In 1979, Ozzy got fired from Black Sabbath due to his drug problems. He wanted to have his revenge, and hired the best guitarist he could find to record his debut solo album, Blizzard Of Ozz 1980). The young Randy Rhoads (23 at the time) got the gig and blew everyone away with his mind-blowing neo-classical technique. He unfortunately died two years later, so Ozzy went on to hire other guitar greats like Jake E. Lee, Zakk Wylde and Gus G.