"From the time he joined Ozzy Osbourne's band in 1987 until Osbourne's death in July, Zakk Wylde was not only the guitarist for the Prince of Darkness but his close friend and collaborator. Even when Wylde was off fronting his own band, Black Label Society, or doing his solo stuff, the two remained good friends. Since Osbourne's passing two weeks after the triumphant "Back to the Beginning" farewell show in Black Sabbath's birthplace of Birmingham, England, Wylde has not done any in-depth media interviews about his friend."
"I was lucky to spend a lot of time with Ozzy,With that toughness, though, he also had the driest sense of humor. and there was no one like him. He was very open with me about his substance abuse. He told me "Black Rain" was the first album he made sober, and it terrified him. But, at the same time, he had this childlike wonder and loved life and his family so much."
Zakk Wylde joined Ozzy Osbourne's band in 1987 and remained Osbourne's guitarist, close friend, and collaborator until Osbourne's death in July. Wylde continued fronting Black Label Society and pursuing solo work while maintaining a close personal bond with Osbourne. Paramount+ released a documentary, and Black Label Society released the single "Broken And Blind" ahead of a forthcoming album influenced by Osbourne, Sabbath, and Wylde's musical roots. Wylde recalled Ozzy's toughness, dry sense of humor, openness about substance abuse, the fear Ozzy felt making his first sober album "Black Rain," and Ozzy's childlike wonder and devotion to family.
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