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In a new interview with Judy Rosenfeld<\/a> of the “Electric Crush”<\/b> weekly Internet radio show, legendary hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo<\/b> confirmed that he is “working on new music” which he is planning on releasing independently in the not-too-distant future. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET<\/b>): “I wanted to write music that I could play cool bass parts on and mix it myself, and tell a story, document my experiences in life lyrically and just put it out there. I’m in a band, and we’re doing really well \u2014 we’re really busy touring; QUIET RIOT<\/b> \u2014 and it’s not like I’m doing this because I need to make some money, thank God. It’s just that I need to create.”<\/p>\n Regarding what his new solo music will sound like, Rudy<\/b> said: “If I do my typical, what I’m known for, then it will be more of the same. And what I really wanted to do is to go back to my roots of music that I grew up playing and loving back in the ’70s that people don’t really record new music like that anymore in the masses. And I was there, so I’m very educated in how that music works and what it sounds like and the songwriting structure of it. And so I’m just having a blast doing it\u2026 I’ll put it this way: I’m making music that I enjoy listening to. And if I am the only person in the world that will enjoy listening to that music, that’s fine with me.”<\/p>\n As a member of Ozzy Osbourne<\/b>‘s band, from March 1981 to September 1982, Rudy<\/b> toured the world in support of the “Blizzard Of Ozz”<\/b> and “Diary Of A Madman”<\/b> records. His bass playing can be heard on Ozzy<\/b>‘s multimillion-selling CD “Tribute”<\/b> and “Speak Of The Devil”<\/b> CD and DVD.<\/p>\n As a member of QUIET RIOT<\/b>, from September 1982 to January 1985, Rudy<\/b> recorded the multi-platinum albums “Metal Health”<\/b>, the first heavy metal debut to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart and <\/b>“Condition Critical”<\/b>. During this period, he headlined worldwide tours, appeared on numerous MTV<\/b> videos and was voted No. 1 bassist in Circus<\/b> magazine for 1983.<\/p>\n As a member of WHITESNAKE<\/b>, from April 1987 to September 1994, Rudy<\/b> recorded the multi-platinum album “Slip Of The Tongue”<\/b>. During this period he also performed worldwide on headline tours in support of the multiplatinum “1987”<\/b> and “Slip Of The Tongue”<\/b> albums and appeared in six MTV<\/b> videos.<\/p>\n In April 2004, Rudy<\/b> became member of DIO<\/b> and remained the band’s bassist until Ronnie James Dio<\/b>‘s passing in 2010. During that time Rudy<\/b> toured the world with DIO<\/b> and recorded the “Holy Diver 25th Anniversary Live”<\/b> DVD and CD and DIO<\/b>‘s last studio track “Elektra”<\/b>. In addition, when Rudy<\/b> was not busy with DIO<\/b>, he toured the world with BLUE \u00d6YSTER CULT<\/b> until 2012. From 2013 through 2014 Rudy<\/b> was a recording and touring member of Geoff Tate<\/b>‘s QUEENSR\u0178CHE<\/b>. In 2021, Rudy<\/b> rejoined QUIET RIOT<\/b> after an 18-year absence.<\/p>\n Image credit: Robert G<\/a><\/p>\n