As beforehand reported, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee was shot a number of occasions whereas strolling his canine early Tuesday morning (October fifteenth) in Las Vegas. Now, Osbourne has issued an announcement expressing concern for his onetime bandmate whereas additionally condemning “one other mindless act of gun violence.”
“It’s been 37 years since I’ve seen Jake E. Lee, however that also doesn’t take away from the shock of listening to what occurred to him at present,” mentioned Osbourne in an announcement launched to TMZ on Tuesday night time . “It’s simply one other mindless act of gun violence.
The metallic icon added, “I ship my ideas to him and his stunning daughter, Jade. I simply hope he’ll be okay.”
Lee is at present in an intensive care unit, however is predicted to make a full restoration. Per his publicist’s assertion, Lee “was shot a number of occasions early [Tuesday] morning in a Las Vegas, NV road capturing. Lee is absolutely acutely aware and doing properly in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital. He’s anticipated to completely get well. Las Vegas authorities imagine the capturing was utterly random and occurred whereas Lee took his canine out for a stroll within the early morning hours.”
The guitarist was a member of Osbourne’s solo band from 1982 by 1987, enjoying on the albums Bark on the Moon (1983) and The Final Sin (1986). Lee engaged in a dispute with Sharon Osbourne over his songwriting credit whereas in Ozzy’s band, and was finally fired from the group in 1987.
Nevertheless, Ozzy has insisted in subsequent interviews he had nothing towards Lee, saying that his drummer on the time. Randy Castillo, had turned him towards Lee. As evidenced by his assertion, Ozzy seems deeply involved about his former bandmate.
Lee went on to type the band Badlands with singer Ray Gillen within the late ’80s, and the group Purple Dragon Cartel in 2013.
See Ozzy Osbourne and Jake E. Lee performing “Bark on the Moon” in 1984 beneath.