Then, we would go back to the rehearsal space and write four more. We carried all of that stuff in, so we could get set up, and record the four songs, work on them, and finish them. It was like a complex, and we just picked up the drums and cymbals – everything’s on the stand, there was no breaking it down – and we just carried it in, including Ronnie. I remember when we went into the studio, what we did was we wrote four songs, and then we took all the gear right across the parking lot into the Sound City Studio. It was like a hangout for our gang of friends and the band. He was my best friend, and he was the sound man for Sabbath at one point.
We had Vivian Campbell on guitar and Jimmy Bain on bass, Ronnie and I, and then Angelo Arcuri, who recorded the first four Dio records, he was there too. We were just doing what came naturally, and we just played really well together. I mean, we did all this crazy shit like punch holes in the wall and stuff. We broke all of them, and then, with all the pinball games, we opened them up too, so we couldn’t lose the ball. We had it blocked out for like six weeks, and we destroyed all the candy machines, we would just bang on them and get candy if we were hungry. I mean, they let us do anything we wanted. We did some crazy, crazy things there at Sound City, man. We actually would look forward to going there each night, and that good energy was really reflected in some good songwriting, and some good songs being put together. It was like a little party each night, and it was a really good time. We had the band there, and some of our friends would come down and hang out too. When we did that album, we used to go into Sound City Studios at night around 7 pm, and that’s when we’d rehearse, and smoke a lot of pot. It’s beautiful, and that was like a really special thing for me because that’s something that we started from scratch. It went double platinum this year, so it’s ironic, and I just got it a couple of days ago. As a matter of fact, I just got the award for Holy Diver going double platinum. It still is, you know?Ĭould you have ever imagined that Holy Diver would become one of the definitive albums in all of rock history? Yeah, no, we never thought that. But either way, Ozzy lasted a long time too. That was a good move for me, for a lot of reasons. It’s crazy to think about now, but me passing on the Ozzy gig, it was a good move in that way. We got along so well, we became like brothers and that led to Dio down the road. So, it worked out good, and then my relationship with Ronnie was incredible. I remember they only had like four total days before the tour picked up again because Bill Ward had just quit during the Heaven and Hell world tour. Tony and I got along great, and he invited me down the next day to play with the band, and see how it goes. So I went down and met Tony Iommi, and it worked out really well. But then, luckily, a couple of months later, I got an offer from Sabbath while they were in L.A. It’s so hard to remember, but those are the main reasons that I didn’t take that offer. Someone called me, and I turned my head, well, when I turned back around, Ozzy was passed out in his plate of spaghetti.” So, I was like, “Okay. What do you think?” Well, Carmine said, “Yeah, I confirm that he’s pretty crazy.” Carmine went on to tell me some stories, and basically, he said, “The last time I was with him, we were at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in Hollywood, and we were having a drink and eating. So, I asked my brother, and I said, “Carmine, I got an offer to go play with Ozzy in England. I was probably nineteen, or twenty years old, and I had heard crazy stories about Ozzy, God bless him. We’re willing to fly you to England, and have you hang out with Ozzy.” Basically, they wanted to see how I got along with him, and the guys, and if it would work. Right now, Ozzy is in England, and he heard about you. Vinny Appice: I got a call from Sharon Osborne, and she told me, “We’re putting a band together around Ozzy. Now, if I remember correctly, earlier in the year, there were a whole lot of different rumors going around regarding you being offered a role with Ozzy Osbourne, and you ultimately turned it down. You can read the entire interview this location. VWMusic: We recently caught up with drummer Vinny Appice.
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