Bobby Blotzer — Ratt ’n’ roll time
by Anne M. Raso
On 14th Nov 2018
Being the backbone of Ratt ‘n’ roll isn’t easy, but somebody has to do it. Bobby Blotzer was such a highly desirable player in the L.A. area a few years back that the members of Ratt had to put up a big struggle to get him to join. At the same time as he joined Ratt, tons of offers were pouring in from top European bands, as well as from local bands who wanted Blotzer to do session work for them. Oddly enough, Bobby started out as a guitarist back when he was 16 or 17. But when he began comparing himself to his friends who played, he realized he wasn’t that good and switched to drums. Soon he began outplaying every hard rock drummer in the L.A. area, but opted for touring Europe with Swiss artist Vic Vergat, which led to a year-long stint with Nazareth. Bobby also played […]
October 1986 Issue