Quotes

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

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

“Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.” George Gershwin

“True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.” George Gershwin

“Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.” George Gershwin

“Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?” George Gershwin

“I want to say at once that I frankly believe that Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived.... His songs are exquisite cameos of perfection, and each one of them is as beautiful as its neighbor. Irving Berlin remains, I think, America's Schubert.” George Gershwin

“Music can change the world because it can change people.” Bono

“As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.” Bono

“But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship. The New Testament, on the other hand, we look across at a Jesus who looks familiar, horizontal. The combination is what makes the Cross.” Bono

“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” Bono

“My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.” Bono

“The less you know, the more you believe.” Bono

“My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.” Bono

“What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop.” Bono