its easy to Ryde on others names like Randy Rhoads, etc etc, Rudy should write his own music instead of extort Kevin Dubrow for publishing money by demanding credits for songs (not a larger cut cause of his name as a hired gun) but credit!! plagiarism!
Glad to see another rock musician speaking kindly about Yngwie. He and Rudy are super talented players. Would love to have seen Yngwie when Rudy was in the band! However, I did see Yngwie, and he gave me a handful of his extra-thick white guitar picks that have his name on them. He didn't THROW them to me either... he actually handed them to me! I though he was very nice, and he definitely put on a great show that night.
I met Malmsteen after a show in Ohio back in the 80s and I said you've got a killer band sir , and I have never seen anyone play the guitar like you just did. He smiled and shook my hand and after a few seconds he said ' I dig your shirt ' , which was an old t shirt that had an iron on of the Incredible Hulk.
You are a dip-shit. I have no use for football, and Trump will make America GREAT again after you Left-tards have turned it into a cesspool. Now PISS OFF...
I've heard people bash Rudy Sarzo in the past for being a "marginal" bass player. But if he is playing with Yngwie Malmsteen, he is certainly not a marginal bass player.
Rudy Sarzo is the Kevin Bacon "six degrees of Sarzo" - you can literally attach him within 6 players to literally hundreds of major bands. Sarzo has some of the greatest rock stories to tell, both sad and incredibly memorable. He has lived an amazing life and seems to be as genuine a guy as they come.
wattage2007 Yeah man. Rudy Sarzo is an anomaly in the realm of rock and metal musicians. There is zero pretentiousness or ego with him. A sweetheart of a guy that I don’t think I’ve ever heard him shit talk anybody. And I’ve never heard anyone shit talk him. There’s a reason he’s probably the biggest in demand bassists in rock and metal and has played with just about everybody. He has a great work ethic, one of the hardest workers. So easy to work with, and only adds to the value of anyone he works with. And he’s sober. Musicians would be well served to model themselves after him.
Rudy Sarzo my all time fave Bassist.. the guy who played bass in the bands of my two fave Guitarist” Randy Rhoads, & Yngwie Malmsteen. I met Yngwie in Woodland Hills in like 1985 or 86, at a Carl’s Jr. I was working at, he was way cool, the car he was driving a Jaguar XJ6 he later crashed in, thank God he survived..
It's interesting how many different accounts people have of encountering Yngwie, in respect to his attitude. An acquaintance met him at a gas station around the same time (also in the valley), and said he was an asshole. Of course, we weren't there, so it's all open to interpretation. Regardless, it's great to hear Rudy's experience putting Yngwie in a very positive light. Amazing talent - just like Van Halen and other originators, his imitators learn the notes but very rarely capture that same amazing FEEL that they have.
@@PDXguitarfreak I've heard varying accounts regarding him too. I would think it also depends on the attitude/behavior of someone a "star'' happens to encounters. In the case of your friend, maybe he was a dick, or did something he didn't even realize might be out of line. But Yngwie is a pretty strange cat too, so who knows.
I’ve been a true Yngwie fan since day 1 of his introduction in Guitar Player magazine , pre move to L.A. and Steeler . Met him in the early 90s and he was so kind and thankful. Did a photo op, signatures, all that bs . He is truly one of a kind and The Godfather for his genre of neo classical shredders ! Thanks Rudy for confirming he is a cool dude too !
+Joe R I was thinking about that a lot today. he looks great compared to a lot of other musicians his age. His stage presence is still top notch today at what 65? I love him so much! My favorite bass player...Jake's presence is my second favorite E. Lee
He's never been an alcoholic and he's never been into drugs. I don't think he smokes cigarettes either. Of course, compare him to all the other musicians his age who have done all of this stuff and one can physically see what that stuff does to people over their years.
Garegh62 Come on brother, you ain't gotta blaspheme my Lord's name to get your point across. Rudy's played with the best for a reason - MANY great rock and roll artists take many jobs over the course of their career. Rudy's played for everyone because he's wanted and he's good. His record speaks for itself.
