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Janelle Borg

“To scare Randy, I pulled the gun and fired it into the ceiling, thinking that would make him leave. He charged right at me”: Kelly Garni on how a drunken fight with Randy Rhoads spelled the end of his Quiet Riot career

American guitarist Randy Rhoads recording Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album at Ridge Farm Studio, 1980.

Growing up with an absolute electric guitar icon like Randy Rhoads inevitably results in an anecdote or two, especially if you also happened to be in a band with him – and Kelly Garni, the bassist who formed Quiet Riot with Rhoads, has his fair share of spicy stories.

The pair's longstanding collaboration, coupled with the drama associated with band life, as well as the infamous tension between Garni and vocalist Kevin DuBrow, ultimately spelled the end of the bassist's music career – at least for a couple of decades or so.

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