Billy Sheehan Quotes (26 Quotes)


    My home studio is my private instrument for me only. It's not intended to record anyone but me.

    I will tell the exact and absolute truth regarding the situation. I received a phone call from the band basically firing me from the band.

    Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.

    I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.

    I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.


    Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.

    Well, I love living in Los Angeles - the weather is great and I love my home here.

    I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass.


    I love a lot of reggae, but I've never had the opportunity to play with any reggae guys.

    And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part.

    History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.


    Be honest with yourself and the way you act when you hear music. That way, when people watch, they'll see something from your heart and soul, and as a result will communicate your feeling and thought much better.

    I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.

    I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing.

    We'll see some simplistic players for a while, who'll then get into more complicated things and evolve with their instruments. This is a cycle that happens over and over again in music.

    It was also important for me to have a burning desire to achieve something worthwhile on that instrument, and I devoted many many many hours with little or no compensation to perfecting whatever I could, because I loved it so much.

    What people think of me and my playing is up to them, not me.

    I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.

    As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.

    I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.

    I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.

    It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.

    If I had to do it over, I wouldn't change a thing.

    I've seen it happen when the first rock bands played in the 60s, and they played simple music, and got more complicated and complex as they moved on.


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