Billy Sheehan quotes

 quotes - Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.

“Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.”

— Billy Sheehan

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

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

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

— Billy Sheehan

“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

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

— Billy Sheehan

“History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.”

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

“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

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

“I've been an amature inventor for a long time.”

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

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

— Billy Sheehan

“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

“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

“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