Off The Rails
Posted by ericvandenberg on April 27, 2009
I recently had a chance to read “Off The Rails” by Rudy Sarzo. It was quite a wonderful experience. As you probably know, Rudy was the bassist for Ozzy in the early 90s, starting in between the release of “Blizzard Of Ozz” and “Diary Of A Mad-Man”, and during the time when Randy passed away.
Rudy wrote about this time, starting with how he met Randy and Quiet Riot (Randy was still playing with them back then), to the phone call by Sharon, and then goes on to write about the audition, tour rehearals, the concerts and what the band did in between.
Of course there are some of those “Ozzy shocker stories” in there, told from Rudy’s perspective, but I think the important thing about this book is: not only does it show that Rudy is a really cool person (I hope I get to meet him some day) and its a heart-felt tribute to Randy.
Rudy wrote that it was almost as if Randy was back while he wrote the book, and that he dreaded getting to the chapter about the plane accident that killed Randy, he didnt wanna lose Randy again… very touching, and you can tell how much Rudy admired Randy.
THis is a great read not only for fans of Rudy or Ozzy, its a very special treat for fans of Randy, because it gives you an idea of what he was like off stage, as a person.
So if you are interested, check it out, HERE is a link to the amazon-page… I recommend this book very much