Rudy is talented (perhaps not a virtuoso like Malmsteen), a great guy, incredibly wise, and has a net worth of 16 million (more than Yngwie at only 10 million!)...yeah I'd say all that easily adds up to being one of the greatest bass players in rock and roll on many levels!
such a beautiful man inside and out. his unresting positivity and innocence shred away to my heart! I have a blast listening to him. Such a humble and talented man. Lots of love. 💞🥰❤️😍
A class act and well spoken. 5:05 - All the technical mastery and pyrotechnic shredding aside, it is all about that "ONE" amazing note to connect with the audience - even for Yngwie.
not funny at all laying 8-10 hours a day for 100 bucks a day..., more work you did not ask for..Malmsteen's bad attitude can be heard from Joe Lyn Turner's mouth so Rudy is trying to keep his job which he lost and ended up with old farts like Blue Oyster cult etc
Agreed 100%, Yngwie loves to cut up, have fun and laugh. I think he's widely misunderstood in that aspect. He works very hard and gives everything he does the most he possibly can. I've met him and he was super cool, took time to talk to me and he doesn't care if it's a stadium or a county fair.
Rudy is so fucking cool..... He's been a steadfast performer with the bands that he's been involved with. OZZY , WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE OYSTER CULT, AND now back to QUIET RIOT, where he leads the band himself , as he is the only original member. Just so proud that he has his own group where he's the ⭐ STAR, & plays back up to NO ONE! It's just really come full circle for him. No one deserves it more than he. I hope he keeps QUIET RIOT ALIVE 4 many years to come.
Kickazz bass player throughout all these years and still looks to be in good health to be a rockstar. I sure would love for him to be playing with Yngwie when I go to one of his shows in Memphis next month. I am working on buying a 2014 YJM Strat and would be super happy if the living legend Yngwie J Malmsteen signed it for me after the show ; . )
*Besides his obvious talent and ability..., and always staying mentally and physically healthy and fit..., Rudy Sarzo has maintained a long and successful career by never ever never talking shit about any fellow musicians..., especially past, present, or future bosses... There is wisdom to be learned from this man..., not just his music...*
l llke early Yngwle.... bvt hlm jammlng 0n DEEP PvRPLE and RAlNB0W TRACKS??? .... and then hls fanb0ys say "lt's N0T TRvE THAT YNGWlE ST0LE ALL HlS STvFF FR0M RlTCHlE BLACKM0RE!" Yeeesh. (pard0n my glltchlng keyb0ard. NEVER BvY APPLE PR0DvCTS!)
What a nice guy. It's also interesting to notice when we see these guys who have been in the rock business a long time and how the lifestyle affects them. Many of them look terrible after all the years of drug and alcohol abuse, aged beyond their years. Rudy looks like he hasn't aged a bit. I'm guessing he didn't fall prey to the temptations of the road/business. Good for him!
Rudy sarzo class act hands down 💯 I got to see him in quite roit @ magic mountain and the US festival 83 and then in 84 again beyond killer Bass player 💯🎸 love yngwie malmsteen 💯🎸🎸🎸 since the Steelers day's!!
So glad to see Rudy still rock n rollin,, met him s couple times he is a real cool guy. Ive always and still love Yngwie Malmsteen, if i looked and played like Yngwie id probably be that confident too
He's getting close to 70 now and i wouldnt be surprised if he lived to 100. I talked to him once (He's about 5 years older than me) and it was like talking to a younger (and very wise) youthful musician. What a fantastic bass player/musician/person and he's been just about everywhere.
i've been going to Yngwie shows since 86 and the best bass playing was Rudy during the attack tour. very articulate notes and he was playing with his fingers, not a pick.
YNGWIE had taken metal guitar to the next level in the 80's. His degree of difficulty alone makes him the man. He's managed to produce a few commercial albums ( ECLIPSE era. being his best). But who am I to pass judgement on his career. He's done what he set out to do and was a game-changer . It would be a little intimidating to play a tour with the dude. OMG
I saw rudy with quiet roit in 98 when i was a boy. I was on a rudy trip for the rest of the year at least. And with yngwie years later. He was just as awesome. He needs to be mentioned in all of these great bass player conversations.
I had the pleasure of meeting Rudy Sarzo while he was touring with Dio in Copenhagen. I asked, "You've played with all the best guitarists, Rhoads, Cavazo, Campbell, Vandenberg, Vai, Malmsteen, Aldrich, Goldy. Who was your favorite guitarist to perform with?" Without hesitating, he said, "Randy Rhoads. Definitely Randy Rhoads. With Randy, it was always about the music first. He was a musician's musician. The money, the fame, the women, that all came after the music." I asked, "What about Malmsteen?" He laughed, "Oh, I don't want to talk about Malmsteen."
