I went to high school with Randy Rhoads in the San Fernando Valley(Burbank High).He was a friend of a friend of mine.In high school we had assembly's where students would entertain students with acting, playing music etc. and the sound Randy through out from his guitar was amazing and it was obvious in high school he was headed for big time fame.I saw him twice play with Quiet Riot in Burbank in 1978-79.He was a hellofa guitarist and a down to earth nice person.

He was classically trained He was a instructor in his mother’s music school He was truly a master of his instrument

Diary of a Madman is an incredibly complex song. Absolute masterpiece.

You can tell Randy really knew his theory cold. He knew exactly what he was doing.

I love he says "Thats all there is to it.." meanwhile your gathering your jaw off the floor

Randy personally teaching you his own song? I've never heard of any other rock star doing that ever. What a wonderful guy.

Diary of a Madman was an absolute masterpiece. Such a shame we never got the chance to see what else he would have come up with through his otherwise continued evolution.

I'm glad i talked to randy 34 years ago and i got his autograph he was such a great guy. European tour 1982 i think

It is truly sad how little fottage there is of randy.

all the tape warble doesn't matter. what a treasure

His most perfectly played composition. He didn’t write parts he honestly wrote compositions and blew everyone else away

What an amazing talent taken way too soon. I'm still sad at his loss, just like SRV.

Just to be able to hear Randy's voice

How humble of Randy to show someone exactly how to play one of the Greatest masterpieces he and Bob Daisley ever created..My favorite of all of Randy's work, just shows how down to earth the man was....R.I.P. My idol, my hero, brother Randy Rhoads we love you and miss you dearly...

OMG! He was such a genius and never thought so. He taught to others what some would keep to themselves. He was such a kind, giving person! Gone way too soon!

This is a true treasure! It is 2am and I am listening to this as tears run down my face. This is amazing to listen to a lesson from the voice of the Master himself!

Some of us grew up with these records, literally. We bought then when we were ten, eleven years old. I owned both the Ozzy/Randy records on cassette initially, no lyrics inside the sleeve, no pictures, no nothing. Thanks Jet Records! Lol. Little did we know that one day youtube would have things like this, details we could have never dreamed of

Randy will ALWAYS be missed. So cool to hear him go thru the chords to this masterpiece.

When I was a kid I used to practise until I fell asleep. I used to imagine RR saying “nah, try it like this..” at the time I didn’t know about his teaching life. Like so many others I was profoundly influenced by what he did. I’ve read nothing but the kindest things about him. He seemed to be all about the pure art of guitar, always learning and sharing what he learned. That’s a rare human being. Great to hear him talking here.

Wow what a damn loss! This guy had sooooo many years left... the music he would have wrote this whole time had he lived, just the biggest shame. It almost makes me mad thinking of all of the music we'll never get to hear and how he would have progressed through out the decades. R.I.P. brother Randy!

All these years of being a HUGE Ozzy fan, and myself being a guitarist, but I must admit, I just now realized for the first time in my life what a real masterpiece of guitar writing this song truly is. After listening to this recording, I went and listened to the studio version. I've heard this song hundreds of times over the years, but it not being one of my favorite songs from Ozzy, I never really took the time to dissect it the way I just did this time. Seriously, after listening to this brilliant little gen, go listen to the full studio recording of Diary of a Madman, and you're mind will likely be just as blown as mine, even though you've also probably heard it as many times as I have. This song alone shows that Randy was on a whole other level than anyone Ozzy had ever had the honor of playing with up until then. It was Black Sabbath that got me interested in playing the guitar in the first place, and now I've been playing for over 40 years, having played in a number of bands doing a number of Ozzy covers over the past few decades. However, just looking at this one song alone, Randy Rhoads makes ANYTHING Tony Iommi every wrote seem extremely amateurish. Which is probably why Black Sabbath is a great starting point for anyone just starting to learn the guitar, and then as you progress, you work your way UP to Randy Rhoads. 😉

Listen to the arpeggio part, the feel he has and the passion he plays with even giving a lesson. Freaking awesome.

Unbelievable guitar work. Still have yet to here anyone play like that. It’s perfection.

Imagine being taught to play the song by Randy?

