Diary of a Madman (Ozzy Osbourne song)
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"Diary of a Madman" is a heavy metal song by Ozzy Osbourne released in 1981 on his Diary of a Madman album.
Guitarist Randy Rhoads was taking classical guitar lessons while on the "Blizzard of Ozz" tour, and came up with the opening acoustic riff by using a variation of Cuban composer Leo Brouwer's Etude #6.
The song was written by Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake. Supposedly, Ozzy had a hard time coping with the unusual time signature in this song, which was composed by Randy Rhoads and bassist Bob Daisley. According to Daisley, Ozzy's comment was: "I'm not fucking Frank Zappa, you know."
The alternative rock band A Perfect Circle covered this song, and combined it with "Lovesong" by The Cure.
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