Zakk Wylde

b. January 14 1966

Born Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt in Bayonne, New Jersey, Zakk started playing the guitar at the age of 15 and used to work at Silverton Music in Silverton, NJ. He practiced guitar as much as 12 hours per day. Growing up, Zakk played locally with his first band called "Stone Hinge" then later with local Jersey band "Zyris". Years later, a virtually unknown 20 year-old Zakk landed the coveted role as lead guitarist and co-writer for Ozzy Osbourne. He sent Ozzy a demo tape in 1987 and was hired to replace the departed Jake E. Lee.

Zakk Wylde's guitar-playing style is usually characterized by his use of pinch harmonics, as well as his creative use of "chicken pickin' ", a technique usually associated with country music.

He is known for his use of Gibson Les Paul Custom model guitars with a unique "bulls-eye" graphic on them, a design he used to deliberately differentiate himself visually from Randy Rhoads.
During his time with Ozzy, Zakk has also released 1 album with Pride & Glory, 1 solo album and several Black Label Society CDs.

On January 17, 2006, Zakk Wylde was immortalized at the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame located at 7425 Sunset Blvd, featuring his hand prints and signature, in recognition to his successful career as a musician and contribution to music industry.

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