys, the group
is called The Quiet Riot.
261
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- It was actually
quite a large crowd.
262
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There was like
25,000 people there.
263
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— The band got its first taste
264
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of playing in front
of a huge crowd.
265
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In November of 1975,
266
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Quiet Riot played a show
on Club Day at Valley College,
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and while the student body
got into
268
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Randy's face-melting leads,
269
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not everyone was pleased.
270
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- They were really loud,
271
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and the guy in charge
of booking them for Club Day
272
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took a lotta heat
273
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from the faculty
and the administration.
274
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I When you hold me,
a feelin' inside I
275
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I Here goes, just
how you need it I
276
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— The band was on
a roll, gigging all over town,
277
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but one thing was missing:
278
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playing the Hollywood
club scene.
279
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But, as fate would have it,
280
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they got a New Year's Eve gig
at a club called The Speakeasy
281
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after a last-minute
cancellation by The Runaways.
282
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- There are a few specific
gigs I can remember
283
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that were really integral
into getting us somewhere.
284
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That show was huge for us.
285
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Once we started
to get some notoriety,
286
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that was probably
the most fun time.
287
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At first, we were best buddies.
288
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We did everything together,
socializing, partying.
289
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You know, we were
together a lot.
290
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We were together two, three,
four days a week all the time,
291
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so, yeah, it was easy at first,
and everybody was happy.
292
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- The Starwood, Quiet
Riot played frequently.
293
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Every six weeks,
they'd play Thursday, Friday,
294
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and Saturday nights,
and they'd do two sets,
295
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and they packed the house,
296
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so it was an amazing
place to go see them.
297
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I Our pistons are a-poppin'
right under your wheels I
298
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- The first time I saw
Quiet Riot, I was 15 years old,
299
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and I had never been
to a rock club before,
300
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so Quiet Riot came out,
it was this huge sound,
301
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and the sound was coming
straight from the guitar player.
302
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I think my ears rang
for two days after I went there.
303
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So, back at high school,
304
00:18:43,788 --> 00:18:46,833
I was telling all the kids
about Quiet Riot and Randy.
305
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Anybody that would get
in the car with me,
306
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I'd take 'em down
there to The Starwood.
307
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We'd line up in front
of both the gates.
308
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Any door that opened
first, we'd fly in there,
309
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because I had to have
my position in front of Randy,
310
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in front of the stage. That
was where I stood always.
311
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— I had just arrived
312
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in Los Angeles in the late '70s,
313
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and I went to see whoever
was playing at The Starwood,
314
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and it just happened
to be Quiet Riot.
315
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I was just exploring,
and they were different
316
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from anybody else
I had seen in a club
317
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because they were already
projecting an arena band image.
318
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Everything that they were
doing was bigger than life.
319
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Even though they had
minimal production,
320
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still, they had big
production values.
321
00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,512
When I saw the band
performing that night,
322
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I actually got to speak
with Kevin after the show,
323
00:19:42,681 --> 00:19:44,891
and I gave him
kudos on how great
324
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their vision and the band was
and I told him,
325
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"Hey, you know, you guys
are gonna be really big."
326
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We played
places like The Starwood
327
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and Whisky all the time,
328
00:19:54,818 --> 00:19:56,277
and if you played
those kinda places,
329
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you were on their,
like, good list.
330
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You could go there
any night of the week,
331
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like The Starwood, for instance,
332
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and they would let you in free.
You could go see any show.
333
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They had a area upstairs
that was just for VIP,
334
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a VIP lounge, and they'd
give you free drinks,
335
00:20:08,832 --> 00:20:11,292
and it was just like
being a huge celebrity.
336
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I mean, we're like
20 years old, so it was fun.
337
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It was a grand old time.
338
00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:24,597
- The Starwood was a
great place and Quiet Riot
339
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had such a solid following,
340
00:20:28,017 --> 00:20:30,562
but the kind of guys
that Randy and Kevin
341
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and Kelly and Drew were,
342
00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:34,107
I mean, these guys
wanted to be rock stars,
343
00:20:34,190 --> 00:20:36,151
but they were also
really nice guys.
344
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That came off to the people
that followed them.
345
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It was one big family reunion
every time they played.
346
00:20:41,865 --> 00:20:43,491
A lotta high energy
and a lotta fun,
347
00:20:43,575 --> 00:20:44,659
people having a great time.
348
00:21:05,013 --> 00:21:07,682
- The band everybody was
talking about was Quiet Riot,
349
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and the main reason everybody
was talking about it
350
00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:13,229
was because of Randy, I mean,
Randy was... was...
351
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You'd be hard-pressed to find...
As a matter of fact,
352
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you couldn't find anyone
that hadn't heard Randy
353
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that just spoke volumes
354
00:21:20,737 --> 00:21:23,656
of his talent,
it was just ridiculous.
355
00:21:24,491 --> 00:21:27,202
The minute he walked
onto that stage,
356
00:21:27,660 --> 00:21:30,955
it was the most fantastic
vision you can imagine
357
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because he looked
like a rock star,
358
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and the band hadn't
been discovered.
359
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I mean the band, they were still
sluggin' down in the clubs.
360
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He played every single
note every single night
361
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like they were headlining
362
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the biggest festival
on the planet.
363
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Despite their popularity
364
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in the Hollywood club scene,
365
00:22:02,195 --> 00:22:04,656
the band still couldn't
land a record deal.
366
00:22:06,616 --> 00:22:08,993
Frustrated with manager
Dennis Wageman,
367
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they fired him and looked
for a new manager.
368
00:22:13,706 --> 00:22:15,810
For a while, Kevin
shoved me out front and said,
369
00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:17,728
"We don't have a manager
so you act like our manager
370
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'cause big bands
have a manager."
371
00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:21,923
You know? And I played
that role for a little while,
372
00:22:22,006 --> 00:22:25,510
but, at the time,
I was taking bass lessons
373
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from a guy named Adrian Ball,
374
00:22:27,011 --> 00:22:29,514
and he introduced me
to his cousin named Susan,
375
00:22:29,597 --> 00:22:32,809
and Susan had gotten a job
working for Warren Entner,
376
00:22:32,892 --> 00:22:35,061
and I told her about
Quiet Riot, so I said,
377
00:22:35,144 --> 00:22:38,064
"Why don't you have Warren
and David go see these guys?
378
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I think it might be
a band that they can sign."
379
00:22:40,024 --> 00:22:41,109
And she did.
380
00:22:42,318 --> 00:22:44,904
Susan and Warren went
and saw them at The Starwood,
381
00:22:44,988 --> 00:22:47,282
and that started
their relationship.
382
00:22:48,575 --> 00:22:50,243
When they first
signed that contract,
383
00:22:50,368 --> 00:22:54,080
the feeling with the band
and with friends was that,
384
00:22:54,163 --> 00:22:55,957
okay, this is it,
this is the start.
385
00:22:58,626 --> 00:23:00,795
Warren Entner was
working with Angel.
386
00:23:01,337 --> 00:23:04,465
Angel was on
Casablanca with Kiss.
387
00:23:04,757 --> 00:23:06,593
Quiet Riot was waiting
in the wings
388
00:23:06,676 --> 00:23:07,886
to be the next big thing
389
00:23:07,969 --> 00:23:09,554
and everything was
just gonna go great.
390
00:23:11,472 --> 00:23:13,433
He was a really personable guy
391
00:23:13,516 --> 00:23:15,935
and he was in Grass Roots,
392
00:23:16,019 --> 00:23:17,812
so he had some
background in music,
393
00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:20,773
and they had a pretty good
management company going
394
00:23:20,857 --> 00:23:21,857
at the time.
395
00:23:22,191 --> 00:23:23,943
They had some pull, I gotta say.
396
00:23:24,027 --> 00:23:27,155
TOBY, they were a legitimate
management company,
397
00:23:27,238 --> 00:23:30,617
so when we did showcases,
it wasn't like a cattle call.
398
00:23:30,867 --> 00:23:33,244
There were specific showcases
for specific labels.
399
00:23:33,536 --> 00:23:35,788
That was really efficient.
That was the way to do it,
400
00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,625
and so when Neil Bogart
came, you know,
401
00:23:38,708 --> 00:23:40,877
he came by himself
and we played just to Neil.
402
00:23:41,252 --> 00:23:44,213
Neil Bogart was the head of
Casablanca Records at the time.
403
00:23:44,297 --> 00:23:47,008
It was really tense. We
played like maybe three songs.
404
00:23:48,217 --> 00:23:49,594
He walked out, that was it.
405
00:23:50,136 --> 00:23:51,679
Next day, you know,
Warren calls us,
406
00:23:51,763 --> 00:23:53,083
says, "Yeah, he's gonna
sign you."
407
00:23:56,434 --> 00:23:59,062
Didn't happen,
so then we had to go back
408
00:23:59,145 --> 00:24:00,813
and start doing
the showcases again.
409
00:24:00,897 --> 00:24:02,732
So we did one in Buddah.
One guy came.
410
00:24:02,815 --> 00:24:05,693
He said, "Yeah, I get it.
I'll sign these guys."
411
00:24:05,902 --> 00:24:07,588
The album that you have out now,
412
00:24:07,612 --> 00:24:09,131
a lot of people have
had trouble finding it
413
00:24:09,155 --> 00:24:11,157
because it is on CBS Japan.
414
00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,242
How did it happen
that an album like this
415
00:24:13,326 --> 00:24:14,953
gets released
on a Japanese label?
416
00:24:15,036 --> 00:24:16,245
Did you record it in Japan?
417
00:24:24,212 --> 00:24:25,213
Yeah.
418
00:24:31,094 --> 00:24:32,553
- We were doing the album
for Buddah.
419
00:24:32,637 --> 00:24:33,805
They went bankrupt,
420
00:24:34,639 --> 00:24:36,432
and so TOBY paid
for it themselves.
421
00:24:36,516 --> 00:24:37,934
Derek Lawrence
produced that album,
422
00:24:38,059 --> 00:24:40,019
but he had
no interest in the band.
423
00:24:40,103 --> 00:24:41,813
He just cared about the money.
424
00:24:41,896 --> 00:24:44,857
I'd do a drum track that
was a really bad drum track,
425
00:24:44,941 --> 00:24:46,460
and instead of saying,
"Let's do it again,"
426
00:24:46,484 --> 00:24:48,319
he'd say, "Oh, yeah,
we'll fix it in mix."
427
00:24:48,653 --> 00:24:50,488
And, you know, now I look back.
428
00:24:50,571 --> 00:24:51,840
I don't wanna hear
that stuff anymore.
429
00:24:51,864 --> 00:24:53,658
It was just miserable for me.
430
00:24:54,075 --> 00:24:58,037
Quiet Riot One did not showcase
anybody in that band well,
431
00:24:58,121 --> 00:24:59,288
which is a real shame.
432
00:24:59,372 --> 00:25:01,958
The band generated
a lotta interest in Japan
433
00:25:02,041 --> 00:25:03,251
by virtue of its look.
434
00:25:03,334 --> 00:25:06,129
The Japanese bought that album
before they heard it.
435
00:25:06,212 --> 00:25:08,506
They bought it on
the strength of a picture,
436
00:25:10,925 --> 00:25:13,928
which gives you some idea
of the strength of a picture.
437
00:25:20,226 --> 00:25:22,437
— Kevin and I were
very, very close,
438
00:25:22,937 --> 00:25:25,815
and I think we had a really
good relationship too,
439
00:25:25,898 --> 00:25:28,484
except that things with the band
440
00:25:28,568 --> 00:25:30,987
and him getting older
and a lot of attention,
441
00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:35,491
he didn't know how to have
that and a girlfriend,
442
00:25:36,284 --> 00:25:40,955
so that's pretty much what
ended our relationship.
443
00:25:42,915 --> 00:25:46,419
Kevin wasn't the type
to stay faithful to a girl,
444
00:25:46,794 --> 00:25:49,839
so it's kinda cool that
he stayed friends with Jodi,
445
00:25:49,922 --> 00:25:52,592
and then Jodi and Randy
started to have an attraction.
446
00:25:56,721 --> 00:25:58,306
- Randy came to me
and said, you know,
447
00:25:58,389 --> 00:26:00,325
"I'd really like to spend
some time alone with Jodi."
448
00:26:00,349 --> 00:26:01,744
He was so confident
in so many things
449
00:26:01,768 --> 00:26:03,936
but he was like
a little kid with this.
450
00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:05,340
He just really
wanted to be alone.
451
00:26:05,396 --> 00:26:09,692
- Randy called and he
asked if he could come out
452
00:26:09,776 --> 00:26:11,069
and get his hair cut.
453
00:26:11,152 --> 00:26:13,071
Something just really
felt different,
454
00:26:13,154 --> 00:26:14,154
and we just clicked
455
00:26:14,197 --> 00:26:16,324
and we talked
for hours and hours,
456
00:26:16,407 --> 00:26:18,201
and at the end of the evening,
457
00:26:18,284 --> 00:26:21,746
he asked me if I wanted
to go to Disneyland,
458
00:26:22,497 --> 00:26:26,250
and I said, "Sure,"
and that was our first date.
459
00:26:26,959 --> 00:26:30,171
From that Saturday
on, we never parted.
