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 ...

Ozzy Osbourne was very close to his longtime guitarist, Zakk Wylde. The legendary Black Sabbath singer died in July, just 17 days after his final performance with Wylde at the Back to the Beginning ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: David Butler After Jake E. Lee split from Ozzy Osbourne’s band in 1987, Jimi Bell was one ...

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Somehow surviving Ozzy Osbourne’s admittedly ridiculous audition process, Zakk Wylde joined the Prince of Darkness’ band as lead guitarist in 1987. Although he would go on to find success with his own ...

Zakk Wylde revealed his final text with Ozzy Osbourne. The Prince of Darkness’ longtime guitarist shared the last words they ever exchanged just weeks before Osbourne’s death on July 22 at the age of ...

The guitarist, who worked on and off with the “Crazy Train” singer since 1987, recently reflected on playing Osbourne’s final show with Black Sabbath on July 5, admitting he had no idea how impactful ...

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 ...

Zakk Wylde has revealed the final message he received from Ozzy Osbourne before the Black Sabbath icon died on July 22. The guitarist also reflected on his long history with Osbourne, and explained ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “Everybody and their mother were in the backstage dressing room and I just wanted to give him a ...

The Prince of Darkness, who died on July 22 at the age of 76, was the godfather of Wylde's oldest son Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...