Randy Castillo

Drummer Randy Castillo was a longtime person in the Ozzy Osbourne Music group (portion longer than every other drummer within the group’s background: a decade), and through the past due ‘90s, replaced Tommy Lee in Mötley Crüe. Delivered on Dec 18, 1950 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Castillo started playing drums after getting a spot together with his senior high school marching music group. After a brief stint playing trumpet within a music group with his dad, Castillo moved back again to drums once and for all, taking jobs like a percussionist in R&B rings, and immediately after, rock-based clothes. By the first ‘80s, he previously relocated to LA hoping of getting a gig with a recognised rock-band. His 1st gig was like a touring drummer for the brand new wave clothing the Motels, but by 1984, Castillo was drumming for ex-Runaway Lita Ford. The union didn’t last for lengthy (Castillo appeared on the lone recording, 1984’s Dancin’ within the Advantage), before an income disagreement resulted in the drummer’s leave. Nonetheless it was during his association with Ford that Castillo befriended the users of Mötley Crüe, whose drummer, Tommy Lee, quickly suggested Castillo to his friend, Ozzy Osbourne, to fill up a vacant drumming placement in his music group. Even though two fulfilled and strike it off, Castillo was medical a broken lower leg at that time (because of a skiing incident), which led to Osbourne carrying on his search. However when Castillo was back again to full health several months afterwards, Osbourne inquired once again, and this period, Castillo was instantly welcomed up to speed. Castillo made an appearance on numerous travels alongside Ozzy, and performed on such strike albums as 1986’s THE BEST Sin, 1989’s No Rest for the Wicked, 1990’s Simply State Ozzy, 1991’s FORGET ABOUT Tears, and 1993’s Live and Loud. After departing Ozzy’s music group in the middle-‘90s, Castillo laid low for an interval, but lent his drumming abilities to various other performers’ recordings, like the soundtrack to Poison vocalist Bret Michaels’ 1998 film, Letter from Loss of life Row, and a 1997 self-titled discharge by guitarist Terry Ilous’ all-star task, Cage. Through the springtime of 1999, Castillo received a telephone call out of nowhere from Ozzy’s supervisor/wife, Sharon Osbourne, suggesting the drummer contact Mötley Crüe, concerning their vacated drum placement. Castillo’s skill and réamounté spoke for themselves, as he got the gig with out a tryout, and debuted using the group on the 2000 launch, New Tattoo. But soon thereafter, Castillo was identified as having a kind of malignancy known as Squamous Cell Carcinoma. He required a keep of absence from your Crüe to endure treatment, and by the summertime of 2001, were well on his method to a complete recovery. Unfortunately, the malignancy came back, and Castillo passed on on March 26, 2002, at age 51. Furthermore to his aforementioned recordings, he made an appearance on selection of tribute albums for additional rock acts through the past due ‘90s, including Alice Cooper (Humanary Stew), Aerosmith (Not similar Old Music and Dance), Def Leppard (Leppardmania), and Weapons N’ Roses (Rock and roll Tribute to Weapons N’ Roses), amongst others.