Billy Sheehan Quotes

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

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

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#3. 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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#4. History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.

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

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#6. I'm very honored and thankful if someone says something nice about my playing, but in general I'm very critical of what I do.

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#7. Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.

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

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

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

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

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

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#15. I've been an amature inventor for a long time.

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#16. 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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#17. 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.

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

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

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

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

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#24. It's not art, it's science.

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