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The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Rudy Sarzo Part 1 | The Magnificent Others

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan

Music, Arts, Performing Arts

4.6731 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Billy Corgan sits down with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo for Part 1 of a sweeping, emotional journey from Havana to Hollywood, escaping Castro’s Cuba, discovering the Beatles, and finding identity through rock. Sarzo recounts his path from Miami and New Jersey club bands to Chicago glam dreams and, finally, Los Angeles, where Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads, and a fateful call from Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne led to a whirlwind “Crazy Train” audition that changed his life. Along the way, he shares stories of faith, spiritual awakening, and the belief that rock’s true power lies in its brotherhood and integrity. Subscribe to the Magnificent Others YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BillyCorganTMO?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I said, I want to be in your band and say, I said, well, we got too many guitar players. If you want to join, you got to play bass. And I go, what's that? And they say, because nobody wants to play bass. I could adapt. I became very adaptable. That's one of the things that I learned when I was very young. I must adapt. It's like, we're going to make it and nobody wants us. A lot of heart breaks. Yeah.

0:23.5

Painful. when I was very young. I must adapt. It's like, we're going to make it, and nobody wants us.

0:22.1

A lot of heart breaks.

0:23.0

Yeah.

0:24.1

Oh, painful.

0:26.9

Well, that's rock and roll, right?

0:28.3

What are you going to do?

0:30.6

Kevin Dubrow wants us the phone and he says, hey, Rudy, there's somebody calling you.

0:33.7

And I go, nobody knows me.

0:36.6

Hello?

0:37.7

Oh, hi, Rudy.

0:39.0

This is Sharon and Ozzie's manager.

0:41.7

Randy tells me about you and we want you

0:45.3

to come out to audition.

0:46.9

Then Asi gets up on stage.

0:48.2

We play the songs again.

0:51.1

And Asi turns to me and says,

0:52.3

Hey, man, do you want the gig?

0:55.2

Listen, yes. And as it turns to me and says, hey man, you won the game? Listen, yes. And my life went into Panavision color at that in the moment. It was like, wow,

1:05.6

I'm in this world now. Boom. So nice to see you.

1:12.2

Thank you for...

1:12.6

Thank you for being on my show.

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