Billy Sheehan Quotes
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I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.
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I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.
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Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.
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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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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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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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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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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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I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.
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I love a lot of reggae, but I've never had the opportunity to play with any reggae guys.
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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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History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.
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It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.
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My home studio is my private instrument for me only. It's not intended to record anyone but me.
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Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.
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What people think of me and my playing is up to them, not me.
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I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.
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If I had to do it over, I wouldn't change a thing.
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I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.
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I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.