(u guys must have surely read this, but i found it interesting. i cut off the whole first part where they asked about his history of working with ozzy + other stuff)
Zakk Wylde Interview by Brian D. Holland
Your main influences?Zakk: Let's see. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Elton John,. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Neil Young, Rolling Stones, Beatles and everybody.
Your voice as reminiscent of Layne Staley, and maybe a little Jerry Cantrell, too; you've got that Alice In Chains thing going on.Zakk: Yeah. Layne was awesome, man. But it's Ozzie, too.
Yes. Ozzie, too.Zakk: He's my favorite singer.
What about the new compilation, 'Kings of Damnation'? Were you involved in that, or was Spitfire Records clutching at straws when you departed?Zakk: Yeah. The previous record company wanted to put it out, so I said, "all right, cool." They just had me listen to everything that was on the record. I had some bonus tracks, so we put that out as well.
Name your five favorite albums.Zakk: Harvest Moon by Neil Young, Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, AC/DCs Back In Black, and Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy.
Gear?Zakk: All Marshalls, JCM 800s, 2203s. I've got 6550 Groove Tubes in them. That's the only thing I've done to them. Outside of that they're stock. I've got the cabs loaded up with 200-watt EV speakers. As far as pedals go, it's all Jimmy Dunlop stuff because I worked with Jim designing the distortion pedal. I've got his chorus pedal, wah-wah, and then I use a rotovibe. I've got a phase 90. That's about it man. I use Monster cable and GHS strings. And of course, the Zakk Wylde Epiphone and Gibson Les Pauls, man.
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