460
00:26:43,142 --> 00:26:44,977
There was a lotta
tension with Kevin,
461
00:26:45,061 --> 00:26:48,314
although he would
never admit that,
462
00:26:48,981 --> 00:26:51,400
but I do think his ego was hurt.
463
00:27:03,204 --> 00:27:05,957
My dear friend, Lori Hollen,
464
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,959
and my girlfriend,
Carolyn Freeman,
465
00:27:08,042 --> 00:27:11,379
they both came home
as if they had seen
466
00:27:11,462 --> 00:27:12,922
the second coming of Christ
467
00:27:13,506 --> 00:27:16,926
after having an amazing
time watching some band
468
00:27:17,009 --> 00:27:18,219
called Quiet Riot,
469
00:27:20,930 --> 00:27:23,099
and they go, "Brian,
you have to see this band!
470
00:27:23,182 --> 00:27:25,643
This band is called Quiet Riot,
471
00:27:25,726 --> 00:27:27,937
and they have this guitar
player named Randy Rhoads,
472
00:27:28,020 --> 00:27:30,773
and he's like nothing
you've ever seen before!"
473
00:27:32,942 --> 00:27:34,443
When I saw Quiet Riot,
474
00:27:35,027 --> 00:27:37,488
the songs,
the music was fantastic.
475
00:27:37,572 --> 00:27:40,616
They just got that
whole club shakin'
476
00:27:41,033 --> 00:27:44,453
like I'd never seen anybody
be able to do before,
477
00:27:44,620 --> 00:27:46,038
and I completely understood
478
00:27:46,539 --> 00:27:50,835
what Carolyn and Lori
were on about that night,
479
00:27:51,627 --> 00:27:55,882
and I then at that moment
was hooked on Quiet Riot
480
00:27:56,257 --> 00:27:58,467
and wanting to see
Randy Rhoads play again
481
00:27:58,551 --> 00:28:01,429
because, for me,
it was all about Randy.
482
00:28:03,639 --> 00:28:07,185
I tell Lori, I said, you
know, "Talk to Kevin.
483
00:28:07,351 --> 00:28:11,230
I will work for free
and I will be a band roadie
484
00:28:11,314 --> 00:28:12,899
for these guys 'cause
they're amazing."
485
00:28:12,982 --> 00:28:16,194
Next thing you know, I was
doing gigs with Quiet Riot
486
00:28:16,277 --> 00:28:19,030
and tuning his guitars
and changing his strings.
487
00:28:21,407 --> 00:28:22,700
— All right!
488
00:28:25,203 --> 00:28:26,805
— "Laughing Gas" would
probably be the song
489
00:28:26,829 --> 00:28:28,080
that I enjoyed playing
490
00:28:28,164 --> 00:28:30,082
because it had
more of an edge to it.
491
00:28:30,166 --> 00:28:32,335
It was much more metal,
492
00:28:33,377 --> 00:28:35,697
and, you know, of course it
had Randy's solo in it as well.
493
00:28:36,422 --> 00:28:38,674
- I think every guitar player
that was worth his salt
494
00:28:38,758 --> 00:28:43,638
had his solo time, and Randy's
personality came through.
495
00:28:44,222 --> 00:28:47,767
Randy was mischievous,
you know. He was fun.
496
00:28:47,850 --> 00:28:50,186
That came through
in his solo, you know,
497
00:28:50,269 --> 00:28:53,231
and I think the people
loved him for that.
498
00:28:54,857 --> 00:28:59,278
- Every night, Kevin would
basically introduce Randy Rhoads
499
00:28:59,362 --> 00:29:01,113
going into this guitar solo.
500
00:29:01,197 --> 00:29:04,992
I I've heard some guitar
players, well, well I
501
00:29:05,117 --> 00:29:07,578
I But I ain't heard
not too many I
502
00:29:15,753 --> 00:29:18,506
I And he's gonna play
you a little song I
503
00:29:25,763 --> 00:29:31,477
Most guitar solos or drum solos
are pretty fuckin' boring,
504
00:29:31,602 --> 00:29:32,853
to be honest, you know.
505
00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:35,731
If you go see somebody play
a drum solo for 10 minutes,
506
00:29:35,815 --> 00:29:38,276
after, you know, three minutes,
you're pretty much done.
507
00:29:38,609 --> 00:29:42,613
Randy did this guitar
solo that was mesmerizing.
508
00:29:56,961 --> 00:29:58,546
He would crank up the volume
509
00:29:58,629 --> 00:30:00,673
and kick on
his distortion peddle.
510
00:30:34,582 --> 00:30:37,793
And he would play
frets up on the neck.
511
00:30:50,431 --> 00:30:51,557
Bend the neck,
512
00:30:51,932 --> 00:30:55,227
and you'd get the sound of
bending the neck on the guitar.
513
00:31:22,088 --> 00:31:23,714
And I'd be back
there behind his amp,
514
00:31:23,798 --> 00:31:26,050
and he had an Echoplex,
an old Echoplex,
515
00:31:26,384 --> 00:31:28,844
with a, you know, a tape in it,
516
00:31:28,928 --> 00:31:33,349
and it had settings from
zero to like 36 or 24 on it,
517
00:31:33,557 --> 00:31:35,601
and during each part
of the guitar solo,
518
00:31:35,684 --> 00:31:38,270
I was back there and he
would give me, you know,
519
00:31:38,729 --> 00:31:40,606
my little numbers, you know.
520
00:31:40,689 --> 00:31:43,567
"During this, it'd be
a 12, and during this part,
521
00:31:43,943 --> 00:31:47,154
during D it would be
a 36, and at this one, 24."
522
00:31:47,238 --> 00:31:49,824
And I would be back there
changing the Echoplex
523
00:31:50,032 --> 00:31:51,450
during his guitar solo.
524
00:32:31,323 --> 00:32:32,700
The use of volume,
525
00:32:32,908 --> 00:32:36,996
he would roll his hands
on his volume knobs.
526
00:33:18,662 --> 00:33:22,416
And then he would go into this
beautiful classical portion.
527
00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:51,904
You could hear a pin
drop in The Starwood
528
00:33:51,987 --> 00:33:53,280
when he was playing this.
529
00:33:53,364 --> 00:33:57,034
All eyes and ears
were glued to Randy
530
00:33:57,368 --> 00:33:58,869
during that guitar solo,
531
00:33:58,953 --> 00:34:01,205
especially during
the quiet moments.
532
00:34:28,232 --> 00:34:32,486
Everybody was riveted
to Randy and his guitar,
533
00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:35,447
and he made it sing like
I'd never seen anybody
534
00:34:35,531 --> 00:34:36,782
make it sing before.
535
00:34:39,493 --> 00:34:41,054
I could just
sit there and watch him
536
00:34:41,078 --> 00:34:42,806
from my vantage point
on the stage. Look to my left
537
00:34:42,830 --> 00:34:44,808
and there's Randy Rhoads.
Even before he was a huge star,
538
00:34:44,832 --> 00:34:46,333
I viewed him as a huge star.
539
00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:48,395
I said, "I'm playing with one
of the best guitar players
540
00:34:48,419 --> 00:34:50,212
there is whether
anyone knows it or not
541
00:34:50,296 --> 00:34:51,338
is irrelevant to me."
542
00:34:54,425 --> 00:34:57,886
On lead guitar,
this is Randy Rhoads!
543
00:34:58,262 --> 00:34:59,930
Randy knew how good he was,
544
00:35:00,014 --> 00:35:02,975
but that didn't matter
that much to him.
545
00:35:03,058 --> 00:35:05,436
He wanted to be the absolute
best guitar player
546
00:35:05,519 --> 00:35:06,520
that he could ever be,
547
00:35:06,604 --> 00:35:08,582
he wanted to be the greatest
guitar player in the world,
548
00:35:08,606 --> 00:35:10,649
but he didn't think that
made him a better person
549
00:35:10,733 --> 00:35:13,569
or he wasn't arrogant
about it at all,
550
00:35:13,652 --> 00:35:15,863
and I know that
he disliked arrogance
551
00:35:16,113 --> 00:35:17,489
from other guitar players.
552
00:35:50,856 --> 00:35:53,776
- This was the years
of guitar heroes,
553
00:35:56,195 --> 00:35:57,821
and I think, to a large degree,
554
00:35:57,905 --> 00:36:00,157
bands were judged
on their guitar player,
555
00:36:00,616 --> 00:36:03,661
and I think all
the guitar players in town
556
00:36:03,744 --> 00:36:04,953
kept up on each other.
557
00:36:05,788 --> 00:36:07,641
I know that,
at some of the shows,
558
00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:10,584
we would see David Lee Roth
and Eddie Van Halen there,
559
00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:12,169
which was always
interesting to me
560
00:36:12,252 --> 00:36:14,630
because I know Randy never
went to see them play,
561
00:36:14,797 --> 00:36:16,548
but they would always come
to see
562
00:36:16,632 --> 00:36:18,258
Quiet Riot and Randy play.
563
00:36:21,178 --> 00:36:23,764
- There was a little
cross-town rivalry there
564
00:36:23,847 --> 00:36:25,766
between Quiet Riot
and Van Halen,
565
00:36:25,849 --> 00:36:29,019
so Van Halen, you know,
they were playing the Whisky
566
00:36:29,103 --> 00:36:30,997
and Gazzarri's and all
those same places, you know,
567
00:36:31,021 --> 00:36:34,566
and everybody's comparing Eddie
Van Halen to Randy Rhoads.
568
00:36:34,942 --> 00:36:36,544
Did you know Randy Rhoads?
569
00:36:36,568 --> 00:36:37,486
Yeah.
570
00:36:37,569 --> 00:36:39,214
What'd you think of that kid?
571
00:36:39,238 --> 00:36:42,032
He was one guitarist
who was honest, anyway.
572
00:36:42,700 --> 00:36:44,493
'Cause I read some
interviews that he did,
573
00:36:44,576 --> 00:36:46,870
and he said that everything
he did he learned from me.
574
00:36:46,954 --> 00:36:48,598
- Uh-huh.
- You know?
575
00:36:48,622 --> 00:36:52,543
And he was good, but I don't
really think he did anything
576
00:36:52,626 --> 00:36:53,919
that I haven't done.
577
00:36:54,169 --> 00:36:56,588
Sure, there ain't nothin'
wrong with it, man.
578
00:36:56,672 --> 00:36:59,133
I've copied some other
people's licks, you know?
579
00:36:59,591 --> 00:37:03,387
- I would take a picture
of Eddie Van Halen,
580
00:37:03,929 --> 00:37:07,349
and just to kind of piss off
Randy,
581
00:37:07,433 --> 00:37:09,351
and I would put it on
his wah-wah peddle,
582
00:37:09,435 --> 00:37:10,477
which, you know,
583
00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:13,397
he wasn't very excited about,
but it was in the perfect place
584
00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:15,604
because every time he stomped
on his wah-wah peddle,
585
00:37:15,649 --> 00:37:18,527
he stomped on it
as if he wanted to crush it.
586
00:37:22,489 --> 00:37:25,617
Between gigs, Randy
gave guitar lessons at Musonia.
587
00:37:25,784 --> 00:37:28,495
At one point, he had
upwards of 50 students.
588
00:37:45,804 --> 00:37:47,866
Some of those licks
the students wanted to learn
589
00:37:47,890 --> 00:37:51,226
were from his cross-town rival,
Eddie Van Halen.
590
00:37:58,567 --> 00:38:00,611
— But talking about
Randy being a teacher,
591
00:38:00,694 --> 00:38:03,572
and, you know, if you look at
any of his live photos,
592
00:38:03,655 --> 00:38:05,783
it always looks like he's
giving a lesson
593
00:38:05,866 --> 00:38:08,410
to everybody in the arena.
594
00:38:08,494 --> 00:38:10,078
He was never one
of those guitar players
595
00:38:10,162 --> 00:38:12,331
that would hide
what he was playing.
596
00:38:12,414 --> 00:38:15,125
He always was very
articulate, very clear,
597
00:38:15,209 --> 00:38:17,419
in his presentation
to the audience.
598
00:38:18,086 --> 00:38:20,422
- I had started
to listen to Van Halen,
599
00:38:20,506 --> 00:38:22,800
and so I said, "Well,
I really kinda like this,"
600
00:38:22,925 --> 00:38:25,511
and I would bring a cassette
and I'd play it for him.
601
00:38:38,148 --> 00:38:39,441
I didn't realize at the time
602
00:38:39,525 --> 00:38:41,902
that there was this relationship
between the two of them.
603
00:38:42,528 --> 00:38:45,197
Had I of known about that,
I probably wouldn't have asked.
604
00:38:50,619 --> 00:38:54,623
But Randy graciously
offered to learn the song,
605
00:38:54,832 --> 00:38:57,042
and, you know,
I'm sure it killed him
606
00:38:57,125 --> 00:38:59,044
to have to take
that cassette home
607
00:38:59,127 --> 00:39:02,589
and learn how to play
the songs of his nemesis.
608
00:39:03,298 --> 00:39:05,485
Honestly, I never
felt any rivalry with Van Halen,
609
00:39:05,509 --> 00:39:06,820
but then again,
from my perspective,
610
00:39:06,844 --> 00:39:08,780
I think it was more because
it was the guitar hero thing
611
00:39:08,804 --> 00:39:11,139
and since, you know,
I'm a drummer,
612
00:39:11,807 --> 00:39:13,451
you know, maybe it just
didn't occur to me,
613
00:39:13,475 --> 00:39:16,103
but we did play with 'em that
one time at Glendale College.
