Rock Eyez' Brian Rademacher has issued a new interview with bass legend Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT). The following is an excerpt:

Q: Working with so many high profile artists who would you say had the best attitude?

A: "They all did in their own way. Even the ones that were hard and demanding of me were always harder on themselves. It inspirers me and especially guys who have been doing it so long and still find a way to take it to the next level. I’ve been around about twenty five years, first starting with Ozzy and Quiet Riot then Whitesnake and back with Quiet Riot. I even got to play with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN before I got to play with RONNIE JAMES DIO and when I thought I experienced everything playing with Ronnie was taking it to another level. Seeing someone from RAINBOW to BLACK SABBATH to DIO he kept pushing it and looking for that next level. From his story telling to his performances, the band everything, when I thought I learned everything Ronnie taught me a very important lesson."

Q: Did you get to talk to him before his passing

A: "We visited him at the hospital, we were with him the day before he passed away but he was sedated because of the pain. I talked to him four or five days before he passed away and he took a turn for the worse suddenly. One day he got the green light that he was clear and five days later he was on his death bed. It was very shocking, I got a call to come by the hospital because he’s wasn’t going to make it. It was all of our hopes and prayers that Ronnie was going to beat it and then everything was shattered in an instant. I was devastated! A year ago we were suppose to go off on tour November 16th, 2009 was the last rehearsal we had when we heard the news but there was hope because he was original diagnosed with stomach ulcers and it was not a definite it was cancer but future testing proved to be cancer. It was two days before the tour that we were going to leave for the tour and a year later it still hasn’t sunk in that Ronnie is not with us. He was working on Magica, Magica II and III and actually we would be working on those records at this time and Ronnie had huge plans."

Read the full interview at this location.