I am 43 years aold, and I still get goosebumps when I hear Randy - just like when I was 11 years old and heard "I Don't Know" on the radio for the first time. Much like Led Zeppelin as a Band, no Rock Guitarist could EVER come close to having the whole package as Randy does. God Bless you my friend. RIP. -Dave

I write music - and this is a really beautifully written piece. The darkness of it. Absolutely brilliant use of chords. Really creative.

Let’s be real.....this guy gave us Crazy Train with Ozzys incredible vocals.....still played on the radio, still played in sports stadiums around the world for every sport to get the crowd going......,this guy is a saint.

RIP Randy ~Gone but never forgotten, what a beautiful soul!!!!

hearing those last few chords and understanding we lost so much knowledge and beautifully potential music just brings tears to my eyes

I'm speechless, I've said just about all I can say about Randy. He is my earthly Idol. My guitar mentor and my favorite guitarist off all time. A trained ear will reveal the brilliance of this man's composing and expression on the guitar. His loss is incalculable to the direction he would of taken us. Rest in peace Randy. God Bless You All !!

The man was gifted beyond belief and had to go because he was ahead of his time

not only would Randys God Given Classical leads ripped threw anything in his path, he was also a wonderful person, always humble and thankful for his opportunity's never let anything go to his head, taken much to young and probly in a way that could have been avoided. but in his short life he have's inspired and changed the way we hear and feel music..

Just a master musician!

RIP Randy Rhoads! 🎸🙏 39 years and your stuff sounds just as fresh today as it did when you left this world in '82. Here it is 2021 and I'm still searching for anything on KZfaq that I may have missed with you. I've heard this tape before but remembered how lovely the pics are and since I always get sentimental about you this time of year I wanted to see them again and hear your voice. Absolutely could have been the greatest guitar player ever had you stayed in this world longer..but no matter... your legacy is firmly planted in the pantheon of greatest gtr players!!! Your millions of fans will never forget you and we're still waiting for the professionally filmed shows from the Diary tour to be released by the Osbourne family. Why on Earth they don't release them ... we'll never know it seems. It was you who resurrected Ozzy's career and him and Sharon should be ashamed of themselves for not releasing the film's. Unfortunately she's only motivated by Dollar signs and it'll take a miracle for us to ever see the amazing footage that's a fact that it exists. You're an angel in heaven and I guess some people are just too incredible to last too long in this world. Though 25 years was just not enough time and we should have had you around longer to hear the miraculous things you undoubtedly would have recorded!! There's not one metal gtr player who can touch you. Always in our hearts and minds. Love always, Mike ✌️🙏💙🎸🎵🎶

First off, thank the lord jesus 4 KZfaq & this beautiful video! I began playing at 15 yrs & didnt last 2 long, Alcohol, Drugs, Outright laziness!!! But recently I've decided 2 get back n the game & give it my all. In the beginning i was inspired by Randy & I've felt that i let him down!! But this go round I will truly give it my all, minus drugs & alcohol. I feel better n my life as well & 2 Morrow's not promised? I'm 47 now & cannot wait 2 hear Randy's sound come from my playing, God Bless ur Beautiful Soul Randy Roads.

Randy was a saint and honest man I wish I would had the pleasure of knowing him😢

That last guitar piece really just takes me to a different place. The most powerful music I ever heard needed no words

Perhaps the saddest loss of a talented guitar player in history. This is not to say that Dimebags murder was any less of a tragedy. It's an absolute shame when anyone is lost before their time. Randy's chord selection is just mesmerizing. R. I. P. Randy, Dime, Duane Allman, and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Unbelievable...life-changing for me just as an aspiring Bass guitarist at age 13, Randy changed the whole DNA of metal, in my opinion. Thanx for sharing! 🤘🎸🤘

Randy will always be my favorite guitarist. RIP Randy.

Wow! And double Wow! You can actually hear the individual notes for the intro. What a rare treat to hear Randy play one-on-one with his students. Thank you!

As a 10 year old gal, (at the time) Randy was my reason for picking up a guitar in the late 80's/early 90's. Bless that man's soul. What that artist he was, to us budding musicians.

Randy will Live forever thru his music and his Life of teaching and doing what he Loved! ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️🌹

Randy walked in to play for ozzy. And was just warming up and tuned his guitar and got the gig. Such a great player and person.

