Chaos Or Genius - Billy Sheehan Describes His Time With David Lee Roth
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- Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024
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Mr. Big, formed in 1988, is a rock supergroup known for their blend of virtuosic musicianship and melodic songwriting. The band’s original lineup consisted of four accomplished musicians: Billy Sheehan (bass), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Eric Martin (vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums). Before forming Mr. Big, each member had already established themselves in the rock world. Billy Sheehan had gained fame as the bassist for Talas and David Lee Roth’s band, playing on albums like “Eat ’Em and Smile.” Paul Gilbert was known for his guitar work with the metal band Racer X. Eric Martin had a successful solo career with hits like “Sucker for a Pretty Face,” and Pat Torpey was an experienced session and touring drummer, having worked with artists such as Ted Nugent and The Knack.
Mr. Big quickly gained a reputation for their tight live performances and musicianship. Their self-titled debut album “Mr. Big” (1989) introduced the band to the rock scene with tracks like “Addicted to That Rush.” However, their breakthrough came with the release of their second album, “Lean into It” (1991), which featured their most famous hit, “To Be with You.” This ballad reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in multiple countries, catapulting the band to international fame. The album also included rock hits like “Green-Tinted Sixties Mind” and “Just Take My Heart.”
They followed up with the albums “Bump Ahead” (1993), which featured the hit “Wild World,” a cover of Cat Stevens’ song, and “Hey Man” (1996), continuing their success, particularly in Japan and other parts of Asia, where they enjoyed massive popularity.
After their initial run, internal tensions led to the departure of Paul Gilbert in 1997, Martin once said “He’s never said it, but I know he left because of me and Billy butting heads all the time,” and the band disbanded in 2002. However, the original lineup reunited in 2009 for a world tour and released new music, including the album “What If…” (2011) and “…The Stories We Could Tell” (2014).
Sadly, drummer Pat Torpey passed away in 2018 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, but the band’s legacy continues through their influential catalog, particularly their musicianship and the enduring appeal of hits like “To Be with You.” Mr. Big remains one of the standout rock bands of the late 80s and 90s, especially for fans of virtuosic rock.
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Such a great down-to-earth and humble guy. Billie Sheehan is amazing. A real role model for me.
Billy is a ROCKSTAR without the baggage. He is a regular guy who play the bass in a way that makes he a rockstar, a teacher and an inspiration.
Eat ‘em and smile still slays in 2024.
Huge influence for me, as a sincere kind and sharing personality Billy still inspires me at 65, I'm still learning
and using his advice in so many aspects in playing approach and attitude to life, Thankyou.
Billy is such a great dude and bass player too always willing to interact with fans humble too
I was there watching and listening live when Mr. Sheehan was in the band Talas.....saw the original line up and the later line up.....this was in the 80's in western NY.....such a great talent....
Billy is an awesome person,and even more awesome bass player!
Can he play Ice Ice Baby though?!? 🙃
Saw DLR the 28th of August 1988 in Bochum Germany during the monsters of rock tour.
3 friends and I drove from Denmark to the Ruhrstadion in the middle of Germany. I was just 16, and it was still one of the biggest things I've ever experienced.
I still have the 3 first solo albums from DLR 😊
@@citizenVader Billy didn't play on that 2nd tour. That was Matt Bissonette.
Billy is a rare breed, if not the only of his kind - immensely talented, extremely humble, grateful, and intelligent. His move from California gave no doubt on the latter.
Very smart and driven man. Never quit!! Great interview with Billy. What a Monster player, WOW!!!
billy is a great musician who keeps it real.
I've met Billy. I've spoken with him many times. He is the BEST guy ever!!
Love watching Billy play, so entertaining and such an amazing talent. I got to meet him once back in the 90's at a local music store. Very sweet and gracious.
Great interview with a legend. He seems pretty happy -go-lucky. Superb bassist who took the bass to another level. Capable of soloing with Steve Vai.....whew!!
Billy is the perfect example of " The harder you work the luckier you get"
I was 15 and saw the Roth band at the Toledo Sports Arena. Sound was so loud you could barely tell the song sometimes. But that band put on such a show I still remember parts of it to this day. Cinderella opened !
True musician - rock on, Billy!
My first experience watching Billy play was in my high school gym (St. Joe’s) it was life changing
Wore our eat’m & smile ! I still think it’s one of the best album covers ever !
He’s always such a great and humble guy. Eat em and smile still is awesome
Good one. Thanks. The always humble Billy Sheehan.
I Love Love Love Billy Sheehan. Maybe the best rock bass player of all time.
I saw him play in Hollywood at The Key Club with Niacin. ( Dennis Chambers, and John Novello ) They were a complete blast, all in all , some of the very best music I've ever seen and heard.
Billy is the man
Thank you John for interviewing Billy! Such a great talent and humble individual
WAY back in the day, I saw Talas at the Gasworks perform in front of approximately 20 people. Billy was KILLING it. I’m so glad he was able to break through into a solid career. An amazing player!
Waaaaaaay. 😂
Thanks for doing Billy. He is one of my favs. He will also engage with his fans on social media which likely helps the stickyness of fans.
Let us all love Billy! AMEN! 👏🥳👏
@@tymanngruter1808 he sucks 😔
Eat Em And Smile is one of the GREAT rock albums.
I remember seeing Mr Big in a fairly big rock club in Vegas on their first tour. I managed to get to the front of the stage, center. I nearly had whiplash that night from turning my head so fast and so often trying to watch Billy to the left and Paul to the right! It was only when they got together on stage that I could truly soak in the spectacle of watching them play together! Amazing!
