April, 3 2015 by Anna Fuentez
Photo courtesy of www.sinestrastudios.net/
Breaking through the top twenty, Zakk Wylde holds the number nineteen spot on the countdown of "The 100 Most Beautiful Rock Stars on the Planet." Zakk is lead vocalist and guitarist (and sometimes pianist) for his band Black Label Society, which he formed in 1999 after doing a solo album.
Before the solo album, Wylde was a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band. In my opinion, Zakk was part of the best lineup of Osbourne's band to date. In addition to his own band, and Osbourne's band, Zakk has played with countless other artists.
Even though I composed this list years ago and am quite familiar with everyone on it, I still do research when writing about them. With that said, I made sure to do some extra research on Zakk Wylde and BLS. While I do not have a Facebook account, I am very active on Twitter. I do follow Zakk Wylde, have a few BLS fans following me and have always found it intriguing how they make it known they are BLS family members. I think it is fitting that I share my findings regarding BLS Chapters, which can be found here http://bravewords.com/news/black-label-society-chapters-and-patches-explained.
Zakk's fans are very loyal, as he is to them. His Twitter posts consist mainly of his music and family, including his extended family – his fans. It is not uncommon for Zakk to wish a fan "happy birthday" or give a shoutout to a particular BLS chapter he engaged with while touring.
That is why I feel Zakk's sense of brotherhood is one of his most beautiful qualities. His fans seem to inspire him just as much as he inspires his fans. He takes no one for granted, even if he just met them in passing. Black Label Society is currently on tour.
You can check for dates on the BLS website here http://blacklabelsociety.com/, and also on Zakk's personal website here http://www.zakkwylde.com/. Thank you for your music and much respect to you, Zakk Wylde.