Bill Ward Quotes

Bill Ward

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 5, 1948

In the Sabs we had to remain in this depressing, unreal world. I didn't like all the devilish boohoo that went with it, to tell you the truth. There was manipulation from outside sources that preferred us to be a certain way. Acting up to that, I felt quite dishonest.

Bill Ward

One of the biggest struggles I've had is being me.

Bill Ward

I... remember taking all kinds of risks and at the time being oblivious to danger and really thinking back then how I could really do anything that I wanted.

Bill Ward

It's that mindset we have where we think we are indestructible. I know at least I went through that phase, where everything was excessive! Like if I drove a fast car I'd just have to take it to 130 miles per hour or more, you know!

Bill Ward

I think everything that I've ever played has somehow trickled down from Gene Krupa.

Bill Ward

I'm playing jazz throughout the song 'Black Sabbath.' That's what it is there. I mean, I'm moving some other things around, but that is forever in there.

Bill Ward

You can't play a backbeat in Black Sabbath. You can if you want to; it's going to ruin the song.

Bill Ward

One of the things I loved about Black Sabbath was, when we were on the road, there were times we had been on the road for so long and we were tired and we were exhausted. We would show up at gigs and we were so tired that we would be fast asleep in the dressing room. Our road manager would come in and say, '20 minutes, guys.'

Bill Ward

Regardless of injuries, we would get onstage, and as soon as we were up there it was like, bam! You were hit with an incredible force. The band came alive on stage like someone had switched us on.

Bill Ward

Things haven't always worked out how I want them to, but the eventuality of being honest is a daily gift.

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Being able to tell the truth is a gift.

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I don't want to ride on Sabbath's coattails in order to encourage my own opportunities.

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I don't tend to be current with anything. I just write the music and allow it to just be whatever it is.

Bill Ward

I like jamming to rap.

Bill Ward

In September 2012, I got the blues pretty bad, so I stopped playing for a little while. I started to renew my playing by the time February of 2013 came around. I would go up and rehearse to different songs, play stuff like Count Basie records, jazz or rap.

Bill Ward

I would never, ever, ever commit to taking on any type of live commitment, or studio commitment, if I knew there was something going on inside of me which could stop me from doing it.

Bill Ward

I got so lonely in 2012 and I wasn't playing drums. I thought I would just form my own band and play drums again. I think it was 2013 that we started looking for two other people and formed Day of Errors.

Bill Ward

I heard about twenty, twenty-four bars of one track - one track - on '13,' and I listened to it, and I just didn't like it at all; I just didn't like it. And I have that right not to like it.

Bill Ward

I really enjoyed playing drums on 'Born Again.' It was a good feeling about being alive. There was a good energy there about being sober.

Bill Ward

As far as drummers are concerned, when I was a child growing up I was really attracted to artists like Gene Kupra and Louis Bellson and Buddy Rich; a lot of the drummers that played in the popular big bands of the '40s. I would listen to their records.

Bill Ward