Long live rock and roll and long live Ozzy!
Everyone like to hear Randy shred, but he was an accomplished classical guitarist too. A short sweet little piece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSywoYp39OA
Randy Rhoads was a great guitar player.
But as a pilot, not so much....................
Thank you for this wonderful article/story. Very powerful message.
The plane was being flown by the tour bus driver. He had previously killed a passenger in a helicopter crash, which he wasn’t certified to fly. He was high on cocaine. He was not current nor did he possess a valid medical. He stole the airplane, which was not in annual and hadn’t flown for over a year. He recklessly “buzzed” the tour bus several times before finally hitting it with his wing and crashing into a garage. The stupid is strong in this accident.
Yep. Died on my birthday. I was 12 and just getting into metal. AC/DC’s Back in Black was the album that pulled me in. My uncle was a rocker and he had the BEST collection of metal albums. He turned me on to AC/DC and then Sabbath. From there it was Priest, Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera etc. Blizzard and Diary were the BEST. Just earth-shaking stuff.