1. “You’re never going to learn everything.” – Zakk Wylde
2. “It’s just a natural progression. You’re a player, then you’re a coach, then you’re general manager for the team, and then the next logical step for me and you would be [to become] team owner.” – Zakk Wylde
3. “Every day you try to get better.” – Zakk Wylde
4. “For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.” – Zakk Wylde
5. “There’s only one Sabbath guitarist and he is the architect for everything, Tony Iommi.” – Zakk Wylde
6. “I have sold my soul. Just sign right here.” – Zakk Wylde
7. “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.” – Zakk Wylde
8. “I knew that I was going to dedicate my life to music and that was it…” – Zakk Wylde
9. “Every night I get up on stage, I love it. I never get like, ‘Oh, I’m bored, I want to go home.’ I never, ever get like that.” – Zakk Wylde
10. “I’ve messed myself up more playing music than when I played football.” – Zakk Wylde
11. “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.” – Zakk Wylde
12. “You’ve got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you’ve got the real musicians that just love playing music.” – Zakk Wylde
13. “There are no rules in the entertainment business.” – Zakk Wylde
14. “It’ll leave you feeling hollow and helpless, and there is where you’ll stay. Ain’t it funny child, love sometimes leaves you as dead as yesterday.” – Zakk Wylde
15. “It isn’t a band. It’s bigger than a band. It’s a lifestyle.” – Zakk Wylde
16. “Any guy that’s not working with the same amount of intensity and passion that I do, I don’t want to know.” – Zakk Wylde
17. “Face your fear Accept your war it is what it is.” – Zakk Wylde
18. “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.” – Zakk Wylde
19. “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.” – Zakk Wylde
20. “You have to have passion for anything you do. Whether it’s sports, whether it’s music, whether you want to be Mother Theresa, you have to have passion for what it is you do, or what’s the point in getting up in the morning and getting out of bed?” – Zakk Wylde
21. “I’m blessed to be able to do what I do.” – Zakk Wylde
22. “Whatever it is you love, and whatever it is that you want to do, that’s what you should be doing.” – Zakk Wylde
23. “For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?” – Zakk Wylde
24. “Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived.” – Zakk Wylde
25. “As much as I love heavy riffs, I like The Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John, Crowded House.” – Zakk Wylde
26. “If you have passion for what you want to do and that’s what you want to do, you’ve just got to bust your balls and go for it if you want to play music.” – Zakk Wylde
27. “You had better love the music… because sometimes the music doesn’t love you.” – Zakk Wylde
28. “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!” – Zakk Wylde
29. “Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.” – Zakk Wylde
30. “Live, it’s just the free flow and the energy and the excitement. It’s a one-off and you have that adrenaline for an hour and a half.” – Zakk Wylde
31. “On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.” – Zakk Wylde
32. “Even when I played sports when I was little, I played to win. Otherwise, what’s the point of putting the pads on and going to practice? I don’t understand.” – Zakk Wylde
33. “I screwed my knee up once because I fell off the stage.” – Zakk Wylde
34. “Since day one my thing has always been to play the music.” – Zakk Wylde
35. “If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.” – Zakk Wylde
36. “You never toot your own horn.” – Zakk Wylde
37. “We just done doing The Blessed Hellride tour and Ozzfest.” – Zakk Wylde