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Billy Sheehan
American
Musician
About the author
I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Music
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.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Music
Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#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.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Desire
It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Success
#Music
If I had to do it over, I wouldn't change a thing.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Change
I've been an amature inventor for a long time.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Time
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.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#People
#Will
#Heart
#Feeling
#Thought
#Result
#Act
#Soul
#Music
I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Work
I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#People
#Play
And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#First
History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#History
I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
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.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Style
#Musicians
#Rules
I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Success
I love a lot of reggae, but I've never had the opportunity to play with any reggae guys.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Love
#Play
#Opportunity
I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Love
#Future
#Music
#Musicians
My home studio is my private instrument for me only. It's not intended to record anyone but me.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Home
Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Music
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.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#Music
What people think of me and my playing is up to them, not me.
Billy Sheehan,
American
Musician
#People