Zakk Wylde Talks Christmas Album, Calls Axl Rose "The Last of the Great Frontmen"
While on tour with Judas Priest -- and ahead of a run of support dates for Guns N' Roses -- Music Radar recently caught up with Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde to talk about his new Christmas album, among other things.
You can check out a few excerpts below and read the full interview here.
On how his new Christmas EP came about: "Basically, I was asked by the folks at iTunes to do something, and I said, "Absolutely. I love Christmas, and I love Christmas tunes — what's the big deal?" So I Googled Sarah McLachlan to see what songs she did — 'cause she's amazing, of course, as we all know — and I did a couple of the songs that she covered. To me, if they're good enough for Sarah, I might as well have a go at them."
On touring with Guns N' Roses: "Yeah, that'll be amazing, too. I've been friends with Axl [Rose] for a long time. He's the last of the great frontmen. Seriously, who else is there? You had Elvis and Mick Jagger, then you had Jim Morrison and Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie Van Zandt and, of course, you can't forget about Ozzy, David Lee Roth … After all them, Axl came out, and it was like, Wow! The ultimate frontman, you know? You've gotta give it up for Axl. Amazing songs, amazing production — Appetite's one of the greatest records of all time. The guy's got the whole nine yards. As a frontman, nobody's come close to him since he busted out."
You can read more here.
Black Label Society's holiday EP, Glorious Christmas Songs That Will Make Your Black Label Heart Feel Good, is now available through iTunes.
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kody2727
November 10, 2011 at 12:37pm
Jesus I thought I'd never lose so much respect for one person through a two paragraph interview. Is Zakk Wylde really that dumb? I guess the part of your brain that controls playing guitar isn't connected to the social awareness lobe.
First of all, a fucking Christmas album...this coming from the former lead guitarist of Ozzy, who also released a solo album called "The Book of Shadows" which included such tracks as "Evil Ways" and "Peddlers of Death".
You know there's nothing more I like to do than listen to some fine Christian Holiday tunes while sipping on some hot cocoa in front of an open flame after banging my head to some satanic metal thrash.
Secondly, Sarah Mchlaughin? Wasn't she famous for like 2 months, haha. What a joke.
And lastly but most importantly, Axl Fucking Rose?! You're talking about the guy who's such a fucking douche, Kurt Cobain refused to do the potentially biggest tour in the world with Guns n' Roses and Metallica and Nirvana all playing together, all because of Axl Rose. Axl Rose, the guy who kicked BUCKETHEAD out of the band. Buckethead is ten times better than Zakk Wylde and Slash combined, pretty much the ultimate band member, but god forbid someone take the glory away from Axl- Fuck that guy, his voice sounds like someone put a frog dick into his larnyx and shoved miss piggy's ass grease down his throat so the frog dick solidifies and contricts Axl's voice to that of a 12 year old girl. Also, just because he used Jim Morrison's name in the same sentence as Axl Rose, I vow to never listen or support anything Zakk Wylde has ever done or will do forever.













