Ozzy Osbourne paid tribute to late guitarist Randy Rhoads, after it was announced that the guitarist will be inducted into theRock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy said:
“I knew him for a very short amount of time. But what he gave me in that short amount of time was immeasurable in f**king greatness. To get somebody like Randy Rhoads to play on two albums, and for those two albums to sound as good as the day they were recorded, is something else. And I’m forever in gratitude for that. God only knows where that man would be today. The very fact that he’s not here to breathe the air is just a fucking crime.
“Thank God that he’s getting recognized by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He finally got there in the end.
He continued:
“I’m sad that his mother was not alive to see it, because he was very close to his mom. I know his brother, Kelle, and his sister, Kathy, are going to be really chuffed about it. It shows that he’s not been forgotten. He was a dedicated, true musician, and he was a lovely guy. I still think about him all the time.”