Af mine læsere, er det nok begrænset, hvem der kan se det navn og tænke “nåh ja, ham”. Faktisk er jeg meget overrasket, hvis bare én kan gøre det uden brug af google eller andre online medier.
Vi taler her om giutarenes ubestridte mester. En enestående person, med enestående værker bag sig. En person, der har givet os Zyris, soloprojekter, Pride & Glory, Black Label Society og ellers er guitarist for ingen ringere end Ozzy!
Zakk Wylde er han nok bedre kendt som. Den lettere onde person at se på, den elegante når han har sin guitar og den uovertrufne når han kaster en solo af sig.
Siden en kammerat præsenterede mig for Zakk Wylde har jeg ikke kunnet give slip. Jeg har købt alt jeg kunne få fat i af Black Label Society, Pride & Glory samt hans soloalbums. Ozzy havde jeg lidt af i forvejen, og samlingen er idag næsten komplet.
Som en slags hyldest til ham vælger jeg at bringe nogle af mine favorit citater, fra ham her på siden.
“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.”
“That’s why for Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society the colors are black and white. There are no gray issues. Life is black and it’s white. There’s no in-between.”
“One day my wife went and saw the accountant and said she’s pulling the plug. She said you guys are done. I said, how bad can it be? 10 grand? She said you’re not even close. It came out to almost $50,000 in alcohol for two months.”
“I’ve messed myself up more playing music than when I played football.”
“I’m just worried that there’s enough beer on the bus. That’s the top priority at all times.”
“Had an awesome time. You tell me to show up and all I have to do is drink beer, play guitar all day and I can lift weights and you’re going to pay me for this!”
“Any guy that’s not working with the same amount of intensity and passion that I do, I don’t want to know.”
“The way I look at it you can always get better.”
