RANDY RHOADS Speaks: 1981 Interview (AUDIO)

TMD shares rare audio of late great OZZY OSBOURNE lead guitarist RANDY RHOADS being interviewed by John Stix on August 14th, 1981. The guitar legend covers a lot of ground in this fascinating, in-depth Q&A. Despite losing his life in a plane joy ride gone wrong on March 19th, 1982, Randy’s memory and legendary fret blazing continues to inspire millions all around the world. Listen below! Check out some excerpts from the discussion below

STIX: Where did you get your licks from?

RANDY: From playing.

STIX: Before teaching, You must know what you are about to teach.

RANDY: I’ll tell you something, I learned more than ever by teaching. They come up with progressions and ask what kind of lead could I hear. I’d have to keep reverting to the scale. Sometimes they’d come up with questions I couldn’t answer, so I’d learn licks. Every day, from every student, I’d learn something. I’d learn so much, it was great.

STIX: You must have had your Scales down, and known chords.

RANDY: The thing is, I knew a bit because I’d been playing a long time. I started out just showing kids rock, and some group stuff, until I finally realized, ‘Wait a minute, they’ve got to be learning something.’ I started to get a lot of students, and I thought, ‘I’m gonna have to get them to learn.

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