Sarzo would rejoin Quiet Riot on multiple occasions, and recorded albums with them in 1999 and 2001. Sounds unbelievable. RS: Yeah. On August 28, 2017 on the podcast "The Church of What's Happening Now" with Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt, Rudy says he has now been confirmed to be the bassist for The Guess Who. [5] Sarzo remained with Quiet Riot from September 1982 to January 1985, when friction caused by vocalist DuBrow's constant slagging of rival bands in the press convinced him to leave the band. That was it, grunge. Tell me about your gear. They don’t want me entering because I didn’t have a passport, I got a visa. “I actually took over for the original bass player, Jim Kale,” he said. Rudy Sarzo is my guest on today’s podcast. It’s funny because I took photos from the side of the stage, and by the last show, there were like maybe 10 people in the audience. In recent years, Rudy has played alongside guitar maestro Michael Angelo Battio, Bassinvaders – the side project of … Now they’re introducing a new version of it, a new edition. All the attractions were still open and so were we. I would say that the fans of The Guess Who are about my age, because I grew up with that music, and so did they, and I just turned 70. RS: Well, I’m looking forward to being a 90-year-old rocker. FBPO: Are you recording remotely or doing any kind of virtual performances with The Guess Who? He is currently the bass player for The Guess Who. I had machine guns pointed at me at customs. Being able to play a couple hours of his music while talking with his siblings on his birthday is mind-blowing." Nothing has really been added to those subjects, but a lot of things have happened since. ... a suggested video will automatically play next. Are they on your radar at all? Rudy Sarzo is one of the top hard rock bassist there is. Takes me a couple of songs to get used to playing that tension. Randy Bachman left it back in the late ’60s, ’69, right after “American Woman.” That’s a long time ago. And for a long time, I’ve been playing other people’s visions. FBPO: When we talked back in 2012, you’d expressed a desire to go back to Cuba. Image courtesy of Sweetwater RS: As a professional bass player, I highly respect the creativity. Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. [Laughs] I just keep going. [8], Since January 25, 2013, Sarzo's brother, Robert, joined the band, replacing Glen Drover, who left two months earlier. In a new interview with "Tommy Röckit's Rhythm Nation Rock Show", former QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo reflected on how the band became an "overnight" success with "Metal … Sarzo— who began playing bass for Osbournein 1981 (the same year he toured with MOTÖRHEAD) — joined THE GUESS WHOin 2016. Garni left in late 1978, after an altercation with Rhoads in which he reportedly almost shot the guitarist. January 18, 2021. RS: You know what I mean? Search titles only; Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. I mean, of course, in the case, let’s say I recorded, “Cum On Feel the Noize.” I had never heard the song before. We haven’t done any real recording. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. Rudy Sarzo (born Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont,[1] November 18, 1950) is a Cuban born American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. And then, in the mid ‘70s, Burton Cummings left the band. And I go like, oh, okay, wow. Sarzo is also an avid computer digital animator. I have the first edition of that model, pre-being purchased by Korg. RS: D’Addarios. “We released our record, The Future IS What It Used to Be …. I mean, I guess we all were. 1:08. In February 2004, Sarzo joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force for the U.S. 30 city "Attack Tour". with former Ozzy Osbourne and then future Whitesnake and Manic Eden bandmate Tommy Aldridge. But yeah, I’ve been recording so many things, doing a whole lot of stuff. Rudy Sarzo, host of "Six Degrees Of Sarzo" on Monsters Of Rock Radio, said: "Randy Rhoads was my mentor and bandmate in both QUIET RIOT and OZZY OSBOURNE. But I would say that my musical taste tapped at the year 2000. Early life. RS: Yes! Rudy’s bass playing can be heard on Ozzy’s multimillion selling CD “Tribute” and “Speak of the Devil” CD and DVD. He recalled the show being "quite ambitious for a club band", and after the show he bumped into vocalist Kevin DuBrow and the two formed a friendship. In the 1970’s, Rudy Sarzo made his bones with Quiet Riot, pioneers of Hollywood’s hairmetal scene. That is like the staple of what you must have, as a bass player. I just rejoined the band. In 1992, Sarzo had an uncredited role as a bass player for the fictional band Exorcist on the Tales from the Crypt episode "On A Deadman's Chest". They’re great and they’re consistently great. FBPO: Does Randy Bachman ever come around? And now you have Jagger, The Stones and you got The Who, and they’re still doing it. But there was no recording equipment of the founding pioneers, of the pioneers of the musical style, so it was handed down through generations. Bring it into the studio! History 1975–1989. It’s been going on for a while, but I got to tell you, when I left Cuba, my family, all of us, we became stateless. It’s like, hmmm, well, okay, well. Required fields are marked *, Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); , Notehead MediaGroup, LLC. It costs $100 and is limited to just 20 participants. He was in a band called M.A.R.S. So, when we started on Wednesday or Thursday, whatever it was, we had a packed house and as the days progressed, they started to announce that the Epcot Center was going to be closed by Sunday. The Afro-Cubans, or what became known as danzón, the evolution of popular music in Cuba, basically dates back to the turn of the last century, going from the 1800s to the 1900s. Birthday: November 18, 1950 How Old - Age: 70. RS: Yeah, yeah. Hear Rudy talk about his time playing with rock legends and how he got to his level of status in music! In 2006, Sarzo wrote a book entitled Off the Rails, a biographical account of his time in Ozzy Osbourne's band in the early 1980s. [6] He remained with Blue Öyster Cult until 2012. With a career spanning over 40 years, he’s headlined worldwide tours with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, and Dio, recorded multi-platinum albums, and appeared in numerous MTV videos. So rhythms, rhythms and religion, the African voodoo, Santería, and all of that became part of the Cuban, Spanish colonial [experience]. Rudy is best known for his bass guitar playing with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate’s Queensrÿche and Devil City Angels. And that was it. Have you been able to do that? First of all, you can use it as an interface to record with, so I can actually use that. RS: Well, of course. I mean, because it’s multipurpose. We’re creative beings. We have a Spector signature model. We had just finished doing a residency that we do every year at the Epcot Center in Orlando. [3] Though he is pictured on the cover of the band's 1978 album Quiet Riot II, the bass parts were actually played by Kelly Garni, the man Sarzo replaced. And Larry Carlton doing the same thing with Steely Dan. That’s like, I mean, for any great recording by any musician, imagine the difference between that and DaVinci was that nobody asked DaVinci to make the Mona Lisa again. RS: What happens is, I see all these guys. Randy Bachman was part of one of the events that we did, I would say about maybe three, four years ago, but that’s about it. ! You must have a lot of very special memories. Names like Hadrien Feraud, Federico Malaman, and others. In addition to Guns and Sarzo, GUNZO's current lineup includes singer Keith St. John (X-DRIVE, BURNING RAIN, MONTROSE, QUIET RIOT) and drummer Shane Fitzgibbon. So at some point, maybe Mike, who’s got the masters, he’s going to release it as a tribute to A.J. He was catapulted to fame in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band in the 1980’s, courtesy of a recommendation from his former Quiet Riot colleague Randy Rhoads, and because of that, Rudy Sarzo also ended up touring the planet with bands such as Whitesnake. And Berry Gordy would be right on his face and say, “Okay, play something now, spectacular, for this incredible record.” You got to come up with that. The Cuban-born musician first made a name for himself in the 1980s playing with Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, and Whitesnake. Bassist Rudy Sarzo is best known for his work with metal acts Quiet Riot and Whitesnake, and time spent with Ozzy Osbourne, but his current role as the bassist for rock pioneers The Guess Who may have caught some people unaware. In a nutshell, I wanted an acoustic bass that played like an electric because one of the things that I noticed with every single other acoustic bass that I own, there’s a transition if I pick one to the other. And then, on the spot, I had to come up with that. Nobody ever heard any of our material. RS: Recently, I discovered the Spark amp. He emigrated to the United States in 1961, and was raised in Florida. Sarzo is also a member of a super group called Project Rock featuring members of Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Scorpions and more. The bulk of it was recorded between Michael Devin, who is the current Whitesnake bass player, and Jim Kale, the original founding member basis of The Guess Who. Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (ex-QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE) recently spoke to Guitar World magazine about one of his trademark onstage moves: licking his fingers. By the time that I joined, officially joined the band, there were a couple of tracks open, so I just jumped in and recorded on two songs. While still a member of Osbourne's band, Sarzo had been helping his former band Quiet Riot by recording the Randy Rhoads' tribute song "Thunderbird" for their upcoming Metal Health album as a means of coping with his grief. Sarzo… Rudy Sarzo is a bass playing hero. We were declared non-Cubans. Great, great. Sarzo, Rudy (2017). How do you find that balance between remaining true to the original basslines, the ones that were on the records that people know, and being yourself, being a member of the band as it exists now? What do you think is important? To me, that is really what a studio musician should be, but it’s not. Please try again later. His brother, Robert, is also a musician. Killer Bee bassist Anders Rönnblom has founded a new project titled Disorder which features some well known musicians including guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A. recorded. His first album with the group, "The Future IS What It Used To Be", was released in September 2018 via Cleopatra Records. [7] He also serves as a counselor for Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp. RS: Oh, no. Off the Rails (third edition). Rudy Sarzo is a hero of no fewer than six decades of bass. While in New Jersey in the summer of 1978… It’s made by Positive Grid, the company that makes all the plug-ins for guitars and bass, whatever. Rudy Sarzo, who has been playing bass for Blue Oyster Cult for the last five years, has announced that he is leaving the group. The older the band, the older the fans. Done. RS: Well, since the last time we spoke, I have a couple of new signature models. December 9, 2020. And by then, Barbarito Diez was kind of like one of the most popular ones. Rudy Sarzo (born November 18, 1950) is a Cuban American bassist who is best known for playing with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche and Devil City Angels.He is currently the bass player for The Guess Who. Display results as threads In the early 1990s, Sarzo decided to put together his own band, Sun King, recruiting vocalist Keith St. John (later to join Medicine Wheel, Burning Rain and Montrose) and future Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie guitarist, John Lowery. Rudy Sarzo has reflected on the passing of his former QUIET RIOT bandmate, drummer Frankie Banali.Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on … It’s a whole story. A look at Rudy Sarzo's dating history. Guns … FBPO: Did you ever think you’d be a 70-year-old rocker? We had Chuck Berry, rest in peace, and Little Richard and all these guys. And then, you’re a session musician. And then, they added two guitar players after that and they carried on with songs like, “Share the Land,” which we perform, “Hand Me Down Blues.” So, the band carried on successfully. [citation needed], Shortly after joining Quiet Riot, Sarzo began teaching bass guitar at Musonia music school at the request of bandmate Randy Rhoads. This feature is not available right now. It involves some of the people from The Guess Who. Of the obvious reasons rock and metal bassists eight years who is rudy sarzo playing with now your last interview guitarist Kelly,... 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