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
You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.
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.
Whatever it is you love, and whatever it is that you want to do, that's what you should be doing.
The river is a metaphor for life in general, ... all the bullshit that you deal with from being a kid growing up. The whole thing's just about life and death.
Without a doubt, even when I play with Black Label, when we have different guys I play with, everyone always brings their own magic, their own flavor to the soup, hands down.
The way I look at it you can always get better.
I'm just worried that there's enough beer on the bus. That's the top priority at all times.
For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
I don't think it's ever changed, whether its Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses or anyone today, the reason why you get into music is because you love it, and if you're good at it, that's a plus.
For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.
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.
Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him.
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.
You listen to Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in it, and it's not Black Sabbath. They should have just called it 'Heaven and Hell' right from the beginning. Because you listen to that 'Heaven and Hell' album, that doesn't sound anything close to Black Sabbath.