He appeared in the most notable music videos in the MTV age and toured with the band until 1985 and again from 1997 to 2003. That was a major pivot point for him because it put into perspective just how much people were paying attention to him. And I always know that every time you do a show, that theres a next level that you can take it to. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. Released in March 1983, Metal Health would go on to become a multi-platinum international hit, kickstarting an era of wild commercial popularity for heavy metal in the 1980s. Dec 12, 2015 - Explore Chloe's board "Rudy Sarzo", followed by 643 people on Pinterest. He has managed to sell over thirty million copies. This page was updated in January 2023 with the latest dating information and news. His brother, Robert, is also a musician. This tragic loss made Rudy disillusioned, and he decided to leave Ozzy Osbournes band and rejoin Quiet Riot. So, we started playing together. !loop_time && ! var loop_time = 1 * ''; He asked me to come over his house. Wright has been one of the band's longest touring and recording members and will continue touring with the band through the end of 2021. updateCountdown(); Rudy is turning 73 years old in window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { start2.setFullYear(today.getFullYear()); And, ten years later, after Frankie and I had been playing together in South Florida, we moved to Chicago to play that circuit. if(loop_range == 'h') { So, after Frankie passed away, I went over to Regina's house, and we talked, and she expressed to me that Frankie wanted me to come back to the band, that he wanted to have a founding member there in the band. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", the first heavy metal LP to top Billboard's album chart, died in August after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. start2.setFullYear(today.getFullYear()); On November 18, 1950, he was born in Havana, Cuba. !seconds[display[i]]) { for(i=0;i