“If you think about it, he totally reinvented the wheel”: John 5 on the genius of Randy Rhoads
John 5 has shared his admiration of the great Randy Rhoads, and how he “reinvented the wheel” during his work with Ozzy Osbourne in particular.
Rhoads, who tragically died 43 years ago, worked on Osbourne’s first two solo albums away from Black Sabbath – 1980’s Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman from 1981. He created the iconic Crazy Train riff, which John 5, who currently plays with Mötley Crüe, feels “will never die”.
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Appearing on WRIF’s Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown, 5 says (via Blabbermouth), “Randy was an anomaly. He just had this style that nobody really had before. And it was kind of like the invention of the microwave, and you’re, like, ‘Oh, wow. Look at this. This is so different.’”
He adds, “That’s how Randy was to millions of fans, me included. I just loved his style. It was very unique and he had classical, of course, in there. And you could tell he was just obsessed and so dedicated to the guitar. Not only such an incredible guitar player, but such an incredible songwriter too.”
Speaking of Randy’s work with Osbourne outside of Sabbath, he goes on to say, “It’s not like Randy came in and they sounded like Black Sabbath. They took a totally different direction than Sabbath. And Randy reinvented the wheel – if you think about it, he totally reinvented the wheel. It’s unbelievable.
“Coming out with Crazy Train – I think that was their first single – that riff will never die. That riff will be popular forever and ever and ever… Just think about that. You get into a band. Randy might go, ‘Oh, I’ll write some Black Sabbath riffs. Tony Iommi’s genius and I love him.’ And Randy reinvented the wheel. Unbelievable! And the world loved it.”
In May, John 5 will launch his Knights In Satan Service Museum of Kiss memorabilia in Los Angeles. Find out more via the official John 5 website.
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