Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

All Quotes by author - Zakk Wylde

" All my writing, I always do it in the studio, 'cause everything sounds good. The piano's there, the keyboards; if you want to put strings on something... And everything sounds good when it's in the cans; it sounds killer. "

" Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it. "

" Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib. "

" Any guy that's not working with the same amount of intensity and passion that I do, I don't want to know. "

" Around my house, I won't even speak to my family unless they first address me by my official Berzerker name, Godred Crovan, Victor of Sky-Hill and Ruler of Man and the Isles. And now that I think of it, that's probably why nobody speaks to me unless it's time to feed the dogs or take out the garbage. "

" As much as I love heavy riffs, I like The Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John, Crowded House. "

" Back when I was jamming with Axl and the guys they had boxes of cassettes with song ideas. How do you know which ones you like now when you have that many ideas. "

" Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family. "

" Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out. "

" For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label. "

" For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know? "

" Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him. "

" Had an awesome time. You tell me to show up and all I have to do is drink beer, play guitar all day and I can lift weights and you're going to pay me for this! "

" I don't think it's ever changed, whether its Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses or anyone today, the reason why you get into music is because you love it, and if you're good at it, that's a plus. "

" I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame, it's like a minute and a half. "

" If I'm playing with Ozzy it's just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I'm studying for the SATs. "

" If I sit down with an electric guitar, what's going to come out are Sabbath/Zeppelin type riffs, but if I'm sitting behind a piano late at night, I might write something like 'Desperado.' You're not going to write 'Desperado' between a wall of Marshalls and thumping, crushing volume. "

" If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot. "

" If you bleed Black Label and you're going to be a man, you gotta get up there and do what you gotta do every day, relentless and as tired as you can be. "

" I had throat surgery. We had to check that out and make sure it wasn't cancerous. I had a polyp on my vocal cord, so I had that taken out. "

" I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old. "

" I'm a good Catholic boy. "

" I'm excited to join my brother-in-law Ken Thomson every Tuesday night on SiriusXM to recap all of the awesome NFL action, and to find out what in the Wylde world of sports is going on. "

" I'm just worried that there's enough beer on the bus. That's the top priority at all times. "

" I screwed my knee up once because I fell off the stage. "

" It isn't a band. It's bigger than a band. It's a lifestyle. "

" It's pure Black Label. It's about violence and booze. That's all it is. There is no plan. "

" I've messed myself up more playing music than when I played football. "

" One day my wife went and saw the accountant and said she's pulling the plug. She said you guys are done. I said, how bad can it be? 10 grand? She said you're not even close. It came out to almost $50,000 in alcohol for two months. "

" On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest. "

Check our other websites: