Ozzy Osbourne’s first two solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and Diary of a Madman (1981), set the tone and paved the way for his solo career. Without the impact of those records, things could have turned out quite differently. Besides the vocalist, the other crucial contributors to the albums’ success were bassist and lyricist Bob Daisley, drummer Lee Kerslake and guitarist Randy Rhoads. Although those records were successful and praised, Sharon Osbourne, according to Bob Daisley, made the wrong move deciding to replace the drummer Lee Kerslake by Tommy Aldrige, which according to him was the start of the end of the chemistry between that first line-up, which was later tragically changed again with the loss of Randy Rhoads. He explained in an interview with Johnny Beane (Transcribed by Ultimate Guitar) why it was not the right thing to do at the time. Bob Daisley explains why Sharon was wrong to change Ozzy Osbourne’s original band line-up "I think, really destined, fated, that the four of us get together and do those (things). It was no accident, and it was the perfect combination of people and chemistry, and it all worked, that's for sure. I don't think they understood about chemistry and creativity and the vibrations between the four of us. You know, you can't really replace one of those ingredients, and not affect everything, not have the same thing. Which was why I would never agree to getting rid of Lee. That was how it all started." "You know, 'Let's get rid of Lee. Let's get Tommy Aldridge.' And I said, 'Why are you trying to fix something that's not broken?' And it wasn't out of blind loyalty to Lee or anything. I just couldn't agree to something that I thought was wrong, a mistake, and a bad move, so I would never agree to it." He continued: "I was asked many times, pulled aside. I was taken to a Gary Moore Show where Tommy Aldridge was playing, because he was playing with Gary at that point. And at the end of the night, they were saying to me, 'Oh, isn't Tommy a great drummer?', And I said, 'Yeah, he is. He's a great drummer, and so is ours,' meaning Lee. But I would never agree. So, in the end, they got rid of both of us, and then asked me back about six weeks later." Despite the legal battles over the years, the longtime Ozzy Osbourne bassist and lyricist Bob Daisley recently lamented the death of his former boss and bandmate. Daisley was part of Ozzy’s band from 1979 to 1981, 1983 to 1985, 1988 (As a session musician), 1990 to 1991 (As a session musician) and from 1994 to 1995. After leaving Ozzy’s band there were legal battles against Ozzy Osbourne and his wife/manager Sharon to claim songwriting credits and royalties over the successful lyrics he wrote for most of Ozzy’s successful records. In 2002, Sharon called Rob Trujillo and Mike Bordin to re-record the bass and drum tracks on “Blizzard of Ozz” and “Diary of a Madman” to avoid paying Daisley and the drummer Lee Kerslake royalties. Eventually, the original versions were restored in later reissues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVUGp-qoi2EThe post Bob Daisley on why Sharon was wrong to change Ozzy’s original band line-up appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.