{"id":236728,"date":"2025-10-19T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/236728\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:02:10","slug":"jake-e-lees-producer-tried-to-bribe-him-500-to-change-one-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/236728\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake E. Lee\u2019s Producer Tried to Bribe Him $500 to Change One Note"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake E. Lee<\/a> said he\u2019d once been offered a bribe of $500 plus benefits to change one note on a guitar solo \u2013 but refused.<\/p>\n

The incident took place while he was working on the 1989 self-titled debut of Badlands, the group he formed after leaving Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2019s band.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Guitar World<\/a> the guitarist said he\u2019d been desperate to escape the restrictions of his previous role, and had a good reason to place an unusual sound on the track \u201cWinter\u2019s Call.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Jake E. Lee At Crossroads After Making Peace With Ozzy Osbourne<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the one where the first note in the solo is kind of off,\u201d Lee said. \u201cPaul O\u2019Neill was the co-producer for that album, and he said, \u2018Please, that first note, it just throws me for a loop!\u2019 I said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to change it. That\u2019s why I like that note so much! I think that note\u2019s perfect.\u2019
\u201cHe tried bribing me with money. He said, \u2018I\u2019ll give you 500 bucks right now out of my wallet, and tickets to see Cats, and I\u2019ll buy you dinner at the finest restaurant.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he said, \u2018I\u2019m not even saying we\u2019ll use another one, I just want to hear one where it\u2019s not that weird note.\u2019 I said, \u2018Nope.\u2019 I knew if I recorded another one, somehow, that would end up being it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jake E. Lee Recalls Being Restricted by Ozzy Osbourne<\/p>\n

He explained why the note was so important to him: \u201cI wanted it to be kind of psychedelic-sounding. It\u2019s kind of out of tune, but I liked it so much \u2026 I was doing all these things to try and sound like I took acid in the \u201860s!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee also outlined the restrictions he\u2019d come to resent in Osbourne\u2019s band. \u201cI always like a hard rock edge to whatever I\u2019m playing, but I wanted to experiment a little more,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was writing new stuff for The Ultimate Sin<\/a> record, a lot of times Ozzy would say, \u2018What\u2019s that? That\u2019s not Ozzy, that\u2019s jazz.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say, \u2018It\u2019s not jazz, but it\u2019s branching out a little bit.\u2019 Ozzy would say, \u2018No, This isn\u2019t Frank Zappa<\/a>, this is Ozzy Osbourne. Go back and write me something else.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Ozzy Osbourne Albums Ranked <\/p>\n

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