614
00:39:16,186 --> 00:39:18,272
- There was a concert
that almost didn't happen
615
00:39:18,355 --> 00:39:21,984
because Quiet Riot
and Van Halen couldn't decide
616
00:39:22,067 --> 00:39:23,402
who was gonna be the headliner
617
00:39:23,485 --> 00:39:24,838
and who was gonna
be the warm-up act.
618
00:39:24,862 --> 00:39:28,198
I mean, it literally
came down to a short time
619
00:39:28,282 --> 00:39:29,950
before the concert
ever happened,
620
00:39:30,033 --> 00:39:31,753
and then Van Halen
signed a record contract,
621
00:39:31,827 --> 00:39:34,204
and then it was like,
"Okay, you're the headliner."
622
00:39:42,588 --> 00:39:45,507
- It was a big show, over
a thousand. Lotta people there.
623
00:39:45,591 --> 00:39:48,468
That was a big venue
for us back then.
624
00:39:49,177 --> 00:39:50,762
Randy had the flu that night,
625
00:39:51,221 --> 00:39:54,516
and I know he really wanted
to be at his best that night
626
00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,320
because he felt,
I think, a bit of a rivalry
627
00:39:56,393 --> 00:39:58,604
because people
likened him to Eddie,
628
00:39:58,687 --> 00:40:00,272
so I think he wanted to,
629
00:40:00,689 --> 00:40:03,066
you know,
to show that he was as good,
630
00:40:03,191 --> 00:40:05,277
but I don't think
his ego was involved,
631
00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,200
and what I remember
was he stepped off the back
632
00:40:07,237 --> 00:40:09,114
of the stage
and fell down and hurt himself,
633
00:40:09,197 --> 00:40:12,034
just 'cause his head
wasn't in it, you know?
634
00:40:12,117 --> 00:40:13,410
He was really feeling lousy.
635
00:40:14,661 --> 00:40:16,747
And, you know,
Randy was a real card.
636
00:40:16,872 --> 00:40:18,558
He would always do something
to get you in trouble
637
00:40:18,582 --> 00:40:20,876
almost every time
you interacted with him,
638
00:40:20,959 --> 00:40:23,128
so he was like,
"Oh! There's these dresses.
639
00:40:23,211 --> 00:40:24,296
Oh, let's put 'em on!"
640
00:40:24,379 --> 00:40:25,690
When I look
at Ron's pictures now,
641
00:40:25,714 --> 00:40:28,300
it's hard for me to believe
it's the same person we lost.
642
00:40:28,926 --> 00:40:31,345
- Here's our manager,
Warren Entner.
643
00:40:31,428 --> 00:40:32,864
He got us all together
just like this.
644
00:40:32,888 --> 00:40:34,640
He showed us just how to dress.
645
00:40:34,723 --> 00:40:36,743
On the surface, it
looked like the band was having
646
00:40:36,767 --> 00:40:41,271
a good time, but underneath
frustrations were boiling over,
647
00:40:41,855 --> 00:40:44,524
especially when Van Halen
got signed to a record deal
648
00:40:44,900 --> 00:40:46,360
and Quiet Riot didn't.
649
00:40:50,197 --> 00:40:53,200
- Kevin, he was a real
strong personality,
650
00:40:53,325 --> 00:40:56,787
and he and Kelly never really
got along from the get-go.
651
00:40:56,870 --> 00:41:00,248
Part of that was due
to Kelly's, you know, problems.
652
00:41:00,332 --> 00:41:04,670
He was suffering from a real
bad alcohol addiction problem,
653
00:41:05,462 --> 00:41:08,131
and it was getting the better
of him and it came to a head.
654
00:41:13,136 --> 00:41:17,349
- To me, it's the most tragic
night of Kelly Garni's life.
655
00:41:18,225 --> 00:41:20,310
If there's one night
in Kelly Garni's life
656
00:41:20,394 --> 00:41:22,688
that he could have back,
I'm sure that's it.
657
00:41:25,691 --> 00:41:28,318
There had always been
a tension in the band
658
00:41:28,402 --> 00:41:31,697
between Kevin and Kelly
but it never became a crisis
659
00:41:31,780 --> 00:41:35,909
because Kelly always carried
his end of playing onstage.
660
00:41:39,913 --> 00:41:41,933
Kevin would've replaced him,
you know, if he could've,
661
00:41:41,957 --> 00:41:45,544
but, you know, he wasn't
gonna fight Randy over it.
662
00:41:50,716 --> 00:41:52,509
Kelly just wanted to be
in a bar band,
663
00:41:52,592 --> 00:41:54,219
you know.
He was just havin' a good time,
664
00:41:54,302 --> 00:41:56,013
and he wanted to keep
having a good time.
665
00:41:58,056 --> 00:42:00,851
I'm not sure that Kelly
thought he was good enough
666
00:42:00,934 --> 00:42:01,934
to be in the band.
667
00:42:01,977 --> 00:42:03,687
Kevin was always
telling him he wasn't,
668
00:42:03,895 --> 00:42:05,897
so there was a whole lotta
frustration going on,
669
00:42:05,981 --> 00:42:09,026
and Kelly was drinking
more and more and more.
670
00:42:11,737 --> 00:42:13,155
I mean, we all were.
671
00:42:13,238 --> 00:42:15,615
The difference was,
Randy and I could go out
672
00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:16,867
and get hammered one night,
673
00:42:16,950 --> 00:42:19,244
but Randy always
practiced his parts,
674
00:42:19,578 --> 00:42:22,205
always made it to the rehearsal
studio on time.
675
00:42:22,622 --> 00:42:24,541
He always did what
he needed to do.
676
00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:28,045
Kelly, on the other hand,
didn't.
677
00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:30,380
They'd been listening
to tapes of the recording,
678
00:42:30,464 --> 00:42:33,508
and Kevin was very critical
of Kelly's playing,
679
00:42:33,592 --> 00:42:36,136
was critical especially of
some of the background vocals,
680
00:42:36,219 --> 00:42:37,637
and basically had told Randy
681
00:42:37,721 --> 00:42:39,765
that Kelly wasn't taking
it seriously enough,
682
00:42:40,098 --> 00:42:43,268
and, for the first time,
Randy was kind of,
683
00:42:43,894 --> 00:42:45,437
"You know, you might be right."
684
00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:48,023
But I think Randy really
believed that he could go there
685
00:42:48,106 --> 00:42:49,900
and talk to Kelly
and Kelly would change.
686
00:42:53,070 --> 00:42:55,739
— One night, Randy
wanted to confront him,
687
00:42:55,822 --> 00:43:00,911
so he went over and took Kim
with him to confront Kelly
688
00:43:00,994 --> 00:43:03,288
about all the problems
they were having
689
00:43:03,914 --> 00:43:08,126
and tell him if he didn't
shape up, you know,
690
00:43:08,210 --> 00:43:12,547
they were gonna have to get
somebody else to replace him.
691
00:43:13,298 --> 00:43:17,636
- Randy and I went over there,
and by the time we got there,
692
00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:19,596
Kelly was already
pretty hammered,
693
00:43:19,721 --> 00:43:22,724
and Randy was not comfortable
wanting to confront Kelly
694
00:43:22,808 --> 00:43:23,975
about what was gonna happen,
695
00:43:24,059 --> 00:43:26,269
so there was some real tension
in the room right away.
696
00:43:26,478 --> 00:43:27,813
As the evening progressed,
697
00:43:27,896 --> 00:43:30,857
it became more
and more confrontational.
698
00:43:31,024 --> 00:43:32,818
Randy was pushing Kelly.
699
00:43:32,901 --> 00:43:35,237
"You need to not drink.
You need to learn your parts.
700
00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:37,697
You need to do what's necessary.
You need to cooperate.
701
00:43:37,781 --> 00:43:38,781
You need to work hard."
702
00:43:38,949 --> 00:43:40,492
It just got more
and more aggressive,
703
00:43:40,575 --> 00:43:41,868
and finally Kelly just said,
704
00:43:41,952 --> 00:43:44,121
"I wanna show you how
much I don't care."
705
00:43:46,540 --> 00:43:48,250
And he pulled a gun
out from the sofa,
706
00:43:48,416 --> 00:43:50,752
and Randy's like,
"What the hell are you doing?"
707
00:43:51,169 --> 00:43:53,046
He aimed the gun
and started firing it off.
708
00:43:58,176 --> 00:43:59,845
That really pissed Randy off,
709
00:44:00,053 --> 00:44:02,222
and Randy just took a run
at Kelly at that point
710
00:44:02,305 --> 00:44:05,183
and just basically tackled him
and it was just total chaos.
711
00:44:07,853 --> 00:44:10,230
You know, in retrospect,
it was a very tragic night,
712
00:44:10,313 --> 00:44:13,650
and I know both of them felt
equally bad about it later.
713
00:44:14,192 --> 00:44:17,279
I think Randy walked
in there with dreams
714
00:44:17,362 --> 00:44:21,241
that his boyhood band
could make it as is,
715
00:44:21,533 --> 00:44:24,828
and he walked out going, "Okay,
it's time to move forward.
716
00:44:24,911 --> 00:44:26,872
Now I have to make
decisions for me.
717
00:44:26,955 --> 00:44:29,082
I have to do the right
thing for my band."
718
00:44:29,166 --> 00:44:31,668
It was a line
that was drawn, okay,
719
00:44:31,751 --> 00:44:34,087
where Randy moved
from being in a garage band
720
00:44:34,171 --> 00:44:35,881
to being in a professional band.
721
00:44:41,052 --> 00:44:42,412
With Kelly outta the band,
722
00:44:42,470 --> 00:44:44,389
they needed to find
a new bass player.
723
00:44:44,472 --> 00:44:47,309
One of their first auditions
was with Nikki Sixx.
724
00:44:47,392 --> 00:44:49,102
And Nikki,
725
00:44:49,936 --> 00:44:53,148
at the time,
quite some time ago,
726
00:44:53,231 --> 00:44:55,108
he couldn't even tune the bass.
727
00:44:55,192 --> 00:44:56,752
Randy had to show him
how to tune the bass,
728
00:44:56,776 --> 00:44:58,278
and he was trying
to show him songs,
729
00:44:58,361 --> 00:45:00,113
but, you know, Nikki
had no formal training,
730
00:45:00,197 --> 00:45:01,799
so he didn't know,
you know, Randy would say,
731
00:45:01,823 --> 00:45:03,509
"This is in C" or "This
is in E" or whatever.
732
00:45:03,533 --> 00:45:04,853
Nikki didn't know
what that meant.
733
00:45:08,413 --> 00:45:09,413
Oh, you're kidding.
734
00:45:14,753 --> 00:45:16,588
Was Nikki any
good at that time or?
735
00:45:17,130 --> 00:45:18,256
Oh, really.
736
00:45:29,809 --> 00:45:33,605
- So we realized this isn't
gonna work because, you know,
737
00:45:33,688 --> 00:45:36,900
Randy was a real virtuoso,
and he just couldn't be
738
00:45:36,983 --> 00:45:38,777
playing with some guy who didn't
even know
739
00:45:38,860 --> 00:45:40,487
you know, what key
things were in,
740
00:45:40,570 --> 00:45:43,657
so we auditioned a few guys,
one of which was Ronnie Barron,
741
00:45:44,491 --> 00:45:47,118
and the look didn't quite work.
742
00:45:47,202 --> 00:45:50,413
It's hard to find somebody
who weighs less than 100 pounds
743
00:45:50,664 --> 00:45:52,415
to stand next to Randy onstage.
744
00:45:52,499 --> 00:45:55,460
Rudy had the look.
He was a solid player,
745
00:45:55,794 --> 00:45:59,172
and he matched real
well on the pictures.
746
00:45:59,256 --> 00:46:02,676
How did you find Rudy?
747
00:46:13,812 --> 00:46:16,398
- Unfortunately, Quiet
Riot never operated
748
00:46:16,481 --> 00:46:17,774
like a band should.
749
00:46:18,066 --> 00:46:20,193
It was one of the problems
I had with it from day one,
750
00:46:20,485 --> 00:46:22,237
and part of it was
because Randy and Kelly
751
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:23,363
were so close together.
752
00:46:23,446 --> 00:46:25,865
They grew up playing
together all the time.
753
00:46:25,949 --> 00:46:27,575
Randy taught Kelly
how to play bass,
754
00:46:27,659 --> 00:46:29,345
you know, bands, the way
they're supposed to work,
755
00:46:29,369 --> 00:46:30,954
the drummer creates the time,
756
00:46:31,288 --> 00:46:33,748
and then everybody
plays with that time.
757
00:46:41,881 --> 00:46:43,925
But it didn't work that
way ever in Quiet Riot.
758
00:46:44,467 --> 00:46:47,220
Kelly played with Randy.
Randy played with Kelly,
759
00:46:47,304 --> 00:46:50,348
and I was just back there.
Nobody ever listened to me.
760
00:46:52,559 --> 00:46:54,352
Drew Forsyth on drums!
761
00:46:55,937 --> 00:46:57,857
— So, Rudy brought
a different thing to the band.
762
00:46:57,939 --> 00:46:58,939
Immediately was better.
763
00:46:59,065 --> 00:47:01,401
He was a better musician
than Kelly by far.
764
00:47:01,484 --> 00:47:02,804
The band became
more professional.
765
00:47:06,448 --> 00:47:08,116
- Doo-doo-den,
doo-doo—den, dun-dun—den,
766
00:47:08,199 --> 00:47:09,534
dun-don da-da-den-den-den.
767
00:47:10,201 --> 00:47:11,870
Actually, "Killer Girl",
768
00:47:12,662 --> 00:47:16,458
it's the song that I had
to learn for my audition,
769
00:47:16,541 --> 00:47:18,376
and I took it for granted that,
770
00:47:18,460 --> 00:47:21,212
since the riff sounded
like a typical E,
771
00:47:21,296 --> 00:47:25,133
in the key of E, riff, that
that's how the song went.
772
00:47:25,925 --> 00:47:28,720
'Cause it's doo-doo-den,
doo-doo-den, right? Open string.
773
00:47:28,803 --> 00:47:31,723
But no, it happened
to be an F song.
774
00:47:36,102 --> 00:47:38,396
When I went in to audition,
started playing the song,
775
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:40,148
of course it was total cacophony
776
00:47:40,565 --> 00:47:43,735
'cause I was playing it in
the wrong key, and, anyways,
777
00:47:43,818 --> 00:47:46,071
I just had to transpose
everything really quickly,
778
00:47:46,154 --> 00:47:49,032
but it felt really
comfortable, really good,
779
00:47:49,115 --> 00:47:52,994
to be playing with really
polished musicians.
780
00:47:58,625 --> 00:48:01,169
"Killer Girls".
Very, very unique song.
781
00:48:01,252 --> 00:48:03,463
And it's a very
well-crafted song.
782
00:48:03,546 --> 00:48:07,258
It has a lot of not only key
changes but tempo changes.
783
00:48:07,550 --> 00:48:09,719
You know, very, very
sophisticated, you know,
784
00:48:09,803 --> 00:48:12,263
for a bunch of kids
from the valley.
785
00:48:14,224 --> 00:48:16,351
But, you know,
Quiet Riot liked to do things
786
00:48:16,434 --> 00:48:17,894
a little bit outside of the box.
787
00:48:19,687 --> 00:48:23,858
We were not really a cover band
and that was very refreshing
788
00:48:24,109 --> 00:48:26,444
because that's exactly
what I was looking for,
789
00:48:26,694 --> 00:48:28,029
an original band.
790
00:48:30,031 --> 00:48:31,717
We interrupt
this music to bring you
791
00:48:31,741 --> 00:48:32,826
a special bulletin.
792
00:48:32,951 --> 00:48:34,869
We've just received
information about the riot
793
00:48:34,953 --> 00:48:36,413
that has broken out downtown.
794
00:48:36,621 --> 00:48:38,641
The house lights
would go out in The Starwood,
795
00:48:38,665 --> 00:48:40,250
and there were police lights.
796
00:48:40,333 --> 00:48:42,544
We had these red police lights.
797
00:48:42,877 --> 00:48:45,004
A young singer, Kevin DuBrow.
798
00:48:45,171 --> 00:48:46,464
The sirens would go.
799
00:48:46,714 --> 00:48:50,051
A new person,
bassist Rudy Sarzo.
800
00:48:50,468 --> 00:48:52,554
- The place would be going nuts.
801
00:48:52,637 --> 00:48:54,222
Guitarist Randy Rhoads.
802
00:48:55,890 --> 00:48:59,769
- You know, kinda creating
some kind of a riot or a chaos
803
00:48:59,853 --> 00:49:02,063
right before the band
started to play.
804
00:49:04,107 --> 00:49:06,234
Bassist Rudy Sarzo,
805
00:49:06,317 --> 00:49:09,863
one man whose vibes would
be the cause of disturbance,
806
00:49:09,946 --> 00:49:12,240
guitarist Randy Rhoads.
807
00:49:12,449 --> 00:49:15,452
Collectively, they are
known as Quiet Riot.
808
00:49:15,827 --> 00:49:17,454
The mobs are gonna be seen.
809
00:49:17,662 --> 00:49:20,331
- There's nothing like a little
sweat before you go on!
810
00:49:20,832 --> 00:49:22,917
This is the part that
Quiet Riot gets to be nervous.
811
00:49:23,001 --> 00:49:24,752
You know,
on the sound effect intro,
812
00:49:24,836 --> 00:49:27,005
the mentioning our names
before we go out,
813
00:49:27,088 --> 00:49:28,798
cameras, lights, action.
814
00:49:29,382 --> 00:49:31,134
- Woo!
- Go on!
815
00:49:34,512 --> 00:49:36,264
- — Get 'em, Kevin!
- Ha!
816
00:49:36,347 --> 00:49:38,547
- Happy birthday!
- — Thank you!
817
00:49:38,850 --> 00:49:40,327
You know, we were doing great,
818
00:49:40,351 --> 00:49:43,313
but we weren't doing
well as a business.
819
00:49:45,523 --> 00:49:47,525
The TOBY organization sent
out demos all the time,
820
00:49:47,609 --> 00:49:50,069
and they had
a relationship with Atlantic,
821
00:49:50,361 --> 00:49:51,779
and the guy at Atlantic,
you know,
822
00:49:51,863 --> 00:49:53,716
every couple of weeks
they'd send him something,
823
00:49:53,740 --> 00:49:55,366
and we would get
a letter back each time,
824
00:49:55,450 --> 00:49:56,969
and, you know,
which they'd say "pass",
825
00:49:56,993 --> 00:49:58,273
"We're gonna pass
on these guys,"
826
00:49:58,328 --> 00:50:00,580
but after like the 10th
time, he got a letter.
827
00:50:00,663 --> 00:50:01,807
They sent a letter
back that said,
828
00:50:01,831 --> 00:50:03,767
"Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass,
pass, pass, pass, pass.
829
00:50:03,791 --> 00:50:05,831
In case you don't understand
what this means, pass!"
830
00:50:06,211 --> 00:50:09,130
So, Atlantic was outta
the question for us.
831
00:50:09,214 --> 00:50:10,507
That was never gonna happen.
832
00:50:12,967 --> 00:50:14,487
We believed we had a great band
833
00:50:14,511 --> 00:50:16,280
that was gonna go out
there and really do something,
834
00:50:16,304 --> 00:50:17,639
and then suddenly it was stuck,
835
00:50:17,722 --> 00:50:21,100
you know, and it went from
the greatest of optimism to,
836
00:50:21,184 --> 00:50:23,019
"What's happening next?
Where are we gonna go?
837
00:50:23,102 --> 00:50:24,382
What's gonna happen
to the band?"
838
00:50:25,939 --> 00:50:29,234
In 1979, Warren
Entner was out as their manager
839
00:50:29,651 --> 00:50:31,361
and was replaced
by David Forest.
840
00:50:31,819 --> 00:50:34,364
The pressure was building
as to whether Quiet Riot
841
00:50:34,447 --> 00:50:36,366
could finally get a record deal.
842
00:50:37,116 --> 00:50:39,869
I also happen
to manage this band, Quiet Riot,
843
00:50:39,953 --> 00:50:43,748
which happens to be kind
of a weird phenomenon
844
00:50:43,831 --> 00:50:45,271
'cause they don't
have a record deal,
845
00:50:45,333 --> 00:50:48,503
and yet they're
drawing huge crowds.
846
00:50:48,878 --> 00:50:50,296
They don't have
a record deal yet.
847
00:50:50,380 --> 00:50:52,674
If they don't in
the next six months,
848
00:50:52,757 --> 00:50:54,509
I doubt that they'll
stick together.
849
00:50:57,345 --> 00:51:00,056
Punk and new wave
exploded on the music scene,
850
00:51:00,139 --> 00:51:03,851
and bands like X and the Go-Go's
were getting more popular.
851
00:51:03,935 --> 00:51:06,229
Those bands were
now being signed,
852
00:51:06,312 --> 00:51:08,314
and we still weren't
getting any toehold
853
00:51:08,398 --> 00:51:09,482
with the record labels.
854
00:51:10,608 --> 00:51:13,486
— The record company
were very short-sighted.
855
00:51:13,820 --> 00:51:15,738
They were just focusing
on whatever happened
856
00:51:15,822 --> 00:51:19,450
to be selling records at
that time in that certain spot,
857
00:51:19,534 --> 00:51:21,619
which happened
to be new wave music.
858
00:51:21,703 --> 00:51:23,830
After The Knack became very big,
859
00:51:23,913 --> 00:51:26,207
they really shut the door on any
860
00:51:26,291 --> 00:51:28,334
of the other rock
bands up and coming,
861
00:51:28,418 --> 00:51:30,920
and we were going into
a record company and saying,
862
00:51:31,004 --> 00:51:32,547
"Listen, we got this demo here,"
863
00:51:32,630 --> 00:51:35,008
and the guy would say, pull
out Billboard magazine and say,
864
00:51:35,091 --> 00:51:37,010
"Okay, if you guys
come up with a song
865
00:51:37,093 --> 00:51:39,470
like 'Do You Think I'm Sexy'
by Rod Stewart,
866
00:51:39,679 --> 00:51:41,014
I will have to check it out."
867
00:51:41,264 --> 00:51:44,809
So, yeah, we would go out,
rehearse, record some songs,
868
00:51:44,892 --> 00:51:48,563
go to a record plant, you
know, spend money and time,
869
00:51:48,896 --> 00:51:50,565
go back to that guy
and, by then,
870
00:51:51,232 --> 00:51:53,151
'You Think I'm Sexy'
is off the charts.
871
00:51:53,651 --> 00:51:55,903
It was like,
"Nah, that song is dated.
872
00:51:55,987 --> 00:51:57,530
Come up with this other song."
873
00:51:57,614 --> 00:52:00,199
You know, it was like we were
basically chasing our tails.
874
00:52:00,366 --> 00:52:01,927
- You're not working
for the record company.
875
00:52:01,951 --> 00:52:03,220
The record company's
working for you.
876
00:52:03,244 --> 00:52:05,163
They contract you to
make a record for them.
877
00:52:05,872 --> 00:52:09,000
You basically sort of employ
them to release the record,
878
00:52:09,083 --> 00:52:10,311
but when they're holding
the money,
879
00:52:10,335 --> 00:52:11,502
what are you supposed to do?
880
00:52:11,586 --> 00:52:13,129
You can't go down
there with a gun,
881
00:52:13,212 --> 00:52:16,215
although God knows
we've all wanted to.
882
00:52:16,549 --> 00:52:18,092
For the most of this last week,
883
00:52:18,176 --> 00:52:20,762
we have been recording
some stuff here
884
00:52:22,055 --> 00:52:25,475
in our never-ending
attempt to make
885
00:52:25,558 --> 00:52:28,144
these American record
labels give us a deal.
886
00:52:31,481 --> 00:52:33,608
And when I say never-ending,
you can count on the fact
887
00:52:33,691 --> 00:52:35,401
that I mean
never-ending, all right?
888
00:52:35,485 --> 00:52:36,903
All right!
889
00:52:43,660 --> 00:52:46,579
- There was some push for us,
especially from management,
890
00:52:46,663 --> 00:52:47,663
to do some things.
891
00:52:47,705 --> 00:52:49,391
Like, "One in a Million"
is a perfect example.
892
00:52:49,415 --> 00:52:50,708
It's a disco song.
893
00:52:55,421 --> 00:52:57,298
Why are we doing this?
I don't know.
894
00:52:59,175 --> 00:53:00,635
Gonna try anything
to get us signed,
895
00:53:00,718 --> 00:53:02,428
so we were trying
a lotta things that,
896
00:53:02,512 --> 00:53:05,014
in retrospect,
weren't a great idea.
897
00:53:05,098 --> 00:53:06,808
You have to do what you do best
898
00:53:06,891 --> 00:53:08,518
and not worry
about anything else.
899
00:53:08,601 --> 00:53:10,561
That's what you need
to do, and we never did that.
900
00:53:10,770 --> 00:53:13,606
There were too many times
where we made exceptions.
901
00:53:13,856 --> 00:53:16,275
"One in a Million" is a perfect
example of that.
902
00:53:16,984 --> 00:53:18,903
- We coulda given them
"Sgt. Pepper"
903
00:53:18,986 --> 00:53:20,613
and it didn't matter.
904
00:53:20,697 --> 00:53:22,865
We were not a new wave band,
905
00:53:23,032 --> 00:53:24,492
so, out of desperation, I say,
906
00:53:24,575 --> 00:53:26,494
"Hey, how about if
we take our fan club
907
00:53:26,828 --> 00:53:29,997
and have them picket at
every single record company?"
908
00:53:30,248 --> 00:53:32,458
I just said that, probably
the most ridiculous thing
909
00:53:32,542 --> 00:53:34,752
I could come up with,
you know, just as a joke,
910
00:53:34,836 --> 00:53:36,129
and Kevin said, "Wait a minute!
911
00:53:36,212 --> 00:53:37,463
This sounds like a great idea!"
912
00:53:37,547 --> 00:53:38,715
And I went, "Whoops!"
