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

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

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

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