black sabbathzakk wylde
19:10 Friday, 15 April 2022
Zakk Wylde's career is nothing short of spectacular. From Black Label Society to playing with Ozzy Osbourne, to paying tribute to Black Sabbath with Zakk Sabbath, Wylde is certainly a fixture in the genre. Now in an interview with Metal Hammer, Wylde reveals the Black Sabbath album that started it all for him… and by album, I mean compilation.
"It was [1975 compilation album] We Sold Our Soul For Rock'N'Roll, so not even a real Black Sabbath record! I was beyond terrified; I'd been raised Catholic and by halfway through that record I'd turned full Satanist. By the end I'd gone back to Catholicism just so's I could thank God for creating Black Sabbath, ha ha ha!"
Wylde also revealed how he got into Black Sabbath as a kid, which was all thanks to his buddy Tommy when they were all 11 years old. Feels like maybe we all owe Tommy a beer, right?
"Well, when I was 11 I discovered Black Sabbath. Before that I was a huge Elton John fan – still am – but when I was 11 years old I was in art class and my buddy Tommy was doing this sculpture of a jawless skull. It had a lightning bolt going through it and he'd written 'Black Sabbath 666' and I'm just like… 'What's that?!' He's like, 'It's a band my older brother listens to', and I knew I needed to hear it. I got my mother to buy the record and I was terrified when I first listened to it!"
Check out the full interview here.