Different times can mean different answers. I think you have to consider how azimuth361 asked the two questions, one right after the other, along with the fact that they weren't part of an interview. Rudy being asked about Yngwie immediately after stating how Randy Rhoads was music first/bullshit later, may have made "what about Yngwie" seem more like "so what about Yngwie, was he an asshole?".
Saw Rudy with Randy at the cape cod colisieum Aug 81, def lep warm up, then in May 82" Rudy & OZ, Randy was already gone. Didn't even have him 4 a year & Mr Rhoads still affects us all.
Una de las razones porque Rudy tenia tanta demanda como un tocador del Bajo pero tambien como Sideman es haber sido parte de dos leyendas Randy y Ozzy. Pero tambien nos muestra la manera de como conseguir trabajo. Es tener una buena tranquila y dependible actitud de como ser parte de un grupo. Eso ayuda mucho en la formacion de una Banda de Rock. Dentro de todas las drogas, tentaciones, violaciones y abusos financieros. Ser humilde pero fuerte ayuda mucho. Una persona como Randy se dio cuenta de eso!
Heartening to hear that a professional bassist sometimes needs to rely on tabs or sheet music -- or even having to resort to slowing down another artist's music -- to learn particular songs. I don't feel quite so bass ' guitarded ' now.
He didn't have a lot of time to learn by ear. He said that. He switches bands so frequently that it's impossible to learn a band's entire catalog in just a couple weeks. He did it anyway but tabs would be much easier for wandering musicians like Rudy to adapt quickly.
Rudy is cool. He has made the best sound better, Randy and Yngwie. He has lifted up stellar talent like Dio, Tommy Aldridge, Rob Rock and Tony MacAlpine.
No wonder Rudy gets called by tons of musicians to work with them. Apart from his musicianship, his humble and positive and easy-going character must make it easy for many ego-bloated musicians to work with him. "Even His Jokes in Swedish Makes Me Laugh". that tells you a lot about Rudy.
I saw Rudy with Yngwie in a small club in Harrisburg Pa, fantastic night, must have been a stop between larger venues because there was only a few hundred people there, I was about 7 feet from the stage and caught 2 of Yngwie's picks!!!
I think you could argue the point that Rudy could very well be the Yngwie of BASS guitar. Playing wise that is. Whereas Yngwie can come across as a bit of an ass, Rudy is one of the nicest and sincere rock dudes out there. All class.
I would never have thought that playing with Yngwie would be fun, but if that is what Rudy says okay. I think considering the amount of personalities that Rudy has worked with, he can probably deal with just about anyone.
Eh. I've met Yngwie and he seemed genuinely more interested in meeting me than I was meeting him. That, and from everyone's opinion who's played with him, he's not a bad guy. Just because he drunkenly went off on a woman on an airplane in a dickish manner doesn't mean he's a miserable person to work with or not fun to be around. He's got an outgoing ego and does things like the rock star he likes being but I'd think he generally get's along with other musicians he working with and is an ok guy. He doesn't seem to me like a ball buster.
Rudy seems like a casual cool guy.. I have no idea how he put up with Quiet Riot.. he must have really worked hard at keeping his cool, and not punching out Kevin Dubrow.. and some of the other egotistical weirdos. I have no idea how he put up with all these jokers..
Michael Craig u know Kevin D was Randy Roads best friend.....He loved Kevin.....in the late 70s Van Halen and Quite Riot were L.A. best ever one was say 1 or both would get signed soon well Van Halen was 1st Randy had to go with Ozzy and leave his friend....Rudy had to jam with Kevin after Randy died it was kind of a healing
Michael Craig well after QR 3 he and Kevin parted separate ways.. Kevin ticked Rudy off on an interview, putting him down on national television, you could see the bad friction between the two.Carlos Cavaso however is nice and humble like Rudy.
But those are the dolts who pay stupid money for guitars like that. They want the people who can't tune a guitar without a tuner in there spending dumb money. It's the Sarzo's and players with money that would never consider it because they don't look at guitars like peon hacks do. It's a tool to them and they know there's nothing beneficial or logical about paying that much for a guitar...not when they can have one made, the way the like, that will put that production line ($300 back in it's day) guitar to shame for essentially free.
I'VE never noticed this before, but watching this I noticed his throat, it looks like he has had a tracheotomy. Does anyone know about this, or am I just tripping.
Rudy is cool man, this dude has played with truly the greatest guitar players of all time. I'll take Rudy on bass backing me up all day long the man can the pocket and when he does his band will walk you around all day long.
