101 Quotes by Zakk Wylde

I’ve messed myself up more playing music than when I played football.

You’re never going to learn everything.

Live, it’s just the free flow and the energy and the excitement. It’s a one-off and you have that adrenaline for an hour and a half.

I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don’t even get 15 minutes of fame, it’s like a minute and a half.

It isn’t a band. It’s bigger than a band. It’s a lifestyle.

If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.

Every night I get up on stage, I love it. I never get like, ‘Oh, I’m bored, I want to go home.’ I never, ever get like that.

The one thing about the music business is that there is no rulebook. It’s not like the NFL or something where there’s four downs to get ten yards or baseball where it’s three strikes and you’re out.

You’ve got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you’ve got the real musicians that just love playing music.