913
00:53:42,885 --> 00:53:45,763
— Fan club president
Lori Hollen wasted no time
914
00:53:45,847 --> 00:53:46,973
getting the word out.
915
00:53:47,348 --> 00:53:50,810
- She was able to recruit
fans all the time,
916
00:53:50,977 --> 00:53:53,479
so our fan club just kept
growing and growing and growing,
917
00:53:53,563 --> 00:53:56,566
and in the days, you know,
before Facebook or MySpace
918
00:53:56,649 --> 00:53:58,901
or anything like that,
she did an incredible job.
919
00:54:00,737 --> 00:54:02,780
- Everybody went
to Ron and Kevin's house,
920
00:54:02,864 --> 00:54:04,449
and we printed T-shirts.
921
00:54:04,532 --> 00:54:06,409
They were hanging on
the beds and the dressers
922
00:54:06,492 --> 00:54:07,535
and all over the place.
923
00:54:07,618 --> 00:54:09,829
We screened all these T-shirts
that said "Quiet Riot"
924
00:54:09,912 --> 00:54:11,632
so that all the fans
could have a T-shirt on
925
00:54:11,706 --> 00:54:13,541
while we picketed
the record companies.
926
00:54:13,624 --> 00:54:15,918
We made big signs and banners
927
00:54:16,002 --> 00:54:18,337
and got all the kids organized
928
00:54:18,421 --> 00:54:19,839
at this park in Burbank.
929
00:54:28,723 --> 00:54:31,058
And they went from record
company to record company
930
00:54:31,142 --> 00:54:34,604
to record company trying
to get that band signed.
931
00:54:34,687 --> 00:54:36,981
- The idea was to make as
much noise as we could.
932
00:54:38,274 --> 00:54:40,151
— So we went to all the major
record companies,
933
00:54:40,234 --> 00:54:41,277
Warner Brothers.
934
00:54:41,360 --> 00:54:43,654
- Carrying on
to Capitol Records.
935
00:54:43,738 --> 00:54:45,239
Elektra.
936
00:54:45,323 --> 00:54:46,866
- CBS and Century City.
937
00:54:47,116 --> 00:54:50,369
- Kevin had laid out the whole
route, and we've got signs
938
00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:52,997
saying "Sign Quiet
Riot! Sign Quiet Riot!"
939
00:54:53,080 --> 00:54:55,750
- Kevin's ultimate idea was
to try to get
940
00:54:56,209 --> 00:54:59,212
news coverage for this,
so he had a little schedule.
941
00:54:59,587 --> 00:55:02,590
- Unfortunately,
on the first stop
942
00:55:03,508 --> 00:55:05,510
in Burbank at Warner Brothers,
943
00:55:05,593 --> 00:55:09,347
we didn't have
a permit to demonstrate.
944
00:55:09,722 --> 00:55:11,307
We were chased out of there,
945
00:55:11,849 --> 00:55:15,645
so the schedule was pushed
about half an hour ahead,
946
00:55:15,728 --> 00:55:18,731
so every time news
media was alerted
947
00:55:18,815 --> 00:55:20,858
that the demonstration
was gonna happen,
948
00:55:20,942 --> 00:55:23,236
they missed it by half an hour,
949
00:55:24,070 --> 00:55:27,198
but eventually on the very
last stop at CBS Records,
950
00:55:27,281 --> 00:55:30,034
they actually got to catch
the demonstration
951
00:55:30,117 --> 00:55:32,286
and actually appear in the news.
952
00:55:32,370 --> 00:55:34,050
- We did get the news
people and we did get
953
00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:35,224
on several of the news stations,
954
00:55:35,248 --> 00:55:36,916
but if we'd had
a publicity agent
955
00:55:36,999 --> 00:55:38,435
who could've really
got the people there,
956
00:55:38,459 --> 00:55:39,794
that might've helped us.
957
00:55:40,294 --> 00:55:42,463
- Did we get a record deal? No.
958
00:55:42,755 --> 00:55:44,799
But we got a hell
of a story out of it.
959
00:55:45,842 --> 00:55:47,468
— With no deal on the table,
960
00:55:47,552 --> 00:55:49,679
the future was uncertain
for Quiet Riot,
961
00:55:50,137 --> 00:55:51,430
but for Randy Rhoads,
962
00:55:51,556 --> 00:55:54,016
things were about to take
an unexpected turn.
963
00:55:59,230 --> 00:56:02,775
Across town, singer Ozzy
Osbourne was holed up in a hotel
964
00:56:02,859 --> 00:56:05,820
after being fired as the front
man of Black Sabbath.
965
00:56:06,195 --> 00:56:08,573
The band had enough of
his out-of-control behavior
966
00:56:08,656 --> 00:56:09,991
and sent him packing.
967
00:56:11,158 --> 00:56:14,287
Down but not out, Ozzy
still wanted to make music,
968
00:56:14,370 --> 00:56:17,290
and he came to Los Angeles
to find a lead guitarist.
969
00:56:17,957 --> 00:56:19,292
- After leaving Black Sabbath,
970
00:56:19,375 --> 00:56:22,003
I've never, ever auditioned
anyone in my life
971
00:56:22,086 --> 00:56:24,714
'cause Sabbath just
formed, we were mates,
972
00:56:25,089 --> 00:56:28,134
so I didn't even know how
to go about auditioning.
973
00:56:29,135 --> 00:56:31,137
— Randy was familiar
with Black Sabbath,
974
00:56:31,220 --> 00:56:32,763
but it wasn't his cup of tea.
975
00:56:42,189 --> 00:56:44,442
- And he used to tell
me, he used to go,
976
00:56:44,859 --> 00:56:46,652
"I don't like Black
Sabbath very much.
977
00:56:46,736 --> 00:56:50,615
I know you do so we're not
gonna get into it," but he goes,
978
00:56:50,698 --> 00:56:53,034
"Who the fuck would write
his name on his hand?"
979
00:56:53,618 --> 00:56:55,286
He goes,
"I don't understand that."
980
00:56:55,620 --> 00:56:56,913
Didn't care for Sabbath.
981
00:56:56,996 --> 00:56:58,596
Thought it was
too dark and too sluggish.
982
00:57:23,189 --> 00:57:24,273
- Dana Strum.
983
00:57:24,732 --> 00:57:26,525
That bass player was Dana Strum,
984
00:57:26,609 --> 00:57:29,737
and he had only one person
in mind for that audition.
985
00:57:30,154 --> 00:57:33,616
- I was calling Randy Rhoads
at his mother's music studio
986
00:57:33,699 --> 00:57:34,742
in Burbank, Musonia.
987
00:57:34,951 --> 00:57:39,246
- And he said, you know,
"I'm here with a guy
988
00:57:39,956 --> 00:57:42,083
that wants to audition you.
989
00:57:43,709 --> 00:57:46,796
He wants you to be in his band.
This could be really big."
990
00:57:51,884 --> 00:57:54,345
— Just come down
but bring the shit
991
00:57:54,428 --> 00:57:55,805
that you used at The Starwood.
992
00:57:56,263 --> 00:57:59,392
If he doesn't get what
I get when I see what I see
993
00:57:59,475 --> 00:58:02,645
from that balcony looking
down, then I really thought,
994
00:58:02,728 --> 00:58:06,399
"I'm as wrong as could be
and I'm fucked and whatever,
995
00:58:06,482 --> 00:58:08,776
but I have a feeling
there's no one
996
00:58:08,859 --> 00:58:10,319
that isn't gonna get what I get
997
00:58:10,403 --> 00:58:12,003
if you're put in
the right circumstance."
998
00:58:12,113 --> 00:58:16,867
And Randy said,
"Well, I teach here 'til 9:30,
999
00:58:16,951 --> 00:58:19,787
10 o'clock at night,
I'm tired, I don't know,"
1000
00:58:19,870 --> 00:58:24,041
and then Dana said,
"Look, all right, trust me.
1001
00:58:24,417 --> 00:58:26,627
Something tells me
you need to do this."
1002
00:58:27,962 --> 00:58:29,922
— Meeting Ozzy was
a freaky experience,
1003
00:58:30,297 --> 00:58:34,135
and I went to the hotel
and, as I opened the door,
1004
00:58:35,094 --> 00:58:38,222
I made my way through
50 Heineken bottles.
1005
00:58:40,599 --> 00:58:45,271
"I've got a list." He had
a list of guitar players.
1006
00:58:45,563 --> 00:58:47,314
I'm like, "Can I see the list?"
1007
00:58:47,648 --> 00:58:48,691
"Yeah."
1008
00:58:49,483 --> 00:58:54,405
He had no way to get there,
no plan, just hands me a list.
1009
00:58:54,905 --> 00:58:57,616
"We're gonna go
see these people?"
1010
00:58:58,284 --> 00:59:02,788
I said, "Well, I know
a few of these people. Nope."
1011
00:59:02,872 --> 00:59:04,373
I said, "But I have the guy."
1012
00:59:07,460 --> 00:59:08,502
- And I met this bloke.
1013
00:59:09,587 --> 00:59:13,049
This guy introduced
me to Randy Rhoads.
1014
00:59:13,132 --> 00:59:15,217
He said, "This guy,
you gotta hear this guy play.
1015
00:59:15,301 --> 00:59:16,969
This guy's amazing."
1016
00:59:25,603 --> 00:59:27,480
- Pulls out
this little combo amp.
1017
00:59:27,688 --> 00:59:31,525
"Wait 'til you hear this."
He goes, "It's huge."
1018
00:59:32,318 --> 00:59:36,155
I said, "Let's hear Jesus now.
Let's hear the man now.
1019
00:59:36,238 --> 00:59:37,573
Let's hear the Messiah."
1020
00:59:58,344 --> 01:00:02,139
- And he starts tuning
up and doing arpeggios.
1021
01:00:05,684 --> 01:00:08,062
— I'm like, "Go, kid.
This is it."
1022
01:00:14,110 --> 01:00:18,197
- And I remember Ozzy
went from the hair down to
1023
01:00:19,156 --> 01:00:20,616
almost stammering.
1024
01:00:21,033 --> 01:00:22,660
- And I says,
"Just play something,"
1025
01:00:22,743 --> 01:00:25,788
and I thought I was dreaming
when I heard this guy play.
1026
01:00:29,917 --> 01:00:33,671
The guy was a little guy
with such a big, big sound.
1027
01:00:47,143 --> 01:00:48,435
- And it just
happened like that,
1028
01:00:48,519 --> 01:00:51,856
and I flew back to England
and I said to Sharon's father,
1029
01:00:52,231 --> 01:00:53,899
who was still
involved with us then,
1030
01:00:53,983 --> 01:00:55,484
"You gotta hear his playing!"
1031
01:00:55,568 --> 01:00:57,248
And he says,
"No, no, we'll find one here."
1032
01:00:57,319 --> 01:00:59,155
Meanwhile, Sharon
came from America,
1033
01:00:59,238 --> 01:01:01,532
and I said to Sharon,
"Please get me this guy,"
1034
01:01:01,615 --> 01:01:03,576
and Sharon went
back and got Randy.
1035
01:01:03,701 --> 01:01:05,327
I had an 18th birthday party,
1036
01:01:05,411 --> 01:01:07,163
and Quiet Riot came to my party,
1037
01:01:07,246 --> 01:01:09,373
and Randy and I were
strolling in behind everybody,
1038
01:01:09,456 --> 01:01:10,725
and he goes,
"Hey, Lori, come here.
1039
01:01:10,749 --> 01:01:12,042
I gotta tell you something."
1040
01:01:12,126 --> 01:01:13,252
I said, "What?"
1041
01:01:13,711 --> 01:01:17,131
He said, "Do you know
who Ozzy Osbourne is?"
1042
01:01:17,548 --> 01:01:20,384
And I said, "Is he that
guy in Black Sabbath?"
1043
01:01:20,467 --> 01:01:21,635
And he goes, "Yeah."
1044
01:01:22,136 --> 01:01:23,929
He said, "I auditioned
for him today."
1045
01:01:24,013 --> 01:01:25,013
I said, "You what?"
1046
01:01:25,931 --> 01:01:27,725
"A|| I did was
plug in my guitar,
1047
01:01:27,808 --> 01:01:29,568
and all I did was go
do-da—loo—da—loo—da—loo,
1048
01:01:29,602 --> 01:01:31,395
and he goes, 'You're the guy!”
1049
01:01:31,770 --> 01:01:34,106
And I said,
"Well, what does that mean?"
1050
01:01:34,356 --> 01:01:36,525
And he goes, "Well, I'd
have to leave Quiet Riot
1051
01:01:36,609 --> 01:01:39,612
and go on tour with him,
what do you think?"
1052
01:01:40,154 --> 01:01:42,489
I said, "Well, Randy,
I think you should go
1053
01:01:42,573 --> 01:01:43,949
and make a name for yourself,
1054
01:01:44,033 --> 01:01:46,327
and you can always come
back and get Quiet Riot."
1055
01:01:50,789 --> 01:01:55,002
- He gave it some great thought
and decided to go with them,
1056
01:01:55,461 --> 01:01:59,924
but I know he was in
horrible turmoil inside.
1057
01:02:00,049 --> 01:02:04,220
He really felt that he was
betraying the band,
1058
01:02:04,303 --> 01:02:06,180
especially Kevin.
