Diary of a Madman (song)
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| ""Diary of a Madman"" | ||
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| Song by Ozzy Osbourne | ||
| from the album Diary of a Madman | ||
| Released | November 7, 1981 & August 22, 1995 (re-issue) | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Genre | Heavy Metal | |
| Label | Jet/Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Diary of a Madman track listing | ||
| "S.A.T.O" (7) |
""Diary of a Madman"" (8) |
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"Diary of a Madman" is a heavy metal song by Ozzy Osbourne released in 1981 on his Diary of a Madman album.
Guitarist Randy Rhoads, always pushing himself, was taking classical guitar lessons while on the "Diary of a Madman" tour. The opening acoustic riff is inspired by a lesson he was working on with his "on the road" teacher.
Supposedly, Ozzy had a hard time coping with the unusual time signature in this song, which was composed by Randy Rhoads and bassist Bob Daisley. According to Daisley, Ozzy's comment was, "I'm not fucking Frank Zappa, you know."
The nu-metal band KoRn will do a version of this song on their long awaited covers album Korn Kovers, to be released sometime in 2006.
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