Marty Friedman reflects on his late-’80s Ozzy Osbourne audition, admitting musical perfection wasn’t enough to land the gig over Zakk Wylde. In a recent interview with Argentina’s TCDG Guitar Lessons, ...
If music was the magical elixir that got Zakk Wylde off the gridiron and on a stage when he was a teenage linebacker, then guitar was the vehicle that got him to the dream gig of stepping in as Ozzy ...
If music was the magical elixir that got Zakk Wylde off the gridiron and on a stage when he was a teenage linebacker, the guitar was the vehicle that got him to the dream gig as Ozzy Osbourne’s ...
I dunno how they’re going to do it, but Zakk Wylde and other members of Black Label Society are going to have a very, very busy tour coming up. Rather than just playing their own band’s set, members ...
Ozzy Osbourne had Zakk Wylde at his side all the way to the last show. Wylde, the guitarist who grew up in Jackson, first joined forces with the Prince of Darkness in 1987, and he spent much of the ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Zakk Wylde speaks publicly for the first time about Ozzy Osbourne’s death, recalling his friend’s toughness and ...
A fan-shot video from Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance shows the moment guitarist Zakk Wylde rearranged his stage setup to help his boss deliver with the vocals on “Mama, I’m Coming Home.” In the ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Larry BusaccaGetty Images Things might have gotten messy during his time in Ozzy Osbourne ...
In the aftermath of Ozzy Osbourne's death, guitarist Jake E. Lee has shared how Ozzy made him a better guitar player while using the solo from the most well-known tune from his era, "Bark at the Moon" ...
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Osbourne died on July 22 at the age of 76, just weeks after he performed at the Black Sabbath farewell concert in Birmingham, England on July 5. The show marked the first time the original rock band ...
Ozzy Osbourne’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde revealed the poignant final text message he received from the late metal icon after Black Sabbath’s farewell concert. “The last text I got from Oz was ...