1059
01:02:06,263 --> 01:02:08,474
- He was scared to death
of having to walk up to Kevin
1060
01:02:08,557 --> 01:02:10,059
and say, "I'm leaving the band."
1061
01:02:10,434 --> 01:02:13,270
You know? He knew it was
gonna hurt Kevin really bad.
1062
01:02:13,771 --> 01:02:16,398
And I think that was probably
the hardest part of it,
1063
01:02:16,482 --> 01:02:17,792
but I don't think
there's any doubt
1064
01:02:17,816 --> 01:02:19,002
that it was
the right thing to do.
1065
01:02:19,026 --> 01:02:21,862
I'm sure Kevin was
obligated to try to save it.
1066
01:02:22,196 --> 01:02:23,364
I mean, who wouldn't?
1067
01:02:28,202 --> 01:02:30,180
When you're
in a band, you kinda feel like
1068
01:02:30,204 --> 01:02:31,956
you're all part of this machine,
1069
01:02:32,414 --> 01:02:34,833
and so it felt like
a betrayal of a sort.
1070
01:02:36,001 --> 01:02:37,962
I don't remember
exactly how I found out
1071
01:02:38,045 --> 01:02:40,297
that he was gonna
play with Ozzy.
1072
01:02:40,547 --> 01:02:42,467
What I do know is that
he didn't call me himself.
1073
01:02:42,549 --> 01:02:44,361
That was the thing that
I was most disappointed in,
1074
01:02:44,385 --> 01:02:46,185
was that he didn't make
the effort to call me,
1075
01:02:46,262 --> 01:02:48,555
after, you know, spending
all these years with him,
1076
01:02:48,639 --> 01:02:50,242
that he wouldn't pick
up the phone and say,
1077
01:02:50,266 --> 01:02:51,910
"Hey, you know,
this is what I'm gonna do,"
1078
01:02:51,934 --> 01:02:54,436
so I was disappointed in that
and his lack of character,
1079
01:02:56,146 --> 01:02:58,232
but I certainly understood why.
1080
01:02:58,565 --> 01:02:59,775
Part of the reason he moved on
1081
01:02:59,858 --> 01:03:03,320
was because of his writing
relationship with Kevin.
1082
01:03:03,612 --> 01:03:06,073
It was, you know, toxic to him.
1083
01:03:06,156 --> 01:03:07,324
He could not write
1084
01:03:07,408 --> 01:03:09,285
what he wanted to write
with Kevin.
1085
01:03:24,550 --> 01:03:29,013
The last gig
of Quiet Riot at The Starwood,
1086
01:03:29,096 --> 01:03:32,266
everybody...
was walking on eggshells
1087
01:03:33,225 --> 01:03:38,522
that night because nobody
really knew what was happening,
1088
01:03:38,605 --> 01:03:42,568
but they kind of knew,
and it was a very odd night.
1089
01:03:42,651 --> 01:03:46,530
And at that time, I knew that
that was the end of an era
1090
01:03:46,613 --> 01:03:49,074
for that band and that time.
1091
01:03:50,826 --> 01:03:54,872
- The night before Randy left
to go to England to join Ozzy,
1092
01:03:54,955 --> 01:03:59,626
we all were at Randy's house
reminiscing about old times
1093
01:03:59,710 --> 01:04:02,629
and what it would be
like for him to go.
1094
01:04:12,890 --> 01:04:16,226
- That night, I remember that
we just had fun, you know?
1095
01:04:16,310 --> 01:04:18,771
We had fun
like we used to have fun.
1096
01:04:24,526 --> 01:04:27,321
There are certain nights that
are snapshots for me of Randy.
1097
01:04:27,404 --> 01:04:30,699
I'm sure that's a night
that Randy probably put
1098
01:04:30,783 --> 01:04:32,701
in his pocket, and whenever
he felt homesick,
1099
01:04:32,785 --> 01:04:34,703
he could think
of a night like that.
1100
01:04:44,755 --> 01:04:48,008
- I think it was
in September 1979,
1101
01:04:48,342 --> 01:04:51,303
I'm sitting in my apartment
in West Hollywood
1102
01:04:51,387 --> 01:04:53,347
getting ready
to go to a rehearsal,
1103
01:04:53,430 --> 01:04:55,766
and I get a call from Randy
out of nowhere,
1104
01:04:55,849 --> 01:04:57,410
and the phone rings
and he goes, "Frankie?"
1105
01:04:57,434 --> 01:05:00,604
And I go, "Randy?"
And he goes, "Yeah."
1106
01:05:00,687 --> 01:05:03,190
And he was, like,
very direct, right to the point.
1107
01:05:03,273 --> 01:05:05,526
He goes, "You wanna
go play with Ozzy?"
1108
01:05:06,402 --> 01:05:08,112
And I said, "Ozzy?"
1109
01:05:08,320 --> 01:05:09,840
He goes, "Yeah,
the Black Sabbath guy,"
1110
01:05:09,947 --> 01:05:12,950
and we drove to a rehearsal
studio that I knew.
1111
01:05:13,033 --> 01:05:15,035
It was Mars Rehearsal Studio,
1112
01:05:15,285 --> 01:05:20,249
and I walked in and set up
my 1969 green sparkle Ludwig kit
1113
01:05:20,499 --> 01:05:22,626
with a 38-inch gong
and everything,
1114
01:05:22,709 --> 01:05:26,338
and then I finally met
Mr. Ozzy Osbourne himself.
1115
01:05:26,422 --> 01:05:27,881
Right away, we started playing.
1116
01:05:27,965 --> 01:05:30,968
So the first song
we started working on
1117
01:05:31,468 --> 01:05:34,471
was the beginnings of what
became "Over the Mountain."
1118
01:05:34,555 --> 01:05:37,724
Randy was pretty much
running the rehearsal
1119
01:05:37,808 --> 01:05:40,394
in that Ozzy sat there
for the most part
1120
01:05:40,477 --> 01:05:42,938
and just looked
and nodded in approval,
1121
01:05:43,021 --> 01:05:45,566
and everything seemed
like it was gonna be a go,
1122
01:05:45,649 --> 01:05:48,193
but, as luck would have it,
1123
01:05:49,361 --> 01:05:51,738
I am told that
Jet Records had decided
1124
01:05:51,822 --> 01:05:54,992
that they were gonna record
in the UK rather than the US.
1125
01:05:55,325 --> 01:05:57,005
They were only gonna
bring one person over,
1126
01:05:57,035 --> 01:05:59,705
and the choice
hands-down was clear.
1127
01:05:59,788 --> 01:06:02,207
It had to be Randy.
It certainly wasn't gonna be me.
1128
01:06:02,291 --> 01:06:05,669
But I have wonderful
recollections of that
1129
01:06:05,752 --> 01:06:09,548
because I actually got
to be in the room with Randy
1130
01:06:10,132 --> 01:06:14,803
at the very, very beginning
of what turned out to be
1131
01:06:14,887 --> 01:06:18,307
a wonderful musical experience
for the world.
1132
01:06:21,226 --> 01:06:23,979
- Then he came to England and
he lived with me in my house.
1133
01:06:24,062 --> 01:06:25,439
We lived together
for about a year
1134
01:06:25,522 --> 01:06:27,191
in my house writing songs.
1135
01:06:48,212 --> 01:06:50,547
— It was Randy's
riff for "Crazy Train"
1136
01:06:50,631 --> 01:06:53,300
that would not only
jumpstart Ozzy's solo career,
1137
01:06:53,383 --> 01:06:56,512
but it would put Randy
on the map as a guitar legend.
1138
01:06:59,264 --> 01:07:01,642
"Crazy Train" was the first
single off the album
1139
01:07:01,725 --> 01:07:05,145
Blizzard of Ozz,
which was released in 1980.
1140
01:07:05,229 --> 01:07:07,147
- I'll never forget
a memory I have,
1141
01:07:07,272 --> 01:07:11,193
and I'm crossing the street
in front of Warner Brothers.
1142
01:07:11,735 --> 01:07:14,404
There's about four cars
at the stop sign,
1143
01:07:14,488 --> 01:07:15,906
and I walked in front of them,
1144
01:07:15,989 --> 01:07:19,243
and every car was
playing "Crazy Train".
1145
01:07:19,618 --> 01:07:20,827
He was in a big band,
1146
01:07:20,911 --> 01:07:22,996
and he was being played
on the radio all the time.
1147
01:07:23,080 --> 01:07:25,207
— The Blizzard of
Ozz line up was now complete
1148
01:07:25,290 --> 01:07:27,334
and featured
Ozzy Osbourne on vocals,
1149
01:07:27,417 --> 01:07:29,127
Bob Daisley on bass,
1150
01:07:29,336 --> 01:07:30,879
Lee Kerslake on drums,
1151
01:07:30,963 --> 01:07:33,298
and Randy Rhoads on guitar.
1152
01:07:33,423 --> 01:07:36,885
A huge commercial success,
Blizzard of Ozz was certified
1153
01:07:36,969 --> 01:07:39,054
four times platinum in the US,
1154
01:07:39,137 --> 01:07:42,182
went on to sell over
7 million albums worldwide.
1155
01:07:42,266 --> 01:07:45,769
- I truly, truly believe that
Randy was the one element
1156
01:07:45,852 --> 01:07:49,773
that made it possible for Ozzy
to reach greater heights
1157
01:07:49,856 --> 01:07:52,067
than he even had
with Black Sabbath
1158
01:07:52,150 --> 01:07:53,694
which is unheard of.
1159
01:07:57,447 --> 01:08:00,075
— Randy's influence
on a generation of guitarists
1160
01:08:00,158 --> 01:08:01,702
was felt immediately.
1161
01:08:01,785 --> 01:08:02,985
If it wasn't for him,
1162
01:08:03,036 --> 01:08:04,454
I wouldn't be playing
the way I do.
1163
01:08:04,538 --> 01:08:07,082
On top of the great
songs or the great riffs,
1164
01:08:07,207 --> 01:08:11,086
I mean, any Randy song,
you could take a riff,
1165
01:08:11,420 --> 01:08:13,255
and you play it and people know.
1166
01:08:13,338 --> 01:08:15,465
- I remember, you know,
being, a...
1167
01:08:15,882 --> 01:08:18,093
gosh, I guess like
a 12-year-old kid
1168
01:08:18,176 --> 01:08:20,095
and like walking
up to my local mall
1169
01:08:20,178 --> 01:08:21,346
and going to the Musicland
1170
01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:23,432
and buying
the Blizzard of Ozz cassette
1171
01:08:23,724 --> 01:08:26,518
and gettin' home
and poppin' it in
1172
01:08:26,602 --> 01:08:29,896
and hearin' "I Don't Know",
and it just like blew me away,
1173
01:08:29,980 --> 01:08:31,898
and I was like,
"This is like the coolest guitar
1174
01:08:31,982 --> 01:08:33,150
I've ever heard in my life,"
1175
01:08:33,233 --> 01:08:35,944
and it was really like
rock and roll perfection.
1176
01:08:36,028 --> 01:08:39,197
The playing was just
meticulous and unique.
1177
01:08:39,281 --> 01:08:40,616
I knew they were double
1178
01:08:40,782 --> 01:08:43,869
you know,
and tripling his solos,
1179
01:08:43,952 --> 01:08:45,454
which I know how hard that is.
1180
01:08:45,537 --> 01:08:47,789
These riffs and these
songs were really special
1181
01:08:47,873 --> 01:08:50,584
and gave such an amazing,
you know, template
1182
01:08:50,667 --> 01:08:51,960
for Randy to shine.
1183
01:08:52,544 --> 01:08:55,547
- Right away, I thought, "Wow,
Ozzy's really done something"
1184
01:08:55,631 --> 01:08:59,217
'cause, you know, I'd been
a fan of Black Sabbath,
1185
01:08:59,301 --> 01:09:01,261
and I liked Ozzy
1186
01:09:01,511 --> 01:09:05,766
and he left and I really loved
when Black Sabbath got Dio,
1187
01:09:05,849 --> 01:09:07,409
and that was cool
but we kinda wondered,
1188
01:09:07,476 --> 01:09:08,935
"What's Ozzy gonna do now?"
1189
01:09:09,061 --> 01:09:11,938
In September, 1980,
the Blizzard of Ozz tour
1190
01:09:12,022 --> 01:09:14,483
kicked off in Europe
with a North American leg
1191
01:09:14,566 --> 01:09:15,609
soon to follow.
1192
01:09:16,818 --> 01:09:19,446
Is this
pretty close to the dream,
1193
01:09:19,529 --> 01:09:20,739
being with Ozzy
1194
01:09:20,989 --> 01:09:24,242
and starting out
with this magnificent stage?
1195
01:09:34,419 --> 01:09:37,714
But behind the scenes,
tensions were rising.
1196
01:09:38,882 --> 01:09:42,010
During a management dispute,
bassist Bob Daisley
1197
01:09:42,094 --> 01:09:44,429
and drummer Lee Kerslake
were fired
1198
01:09:44,513 --> 01:09:46,890
before the North
American tour started.
1199
01:09:49,601 --> 01:09:52,312
Back in LA,
Quiet Riot was struggling
1200
01:09:52,396 --> 01:09:53,855
without its lead guitarist.
