During a conversation with VRP Rocks, guitarist Doug Aldrich recalled the time he was kicked out from Ronnie James Dio’s house. During the interview, Aldrich was asked how was the chat between him and Dio regarding leaving his band:
“Not good. He basically kicked me out of his house. He said, ‘Get the f*ck out of here and don’t come back.’ Basically, that’s what he said. He looked me right in the eye. I was doing a guitar solo on something, and we were just supposed to be writing. We were you working on some music and stuff.”
About the news he was ready to give to Ronnie James Dio about his departure from his band, the guitarist explained:
“He was looking at his computer, and he goes, ‘I just want you to put a guitar solo on this thing.’ So I was doing that. He’s like, ‘Great,’ and he goes, ‘Oh, good news.’ He turned around and he goes, ‘We got tour dates coming up next year or later this year.’ And I had already committed with David (Coverdale) for another leg. […]
“So it was bad timing, but I said, ‘Listen, Ronnie, I’ve committed to David, so that’s what’s going to happen, and that’s when he basically just said, ‘F*ck you. Get the f*ck out.’”