Is there anyone more full of themselves than Michael Schenker?
This guy has the most bizarre people skills. He couldn't just say no, he has to come up with a pretentious plan to make Ozzy turn him down.
------------------
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/ge ... 1705361155
In an interview with Classic Rock, Schenker explained he'd been creating material with the Michael Schenker Group, early in its run. During this time, he received a phone call from the Prince of Darkness: "I got a phone call from Ozzy Osbourne in the middle of the night, stuttering, asking me to help him out because Randy Rhoads had died in that plane crash.
"I loved Sabbath, and I should have been delighted to join. I instantly had visions of Ozzy dragging me across the stage by my hair, but a voice in my head said, 'Michael, follow your vision.'"
The guitarist continued, noting he desired to get away from the spotlight at the time: "I'd left UFO and Scorpions because I didn't want to go any further with the fame thing, and I wanted freedom and peace, so I felt it would be crazy to join. Ozzy knew that I was Randy's favorite guitar player, so he thought I'd be the perfect fit, but it wasn't the right time. We were already rehearsing the Assault Attack album with Graham Bonnett."
Schenker concluded by revealing the ingenious plan he'd concocted to force Ozzy to turn him down: "The only way I could think of getting out of the Ozzy gig was by making outrageous demands, so that's what I did. In his book ["I Am Ozzy"] Ozzy said I asked for a private jet, and that's true, but it was only so that he'd turn me down."
MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Moderator: Metal Sludge
-
- MSX Tour Support Act
- Posts: 4454
- Joined: Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:46 pm
- Location: Dans ma Tour en Shalott
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
I read this interview also. I commend Schenker for doing it. It is very important to have a clear mind and to be happy. You have to do what is correct for yourself.
-
- Headlining a Theater Tour
- Posts: 6326
- Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:17 pm
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Agreed. He definitely did the right thing.
Can you imagine having to deal with Sharon for God knows how long?
Can you imagine having to deal with Sharon for God knows how long?
The Tao of Pooh
-
- Headlining Clubs
- Posts: 2870
- Joined: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:58 pm
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Well, usually it wasn't that long before you got fired by her...TravisBicklesMohawk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:44 am Agreed. He definitely did the right thing.
Can you imagine having to deal with Sharon for God knows how long?
- GreatWhiteSnake
- Playing a Package Tour in Arenas
- Posts: 11416
- Joined: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:22 pm
- Location: Hell, CA Population 4
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
It seems like maybe Ozzy just wanted UFO for his backing band what with his dabblings with Schenker and Way...
GWS video of the week Seven Seconds of Shred https://youtu.be/6DAqH3eKqEM?si=N2I9eU92_ovsb69d updated 3/9/24
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557
- Gibsonite
- Cockblocked by Poison
- Posts: 7948
- Joined: Fri May 12, 2006 5:03 pm
- Location: Hiding in Honduras
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Full of himself for confirming something Ozzy already said in his book? Ok...
- FreddyFender
- Headlining Clubs
- Posts: 3486
- Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:36 am
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
What he's saying is pretty normal: "I liked my job, I didn't really want to make a change, so I asked for something crazy. That was the only way I'd actually be motivated to go through with it."
- Van Ailin'
- Headlining Clubs
- Posts: 3235
- Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:08 pm
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Thank God he stayed with what he was doing. Assault Attack is better than any post-Randy Ozzy album. Maybe not be leaps and bounds, but it is.
- DemonFilth2001
- Signed to a Major Label Multi-Album Deal
- Posts: 18019
- Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:59 pm
- Location: North Carolina
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Not better than Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No More Tears, No Rest for the Wicked, Ozzmosis, or Down to Earth.Van Ailin' wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:56 pm Thank God he stayed with what he was doing. Assault Attack is better than any post-Randy Ozzy album. Maybe not be leaps and bounds, but it is.
KEYBOARD WARRIOR!
- GreatWhiteSnake
- Playing a Package Tour in Arenas
- Posts: 11416
- Joined: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:22 pm
- Location: Hell, CA Population 4
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Oh Hi DF. I can see you've never listened closely to Assault Attack. Actually even just half of that record is better than all those Ozzy records. Heck even this song alone is...https://youtu.be/imGyOlMUHos?si=ObKWVCPSP70TX8Vz=DemonFilth2001 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:57 pmNot better than Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No More Tears, No Rest for the Wicked, Ozzmosis, or Down to Earth.Van Ailin' wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:56 pm Thank God he stayed with what he was doing. Assault Attack is better than any post-Randy Ozzy album. Maybe not be leaps and bounds, but it is.
GWS video of the week Seven Seconds of Shred https://youtu.be/6DAqH3eKqEM?si=N2I9eU92_ovsb69d updated 3/9/24
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557
- Van Ailin'
- Headlining Clubs
- Posts: 3235
- Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:08 pm
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Better than all of those.DemonFilth2001 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:57 pmNot better than Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No More Tears, No Rest for the Wicked, Ozzmosis, or Down to Earth.Van Ailin' wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:56 pm Thank God he stayed with what he was doing. Assault Attack is better than any post-Randy Ozzy album. Maybe not be leaps and bounds, but it is.
- DemonFilth2001
- Signed to a Major Label Multi-Album Deal
- Posts: 18019
- Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:59 pm
- Location: North Carolina
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Oh, Hi GWS. Can you not see that I’m talking to Van Ailin?GreatWhiteSnake wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:32 pmDemonFilth2001 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:57 pmNot better than Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No More Tears, No Rest for the Wicked, Ozzmosis, or Down to Earth.Van Ailin' wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:56 pm Thank God he stayed with what he was doing. Assault Attack is better than any post-Randy Ozzy album. Maybe not be leaps and bounds, but it is.
Oh Hi DF. I can see you've never listened closely to Assault Attack. Actually even just half of that record is better than all those Ozzy records. Heck even this song alone is...https://youtu.be/imGyOlMUHos?si=ObKWVCPSP70TX8Vz=
And when are you going to tell us what you’ve done today in my thread in the Lounge?
KEYBOARD WARRIOR!
- GreatWhiteSnake
- Playing a Package Tour in Arenas
- Posts: 11416
- Joined: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:22 pm
- Location: Hell, CA Population 4
Re: MICHAEL SCHENKER Made Ozzy Turn Him Down as Randy Rhoads' Replacement
Hey there Filth, sounds fun! I think I'll do that. Stay tuned...DemonFilth2001 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:09 pmOh, Hi GWS. Can you not see that I’m talking to Van Ailin?GreatWhiteSnake wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:32 pmDemonFilth2001 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:57 pm
Not better than Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, No More Tears, No Rest for the Wicked, Ozzmosis, or Down to Earth.
Oh Hi DF. I can see you've never listened closely to Assault Attack. Actually even just half of that record is better than all those Ozzy records. Heck even this song alone is...https://youtu.be/imGyOlMUHos?si=ObKWVCPSP70TX8Vz=
And when are you going to tell us what you’ve done today in my thread in the Lounge?
GWS video of the week Seven Seconds of Shred https://youtu.be/6DAqH3eKqEM?si=N2I9eU92_ovsb69d updated 3/9/24
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557