Yngwie is so underrated as a bass guitar, unlike his guitar playing where he is overrated. Whatever he is a pioneer in both instruments. I was moved back in the 80s, in how Yngwie played the bass, not because of the speed but of the outrageously strong and beautiful vibratos on a "fretted bass".
Rudy is just one of those positive soul's that the world needs more of, period...
Falou tudo,irmão!!!
its easy to Ryde on others names like Randy Rhoads, etc etc, Rudy should write his own music instead of extort Kevin Dubrow for publishing money by demanding credits for songs (not a larger cut cause of his name as a hired gun) but credit!! plagiarism!
@@OfficialFatLipYeah, it's crazy how Rudy ends up in all these successful bands. 🤦♂️ You're so full of it.
Glad to see another rock musician speaking kindly about Yngwie. He and Rudy are super talented players. Would love to have seen Yngwie when Rudy was in the band! However, I did see Yngwie, and he gave me a handful of his extra-thick white guitar picks that have his name on them. He didn't THROW them to me either... he actually handed them to me! I though he was very nice, and he definitely put on a great show that night.
Rudy Has Always Been My
Very Favorite Bass Player Plus Hes So Down to Earth ..God
Bless Rudy Sarzo !
Dude so good
He's a damn great bassist. What an incredible career he has had.
I met Malmsteen after a show in Ohio back in the 80s and I said you've got a killer band sir , and I have never seen anyone play the guitar like you just did. He smiled and shook my hand and after a few seconds he said
' I dig your shirt ' , which was an old t shirt that had an iron on of the Incredible Hulk.
Very cool for you buddy!!! Great memories ----!
Nice! Yngwie seems like a cool as f**k guy who just takes no nonsense.
Rudy is a class act
He's Cock-Rock. Nothing classy about him. He was a joke playing Queensryche songs with Geoff Tate... licking his bass and posing...
So do NFL players, and they are just as useless...
thirdgen. I bet football's your religion. Sad trump supporter.
You are a dip-shit. I have no use for football, and Trump will make America GREAT again after you Left-tards have turned it into a cesspool. Now PISS OFF...
Brainwashed, whiny little bitch. I pity you
I've seen Rudy dozens of times on and off stage, he is just awesome and a super nice person. He's a living legend!
Rudy is one the sweetest guys in the industry. May he never age 💜
I've heard people bash Rudy Sarzo in the past for being a "marginal" bass player. But if he is playing with Yngwie Malmsteen, he is certainly not a marginal bass player.
Correctly
Rudy Sarzo is the Kevin Bacon "six degrees of Sarzo" - you can literally attach him within 6 players to literally hundreds of major bands. Sarzo has some of the greatest rock stories to tell, both sad and incredibly memorable. He has lived an amazing life and seems to be as genuine a guy as they come.
Gotta love the humility, I have a new respect for Rudy Sarzo.
Nice to see someone who doesn’t spend their post-Yngwie career constantly shit talking about him. Credit to you, Mr Sarzo.
wattage2007 Yeah man. Rudy Sarzo is an anomaly in the realm of rock and metal musicians. There is zero pretentiousness or ego with him. A sweetheart of a guy that I don’t think I’ve ever heard him shit talk anybody. And I’ve never heard anyone shit talk him. There’s a reason he’s probably the biggest in demand bassists in rock and metal and has played with just about everybody. He has a great work ethic, one of the hardest workers. So easy to work with, and only adds to the value of anyone he works with. And he’s sober. Musicians would be well served to model themselves after him.
Probably because Imgwie was present in the room... 😂
Cuz he forgot what an unsavory shredder Y is- what a bunch of tripe he played- total waste of technique
zzzzzz
@@gerardsguitarstudio ok troll.
Rudy Sarzo my all time fave Bassist.. the guy who played bass in the bands of my two fave Guitarist” Randy Rhoads, & Yngwie Malmsteen. I met Yngwie in Woodland Hills in like 1985 or 86, at a Carl’s Jr. I was working at, he was way cool, the car he was driving a Jaguar XJ6 he later crashed in, thank God he survived..
It's interesting how many different accounts people have of encountering Yngwie, in respect to his attitude. An acquaintance met him at a gas station around the same time (also in the valley), and said he was an asshole. Of course, we weren't there, so it's all open to interpretation. Regardless, it's great to hear Rudy's experience putting Yngwie in a very positive light. Amazing talent - just like Van Halen and other originators, his imitators learn the notes but very rarely capture that same amazing FEEL that they have.
