It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.
BILLY SHEEHANI’m very honored and thankful if someone says something nice about my playing, but in general I’m very critical of what I do.
More Billy Sheehan Quotes
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I’ve been an amature inventor for a long time.
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I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.
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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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It’s not art, it’s science.
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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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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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I’m a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.
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I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.
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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 plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.
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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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History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.
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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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