Trouble Reinventing Himself
Sharon then tried convincing Osbourne to form a supergroup with guitarist Gary Moore, who wanted nothing to do with the singer. Moore did, however, offer his band, G-Force, to help Osbourne audition other musicians in Los Angeles.
Gary Moore. Photo by Richard Young / Shutterstock
“If drummers were trying out, I played guitar, and if a bassist came along, my drummer would help out,” Moore recalled in 2006. “We felt sorry for him, basically. He was always hovering around trying to get me to join, and I wasn’t having any of it.” In the days before Osbourne was set to head back to England, 23-year-old Randy Rhoads came in for an audition as a favor to his friend, Dana Strum.