Guitarist Jake E. Lee (Red Dragon Cartel, Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands) participated in a half-show/half-question-and-answer-session at the Lava Cable stage in Owasso, Oklahoma on March 13th.
Lee, who wrote Bark At The Moon” the title song of Ozzy Osbourne’s 1983 album of the same name, revealed how he wrote the tune to be played originally and how it is consistently wronged by tabs all across the web today. Watch video footage from Lava Cable’s Strike A Chord below.
Jake E. Lee’s new band, Red Dragon Cartel, released their debut album on January 28th and are currently on tour. See dates below.
Red Dragon Cartel Tour Dates:
3 Philadelphia, PA The Legendary Dobbs
4 Amityville, NY Revolutions
6 West Seneca, NY Rock & Roll Heaven
May:
30 Vienna, AUS Szene
31 Munich, GER Backstage
June:
5 Norje Solvesborg, SWE Sweden Rock Festival
15 Donnington, ENG Download Festival
19 Seattle, WA El Corazon
21 Idaho Falls, ID Rock The Falls
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I get what you’re saying about history and I like stuff like that as well. If OZZYs empire was flat broke, I don’t think Jake would care as much about the “historic” aspects of his songwriting. If Jake made bad choices that is not Ozzy’s fault.
Jake & Bob had lawyers named Moe, Larry & Murray. Come on, they needed the bread and signed and got screwed just like Quiet Riot…..but in Quiet Riot’s situation: a few million. The smart artists/label heads/managers get the screw contracts out with Berry Gordy-like office meeting: a bag of cash and a pen. I bet Jake signed off so fast, he hit Wells Fargo that same day in Hollywood.You can imagine the Ace & Peter buy-outs, they got horsed.
My Dads’ guitar teacher once said ‘Ozzy Is as good as the musicians he’s playing with.’