Zakk Wylde revealed that he met Elton John through Ozzy Osbourne
Guitarist Zakk Wylde participated in a conversation with Ryan J. Downey for Loudwire . During the hour-long conversation, he shared his experience of meeting his hero, Elton John .
Zakk stated that two of the most important artists in his childhood were Black Sabbath and Elton John. Then, Sharon Osbourne arranged a meeting between him, the Prince of Darkness, and Rocketman.
Wylde was in heaven: “I had a book that my parents gave me for Christmas. It was from 1975. I asked him to sign it,” Zakk recalled.
“I was sitting there looking at Ozzy and Elton John. I thought, ‘This is insane. It was really cool,’” he said.
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