Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wyldeis an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. His signature bulls-eye design appears on many of his guitars and is widely recognized. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding. As a solo artist he released Book of Shadows and Book of Shadows II...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMetal Singer
Date of Birth14 January 1967
CityBayonne, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
As much as I love heavy riffs, I like The Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John, Crowded House.
If I'm playing with Ozzy it's just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I'm studying for the SATs.
The tours are campaigns.
It's just a natural progression. You're a player, then you're a coach, then you're general manager for the team, and then the next logical step for me and you would be [to become] team owner.
On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.
If you bleed Black Label and you're going to be a man, you gotta get up there and do what you gotta do every day, relentless and as tired as you can be.
We were sitting on the bus one day and there were 5 of us hanging out. There was only one beer left in the cooler and we actually all took a little cup and split it. It was a pathetic day in a rock and roll when five grown men have to be sitting there sharing a beer.
Live, it's just the free flow and the energy and the excitement. It's a one-off and you have that adrenaline for an hour and a half.
I'm a good Catholic boy.
I'm blessed to be able to do what I do.
You have to pay attention, like with tours and expenses; you have to factor that all in. You want to play music for the rest of your life, you have to pay attention to all the things. You want to know what's always going on.
I'm excited to join my brother-in-law Ken Thomson every Tuesday night on SiriusXM to recap all of the awesome NFL action, and to find out what in the Wylde world of sports is going on.
For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.
For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?