1201
01:09:53,939 --> 01:09:56,108
There was a short
period of time there,
1202
01:09:56,191 --> 01:09:58,169
a couple of months probably
where we weren't certain
1203
01:09:58,193 --> 01:10:01,029
whether Randy was
gonna stay with Ozzy
1204
01:10:01,113 --> 01:10:02,364
and be a permanent thing
1205
01:10:02,739 --> 01:10:05,200
because he was kinda leading
us on that he would come back,
1206
01:10:06,118 --> 01:10:10,497
so there was a time of just,
you know, foundering,
1207
01:10:12,666 --> 01:10:16,253
and then after that we realized
he wasn't coming back.
1208
01:10:16,461 --> 01:10:19,715
Certainly, the Ozzy stuff shows
more where he wanted to be.
1209
01:10:20,298 --> 01:10:23,176
- After Randy left
Quiet Riot to join Ozzy,
1210
01:10:23,260 --> 01:10:27,806
he returned to LA
and we did a reunion show.
1211
01:10:28,056 --> 01:10:31,685
I had cut my hair
and wanted to turn new wave,
1212
01:10:31,768 --> 01:10:34,521
just because,
you know, I had to eat.
1213
01:10:34,688 --> 01:10:37,983
- I met this kid called Eddie.
He called me and said, "Hey."
1214
01:10:38,233 --> 01:10:41,445
You know, "Randy's
playing at the Whisky.
1215
01:10:41,528 --> 01:10:43,780
He's gonna be playing
with Kevin DuBrow."
1216
01:10:43,989 --> 01:10:46,825
I do remember we came back down
1217
01:10:47,242 --> 01:10:48,702
to the second level
of the Whisky,
1218
01:10:48,785 --> 01:10:50,454
and we watched Randy
come out and play.
1219
01:10:50,537 --> 01:10:51,538
He played a couple songs.
1220
01:11:22,819 --> 01:11:24,946
I can just remember today
that his guitar sound
1221
01:11:25,030 --> 01:11:26,531
just stickin' to my face.
1222
01:11:28,617 --> 01:11:30,327
He came back to do that show,
1223
01:11:30,535 --> 01:11:32,996
and the whole time
his demeanor is,
1224
01:11:33,079 --> 01:11:34,915
"Oh yeah, we're gonna
continue to do this,"
1225
01:11:35,332 --> 01:11:37,083
which I think he had no
intention
1226
01:11:37,167 --> 01:11:38,293
of continuing to do that.
1227
01:11:38,460 --> 01:11:41,004
- It was great to have
Randy back playing with us,
1228
01:11:41,087 --> 01:11:43,048
but it was also very sad knowing
1229
01:11:43,131 --> 01:11:45,091
that it was gonna
be very short-lived.
1230
01:12:03,902 --> 01:12:06,446
When Randy left,
Kevin was a little bit deluded.
1231
01:12:06,530 --> 01:12:09,324
I think Kevin really
thought in his gut that,
1232
01:12:09,866 --> 01:12:12,661
at some point,
Randy was gonna come back
1233
01:12:12,953 --> 01:12:14,913
and play with him
in Quiet Riot again.
1234
01:12:15,330 --> 01:12:17,541
I mean, I really think
he believed that,
1235
01:12:18,083 --> 01:12:19,602
and I don't think there
was a chance in hell
1236
01:12:19,626 --> 01:12:20,710
that was gonna happen.
1237
01:12:22,546 --> 01:12:23,922
Randy had moved on.
1238
01:12:43,358 --> 01:12:45,819
Classical guitar
became Randy's focus.
1239
01:12:46,111 --> 01:12:48,822
He would spend hours
practicing after shows.
1240
01:12:48,947 --> 01:12:50,615
- He would always
be doing his scales.
1241
01:12:50,699 --> 01:12:52,409
I could hear him
in the next room.
1242
01:12:52,492 --> 01:12:55,078
Doo-da-loo-da-loo-da-doo,
all day, every day.
1243
01:12:55,370 --> 01:12:56,746
- Randy would say to me,
1244
01:12:57,497 --> 01:12:59,708
"I don't know if I'm doing
the right thing here."
1245
01:12:59,791 --> 01:13:01,793
He was quite apprehensive
about the whole thing
1246
01:13:01,877 --> 01:13:03,477
because he was studying
classical guitar,
1247
01:13:03,503 --> 01:13:06,298
and actually I think he felt
it was interrupting his studies
1248
01:13:06,381 --> 01:13:07,381
in a way.
- Right.
1249
01:13:07,424 --> 01:13:09,068
- And I said, "No, this is great
for you, man.
1250
01:13:09,092 --> 01:13:10,862
You gotta do this, you know?"
And it's like, I think
1251
01:13:10,886 --> 01:13:12,095
I gave him the right advice.
1252
01:13:14,556 --> 01:13:16,641
— On Blizzard of Ozz, Randy wrote
1253
01:13:16,725 --> 01:13:20,270
an incredible classical piece
dedicated to his mother, Dee.
1254
01:13:22,939 --> 01:13:26,276
It's a piece that's inspired
musicians for decades
1255
01:13:26,359 --> 01:13:29,738
and one that is often
covered in tribute to the man
1256
01:13:29,821 --> 01:13:31,197
that never stopped teaching.
1257
01:13:34,784 --> 01:13:37,078
- One of the things
that Randy would always do
1258
01:13:37,162 --> 01:13:39,164
was we had support bands,
and they asked him,
1259
01:13:39,247 --> 01:13:41,666
"How do you get
that kinda sound?"
1260
01:13:41,750 --> 01:13:43,877
He would teach the other bands,
1261
01:13:43,960 --> 01:13:47,213
and he would give them
lessons always all the time.
1262
01:13:47,297 --> 01:13:51,134
He always had time
for musicians, always.
1263
01:13:51,384 --> 01:13:53,720
- You know, I think another
thing that Randy did
1264
01:13:53,803 --> 01:13:55,555
was he made classical cool.
1265
01:13:55,847 --> 01:13:58,600
I'm the son
of two classical musicians,
1266
01:13:58,683 --> 01:14:00,810
and, you know,
I couldn't wait to get away
1267
01:14:00,894 --> 01:14:03,271
from learning cello
and piano when I was a kid
1268
01:14:03,355 --> 01:14:04,814
and play rock guitar,
1269
01:14:04,981 --> 01:14:07,233
and, you know, all of a sudden
when I heard Randy
1270
01:14:07,317 --> 01:14:09,110
and I was introduced
to the concept
1271
01:14:09,194 --> 01:14:11,404
of classical music being
quote-unquote "cool,"
1272
01:14:11,738 --> 01:14:13,740
it really made me
reevaluate everything
1273
01:14:13,823 --> 01:14:14,950
that I had been through.
1274
01:14:15,450 --> 01:14:18,036
Really trying to
figure out all of the parts
1275
01:14:18,119 --> 01:14:20,163
that were in "Revelation ",
1276
01:14:20,246 --> 01:14:22,290
if you've never
heard Randy's music
1277
01:14:22,374 --> 01:14:25,418
and this is one of the first
songs that you hear,
1278
01:14:25,835 --> 01:14:28,922
you'll notice a heavy
classical influence on that,
1279
01:14:29,005 --> 01:14:30,840
and he's playing acoustic guitar
1280
01:14:30,924 --> 01:14:34,761
and all the overdubbed parts
are all these puzzle pieces
1281
01:14:34,844 --> 01:14:36,429
that make it challenging
to figure out
1282
01:14:36,513 --> 01:14:38,515
what the voicing
is for each thing,
1283
01:14:38,598 --> 01:14:41,351
so you can't necessarily figure
out an easy accompaniment.
1284
01:14:41,434 --> 01:14:43,895
I got into other kinds
of classical music
1285
01:14:43,979 --> 01:14:46,022
because of his playing.
1286
01:14:50,151 --> 01:14:52,904
Randy's virtuoso
performance on Blizzard of Ozz
1287
01:14:52,988 --> 01:14:54,781
and his eclectic
style was making waves
1288
01:14:54,864 --> 01:14:56,157
in the music industry.
1289
01:14:57,867 --> 01:15:01,162
In 1981, he was presented
with the Best New Talent award
1290
01:15:01,246 --> 01:15:02,998
from Guitar Player Magazine.
1291
01:15:04,374 --> 01:15:06,710
It was a proud moment
for the kid from Burbank
1292
01:15:06,793 --> 01:15:09,087
to finally land
on the world stage.
1293
01:15:09,629 --> 01:15:12,549
Less than a year after
recording Blizzard of Ozz,
1294
01:15:12,632 --> 01:15:15,552
the group headed back
to the studio to begin recording
1295
01:15:15,635 --> 01:15:18,263
their follow-up album
Diary of a Madman,
1296
01:15:18,346 --> 01:15:19,848
but unlike Blizzard of Ozz,
1297
01:15:19,931 --> 01:15:22,350
where the band took their
time crafting songs,
1298
01:15:22,434 --> 01:15:25,395
Diary of a Madman was
recorded in just over a month.
1299
01:15:43,913 --> 01:15:46,249
— Despite feeling
rushed in the studio,
1300
01:15:46,332 --> 01:15:49,461
Randy's neoclassical guitar
work reached new heights.
1301
01:15:49,794 --> 01:15:52,881
The complex music showcased
his ability to shred,
1302
01:15:52,964 --> 01:15:56,676
create great riffs,
and weave in classical themes.
1303
01:15:56,760 --> 01:15:58,029
- You know, one of those players
1304
01:15:58,053 --> 01:15:59,554
that I personally
love listening to,
1305
01:15:59,637 --> 01:16:02,098
and I know a lotta people do,
where they're just not trying.
1306
01:16:02,182 --> 01:16:05,018
They're serving the composition,
for one, and secondly,
1307
01:16:07,103 --> 01:16:08,229
not trying to show off.
1308
01:16:08,313 --> 01:16:09,898
But he was really
pickin' his spots,
1309
01:16:09,981 --> 01:16:12,067
and he was very economical
in the way he played
1310
01:16:12,150 --> 01:16:15,236
and very smart
and served the song.
1311
01:16:17,113 --> 01:16:19,115
— In support
of Diary of a Madman,
1312
01:16:19,199 --> 01:16:21,785
the group was gearing up
for their second concert tour.
1313
01:16:21,868 --> 01:16:24,287
Bob Daisley and Lee
Kerslake were replaced
1314
01:16:24,370 --> 01:16:27,832
with drummer Tommy Aldridge
and, on Randy's recommendation,
1315
01:16:27,916 --> 01:16:31,669
his former Quiet Riot
bandmate, Rudy Sarzo, on bass.
1316
01:16:51,648 --> 01:16:53,942
It was a tour highlighted
by some moments
1317
01:16:54,025 --> 01:16:56,277
only Ozzy was capable of.
1318
01:16:56,486 --> 01:16:58,321
It was during a show
in Des Moines, Iowa
1319
01:16:58,863 --> 01:17:01,491
that a fan threw
a dead bat onstage.
1320
01:17:01,699 --> 01:17:03,118
Thinking it was a toy,
1321
01:17:03,451 --> 01:17:05,787
Ozzy picked it up
and bit its head off.
1322
01:17:07,247 --> 01:17:08,915
Then in San Antonio, Texas,
1323
01:17:08,998 --> 01:17:11,292
after yet another
night of drinking,
1324
01:17:11,668 --> 01:17:15,547
Ozzy was arrested for
relieving himself on the Alamo.
1325
01:17:17,006 --> 01:17:18,716
I remember
Randy was saying to me,
1326
01:17:18,800 --> 01:17:20,093
"Ozzy, why do you drink so much?
1327
01:17:20,176 --> 01:17:21,320
Why do you take so much dope?
1328
01:17:21,344 --> 01:17:22,887
Why do you get
stoned all the time?"
1329
01:17:22,971 --> 01:17:26,182
He never drank much.
He never took drugs at all.
1330
01:17:26,391 --> 01:17:28,726
He never smoked a joint.
1331
01:17:28,810 --> 01:17:30,450
He smoked cigarettes,
but that's about it.
1332
01:17:30,478 --> 01:17:32,188
He had the occasional drink,
1333
01:17:32,272 --> 01:17:34,232
but I was drunk
and stoned all the time,
1334
01:17:34,315 --> 01:17:35,525
and he would say to me,
1335
01:17:35,608 --> 01:17:37,402
"You know, Ozzy,
you're gonna die soon."
1336
01:17:39,904 --> 01:17:42,282
For Randy, touring was exciting,
1337
01:17:42,532 --> 01:17:44,033
but he was in uncharted waters
1338
01:17:44,117 --> 01:17:46,661
as a guitar hero
in a heavy metal band.
1339
01:18:16,232 --> 01:18:17,984
— The tour was a huge success.
1340
01:18:18,484 --> 01:18:20,570
After weeks of playing
to sold-out venues,
1341
01:18:20,653 --> 01:18:22,906
they played what would
be Randy's last show
1342
01:18:23,573 --> 01:18:28,161
at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum
on March 18th, 1982.
1343
01:18:53,144 --> 01:18:55,271
After the gig,
they boarded their tour bus
1344
01:18:55,355 --> 01:18:59,067
and headed to Orlando, Florida
to play Rock Super Bowl XIV,
1345
01:18:59,192 --> 01:19:02,528
which featured Foreigner,
UFO, and Bryan Adams.