He showed me the intro to Stairway to Heaven when he was 12....good neighbor Randy was

"That's all there is to it. "

I love listening to Randy just being Randy. Such a beautiful soul beautiful human. There will never be another one. I love watching this and at the same time it breaks my heart 💔

this was his true love.....teaching. He got such joy from the instrument, he wanted others to get that feeling too...guy was simply the best ever.

RIP ...........................Randy Rhoads .................34 years ago today ..wow time has gone.

A God gifted musician and a true Natural who possessed an incredible work ethic. Very rare in any walk of life. Think of people u know who are extremely hard workers but lack natural abilities or, conversely, the naturally gifted people who never reach their potential due to sheer laziness. Randy Rhoads was simply one of the Naturally gifted musicians who found his destiny early in life then out worked his peers to get to the top. Incredible role model, Timeless qualities.

It's such a privilege to hear Randy play... But to hear him speak about his musical thoughts is very special... Thank you so much for sharing this

What a blessing to have Randy recorded. Its been over 40 years and still miss him gobs.🎸🎸🎸

to have been taught to play guitar by Randy Rhoads would be a dream come true, and for those who were taught by him should feel very honored. Such a humble, soft spoken, laid back person. The kind of person you want to be around all the time, as you would a best friend. May his memory live on through the people he taught, and they great music he gave us.

Randy had alot of ideas.The right way to play notes,chords etc.A true musician.Not a poser.Rest in peace brother.

A senseless death .. amazing life .. he started me on my musical journey. I owe him a lot.

Randy possessed some unbelievable compositional skills. Even when he just plays the fragments of Diary and explains each element of the piece to students, he exudes complete musicality.

this is why I love you tube. This is a prime example of how they have changed HOW we listen to music and musicians

RandyRhoads once in a lifetime, very special person very kind person he loved teaching music with his own songs. That’s bad ass we all love you and we miss you.Randy Rhoads❤️😇😇❤️

I am 43 also and yes I STILL get the goosebumps too. I worshiped him through my whole teens, learned every riff and to this day I still use them....He was too good for this world so the Gods took him for themselves. God bless this beautiful guitarist.

As with almost every other recorded memory of Randy, the quality is shite, and we (true fans) are so glad to have it! Fast forward to 2020 and Randy continues to inspire.

who gives this a thumbs down?!?!

The world needs more guitarists like this. Talented, educated and so damned good. This is one of my favorite Ozzy tracks and just having it broken down into pieces not only details the complexity but reveals the true beauty of this song. Randy was an amazing guitarist and an even better composer. RIP Randy, you'll never be forgotten.

So bad ass!! RIP Randy you were definitely one of the GREATS as a guitarist and human being 🙏🎵💜

This man was a class act all the way....kids should look up to and admire him these days, not the pop stars they have now....

From his mom's teachings. God he was so good.😞

Love this thank you. I was in my 20's when he passed. Always a sabath fan. So when the OZ man went on his oun, im all in. God bless Randy. Only wish he was still here to amaze us. RIP ❤

Thank you for sharing this video. Awesome to hear Randy again. Rest in peace.

he was amazing what a loss hed be so good now damn airplane.......

of course he started getting a English accent. look who he was around night and day.

Randy was a true musician. Thank you for sharing.🤘

Man what an incrdible artist..amazing gift he had...His music never forgotten and died at 26.....a year from all the artists at 27.Weird that so many die at 27 years age..god bless them all

This is where Randy started to eclipse Eddie Van Halen in guitar playing and song writing. We can only imagine what brilliance would have come out of this guitar prodigy if hadn't died tragically.

Excellent guitar teacher! Taught theory and ear training. Biggest influence on music teaching as well as his playing.

Thanks so much for sharing this with the rest of the world. Randy Rhoads was the greatest guitarist of all time. I still can't believe how he was taken out of this world way too soon. Such a beautiful person with a larger than life heart. RIP dear Randy Rhoads :(

Randy was the son of a music school. From what i read he'd look for lessons while on the road, often knowing more than the teacher. Humble thru and thru.

