Billy Sheehan Quotes

When you love something, you're gonna be the best at it.

This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love.

If you've been playing for a few years, especially in a group context, you'll see if you have the ability or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to and you've got to love, no matter what happens.

Do what you do with love, and success is a natural symptom.

I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

I've always wanted to be the best guitarist in the world, ever since I was eight years old.

I know people know how good I am playing basketball... All I do is just use it as motivation: keep getting better, keep doing the same stuff and doing it even better.

You've got to be happy, you have to do this thing [music] for the love. It's not like you go into music because it's going to make a lot of money. It's something you do... that's the thing. You got to accept all that hard work with it, too. And enjoy it, and love it.

The answer to all writing, to any career for that matter, is love.

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.

Everything I did is because I wanted to do it. If I weren't playing this arena, if I were playing a club, I'd still be doing it because that's what I want to do. I love playing the guitar.

My secret to success is that I've always loved good music and people.

Practicing is not normally fun. Sometimes people say they're practicing, but they're really just enjoying themselves and the instrument. That's not real practice.

When you love something, it doesn't feel like work.

And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.

You have to believe that things will happen, you have to work and love what you're doing.

If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.

If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

I love music and I love acting. I always keep that in the forefront, not all the other distractions around me.

I don't know what else I would have done, because I love music too much.

I was a workhorse; there was never a practice that I didn't enjoy.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

I do what I do because I love it.

People ask you all the time, 'Why do you do this? Why don't you quit, man, take your money and go home?' I just do it because I love making music.