Zakk Wylde

About

Zachary Phillip Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14, 1967) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heavy metal band Black Label Society.
Wylde’s signature bulls-eye design appears on many of his guitars. He was also the lead guitarist and vocalist of Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding. As a solo artist, he released the albums Book of Shadows and Book of Shadows II. Wylde joined the reunited Pantera in 2022 as a touring guitarist.

Zachary Phillip Wylde was born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt in Bayonne, New Jersey, on January 14, 1967. He is of Irish descent. He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey, where he attended Jackson Memorial High School, graduating in 1985. At the age of 14, he worked at Silverton Music in Silverton, New Jersey. He cited Rocket Man by Elton John as the song that made him a music passionate. He started playing guitar at the age of eight, but did not become serious about it until his early teenage years. He has stated that he often played the guitar almost non-stop between coming…