Ozzy Osbourne’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde reveals emotional final text message from late rocker
NY Post
Zakk Wylde revealed his final text with Ozzy Osbourne.
The Prince of Darkness’ longtime guitarist shared the last words they ever exchanged just weeks before Osbourne’s death on July 22 at the age of 76.
Wylde, 58, said their emotional text conversation took place after Black Sabbath’s farewell concert in Birmingham, England, on July 5, marking what became the heavy metal legend’s last performance of his lifetime.
While the musician was there to watch Osbourne and his bandmates — Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler — perform at Villa Park, he didn’t get to see the rocker backstage after the show because it was so hectic.
“Everybody and their mother were in the backstage dressing room and I just wanted to give him a break,” the Black Label Society musician explained to Guitar World in an interview published on Tuesday, July 29.
Wylde knew Osbourne was ill but figured he’d see him in the coming days, although that never happened. Instead, the two swapped loving text messages.
