Shot In The Dark - The Resurrection of Jake E Lee

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Guitarist Jake E. Lee joins for a powerful conversation about his legendary run with Ozzy Osbourne, and the emotional full-circle moment of playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy’s final “Back to the Beginning” concert in Birmingham just weeks before Ozzy’s passing. Jake recalls how it felt to finally reconnect with Ozzy and Sharon after decades, the truth about joining the band after the death of Randy Rhoads, and the incredible story behind Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, and Killer of Giants. He also shares the terrifying night he was shot three times while walking his dog in Las Vegas, and how he’s fought his way back to playing guitar again. Plus, Jake talks about his audition for Ozzy, the chaos of those first tours, the Lemmy encounter he’ll never forget, and the real story behind his firing from the band. Talk Is Jericho is available on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/ChrisJerichoFozzy 👍 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the 🔔 to stay updated on new episodes! More from Talk Is Jericho: 📸 Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy | @talkisjericho 🐦 Twitter/X: @IAmJericho | @TalkIsJericho 🌐 Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Talk is Jericho, baby.
0:05.1	Talk is Jericho.
0:08.3	Talk is Jericho, Mama, talk is me.
0:13.4	So here with Jake E. Lee, the legendary Jake E. Lee, if you listen to the people on stage at Ozzy's final back-the-beginning show.
0:23.8	Just kind of jumping in, there's so much to discuss, so much to talk about.
0:26.6	But talk about that gig.
0:28.8	How did you feel playing it?
0:31.3	And then how do you feel now knowing that Oz passed such a short time afterwards?
0:37.3	I mean, that's a big question, but...
0:38.9	Yeah, break it down.
0:41.0	Break it down.
0:43.0	It was a great week for me.
0:45.4	It was maybe one of the best weeks of my life.
0:49.2	Because I came in there feeling kind of like a footnote, maybe even an almost forgotten footnote oh yeah we'll
0:57.9	throw him in there too i but uh everybody treated me so respectfully and and and encouragement
1:05.5	and support from everybody and and uh it made me feel special.
1:14.1	But do you feel, you mentioned you felt like a footnote,
1:18.0	is that how you kind of felt about your time in Aussie?
1:21.3	Yeah.
1:21.8	Okay.
1:22.3	Yeah, yeah.
1:23.2	Why do you feel that way?
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