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Diary of a Madman is the second studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It was released in October 1981, and re-issued on CD on 22 August 1995. This is the last Osbourne studio album to feature guitarist Randy Rhoads and drummer Lee Kerslake. An altered version appeared in 2002 with the original bass and drum parts removed and ...
Ozzy's bass player Bob Daisley wrote this song. Said Daisley: "I really wrote that one about myself. When I was 16 I had my first nervous breakdown and it really f---ed me up.
Nov 7, 2017 · Bassist Bob Daisley said he wrote “Diary of a Madman” about himself. After suffering his first nervous breakdown at age 16, he quickly learned some of the biggest problems we deal with are in ourselves, which inspired lyrics like “I am my own worst enemy.”
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“Diary of a Madman” was written in 1835, during the reign of the autocratic tsar Nicholas I. Corrupt bureaucracy and militarism marked this time period in Russian history, with Nicholas I relying on military men to circumvent the normal administration of a kingdom.
Apr 29, 2024 · The song was written by Ozzy and his longtime guitarist Randy Rhoads, who tragically died in a plane crash a year later. According to Osbourne, the lyrics were inspired by a book he had read called “The Beyond Within: The L.S.D. Story” by Sidney Cohen.
Sep 20, 2022 · March the 19th, 1982, when guitarist Randy Rhoads was tragically killed in a plane crash. But all that came afterwards. The story of Diary Of A Madman really began back in April 1979. Fired from Black Sabbath, his marriage falling apart, some people said that Ozzy’s career was over.
Nov 7, 2023 · But the songs on Diary of a Madman had, in fact, been recorded – and, depending on whom you believe, partly written – by departed bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake, back in...
