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Having played & still playing with some of the biggest names in rock Bob Daisley has been a well known figure on the international stage for over 30 years. This guy has played with some of the biggest names in rock music ever!

The sad thing is that having played with Ozzy on his 2 finest works, Blizzard of Oz & Diary of Madman, Bob & fellow band member drummer Lee Kerslake have had a long running battle with Ozzy over credit for their work on these two classics of the genre. But Ozzy in an unbelievable act had the bass & drum tracks re-recorded for a re-release, soundwise a deaf man couldn’t miss the difference, How Ozzy can justify defacing two rock masterpieces is beyond me. Just makes me wonder if Randy Rhodes was still alive would Ozzy have rerecorded his guitar tracks in spite of all the love he claims to have for the late guitarist. The one thing that does stand out is that Ozzy has never equalled Blizzard or Diary and that’s testament to the members of his band at that time who wrote the material.

There are some ways you can support Bob & Lee details can be found on www.bobdaisley.com, which if you’re a fan of Bobs work has tons of great pictures & info from a stunning careerBut all in all I’m absolutely delighted that Bob agreed to answer our 10 questions so here goes.

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1. How are you, where are you?
I'm doing ok for an old rocker. I'm in Sydney Australia - born here in 1950, moved back here in 1997 after living in England from 1971. My mum's family was from the north of England and my dad's family was from county Tyrone in Ireland.

2. What's currently happening in Bob Daisley's world?
The latest is a reunion of the band I did my first album with in 1970, a band called Kahvas Jute. We'll do a show at The Basement, a great club in Sydney similar to The Bottom Line in NY. It's where the gig I did with Jon Lord and my blues band The Hoochie Cochie Men was recorded/filmed in 2003. The K.J. gig will be filmed and recorded, so there'll be a special package of the original album, new material and the live DVD.Then there's the Living Loud album with Steve Morse, Lee Kerslake, Jimmy Barnes and Don Airey which is to be released in the US around December 05 or January 06. It's out in the UK and soon out in Europe. I love this album. It was recorded in Florida in 2003 and released in Australia in 2004. I may be working with Gary Moore again this year but nothing's been finalised. The last album we did together was Power of the Blues which was released last year, a good 'n' too.

3. What has been the best concert of one of your peers that you have ever attended?
I'd have to say The Beatles in 1964, The Rolling Stones in 1965 & 66 (original line up) and Led Zeppelin in 1972.

4. Do you remember the first place/time you ever stepped on stage, and what happened?
At my High School in 1964 - we played instrumental surfing music. I was 14.

5. What was the first song you ever wrote/performed?
The first song I ever performed was Pipelene by the Chantays. The first song I ever wrote was Ascend by Kahvas Jute. Ascend will be performed by us at The Basement.

6. What performer are you in awe of, and why?
Jeff Beck - I think he's the best all round guitarist. I sometimes refer to him as Jeff Best.

7. What have been the high and low points of your career to date?
There have been too many high points to mention but fortunately only a couple of low ones. Not being credited for playing and co-producing Diary of a Madman after having worked so hard on it was a bummer and I suppose the removal of Lee's and my performances from Blizzard and Diary just because we wanted our royalties and credits.

8. What is your favourite city to have a show in and why?
Anywhere where there's a good rockin' audience, fine weather and of course,
GIRLS!

9. If you could tell someone to do something what would it be?
Quit smoking - I hate it. All those involved in the tobacco industry should be shot.

10. What colour is the sky in your world?
Symbolically, it can be all sorts of colours but even when it's dark it has stars. Here in Sydney, it's often bright blue and for long periods of time. A bit of rain does us good though, both metaphorically and physically - where would we be without it?

My best wishes to you all.
Bob Daisley.