Zachary Phillip Wylde was born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt in Bayonne, New Jersey, on January 14, 1967. He is of Irish descent. He started playing guitar at the age of eight, but did not become serious about it until his early teena… See more

Wylde played locally with his first band Stone Henge, then later with local New Jersey band Zyris.
In 1987, Wylde auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne after listening to The Howard Stern Show and … See more

Wylde and his wife Barbaranne have four children, one of which Ozzy Osbourne is a godfather of. Wylde was a close friend of fellow guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and dedicated the song "In This River" to Abbott after he was … See more