Veteran bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot) talked to Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast about his first time with Motörhead on tour in 1981. Take a look:
“Nothing prepared me for Motörhead. For about a week, I couldn’t tell who was the crew and who was the musicians. They all wore the same patches and jean jacket. [Lemmy] was the most well-read individual I’ve ever met. He would get off the bus to wash up, and he would have a small bag of books — paperbacks sticking out — and a bottle of vodka… It was kind of like hanging out with pirates.”
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!