Guitarist Jake E. Lee Shot Multiple Times in Las Vegas

Jake
E.
Lee,
the
guitarist
best
known
for
playing
on

Ozzy
Osbourne‘s

Bark
at
the
Moon
album,
was
shot
Tuesday
morning
in
Las
Vegas.

According
to
a
press
release
issued
by
his
publicist,
the
67-year-old
guitarist
was
shot “multiple
times”
and
is
now
recovering
in
a
Las
Vegas
hospital.

“As
confirmed
by
management,
legendary
rock
guitarist
Jake
E.
Lee
was
shot
multiple
times
early
this
morning
in
a
Las
Vegas
street
shooting,”
reads
the
statement. “Lee
is
fully
conscious
and
doing
well
in
an
intensive
care
unit
at
a
Las
Vegas
hospital.
He
is
expected
to
fully
recover.

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MORE:

When
Jake
E.
Lee
Joined
Ozzy
Osbourne’s
Band

“Las
Vegas
authorities
believe
the
shooting
was
completely
random
and
occurred
while
Lee
took
his
dog
out
for
a
walk
in
the
early
morning
hours.
As
the
incident
is
under
police
investigation,
no
further
comments
will
be
forthcoming.
Lee
and
his
family
appreciate
respecting
their
privacy
at
this
time.”

What
Records
Has
Jake
E.
Lee
Played
On?

Lee’s
career
began
in
the
early ’80s
when
he
was
approached
by
singer

Ronnie
James
Dio
to
join
his
solo
band.
The
guitarist made
some
recordings
while
rehearsing
with
the
group,
but
Dio
shelved
the
project.

He
was
then
asked
by
Osbourne
to
replace
his
departing
guitar
player
Brad
Gillis.
Lee
joined
the
former

Black
Sabbath
singer’s
band
in
1983,
appearing
on
that
year’s

Bark
at
the
Moon
album,
as
well
as
the
follow-up,

The
Ultimate
Sin,
on
which
Lee
shared
songwriting
credits
with
Osbourne.

Lee
told
UCR
in
2018
that
going
on
tour
with
Osbourne
wasn’t
easy. “I
had
a
lot
of ‘Randy
Rhoads
rules,
you
suck,'”
he
recalled. ”
That
option
is
gone,
you
know?
Randy’s
gone,
and
it’s
not
like
he’s
gone
to
go
play
in
some
other
band.
So
either
you
guys
want
Ozzy
to
hang
up
his
coat
and
call
it
quits
or
cut
me
a
little
slack.
But
all
the
way
through
Ozzy,
there
was
always
a
faction
of ‘You
suck,
Randy
rules.’
So,
it
gave
me
tough
skin.”

In
1988
Lee
formed
Badlands,
followed
by
Wicked
Alliance
in
the
mid-’90s.
He’s
also
released
three
solo
records
since
1996.
Since
2014
he’s
been
a
member
of
Red
Dragon
Cartel,
whose
latest
album,

Patina,
came
out
in
2018.