Billy Sherwood quotes

I've had the luxury of owning my own studio, 24 analogue, 48 digital, endless effects, endless hardcore gear, that I don't have to rent, I don't get stuck with the bills, it's all mine. (Billy Sherwood)
I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination. View quote
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Sometimes I hear a drum groove in my head and I rush down to my studio. View quote
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I don't have any assistants, I do it all myself, I don't have any secretaries. View quote
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You know, I am just a musician and I have no idea these days what good and bad is in terms of labels. View quote
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So one can say that I write all the time, that goes for the lyrics as well. View quote
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So whenever I had some in-between producing time down in my studio I popped a tape in and started working on it. Working a little bit at a time, it actually took almost four years. View quote
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So I was always around music and my dad was in his own way a progressive jazzer, a big band jazzer guy. View quote
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We came off the road of the last tour very inspired to just keep playing, so we went to Canada. View quote
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I'd written songs with lots of people, from one spectrum to the other. View quote
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I also write poems, so that is something that I really enjoy. (Billy Sherwood)
I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records. View quote
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I have always enjoyed different kinds of music. View quote
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So in one sense you don't have the classic keyboard player in Yes. View quote
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And I found that when I built my own place and just shut the door, the creativity was endless. View quote
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So for my studio purposes, I know that I'm in my studio with technicians who've done amazing things to my board and to my power amps and I know what I can deliver out of my studio. View quote
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I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic. View quote
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So when bands work with me and it's 10 o'clock, usually you'd have to be getting out of the studio, we could go on until 2 in the morning cause it's my place! View quote
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I love all Yes music and love to play it live, but I'm most interested in making new music with Yes. View quote
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Everyone is really getting along with each other and we enjoy each others company and love playing live. View quote
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And as you said, everyone contributed; certain areas of material came from certain individuals. (Billy Sherwood)
I know that if I went to other studios, like in Vancouver, that those are set up to be as professional and as true, so it's just a different flavour, it's a different sound, but I think both have their place. View quote
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I wasn't really writing with anything commercial in mind I just wanted to create some new music. View quote
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So that studio served its purpose, and still is working very well for other people right now. View quote
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When you're a songwriter and you click with someone, you tend to want to keep writing with that person. View quote
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