RUDY SARZO Spotlighted On 'American Latino' (Video)

Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT) was spotlighted on a recent episode of "American Latino". You can now watch the segment below.

Asked about his current gig as the touring bassist for the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, Sarzo told Frankie DiVita, radio personality at Southern California's 96.7 KCAL Rocks: "[The reception from the fans has been] incredible. I mean, going out there and just watching the audience react to what we're doing. We're actually performing the whole 'Operation: Mindcrime' record — every single song — and it's just such an iconic album; it's a timeless piece of music."

Regarding how performing with QUEENSRŸCHE is different to what he has done with his previous bands, Sarzo said: "I have not in the past ever toured doing a concept album. Once you do a concept record, you perform it live, you're telling the story for an hour-plus rather than telling vignettes, which is separate songs. So it's a whole different mindset, because there's much more to grab onto as a performer. Rarely do you ever get to perform a whole album, even if it's the band or the album that you recorded… unless it's the first tour, like [with QUIET RIOT's] 'Metal Health', yes, we did the whole album, because that's all we knew. And we started headlining, so we had to, like, find rejects — songs that did not make the album — and start including them in the set. But as far as a concept album, that there's a storyline to it, it's a very unique situation, to go on stage like that."

On the topic of what it's like to perform with Geoff Tate, Sarzo said: "Oh my God! He's unbelievable. Just to be on stage next to him — the power and his passion, it's contagious."