UPDATE ON ZAKK WYLDE’S HEALTH
Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 11:30am by Axl Rosenberg
In case you haven’t been following along, Zakk Wylde has been plagued by hospital visits as of late. The last we heard, he was suffering from blood clots, and things got so bad that Black Label Society had to drop off a recent tour with Mudvayne.
Now Wylde’s wife, Barbaranne, has written into the BLS official fan forum to give an update on Zakk’s condition:
“Zakk is still on this rollercoaster. One day blood thinners too high…next day they don’t even register in his blood. We have an appointment with a hemotologist on Friday. He does have a rare, genetic clotting disorder.”
I haven’t really enjoyed Zakk’s work in some time, but he was a hero in my youth, and the dude’s place in metal history is secure regardless of what grumpy bloggers like me say about Generic Song About Booze and Metal or whatever the last BLS album was called. And obviously, I wish actual physical harm upon no one very few people.
So I’m sending out good thoughts to Zakk. Please get better, dude. And then go figure out how to make another awesome album, like in the old days.
-AR
I hope he gets better as well. I also enjoy his older work, especially the acoustic stuff. The only person I wish physical harm to lately is Courtney Love. Seriousy, I wish it was her with this problem instead…and I would also wish that she would get well.
revisit to Book of shadows or Pride N Glory would be pleasantly awesome
Counterfeit God. I miss those days…
Why do the better musicians always have health problems and not the shitty ones?
That’s the law of the world I’m afraid. It also applies to anything. For instance; why is it always good, respectable people that are murdered/killed? You never read about a gypsy getting hit by a bus. That would make my day.
I don’t want Wylde to revisit any previous album, because that’s stale. However, I would like for him to exercise some quality control and not release every riff or lick that comes to mind, slap some inane lyrics about some bad ass topic, and then call it a new BLS album. And, I would like him to get better, because regardless of some of his false macho bullshit, he’s good for metal.
zakk, like SRV and dimebag and Jimi and so many other guitar greats, most likely won’t be truly recognized for his greatness until he is gone.
Maybe it was this blood disorder that caused all those generic riffs?
^^ ha ha ha ha
Now the nurses can shave his back!
i would take ur hand push them in to ur ass dont do handmove dog son of dog hala hareket çekiyo it ya
I hope ge gets better so he can kick your teeth out. Who gives a fuck what yoiu think about any of his records when the subject is his health. Moron
Zakk get your ass out of that hospital bed right now because you have some more rockin’ to do. dont make me shove my foot up your ass to get you out of there.
as with any album,things get better with time.zakk has proven time and again that he has an endless supply of albim material in his soul to give us and he has done that without fail.i think those who are bitchin about his past music has their head up their asses and are probably pampered little shits with no clue about anything.zakk,get better bro.you have people to prove wrong.seen your show in topeka kansas,my home,it was killer!i was front row dude.god bless and see ya back soon.
ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO DONT LIKE ZAKK ARE JUST A BUNCH OF FUCKING PANZIES WHO CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT PLAYING GUITAR ON THE LEVEL HE PLAYS ON. GUS G IS WEAK, HIS TONE SUCKS, RANDALL AMPS ARE JUNK, HE’S FAT, AND THE GUY IS SLOPPY. OZZY SOUNDS FUCKING HORRIBLE, IT’S TIME HE HANGS UP HIS TOP HAT OF A METAL GOD, HE’S JUST CAN’T SING ANYMORE. THAT RECENT PERFORMANCE WAS BURIED IN AUTOTUNE-PITCH SHIFT MODE WITH WAY TO MUCH KEYBOARDS. THEY HAD DO SOMETHING TO BURY THE SHITTY VOCALS AND THE HALF ASS SLOPPY WORK OF GUS G.
ZAKK DESERVES TO FAR MORE THAN WHAT OZZY CAN NOW OFFER. GOOD RIDANCE TO OZZY, ZAKK FUCKING RULES!!!!!
Right on Mojo…….!
mojocat, if you actually think Ozzy still owns the top hat of a metal god you must be drunk. Sharon stole and sold that a long time ago.
Also it’s the key next to the A, LEARN TO USE IT MOTHERFUCKER.
Hope Zakk gets better :( one of my greatest hero’s, made me into a lead guitarist instead of the half drunk dude playing the rythm in the background…
Also people here talk about generic riffs, have you ever recorded (if anything) anything better? And then made a descent song out of it? Go figure..
Also asking an artist to go back to his old style is like asking a human to evolve back to a monkey, it’s f-ing retarded. Musicians are people, people change, get over it.
WE need you!! Medal needs you!!!