Look for 'Study number 6 by Leo Brouwer' and you'll find scores of classical guitarists playing Diary of a Madman. Randy borrowed many of the opening chords from this tune (which has been in ABRSM grade 5 for many years now), but made DOAM his own by how he developed those chords. Insane guitarist.

The intro for Diary of a Madman is actually an old Classical song that Randy Simplified . i learned it when taking classical guitar. Diary is a Master piece

The world misses u randy. Can't wait to hear the music u r making now. We will be together soon.

This melody drives me crazy.. love you, RR.. and the band of Blizzard of Oz and Diary of the Madman... Ozzy, ur my favorite crazy one, proud of your transformation...

He has always been my favorite guitarist . My first guitar 🎸 book was the tribute album . Such a tragedy, taken away at an early age for some one else’s stupidity.

one of the better rock n roll guitarists of all-time, i.m.o.!

The master of ingenuity. The Boss Randy is like no other... the mixing of progressions and still playing lead like that is the best. Randy is, a divine musician. From heaven...

11 years old when diary was released. I'd fall asleep every night with it blasting in my Sony Walkman. Really hit me hard when Randy was killed. He truly was an idol to me....

Made my day, thank you

how lucky was this guy to get a lesson from the greatest priceless,lucky guy

We miss you Randy ! You were so ahead of your time.😢

I saw Randy play in Birmingham Alabama 13 days before he passed away in 82 couple weeks later my friend who went with me to the show. Told me he was gone so sad.

"The riff is"......awesome

just so we all know, this is part of the guitar clinic he did in PA shortly before his death.

i was a teenager in the 80z,& remember i had never seen two artists get together, like Ozzy and Randy, they had so much fun together. watching them laughing and jamming together was priceless! They BOTH were shining like Diamonds!! Made for the Stage!! God Bless You Randy we love you. Yet to hear someone better! I Think Zakk would say the same!!

I read somewhere that he never stopped taking lessons either. When he was on the road with Ozzy he'd always look for places to take lessons to see other peoples points of view. I heard that once he took a Classical lesson off a nun, but he knew more than her, so he ended up teaching her and still paid for the lesson. That shows you what a modest person he was.

I recognize his voice from tribute album playing Dee

If there is a heaven , Randy Is teaching the man up stairs how to get Down !!!!!!!

"Diary of a madman , sure..." what a lovely soul. Always giving , never arrogant . Humble and wonderful . I consider you a friend , Randy.

one of the greatest rock albums ever written, great title track encapsulating his genius

i listened to this song during a thunderstorm once and I can actually admit, I was scared.

Randy flies through these chord changes and open versus muted strings as though he wrote it (oh yeah, he did)....want a real challenge?....do Diary and Revelation - Mother Earth acoustic back to back....Randy was a True Gem....He Never Stopped Learning or Teaching....

Randy (RIP) died just after the second time I saw him in Milwaukee in 1982. Randy and I are born same day 12/06 and our moms are both named Dolores. I actually met him at the riverside theater in Milwaukee for the blizzard tour. We became instant friends. Ozzy said to Randy and me you guys look like brothers, I am the tall one Randy the small one. Motörhead opened. We talked about our love for classical music, opera, Elvis and Gary Moore.....

AND THIS IS WHY RANDY IS ONE OF THEEE BEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIME !!! GUY KNEW HIS INSTRUMENT INSIDE OUT !!! THANKYOU MR. RHOADS AND MRS.RHOADS FOR RAISING MUSICAL GENIUS PLAYERS . MUSIC OF THE 80s WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WHAT IT WAS WITHOUT THE RHOADS PARENTS . THANKYOU !!!

J. D. Considine of Rolling Stone was less than enthused, however, writing in 1981 that "the songs here are little more than riffs with a vocal line pasted on top" and referring to Rhoads as "a junior-league Eddie Van Halen - bustling with chops but somewhat short on imagination" ---- This was really in Rolling Stone Magazine at the time. Despite this one moron not getting it, plenty of people did get it. I have no clue how someone could hear this album start to finish and say it lacked imagination or that he was in any way attempting to rip off EVH? EVH had a different sound and didn't take nearly as many chances or play through so many different types of intros and bridge riffs as Rhoads, nor did he use the same scales or modes on soloing technique. If anything, EVH was a "junior-league Randy Rhoads" at best.