Editing Diary of a Madman (album) (section)

==Composition and recording==
[[File:Ozzy Osbourne 1982.jpg|left|thumb|Osbourne performing during the ''Diary of a Madman'' tour, 1982]]
''Diary of a Madman'' is the final album recorded with late guitarist Randy Rhoads. Although bassist [[Rudy Sarzo]] and drummer [[Tommy Aldridge]] are credited in the liner notes and pictured on the inner sleeve for the American vinyl and cassette release and later CD re-issues, it was bassist [[Bob Daisley]] and drummer Lee Kerslake who performed all bass and drum parts on the original release. Aldridge has stated of the album, "I think it's pretty obvious that it's not my drumming on that album. I have never taken credit for that recording and have always given Lee Kerslake, whenever asked or interviewed, the credit he rightly deserves."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/drummer-tommy-aldridge-says-ozzy-made-fun-of-ronnie-james-dio/ |title=Drummer Tommy Aldridge Says Ozzy Made Fun Of Ronnie James Dio |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=22 January 2005 |access-date=29 October 2015 }}</ref>

Daisley provided significant contributions to the album's songwriting, having written some of the music and most of the lyrics. Kerslake claims to have also had a hand in the writing of the album, even performing lead vocals on some of the original demo recordings. {{"'}}Flying High Again' was one of my ideas, 'Over the Mountain' was another. The basic (demo) tracks were just Bob's words, my vocals—though some of the words I wrote—and Randy's playing. It was unreal. And then we got [[Don Airey]] to come in and do the keyboards", he stated in 2009. Kerslake says he used a piano in the studio to write many of the songs with guitarist [[Randy Rhoads]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kkdowning.net/interviews/leekerslake.html |title=Lee Kerslake - A Steel Mill Interview |last1=Krannila |first1=Ville |last2=Tattari |first2=Kimmo |publisher=K.K. Downing Steel Mill.net |date=December 2009 |access-date=29 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715214525/http://www.kkdowning.net/interviews/leekerslake.html |archive-date=15 July 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> Daisley and Kerslake were not given credit for their performance or songwriting contributions, a situation which resulted in a later lawsuit.

During the album's recording, Kerslake says the band members were given no money to live on, prompting them to approach management. Shortly after, both Kerslake and Daisley were fired. "Everything was working fine," said Kerslake. "It was only when [[Sharon Osbourne|Sharon (Osbourne)]] came in that we had a problem. When she started managing—taking over—she wasn't the manager until ''Diary of a Madman''. Before that was her brother, David. He didn't really want to handle it. He had too much to do for [[Don Arden|Don {{bracket|Arden}}]] in the office. So she came in and it started to get edgy. But we never suspected a thing until we went away on holiday. Next minute, they're rehearsing with Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo, and going to America."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bobdaisley.com/interview/fuse-lee-kerslake |title=The Fuze interviews Lee Kerslake |last=Seely |first=Todd |publisher=Bob Daisley.com |date=20 May 2002 |access-date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021030053/http://www.bobdaisley.com/interview/fuse-lee-kerslake |archive-date=21 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Although Don Airey is credited as keyboardist on the album, it was in fact a musician named Johnny Cook (who had worked with Daisley in [[Mungo Jerry]] in the 1970s) who actually recorded the keyboard parts. Airey was on tour as a member of [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] at the time of recording and was thus unavailable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist,43134.sm?id=65 |title=Heaven And Hell (Part 1) - Bob Daisley Reflects On A Career That Has Seen The Veteran Bassist Playing Alongside Some Of Rock's Legends |last=Price |first=Beth |publisher=Rocdetector.com |date=9 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204233821/http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist%2C43134.sm?id=65 |archive-date=4 December 2005 |access-date=29 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>