@@PDXguitarfreak I've heard varying accounts regarding him too. I would think it also depends on the attitude/behavior of someone a
"star'' happens to encounters. In the case of your friend, maybe he was a dick, or did something he didn't even realize might be out of line. But Yngwie is a pretty strange cat too, so who knows.
Good tastes! Rhoads and malm
I’ve been a true Yngwie fan since day 1 of his introduction in Guitar Player magazine , pre move to L.A. and Steeler . Met him in the early 90s and he was so kind and thankful. Did a photo op, signatures, all that bs . He is truly one of a kind and The Godfather for his genre of neo classical shredders ! Thanks Rudy for confirming he is a cool dude too !
He was 64 at the time of this interview, wow. I'm 27 and he looks younger than me haha
He was 58 at the time of this interview ... 😎
Oh yeah, just after seeing it was from 2008, thought it was 2015. Still nowadays at 66 he looks great!
Yes, and he is still a cool guy ... !!
Damn , that ain't good.. What are you a lardass?
HAHAAH
For a rock star, Rudy takes darn good care of himself.
+Joe R looks good for 57 here.
+Joe R I was thinking about that a lot today. he looks great compared to a lot of other musicians his age. His stage presence is still top notch today at what 65? I love him so much! My favorite bass player...Jake's presence is my second favorite E. Lee
Rudy Sarzo is only three years my senor
Rudy seems like a cagey, adaptive and wise fellow.
He's never been an alcoholic and he's never been into drugs. I don't think he smokes cigarettes either. Of course, compare him to all the other musicians his age who have done all of this stuff and one can physically see what that stuff does to people over their years.
Rudy, like Vai, is a great, classy guy who can speak of the good and keep quiet on the bad.
What a great account of rehearsing with Yngwie by one of the greatest bass players in rock and roll.
+Tom Willbanks true
Garegh62 Come on brother, you ain't gotta blaspheme my Lord's name to get your point across. Rudy's played with the best for a reason - MANY great rock and roll artists take many jobs over the course of their career. Rudy's played for everyone because he's wanted and he's good. His record speaks for itself.
Tom Willbanks I agree, Rudy's career speaks for it's self. I guess some people have to type shitty comments to make themselves feel better.
Rudy is talented (perhaps not a virtuoso like Malmsteen), a great guy, incredibly wise, and has a net worth of 16 million (more than Yngwie at only 10 million!)...yeah I'd say all that easily adds up to being one of the greatest bass players in rock and roll on many levels!
What did Tom willimbanks say?
Rudy played in EVERY band in the 80s, he was in my band in 89 when I was like 14 it wAs awesome.
I met Rudy Sarzo about 15 years ago when he was with QR. Rudy was one of the nicest most genuine guys I ever met. Super Nice Guy!!!!!
Rudy Sarzo is just amazing person and musician.
such a beautiful man inside and out. his unresting positivity and innocence shred away to my heart! I have a blast listening to him. Such a humble and talented man. Lots of love. 💞🥰❤️😍
One of the my favorite bass guitarist of all time, Rudy is a class act and a legend
3:11 that joke and that laugh cracked me up! 😂Way to go, Rudy, excellent musician and lovely guy 🤘🤘
A class act and well spoken. 5:05 - All the technical mastery and pyrotechnic shredding aside, it is all about that "ONE" amazing note to connect with the audience - even for Yngwie.
Yngwie is funny. I have a lot of old guitar magazines and some of his interviews kept me chuckling. He's a real character.
not funny at all laying 8-10 hours a day for 100 bucks a day..., more work you did not ask for..Malmsteen's bad attitude can be heard from Joe Lyn Turner's mouth so Rudy is trying to keep his job which he lost and ended up with old farts like Blue Oyster cult etc
Rudy is a cool guy. I'm proud to have his bass playing on two songs from my first album. He's very gracious. Big up RS
Arjun Kaul never heard of him.
Rudy Sarzo, a real class act, not to mention one of the greatest Bass players in Rock.
Agreed 100%, Yngwie loves to cut up, have fun and laugh. I think he's widely misunderstood in that aspect. He works very hard and gives everything he does the most he possibly can. I've met him and he was super cool, took time to talk to me and he doesn't care if it's a stadium or a county fair.
Seen Rudy on the sunset strip in Hollywood back in 77-81 with Quiet Riot! He's simply amazing!
