Bill Ward Quotes

Bill Ward

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 5, 1948

Black Sabbath has always been noncompliant.

Bill Ward

I'm so loyal to Black Sabbath, and I would never, ever, ever, under any circumstances, go into a situation with them under false pretenses.

Bill Ward

I don't play beats. I hate playing beats. I'm an orchestration drummer. I'm a musical drummer.

Bill Ward

When I write, there's always an image, sometimes a color attached to what's being created.

Bill Ward

I based my tuning on Gene Krupa, Buddy and Joe Morello. I knew how I wanted the drums to sound and we did the best we could with a beat up Ludwig kit. I spent a lot of time around drummers learning how to get sound. I knew the sound I was after and what would work for what we were playing.

Bill Ward

Black Sabbath questioned a lot of things.

Bill Ward

If you believe in a higher power or if you believe in God, then I would suggest that you go to God and see if you can find some solutions. If you don't believe in God, then try to be as honest with yourself as you possibly can... When I've chosen the light of God or self-honesty, my own misery has brought me to a solution.

Bill Ward

Those chords on 'You Won't Change Me' are huge.

Bill Ward

Sweet Leaf' is a very aggressive song when we do it live.

Bill Ward

If you want to strive toward something, just listen to John Bonham.

Bill Ward

In the recovery of my life, I've been taught to be more accountable. Sometimes I fail miserably, but I try every day to be accountable: as a musician, to my wife, to my children, as a father, as a human being.

Bill Ward

All the things that we had initiated in the first few albums still existed on 'Technical Ecstasy.' The band had not lost any of its vitality.

Bill Ward

I don't think previously strong relationships can remain strong after dispute by just sweeping the offensive stuff under the carpet, or by saying a puny sorry, or 'oh, that's all over now.' It doesn't work like that for me.

Bill Ward

I don't know about all this 'speed metal' and everything... It's all metal to me.

Bill Ward

Metallica's 'black' album, when I heard that and I heard Lars' playing, and I just was, like, you know, 'Wow! Something really neat's been accomplished here.'

Bill Ward

I'm hoping I can get in a position where I'm self-supporting from my own work.

Bill Ward

If there's some longevity with Black Sabbath, then I'd like to be a part of it.

Bill Ward

The way I play the drums, it's becoming tougher as I get older.

Bill Ward

I think that drummers have come a long way, but they haven't forgotten players like Gene Krupa, or the other jazz players.

Bill Ward

When we did 'Air Dance,' I thought we were actually quite courageous doing that because it's not necessarily quote-unquote a Black Sabbath song. But I don't give a damn about that because it is part of Black Sabbath; it is a Black Sabbath song.

Bill Ward