Ozzy Osbourne Parts Ways with Zakk Wylde
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Friday, July 10, 2009 @ 9:14 AM
"My Stuff Was Starting to Sound too much like Black Label Society"
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Classic Rock caught up with OZZY OSBOURNE last week at the SLASH & FRIENDS gig in Norway, where the whispers backstage had guitarist John 5 (ex-MARILYN MANSON, currently with ROB ZOMBIE) lined up as a possible replacement for Zakk Wylde.
“Well, I’m getting a new guitar player as we speak,” said Ozzy, “and everyone has been saying to me for a long time, ‘Get Johnny 5!’ And I tried him at one time and I didn’t really give him a chance. We’ll see, I don’t know. I haven’t fallen out with Zakk, but Zakk’s got his own band, and I felt like my stuff was beginning to sound like BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. I just felt like I wanted a change, y’know?
“I’ve got a guy from Greece coming in – not the musical, the country of Greece – but I’m not going to say too much about it, cos I don’t know myself at this point. I’ve got a new album, I’m working on it as we speak. I’ve got a studio at my house and I’ve got a guy called Kevin Churko, the guy that did the last album – he’s great to work with.
“And it’s great to have your own studio. On one hand it’s great and on the other it’s not, cos when you’re at the studio you can go, ‘Sorry darling, I can’t get home for dinner, I’m stuck at the studio…’ But she can fucking come down stairs now! But I’m just enjoying my life now…”
So you’re taking it easy recording this album?
“Oh yeah. Zakk came down and did a bunch of stuff and I don’t know if I want to use it but I’ve got it there if I do. And this Kevin Churko is a bit of an all-rounder so I’m getting back to basics in some respects. One thing about a guy who can’t do all the finger-tapping stuff is that he plays better on the riffs cos it’s not all [hums riff for 'Iron Man' followed by over-the-top widdling].”
DeSadeous - 8/8/2009 7:25:02 PM So instead of sounding like BLS,
now Ozzy will sound like a Rob Zombie CD
or a Marilyn Manson CD?
You might as well just sound like BLS again?
Ozzy, hold auditions and go with a totally
unknown who's has his own sound.
or give Buckethead another shot, better at it?
phrydom - 7/20/2009 6:13:44 AM scrape, I was going to mention Lynch aswell. I have downloaded versions of Lynch playing Paranoid and Flying High Again...he sounds pretty good. George can really play the covers.
phrydom - 7/20/2009 4:49:36 AM http://www.youtube .com /watch?v=GS2WuDbFCrI&feature=channel _page
bad ass VH, unreleased shit.
phrydom - 7/20/2009 4:48:14 AM who's*
phrydom - 7/20/2009 4:47:54 AM Zakk had some interesting techniques, plus he has his own way of playing. When he plays you know whose playing without seeing his viking-like attributes.
greggkoval - 7/20/2009 3:58:33 AM Ozzy could have worked with a real guitar player (Tony Iommi) but he ruined that one.
metal_ruler - 7/17/2009 8:50:08 AM zakk mild is the least interesting and creative guitar player Ozzy has ever played with. be gone cheesemonger.
meganfoxshrine - 7/17/2009 4:52:54 AM KNAC,....... I still wish you would get the formating together with you posting.
i mean it sucks. and if ppl abuse it... THATS WHAT MODS ARE FOR. fk Ill mod for you. Ive told you so many times .. and for nothing but some mezzy food.
lol.
you are getting there. but yea im still the dick of death and will , well can never change.
meganfoxshrine com fuckn buddys site licks her azz
meganfoxshrine - 7/17/2009 4:50:18 AM RUCKING EH
i would dig to listen to Ozzz getting back to
some evil . i mean , fuck the tapping .
im a speed sshredder. shit.
look at Iommi. he does it and the new band
fuck, Dio never sounded so evil
and in my mind , i think Ozz hears that and may be a bt jealous.
and Oz is correct bout sounding like Label Society
totally.
i thought he should have got a full time Ozz guitarist
back when Wylde was just doing too much solo work.
not tht i blame Zk.
Ozz is famous amoung guitarist for not paying shit.
freaking union wages.
and so was Dio.
long ago Jake E got like seven hun a week . but only when playing.
and Oz was making hundreds of thousands off him
same with Dio and Goldy who had to change his name ./another story/
he got paid union scale , only when playing/
that was even a worst deal. frekin dio did not even visit Craig when his legs were burned up because of
the stupid Dio video crew and Dio wanting Craigs legs to be on fire in the video.
wtf. cant send a dude a card when he is in the hospital. oh and oc Craig paid the bills himself
but fuk it. hs is a nother south cal rich kid
Ozzy at home in a studio
sounds like a new tv show
to rap up.... all U ppl who are mentioning all these
speed tapping shredders.
get out of it.
that is the opposite direction IMO
let them do their instumential crap that poor Mr Gilbert is being forced to do because of the industry
well................sucks
scrapmetal - 7/17/2009 4:37:40 AM both need to jumpstart their flaggin careers but seperating is the best idea.They both need new collaborators.Ripper Owens should leave Yngwie for Zakk & Ozzy should grab George Lynch
goin-blind - 7/16/2009 12:25:32 PM calle..yes her dad is don arden and he managed black sabbath, matter of fact thats how she got ozzy, sharon used to work for her father who as i said managed sabbath, when ozzy and sabbath broke don arden had both sabbath's contract as well as ozzys ( since he was still techniqully under contract to sabbath) don arden didn't like nor want ozzy, so sharon asked if she could "take him over" don took this as a slap in the face and gave sharon ozzy and disowned both sharon and ozzy
CallemasI - 7/16/2009 8:02:39 AM Hey Gb, I'm not positive, but I think her Dad was a big music executive, and due to that her first band she got to manage was actually ELO. Not positive though, but what I am positive of is that she still sucks!At least from a fan or artist standpoint.
goin-blind - 7/15/2009 6:13:36 PM i mean seriously, who ( outside of ozzy) has sharon managed who has done anything? lita ford? then it took a ballad with ozzy to make that work? " kiss me deadly? cmon
patmegroin - 7/15/2009 12:38:14 PM is jake a tweeker i heard ?
fizzgig - 7/15/2009 10:55:50 AM Hahahaaaa! Great comparison, Roscoe.