Rudy is one class act.I met him at a guitar FACTORY where I used to work and he was so nice. Dude can absolutely play the hell outta bass.
Yeah Rudy is one of the most transparent clear honest an good person and a huge awesome bassist player !!!!
yngwie should switch to bass, so he can troll guitar players
Malmsteen played bass and moog on some early stuff.Check out rising force album.
@@shredmonger666 and a lot of his tracks onward
This would be a double troll, he's be trolling bassists because he'd be better than most of them!
People... The 'troll' reference is misused and old... Let it go
Rudy is just the best. Hope to have the pleasure of meeting him someday
Rudy is so fucking cool.....
He's been a steadfast performer with the
bands that he's been involved with.
OZZY , WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE OYSTER CULT, AND now back to QUIET RIOT, where
he leads the band himself , as he is the only original member. Just so proud that he has his own group where he's the ⭐ STAR, &
plays back up to NO ONE! It's just really come full circle for him. No one deserves it more than he. I hope he keeps QUIET RIOT
ALIVE 4 many years to come.
Rudi is my fav bassist as is Yngwie my fav guitarist
Rudy seems like he’d be really cool to just hang out with.
ANYBODY Is Blessed 🙏 to Have Rudy and His Aura In Their Camp!!
Kickazz bass player throughout all these years and still looks to be in good health to be a rockstar. I sure would love for him to be playing with Yngwie when I go to one of his shows in Memphis next month. I am working on buying a 2014 YJM Strat and would be super happy if the living legend Yngwie J Malmsteen signed it for me after the show ; . )
*Besides his obvious talent and ability..., and always staying mentally and physically healthy and fit..., Rudy Sarzo has maintained a long and successful career by never ever never talking shit about any fellow musicians..., especially past, present, or future bosses... There is wisdom to be learned from this man..., not just his music...*
Yngwie is cool as fuck.
l llke early Yngwle.... bvt hlm jammlng 0n DEEP PvRPLE and RAlNB0W TRACKS??? .... and then hls fanb0ys say "lt's N0T TRvE THAT YNGWlE ST0LE ALL HlS STvFF FR0M RlTCHlE BLACKM0RE!" Yeeesh.
(pard0n my glltchlng keyb0ard. NEVER BvY APPLE PR0DvCTS!)
What a nice guy. It's also interesting to notice when we see these guys who have been in the rock business a long time and how the lifestyle affects them. Many of them look terrible after all the years of drug and alcohol abuse, aged beyond their years. Rudy looks like he hasn't aged a bit. I'm guessing he didn't fall prey to the temptations of the road/business. Good for him!
2 hours of yngwies music and 6 hours of deep purple and rainbow hahaha😂😂😂😂😂😂
Blackmore was a huge inspiration to him !
Rudy is the classiest musician i know, he's immensely talented but you will never hear that from him. One of my top 5 bass players out there.
Rudy sarzo class act hands down 💯 I got to see him in quite roit @ magic mountain and the US festival 83 and then in 84 again beyond killer Bass player 💯🎸 love yngwie malmsteen 💯🎸🎸🎸 since the Steelers day's!!
Las Vegas local here ! 🎸 Yngwie Malmsteen in concert over at House of Blues ! 👍
Any story about Malmsteen perks my ears 😛🍺
What a class act. Rudy is great.
So glad to see Rudy still rock n rollin,, met him s couple times he is a real cool guy. Ive always and still love Yngwie Malmsteen, if i looked and played like Yngwie id probably be that confident too
He's getting close to 70 now and i wouldnt be surprised if he lived to 100. I talked to him once (He's about 5 years older than me) and it was like talking to a younger (and very wise) youthful musician. What a fantastic bass player/musician/person and he's been just about everywhere.
i've been going to Yngwie shows since 86 and the best bass playing was Rudy during the attack tour. very articulate notes and he was playing with his fingers, not a pick.
Rudy is the sweetest person ever I swear.
Rudy is such a good guy
Rudy has played alongside some of the best rock/metal guitarists of all time and for him to refer to YJM as the greatest is a very strong statement!
Yes. He is the living proof of : "being in the right place at the right time." Quiet Riot, Ozzy, Whitesnake, Malmsteen
YNGWIE had taken metal guitar to the next level in the 80's. His degree of difficulty alone makes him the man. He's managed to produce a few commercial albums ( ECLIPSE era. being his best). But who am I to pass judgement on his career. He's done what he set out to do and was a game-changer . It would be a little intimidating to play a tour with the dude. OMG
More is more Baby!!
