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Billy Sheehan is an American musician known for his impressive bass guitar skills, including his “lead bass” playing style. He has played with various acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, and The Winery Dogs, and has been voted “Best Rock Bass Player” five times by Guitar Player readers.
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About the Billy Sheehan
William Sheehanis an American musician known for playing bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his “lead bass” playing style, including the use of chording, two-handed tapping, “three-finger picking” technique and controlled feedback. Sheehan has been voted “Best Rock Bass Player” five times in Guitar Player readers’ polls.
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Billy Sheehan is an American musician known for his exceptional bass guitar playing. He has performed with various acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs.
Billy Sheehan is known for his ,lead bass, playing style, which includes the use of chording, two-handed tapping, ,three-finger picking, technique, and controlled feedback.
Billy Sheehan has been voted ,Best Rock Bass Player, five times in Guitar Player readers’ polls, recognizing his exceptional bass guitar skills.
Billy Sheehan has played bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs.
Billy Sheehan was born on March 19, 1953.
Billy Sheehan is an American musician.
Billy Sheehan is known for his ,lead bass, playing style, which includes the use of chording, two-handed tapping, ,three-finger picking, technique, and controlled feedback.
21 Quotes by Billy Sheehan
- 1.
My home studio is my private instrument for me only. It’s not intended to record anyone but me.
Billy SheehanAmerican bassist
- 2.
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.
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- 3.
It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.
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- 4.
I’ve been an amature inventor for a long time.
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- 5.
History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.
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- 6.
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.
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I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.
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- 8.
I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.
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- 9.
Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.
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- 10.
And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part.
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- 11.
I’m a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.
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- 12.
I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.
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- 13.
I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.
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- 14.
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.
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- 15.
I love a lot of reggae, but I’ve never had the opportunity to play with any reggae guys.
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- 16.
What people think of me and my playing is up to them, not me.
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- 17.
I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.
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- 18.
Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.
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- 19.
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.
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- 20.
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.
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- 21.
If I had to do it over, I wouldn’t change a thing.
Billy SheehanAmerican bassist