That's one book I'll need to order...

http://www2.gibson.com/Ne...%3A+October+30%2C+2012

Diary of a Madman is the first album I ever bought, and Randy Rhoads' playing on that album  made me want to play electric guitar.

Actually, when I auditioned for classical lessons at the music school years later, I picked the Diary of a Madman acoustic guitar intro - which, my teacher later told me, was inspired by a Leo Brouwer study. 

Funny because after I got back to playing electric guitar a couple of years ago, I realized how much his influence was still present in my own playing, even after all those years.