🌟😎🌟
Rudy is such a cool dude and I could listen to him talk for hours
I saw rudy with quiet roit in 98 when i was a boy. I was on a rudy trip for the rest of the year at least. And with yngwie years later. He was just as awesome. He needs to be mentioned in all of these great bass player conversations.
"even if his jokes are in swedish, they still make me laugh." that made me laugh.
Rudy seems to have that type of easy going personality that gets along with everybody.
He is the living proof of "being in the right place at the right time." Quiet Riot, Ozzy, Whitesnake, Malmsteen etc etc
He's living proof of "deliver the goods, be cool as hell, don't be a drama queen, and you'll always find a good gig"
Why do you think he got hired? Because he’s great and a total pro.
I had the pleasure of meeting Rudy Sarzo while he was touring with Dio in Copenhagen. I asked, "You've played with all the best guitarists, Rhoads, Cavazo, Campbell, Vandenberg, Vai, Malmsteen, Aldrich, Goldy. Who was your favorite guitarist to perform with?"
Without hesitating, he said, "Randy Rhoads. Definitely Randy Rhoads. With Randy, it was always about the music first. He was a musician's musician. The money, the fame, the women, that all came after the music."
I asked, "What about Malmsteen?"
He laughed, "Oh, I don't want to talk about Malmsteen."
I bet that Malmsteen is egoistic a-hole
He's talking about him here, he said he had a blast playing with Yngwie.
this never happened
Different times can mean different answers. I think you have to consider how azimuth361 asked the two questions, one right after the other, along with the fact that they weren't part of an interview.
Rudy being asked about Yngwie immediately after stating how Randy Rhoads was music first/bullshit later, may have made "what about Yngwie" seem more like "so what about Yngwie, was he an asshole?".
Saw Rudy with Randy at the cape cod colisieum Aug 81, def lep warm up, then in May 82" Rudy & OZ, Randy was already gone. Didn't even have him 4 a year & Mr Rhoads still affects us all.
Una de las razones porque Rudy tenia tanta demanda como un tocador del Bajo pero tambien como Sideman es haber sido parte de dos leyendas Randy y Ozzy. Pero tambien nos muestra la manera de como conseguir trabajo. Es tener una buena tranquila y dependible actitud de como ser parte de un grupo. Eso ayuda mucho en la formacion de una Banda de Rock. Dentro de todas las drogas, tentaciones, violaciones y abusos financieros. Ser humilde pero fuerte ayuda mucho. Una persona como Randy se dio cuenta de eso!
Rudy is a great guy!
Heartening to hear that a professional bassist sometimes needs to rely on tabs or sheet music -- or even having to resort to slowing down another artist's music -- to learn particular songs. I don't feel quite so bass ' guitarded ' now.
TradCompany I heard an interview with Robert Trujillo, he did the same thing when he joined Metallica, he got the tabs online to learn the songs.
He didn't have a lot of time to learn by ear. He said that. He switches bands so frequently that it's impossible to learn a band's entire catalog in just a couple weeks. He did it anyway but tabs would be much easier for wandering musicians like Rudy to adapt quickly.
Rudy is cool. He has made the best sound better, Randy and Yngwie. He has lifted up stellar talent like Dio, Tommy Aldridge, Rob Rock and Tony MacAlpine.
Que lindo, Rudy is the man. Latinos in Metal!
This dude is so good-looking and sooooooo talented.
I like how everyone but Rudy is talking during an interview with Rudy.
One of the charismatic bad ass bassist to pay on this planet
So what alnum is Rudy talking about with James Christian? I really want to hear that!
Rudy is a class act..
Haha Playing with Ozzy will get you CLEAN !! I love how everything he touched turned Platinum for a few years there...
'fast but still with articulate'!! (to those who say malmsteen are just fast with no heart!!!)
Exactly🤘
No wonder Rudy gets called by tons of musicians to work with them. Apart from his musicianship, his humble and positive and easy-going character must make it easy for many ego-bloated musicians to work with him.
"Even His Jokes in Swedish Makes Me Laugh". that tells you a lot about Rudy.
I spent 32 years in Vegas. 1986 to 2018.
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@@georgemorris4142 what does it matter to you? I'm sure there are more pertinent issues you can focus on...
Well, how was it playing with Randy Rhoads?!
I saw Rudy with Yngwie in a small club in Harrisburg Pa, fantastic night, must have been a stop between larger venues because there was only a few hundred people there, I was about 7 feet from the stage and caught 2 of Yngwie's picks!!!