1346
01:19:11,287 --> 01:19:14,290
On the way to Orlando,
bus driver Andy Aycock
1347
01:19:14,374 --> 01:19:16,251
made a pit stop
in Leesburg, Florida
1348
01:19:16,334 --> 01:19:18,878
to fix a broken air
conditioning unit on the bus.
1349
01:19:22,173 --> 01:19:25,260
They pulled into the estate
of country singer Jerry Calhoun,
1350
01:19:25,343 --> 01:19:27,262
who was the owner
of Florida Coach.
1351
01:19:29,597 --> 01:19:31,349
Aycock lived on the property,
1352
01:19:31,432 --> 01:19:34,310
which housed an airstrip
and several small aircraft.
1353
01:19:35,561 --> 01:19:38,940
Aycock, who knew how to fly,
convinced keyboardist Don Airey
1354
01:19:39,023 --> 01:19:41,693
and tour manager
Jake Duncan to go for a flight.
1355
01:19:43,611 --> 01:19:45,613
He took the plane
without permission
1356
01:19:45,905 --> 01:19:47,448
and headed on a joy ride.
1357
01:19:50,618 --> 01:19:52,704
After buzzing
the bus several times,
1358
01:19:53,204 --> 01:19:55,540
they landed safely
and now Aycock wanted Randy
1359
01:19:55,623 --> 01:19:58,960
and makeup artist Rachel
Youngblood to go for a ride.
1360
01:20:01,921 --> 01:20:04,966
Youngblood had a heart condition
and was hesitant to go.
1361
01:20:05,425 --> 01:20:07,385
Although Randy
didn't like flying,
1362
01:20:07,635 --> 01:20:10,930
he agreed to it when Aycock
said he would do nothing risky
1363
01:20:11,014 --> 01:20:12,724
because of
Youngblood's condition.
1364
01:20:13,266 --> 01:20:15,601
Randy also wanted
to take some aerial photos
1365
01:20:15,685 --> 01:20:16,769
to send to his mother.
1366
01:20:19,856 --> 01:20:22,900
During the flight, Aycock
didn't stick to his word.
1367
01:20:23,109 --> 01:20:26,112
Instead, he buzzed
the tour bus several times,
1368
01:20:26,195 --> 01:20:29,157
flying at over
150 miles per hour,
1369
01:20:29,490 --> 01:20:32,618
and on his last attempt,
everything went wrong.
1370
01:20:43,129 --> 01:20:45,882
The plane's left wing
clipped the top of the bus,
1371
01:20:46,215 --> 01:20:48,676
sending the aircraft
spiraling outta control.
1372
01:20:49,469 --> 01:20:52,555
The plane hit the top of a pine
tree and burst into flames
1373
01:20:52,889 --> 01:20:55,433
after crashing into the garage
of the mansion.
1374
01:20:57,268 --> 01:21:00,605
Everyone on board was
killed instantly.
1375
01:21:06,694 --> 01:21:08,988
It's amazing in one
second how your whole life
1376
01:21:09,072 --> 01:21:10,365
can turn around, you know.
1377
01:21:11,324 --> 01:21:14,702
You go to bed on a bus
driving down a freeway,
1378
01:21:14,786 --> 01:21:16,788
and you wake up and you're
in the middle of a field
1379
01:21:16,871 --> 01:21:18,206
and there's a house on fire,
1380
01:21:18,289 --> 01:21:19,641
and there's bits of
airplane everywhere,
1381
01:21:19,665 --> 01:21:21,667
and people are like
running around screaming.
1382
01:21:21,918 --> 01:21:23,044
It's horrendous!
1383
01:21:25,546 --> 01:21:27,358
— According
to police, the three were on
1384
01:21:27,382 --> 01:21:30,551
an early morning joyride after
staying up over 24 hours.
1385
01:21:30,802 --> 01:21:33,513
While some members of the
Ozzy Osbourne band slept
1386
01:21:33,596 --> 01:21:35,598
in their tour bus parked
next to the house,
1387
01:21:35,890 --> 01:21:37,558
the other three buzzed overhead,
1388
01:21:37,642 --> 01:21:39,268
circling the bus three times.
1389
01:21:39,352 --> 01:21:41,396
On the fourth time,
they didn't make it.
1390
01:21:42,188 --> 01:21:43,773
Is this really happening?
1391
01:21:43,856 --> 01:21:45,108
You don't think it's happening.
1392
01:21:45,191 --> 01:21:46,609
You don't think
it's not happening.
1393
01:21:46,692 --> 01:21:48,486
You can't understand
what's happening.
1394
01:21:48,569 --> 01:21:51,948
You're just kind of like
locked in a time lock,
1395
01:21:52,031 --> 01:21:53,157
and it's like horrible.
1396
01:21:53,241 --> 01:21:55,052
And you can't get out,
every time you turn around,
1397
01:21:55,076 --> 01:21:56,637
there's something worse
happening, you know,
1398
01:21:56,661 --> 01:21:59,831
and it's like being
in a battlefield, you know.
1399
01:22:17,765 --> 01:22:19,642
- And I'm pretty sure
I heard about it,
1400
01:22:19,725 --> 01:22:21,769
I was listening to
the radio and they said it,
1401
01:22:21,853 --> 01:22:23,729
and as soon as I heard it,
I called Kevin
1402
01:22:24,230 --> 01:22:25,731
and he was crying.
1403
01:22:25,857 --> 01:22:27,692
He couldn't believe
that that happened.
1404
01:22:28,609 --> 01:22:31,154
And, of course, everybody
wanted to know what happened,
1405
01:22:31,404 --> 01:22:35,700
why, how. It's just a tragic
thing that happened.
1406
01:22:43,916 --> 01:22:49,005
- Kevin was destroyed when
Randy died when he got the news.
1407
01:22:50,298 --> 01:22:52,341
I remember going to the funeral.
1408
01:22:52,675 --> 01:22:54,969
Kevin was one
of the pallbearers.
1409
01:22:55,219 --> 01:22:59,682
It was just awful. He was just
so upset and so depressed,
1410
01:22:59,849 --> 01:23:03,019
and it was a terrible,
terrible thing.
1411
01:23:03,102 --> 01:23:07,023
My heart went out
to his mother and his family
1412
01:23:07,106 --> 01:23:11,444
and to my own son,
who was so deeply affected
1413
01:23:11,527 --> 01:23:13,404
by having lost this friendship.
1414
01:23:19,577 --> 01:23:23,247
— You know, it was very
hard for me personally
1415
01:23:23,331 --> 01:23:27,877
to carry on playing in Ozzy's
band after Randy's death.
1416
01:23:28,544 --> 01:23:31,255
Every time we went
onstage, it was, you know.
1417
01:23:31,339 --> 01:23:32,840
The memories, you know.
1418
01:23:32,924 --> 01:23:35,801
It was the same stage,
production, clothing.
1419
01:23:35,885 --> 01:23:39,347
Even the intro of the show
was Randy playing
1420
01:23:40,431 --> 01:23:41,891
Diary of a Madman,
1421
01:23:42,266 --> 01:23:43,851
and,
1422
01:23:44,185 --> 01:23:48,272
I don't know, I had become
very robotic onstage,
1423
01:23:48,356 --> 01:23:50,566
and the only way that I could
really survive the show
1424
01:23:50,650 --> 01:23:55,029
was just to shut down
and just, you know, play.
1425
01:24:09,085 --> 01:24:12,380
— In 2004, Randy
received another honor.
1426
01:24:12,838 --> 01:24:15,841
He was inducted into
Hollywood's Rockwalk of Fame.
1427
01:24:16,175 --> 01:24:18,302
Fans and fellow
musicians joined in
1428
01:24:18,386 --> 01:24:20,555
to celebrate his life
and legacy.
1429
01:24:20,638 --> 01:24:23,683
— Today, we're here
to honor the memory
1430
01:24:23,766 --> 01:24:25,184
of an extraordinary musician.
1431
01:24:25,851 --> 01:24:28,604
He was a man that, during his
brief 25 years on this planet,
1432
01:24:28,729 --> 01:24:31,107
touched millions of people
just like you and me
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01:24:31,274 --> 01:24:33,526
with his talent
and he left a musical legacy
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01:24:33,609 --> 01:24:35,152
that will never,
ever be forgotten.
1435
01:24:35,528 --> 01:24:38,197
Randy was just 22
when he joined Ozzy
1436
01:24:38,281 --> 01:24:39,481
for the Blizzard of Ozz album.
1437
01:24:40,074 --> 01:24:41,951
He wrote many
of the songs on that record,
1438
01:24:42,243 --> 01:24:43,703
and after Blizzard of Ozz,
of course,
1439
01:24:43,786 --> 01:24:45,556
Randy went on to write
music for the next album,
1440
01:24:45,580 --> 01:24:47,748
Diary of a Madman,
1441
01:24:48,249 --> 01:24:51,043
And it's his work
on just these two albums
1442
01:24:51,127 --> 01:24:52,795
that have guaranteed
Randy Rhoads
1443
01:24:52,878 --> 01:24:54,797
a lasting place in rock history
1444
01:24:55,047 --> 01:24:58,092
and his induction today
into the Rockwalk.
1445
01:24:59,468 --> 01:25:02,888
Ozzy Osbourne, folks.
1446
01:25:06,392 --> 01:25:08,060
It seems such a long time ago
1447
01:25:08,144 --> 01:25:09,687
that I played with Randy Rhoads,
1448
01:25:09,770 --> 01:25:13,733
and yet it seems so like
yesterday I knew him,
1449
01:25:14,775 --> 01:25:17,653
but what all I can say about
my memory of Randy Rhoads
1450
01:25:17,737 --> 01:25:20,156
is that I will never forget
as long as I live
1451
01:25:20,364 --> 01:25:25,411
that he was a small guy with
such an enormous, giant talent,
1452
01:25:25,911 --> 01:25:28,372
and he's so certainly
missed in my family,
1453
01:25:28,456 --> 01:25:31,459
and there's not a day goes by
without us thinking of him.
1454
01:25:31,917 --> 01:25:34,503
He'll never die in my heart.
He's there forever.
1455
01:25:34,587 --> 01:25:38,507
God bless Randy Rhoads.
1456
01:25:54,482 --> 01:25:55,566
— I feel that,
1457
01:25:56,651 --> 01:26:00,905
in my heart, definitely
Randy and I were soul mates.
1458
01:26:04,033 --> 01:26:06,535
It's funny when you
talk about that "it" factor
1459
01:26:06,619 --> 01:26:08,913
and the presence that Randy had.
1460
01:26:09,705 --> 01:26:12,124
He'd enter a room and people
would just turn and look,
1461
01:26:12,208 --> 01:26:14,543
you know, and it was amazing,
1462
01:26:14,627 --> 01:26:17,755
but that wasn't what
made him who he was.
1463
01:26:18,130 --> 01:26:20,424
I mean, part of who
he was was the fact that,
1464
01:26:20,841 --> 01:26:23,260
it's like his talent,
it's like you're aware of it,
1465
01:26:23,344 --> 01:26:24,804
but it's not the big deal?
1466
01:26:24,887 --> 01:26:27,556
He was my friend and,
1467
01:26:27,765 --> 01:26:29,392
at the time,
we were just two guys
1468
01:26:29,475 --> 01:26:30,675
that were having a great time.
1469
01:26:37,566 --> 01:26:40,444
Randy had
celebrity, is what he had.
1470
01:26:40,528 --> 01:26:42,947
There are certain people
that just have that.
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01:26:43,030 --> 01:26:44,782
From the time I first met him,
1472
01:26:44,865 --> 01:26:46,093
you know, we would play a party
1473
01:26:46,117 --> 01:26:47,827
and thousands of people
would show up.
1474
01:26:48,411 --> 01:26:50,371
You know, at the time,
he was like, you know, 15.
1475
01:26:50,454 --> 01:26:52,432
It wasn't because he was
such a great guitar player
1476
01:26:52,456 --> 01:26:54,667
at the time but he had
celebrity, he drew people.
1477
01:26:55,167 --> 01:26:58,629
When somebody is a celebrity,
when they have that essence,
1478
01:26:58,838 --> 01:27:01,549
that light, everybody
gravitates to it.
1479
01:27:01,632 --> 01:27:04,677
They're like moths to the light,
and that's what Randy was.
1480
01:27:05,845 --> 01:27:08,264
When you're watching
the band on stage, you know,
1481
01:27:08,347 --> 01:27:11,267
all the audience gravitated
to that side of the stage
1482
01:27:11,350 --> 01:27:13,018
because that's
where the light was.
1483
01:27:13,102 --> 01:27:18,023
Randy was the light and everyone
gravitated to the light.
1484
01:27:28,075 --> 01:27:30,536
— And Randy's
light continues to shine.
1485
01:27:32,246 --> 01:27:35,624
In 2021, he was recognized
for his contribution
1486
01:27:35,708 --> 01:27:37,042
to the music world
1487
01:27:37,418 --> 01:27:40,588
and was inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
1488
01:27:50,556 --> 01:27:54,852
In a short time, Randy inspired
millions across the globe.
1489
01:27:55,519 --> 01:27:58,314
It's a legacy that
continues to this day.
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