Ozzy Osbourne zet Zakk Wylde buiten (update: achter Zakk’s rug om), en het is Gus G. geworden
De kogel is door de kerk: Gus G. is de nieuwe gitarist in de plaats van Zakk Wylde. Dat valt te lezen op de Facebook-pagina van Randall Amps.
Randall Amplifiers is getting ready to watch signature Randall artist Gus G. make his debut as the new guitarist for Ozzy this Saturday, August 22nd. The concert will take place at the Blizzcon convention and be available on DIRECTV pay-per-view. Watch him play his signature Heaven and Hell half stack!
Zou Zakk al op de hoogte gebracht zijn?
(01-08-2009)
Zakk raakt over zijn theewater zo blijkt. In een interview gaf hij het volgende weg:
I’ve gotta be honest with you. The boss hasn’t even given me a phone call, so I mean… I’m just like… I don’t know what’s going on over there. Are we doing this thing or are we not doing it? When I keep getting asked these questions, I go, ‘Call the boss. When he tells you, then he can call me back.’ I mean, it’s just like… I love you, man. Whatever you want, that’s cool.
But if we’re doing this, let’s do it, and let’s whoop some ass. But if you don’t wanna do it, then just give me a heads-up. Call me, man. Tell me what the hell’s going on. I don’t know what the hell’s going on over there. We’re working on the new record, we’ll be back in September, we’ll work on finishing the record. And then we’re supposed to do the tour.
I mean, it’s like, dude, you don’t wanna play with me anymore? Fine. Play with whoever the hell you wanna play with. I couldn’t give a rat’s ass. Like I’m gonna get all jealous or whatever.
(12-07-2009)
Wat blijkt nu, Zakk wist er voordat het nieuws overal uitlekte, zelf nog niet eens iets van. Dit was te lezen op zijn Twitter-profiel.
haven’t heard anything about this. Until I talk to the Boss I don’t know. I love Ozzy.
(10-07-2009)
In een interview met Classic Rock liet Ozzy Osbourne weten dat Zaak andere oorden mag opzoeken. Tijd voor verandering, of zit er iets anders achter? Dit was de officiële verklaring:
Well, I’m getting a new guitar player as we speak,
and everyone has been saying to me for a long time, ‘Get Johnny 5!’
And I tried him at one time and I didn’t
really give him a chance. We’ll see, I don’t know.
I haven’t fallen out with Zakk, but Zakk’s got his own band,
and I felt like my stuff was beginning to sound like
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. I just felt like I wanted a change, y’know?
I’ve got a guy from Greece coming in – not the musical,
the country of Greece – but I’m
not going to say too much about it, cos I don’t
know myself at this point. I’ve got a new album, I’m
working on it as we speak. I’ve got a studio at my house and I’ve
got a guy called Kevin Churko, the guy that did the last album –
he’s great to work with.
And it’s great to have your own studio.
On one hand it’s great and on the other it’s not, cos when you’re
at the studio you can go, “Sorry darling, I can’t get home for dinner, I’m stuck at the studio…’
But she can fucking come down stairs now! But I’m just enjoying my life now…
Aldus Ozzy.
Zakk came down and did a bunch of stuff and I don’t know if I want to use it but I’ve got it there if I do. And this Kevin Churko is a bit of an all-rounder so I’m getting back to basics in some respects. One thing about a guy who can’t do all the finger-tapping stuff is that he plays better on the riffs cos it’s not all (hums riff for ‘Iron Man’ followed by over-the-top widdling).