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
I was looking at the lyrics, and I just said, 'Man, this has gotta be Dime's tune,' so we just made it Dime's song and that's how the video came about, ... I think it's really emotional and it came out great. It's all about Dime's memory and there ain't a dry eye in the house every time you see it.
If you have passion for what you want to do and that's what you want to do, you've just got to bust your balls and go for it if you want to play music.
I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.
I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame, it's like a minute and a half.
Every day you try to get better.
There are no rules in the entertainment business.
I have sold my soul. Just sign right here.
Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.
As much as I love heavy riffs, I like The Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John, Crowded House.
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.