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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" We were sitting on the bus one day and there were 5 of us hanging out. There was only one beer left in the cooler and we actually all took a little cup and split it. It was a pathetic day in a rock and roll when five grown men have to be sitting there sharing a beer. "

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

" Ozzy has dyslexia. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" That's why for Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society the colors are black and white. There are no gray issues. Life is black and it's white. There's no in-between. "

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" 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. "

" There's only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi. "

" You listen to Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio in it, and it's not Black Sabbath. They should have just called it 'Heaven and Hell' right from the beginning. Because you listen to that 'Heaven and Hell' album, that doesn't sound anything close to Black Sabbath. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The tours are campaigns. "

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

" You had better love the music... because sometimes the music doesn't love you. "

" You have to pay attention, like with tours and expenses; you have to factor that all in. You want to play music for the rest of your life, you have to pay attention to all the things. You want to know what's always going on. "

" 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. "

" The way I look at it you can always get better. "

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

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

" Without a doubt, even when I play with Black Label, when we have different guys I play with, everyone always brings their own magic, their own flavor to the soup, hands down. "

" You never toot your own horn. "

" With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal. "

" 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. "

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

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