During a new interview with BadBrad, Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo shared his thoughts on Ozzy Osbourne’s recent induction to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and his part in the band.
“Let me address what you mentioned about me and due to Ozzy being inducted into the Hall of Fame. No, I have no interest in that. If anybody, Randy [Rhoads]’s already inducted,” the rocker explained. “From my experience, I was not there during the making of the record ‘Diary Of A Madman’ and ‘Blizzard Of Ozz,’ so I have no experience of what went on with the band at that time. I can only speak from my own experience.”
The rocker also said that if it wasn’t for Ozzy’s wife Sharon, he wouldn’t have been inducted. “Somehow some way that induction from my experience should be shared with Sharon because if it wasn’t for Sharon, just keeping Ozzy alive even forget about his career. Keeping him at the top. Since the point that I joined the band to the rest of his trajectory without Sharon it would not happen Ozzy wouldn’t even be here to get that award.”
The interview came just after Sarzo commented on Osbourne’s speech at the ceremony.
“F*cking love you guys. Well, here we are. You know what? I can’t believe I’m here myself. Let me get the thank yous out of the way, because I’m not going to bore you with a long, drawn-out f*cking monologue,” the rocker said in his thank-you speech. “I’d like to thank whoever voted me into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for my solo work. A great thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
In response to his speech, a user wrote on X that he should have thanked Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, Jake E. Lee, Tommy Aldrich & Sarzo. “He did thank Randy Rhoads,” Sarzo responded to the user.
Some fans on Reddit argued that the Rock Hall ceremony focused too much on Randy Rhoads, while others felt Ozzy missed the chance to thank Dana Strum and Bob Daisley.
Jack Black hosted the event but didn’t mention the Jake E. Lee era, and Wolfgang Van Halen performed ‘Crazy Train.’