Rudy is in every band because he's a great player....that never talks shit about anyone, no matter how shitty they are. Take notes.
Love his work to .
Yngwie really just wants someone to rock out and play some Deep Purple with.
0:44 the yellow Strat behind Rudy Sarzo is $ 58.995... Give me two please and keep the change !
RUDY IS VERY MODEST BUT I WILL SAY THIS, " RUDY IS A MONSTER BASS PLAYER & GENUINE GENTLEMAN" VERY INSPIRING AS A MUSICIAN AND A GREAT SOUL, AMEN 💜💜💜
He is the slash of bass. Because Rudy plays everything😂!
Sounds really good
What was Rudy saying about Blue Oyster Cult?
He is a very nice man!
I think you could argue the point that Rudy could very well be the Yngwie of BASS guitar. Playing wise that is. Whereas Yngwie can come across as a bit of an ass, Rudy is one of the nicest and sincere rock dudes out there. All class.
Everybody Loves Rudy.
I would never have thought that playing with Yngwie would be fun, but if that is what Rudy says okay. I think considering the amount of personalities that Rudy has worked with, he can probably deal with just about anyone.
Eh. I've met Yngwie and he seemed genuinely more interested in meeting me than I was meeting him. That, and from everyone's opinion who's played with him, he's not a bad guy. Just because he drunkenly went off on a woman on an airplane in a dickish manner doesn't mean he's a miserable person to work with or not fun to be around. He's got an outgoing ego and does things like the rock star he likes being but I'd think he generally get's along with other musicians he working with and is an ok guy. He doesn't seem to me like a ball buster.
Have you ever worked with Sr Yngwie Malmsteen? Or is just your frustration talking ?
Rudy seems like a casual cool guy.. I have no idea how he put up with Quiet Riot.. he must have really worked hard at keeping his cool, and not punching out Kevin Dubrow.. and some of the other egotistical weirdos. I have no idea how he put up with all these jokers..
Michael Craig u know Kevin D was Randy Roads best friend.....He loved Kevin.....in the late 70s Van Halen and Quite Riot were L.A. best ever one was say 1 or both would get signed soon well Van Halen was 1st Randy had to go with Ozzy and leave his friend....Rudy had to jam with Kevin after Randy died it was kind of a healing
Michael Craig well after QR 3 he and Kevin parted separate ways.. Kevin ticked Rudy off on an interview, putting him down on national television, you could see the bad friction between the two.Carlos Cavaso however is nice and humble like Rudy.
Rudy never ages
Must not have been a partier.
@@jeffbauer3425 seriously
I love that no one had mentioned the $58,000$ guitar behind him... how...? who...?? what>>????
Why in the hell would a 58k guitar be hanging up for some idiot to come along and knock it off the wall... REALLY??!
Mark Norris I’m guessing they don’t just let any old Tom, Dick or Harry just waltz into the store
Because "you broke it, you bought it" is probably the plan.
But those are the dolts who pay stupid money for guitars like that. They want the people who can't tune a guitar without a tuner in there spending dumb money. It's the Sarzo's and players with money that would never consider it because they don't look at guitars like peon hacks do. It's a tool to them and they know there's nothing beneficial or logical about paying that much for a guitar...not when they can have one made, the way the like, that will put that production line ($300 back in it's day) guitar to shame for essentially free.
Patrick Rooney really like everyone supposed to know that.
what album were they talking about at the beginning?
Met Rudy at a Maiden show in Long Beach back in the 80s....he was/is a cool cat
I'VE never noticed this before, but watching this I noticed his throat, it looks like he has had a tracheotomy. Does anyone know about this, or am I just tripping.
i didn't know this guy was the bass player wearing that red cloth on the Ozzy band in the youtube video. :p
Licking the bass keeps you young🎸😁
That’s his signature move 😛
Rudy is cool man, this dude has played with truly the greatest guitar players of all time. I'll take Rudy on bass backing me up all day long the man can the pocket and when he does his band will walk you around all day long.
Yngwie is so underrated as a bass guitar, unlike his guitar playing where he is overrated.
Whatever he is a pioneer in both instruments. I was moved back in the 80s, in how Yngwie played the bass, not because of the speed but of the outrageously strong and beautiful vibratos on a "fretted bass".
I heard Eddie Van Halen did most of the bass work on all VH albums.
@@seagullpoet just an ugly rumour.