Ozzy band guitarist Osbourne and Black Label Society says he received a call from Axl Rose and even rehearsed with him in the 1990s
In the mid -1990s, between the refrigerator in the solo band of Ozzy Osbourne and the founding of Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde experienced a curious situation that few know: the guitarist almost joined the Guns n ‘Roses.
It was during 1995, when Zakk had already recorded the album Ozzmosis with Ozzy. At the time, he had his name ventilated for the vacancy Gilby Clarkewho had left the post of guitarist base of Guns.
Zakk talked about it when participating in the podcast of Billy Corganfrom SMASHING PUMPKINS (via Guitar world). According to him, the idea of calling him would have left Slash:
“I think Gilby (Clarke) had left the band, so Axl (Rose) He thought, ‘Well, who are we going to put on the guitar?’ I think Slash simply threw my name on the wheel and this came into discussion. “

Two contemporary guitar icons, Zakk Wylde and Slash already knew each other from other carnivals. However, it was Axl Rose who actually contacted Zakk living it for a hearing.
Zakk recalls:
“I met Slash when I joined the Ozzy band, that’s when Guns n ‘Roses It was pumping. I knew the Steven (Adler) and, of course, the Matt (Sorum) from the time when he was with the The cult. So, kind of everyone knew each other. The Axl called me. He asked, ‘Zakk, do you want to join and play?’ I said, ‘It’s okay, yes, let’s see what happens.’ “
Zakk Wylde rehearsed with Guns N ‘Roses
Then, throughout 1995 and in the 1996 Farm Ozzy guitarist even sporadically rehearsed with Axl Rose and company. Zakk says he showed some riffs he had at the time, but did not see the thing progress in a consistent way.
According to him, a formal invitation to officially enter the Guns n ‘Roses It was never done. At the same time, his situation in Ozzy’s band was also uncertain after Madman summoned Joe Holmes to play guitar on the tour of Ozzmosis – Since Wylde was curled up with the other possibility of work.
Black Label Society is born
If for a Zakk Wylde period it seemed to have two jobs available, it ended up without any. Outside the Ozzy band, he made the decision to found his own group, the Black Label Societycreated in 1998 and which debuted the following year with Debut Sonic Brew (1999).
In statement to Ozzy’s Boneyardfrom the radio Siriusxm (via Brave Words), Zakk resigned:
“Without Ozzy I wouldn’t even be talking to the Guns n ‘RosesI owe everything to him. But the whole thing was just asleep, nothing was happening. So, was when the Black Label Society he was born.”
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Source: Rollingstone

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