Ozzy Osbourne’s go-to guitarist, Zakk Wylde, is pulling back the curtain on the final message he received from the rock legend before his passing.

go-to guitarist, Zakk Wylde, is pulling back the curtain on the final message he received from the rock legend before his passing.

In a recent interview with Guitar World, Wylde says he got a text from Ozzy shortly after Black Sabbath’s final concert in Birmingham, England. The backstage dressing room was packed, so he decided to give Ozzy some space — assuming he’d see him soon.

The two never ended up seeing each other again … with Ozzy’s last message to Zakk reading, “Zakky, sorry, it was like a madhouse back there. I didn’t see you.”

Zakk says Ozzy was almost like an older brother to him, as they shared the stage together for years.

As you know, the “Prince of Darkness