Bill Ward Quotes

Bill Ward

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 5, 1948

I have been blessed with musical visions and the ability to harness them.

Bill Ward

I have no choice but to be transparent. I have to be, in order for me to live.

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I don't want to do death any more. I don't want to do doom and gloom. I want to do life and love.

Bill Ward

I'm a visionary drummer and I have been for a long, long, long time.

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We never made music to fit into anything or to reach a certain audience.

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Every day, I write. I have a writing period - it's usually in the morning - or I'm writing songs.

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I love the 'Black Album' because I think it was the beginning of something, primarily. I'd met Metallica, and I'd heard Metallica before that, but when I heard the 'Black Album,' I actually had a response rather like I did with 'Sgt. Pepper.'

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Once I started to get some of the things I'd always craved, I still found myself incredibly unhappy. It was never enough. A lot of that stems from being real, real insecure, wanting more and hoping that will fix the insecurity.

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I have an open mind, and I try to be critical of none of the bands, even if something's not to my personal taste. After all, somebody worked really hard on that music.

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Without the jazz influence, the Black Sabbath drumming would be very different.

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I don't like misleading people, and I like to be honest and transparent.

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Try not to be alone with your own pain. Try to find someone you can trust your pain with.

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When I had the heart attack, it was pretty depressing. I was really angry. I just couldn't find anything to feel good about.

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I admired punk because I came from a violent band as well. Especially in the first four or five years, we were very aggressive when we played live.

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As far as I'm concerned, the book's never closed with Sabbath!

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I always like to write something that will paint a cynical picture, but provide hope at the same time; I like to do that with my writing, even in the worst of times.

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I am honest about who I am, where I am and what I think.

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I get to play what I'm feeling on my solo records, and I get to bang the hell out of a drum kit in Black Sabbath.

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I love Black Sabbath's music.

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I had a lot of teachers. When I think about my upbringing I feel like the most fortunate person. It was a marvellous era for drummers.

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