Sharon Osbourne describes Ozzy’s guitarist dying
In 1982, Randy Rhoads’ life and legendary profession was reduce brief when he was tragically killed in a aircraft crash on the age of 25 whereas on tour with Ozzy Osbourne. The pilot of the aircraft Rhoads was in – who was additionally Ozzy’s tour bus driver – clipped the highest of the tour bus whereas trying a low go, inflicting the aircraft to crash.
Within the first episode of the brand new docuseries “Into the Void: Life, Demise & Heavy Metallic,” Sharon Osbourne, together with Rhoads’ household and former bandmates, opened up concerning the crash and his heartbreaking dying.
On the time of the incident, Sharon and Ozzy have been sleeping contained in the bus when the affect jolted them awake. Recalling the graphic particulars of the deadly flight, Sharon nonetheless remembers the scent of gasoline and feeling like she was residing a nightmare.
“It was like a horror film, physique elements — and I used to be screaming on the tour supervisor, and I can bear in mind taking my shoe off and whacking him throughout the top,” Sharon stated, emotionally breaking down.
Together with Rhoads, the pilot and a lady who labored with the Osbournes, Rachel Youngblood, have been additionally killed.
Ozzy’s drummer Tommy Aldridge famous simply how indignant Sharon was when she found they perished within the crash. “When Sharon realized that Randy and Rachel had been killed, she got here unglued,” he revealed. “She simply went off on our tour supervisor, screaming, ‘How may you let that child get on that aircraft.’”
Bassist Rudy Sarzo recalled discovering Sharon “wailing” and “moaning” in “agony” inside a church close to their lodge later that day.
By means of tears, Sharon defined why she nonetheless hardly ever speaks about Rhoads: “We have been all in shock for thus lengthy, for thus lengthy, after which it’s a must to return and attempt to make sense of a narrative to Randy’s mother. Now you understand why I didn’t wish to speak about Randy.“
Regardless of her painful reminiscences, Sharon praised the guitarist’s enduring musical legacy.
“I take into consideration Randy on a regular basis and love that he’s not forgotten,” Sharon stated. “Music lovers wish to learn about him. He’s develop into this mystical little man that not many individuals knew properly, and he’ll dwell on eternally. Music is one thing that doesn’t die. After we’ve gone, it would dwell on.”
It needs to be famous that Sharon’s interview was taped in June 2025 earlier than the dying of her husband Ozzy Osbourne.
