Editing Randy Bachman (section)

== Personal life ==
Bachman's first marriage was to Lorayne Stevenson (1966 to 1977). With Stevenson, Bachman had six children. His son, [[Tal Bachman]], is a recording artist best known for his 1999 top-20 hit song "[[She's So High]]". His daughter [[Lorelei Bachman]] is also a writer/musician. He then was married to [[Denise McCann]] from 1982 to 2011, and they had one child. They resided on [[Salt Spring Island]], British Columbia, Canada. Bachman and McCann separated in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of: Randy Bachman: Taking Care of Business|url=http://www.yorku.ca/caml/en/review/29-2/bachman.htm|publisher=CAML Review|access-date=May 2, 2013}}</ref>

During his early Guess Who years, Bachman's [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] religious beliefs conflicted with the [[Wine, women and song|sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll]] lifestyle of the other band members.<ref name="Bachman bio at CBC.ca" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jun/14/bachman-cummings-band-stars-have-come-full-circle/ |title=Bachman-Cummings Band: Stars have come full circle |author=Leber, Holly |date=June 14, 2008 |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press |access-date=April 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011185513/http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jun/14/bachman-cummings-band-stars-have-come-full-circle/ |archive-date=October 11, 2010}}</ref> His son Tal Bachman later renounced the religion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Randy Bachman|publisher=Brigham Young University|url=https://mormonartsstg.lib.byu.edu/people/randy-bachman/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Staring down his former faith|newspaper=Globe and Mail|date=July 24, 2004 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/staring-down-his-former-faith/article18268991/}}</ref>

Bachman has struggled with obesity.<ref name="EZoom2006">{{cite news |title=Randy Bachman: still in overdrive |url=https://www.everythingzoomer.com/style/home-garden/2006/01/01/randy-bachman-still-in-overdrive/ |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=[[Everything Zoomer]] |date=January 1, 2006}}</ref> He originally lost 60 pounds from 380 lb by diet and exercise. He  became aware of the threat his obesity posed to his health during a performance at [[Winnipeg Stadium]] for the [[1999 Pan American Games]], realizing that his weight-induced back and knee pain was making touring impossible.<ref name="EZoom2006"/>

During an extended ground time{{huh|date=November 2024}} following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Bachman began overeating again.<ref name="EZoom2006"/> At his next physical after the tour, his physician told him he was [[morbidly obese]]. He asked, "Doesn't morbid mean death?" The physician told him of the risks he faced as a result of his obesity.<ref name="EZoom2006"/> Bachman remembered that [[Carnie Wilson]], the daughter of his friend [[Brian Wilson]] of [[The Beach Boys]], had successfully lost weight using [[bariatric surgery]], and sought out her surgeon to help him.<ref name="EZoom2006"/> Following surgery, he lost 155 pounds by 2006, reaching his 225 lb target weight.<ref name="EZoom2006"/>

Bachman also had a successful operation on his shoulder in November 2007 to repair a torn [[rotator cuff]], which he has blamed on his decades-long use of heavy guitars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Randy Bachman Interview: Lenny Breau, Canadian Rock and Collecting Guitars |url=https://guitarinternational.com/2010/12/09/randy-bachman-talks-lenny-breau-canadian-rock-and-collecting-guitars/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Guitar International Magazine}}</ref>

Bachman has 26 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Bachman is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/|title = Artists – Artists Against Racism}}</ref>

In January 2023, Bachman announced on Twitter that his younger brother [[Robbie Bachman|Robbie]] had died, but he did not specify a cause of death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/89530/20230113/drummer-robbie-bachman-dead-69-what-turner-overdrive-members-cause.htm |title=Drummer Robbie Bachman Dead at 69: What Was Bachman-Turner Overdrive Member's Cause of Death? |author=Angeline Sicily |publisher=Music Times |date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> In the statement, he also paid tribute to [[Jeff Beck]], who died two days earlier, saying "maybe Jeff Beck needs a drummer!"

In May 2023, he announced in a tweet the deaths of his brothers Gary and [[Tim Bachman|Tim]] "in quick succession since the pandemic."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/founding-member-of-bto-dies-randy-bachman-confirms-through-manager-1.6377822 |url-status=live |archive-date=Jul 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715020251/https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/founding-member-of-bto-dies-randy-bachman-confirms-through-manager-1.6377822 |title=Tim Bachman, a founding member of BTO, dies |date=May 1, 2023 |website=[[CTV News]] |language=en |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>

=== Name pronunciation ===
Despite [[German-Canadian]] custom, Bachman says his surname is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|æ|k|m|ən}} (with a short 'a' sound as in "back"), and he uses this pronunciation when referring to himself. The more common pronunciation of {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|k|m|ən}}, especially on American radio (where "Bach-" is pronounced the same as for [[J.S. Bach]]), became so widespread however, that he did not bother correcting people after BTO became popular.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}