Billy's a great guy & great bassist. I'm from Buffalo NY & a bassist. I've known Billy for years. Nicest guy around.
Underneath the glam and glittery is just a regular guy. Luv it!
Talas wasn't a progressive rock band.
BILLY WAS A PROGRESSIVE BASSIST!
@@luvbasses5487 glam and glitter??? Not at all !! Fool boy ! It only Rock N Roll !!!!
Billy is & always was a class act..Always a fan!!
probably the nicest guy in rock and what a player addicted to that rush and daddy brother lover with the drills is epic
Hey Billy, hope you're well bro. Great to see this interview. Keep Rockin' Billy! 🤘🥁🤘DC
"Eat 'em _Up_ And Smile"! 🤣
Billy Sheehan is a great bassist 👊🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I saw him with Talas WAY back in the day. I think it was early 80's (83-84)? It was in West Cornes NY, a really small bar on route 26 called "The Pine Inn".
Dude, what's with the Richie Kotzen/ Winery Dogs snub?? That's some of Billy's best work ever.
Billy is still a down to earth Buffalo guy. He never forgot who he was. Good guy and of course, one of the bass greats.
Mr. Big. The bestest of pap rockers. Pap on!
He and Billy Sheehan arguing ?? Both guys seem so mellow ??
What is the play out music. Excellent!!
BTW, that's Nick D'Virgilio on the drums, one of the best players in the business currently 👍
Eat em and Smile was awesome.
Eat'em & Smile made this Guy and Vai Famous 🔥🔥😎😎🤘🤘 David Lee Roth got these guys laid
Without David Lee Roth? Van Halen became Van Hagar. Look I love Sammy, but imagining Van Halen without David Lee? would be like imagining Zep without Robert Plant on lead, or the WHO without Roger Daltry. It just doesn't appear to be normal
Billy is so Authentic..Great guy!
How could a guy with chops like that ever think of not succeeding?
I never had a problem with Beth
She bought all of us houses!
Ace Frehley
his comment "you can be 80, and start a band and have a hit"... makes me look forward to his 80-y-o self topping the charts again... off the cuff comment... or plan?
Skyscraper is my crowd dive into being 11
Never was a fan of Mr. Big. Actually, I thought it was beneath Gilbert. was used to his shredding with RacerX. That band is awesome.
....... Chaos AND Genius. David Lee Roth - side by side with Fred Mercury - were the two best frontmen in Rock History!!!
I first saw Billy on the Yankee Rose video, it was immediately clear this guy was different.
RIP MAESTRO PAT TORPEY
12:00 Ringo claims he never practiced, at least after he got started.
Eric Martin was supposed to audition for VH before Sammy!
Xenu
Grow up.
Shit I think I'm starting to feel some pneumonia coming on.
What can you say he's the standard of Rock bass along with others of course but nobody really plays like him.
Take Cover is their best song.
DLR couldn’t handle being in EVH’s shadow, this probably made him hard to deal with in his own band.
Why did they name there album after pearl jams first album?
If it wasn't for the poodle hair and pouty look, I might consider checking his work out. This is coming from a fellow Western NYer.
Why on earth don't you ask him why he stole another band's name? Or are you completely unaware that there was already a band called Mr Big? They had a huge hit with a song called "Romeo" in 1977. They were a great band and they had their name stolen by Sheehan and co, and it has caused them a huge nightmare. I despise Sheehan and co for doing that. Why do they never get confronted about it in interviews? It's pathetic. They need to be confronted about it. Please find out who the original Mr Big are (I have videos for two of their best songs on my channel), and confront Sheehan about why he stole their name.
@@notinconceivable6974
No one cares.
Dicken
Billy's band were named after the song by Free. They did later discover that there had been a UK band with the same name, but they were no longer active and it seems likely that they would have taken legal advice on using the name. The frustration of the UK band is entirely understandable, but the US band did not 'stea'l the name.
They broke up in 1978 and didn't do anything until after the US Mr Big had already gotten huge. Dicken doesn't seem to care at all anymore (or at least as of the 2016 interview I just read). So, what nightmare did it cause them, hmm?
Roth was an idiot by Skyscraper, using synth bass with Sheehan in the band ???
He seems waaay overqualified for to be playing for the Nickelback of late 80's, early 90's rock. Mr. Big was just so safe and generic. But good on them for carrying on for so long.
Their latest album is far from incredible and even farther from being a band effort, as it was only Paul Gilbert and Eric Martin who wrote the album.
Did Mr Big break up cuz he and Paul G. hated each other?
I like Billie shean and I respect him. But hes giving David Lee Roth to much credit.
I hate to say this. I saw David Lee Roth - 1986-87? - something like that. O.K. I'm just going to be honest. That concert sucked. "Oh man - I forgot my words man". (David Lee Roth) Billy Sheehan. You are a really cool person. I'm sorry. But I just don't get it. Tapping and flapping and crapping. You're better than that.
Very sad that DLR has become a punchline ! Amazes me that there’s even a Hagar /Roth debate !one is a true singer with 50+ years of top tier relevant music ! The other is a frontman , with maybe 14yrs of relevance , becomes more of a tool evertime he opens his mouth & thiught it Woukd be a good idea to do a country version of Jump ! Cringe
he always was a punchline jew
He left DLR for a lousy band. Pure crap should have been the name instead of Mr. Big.
Too bad he's one of those scientologist knuckleheads!
The worst frontman of any band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
@@mmgreen31 you mean rob thomas
….Who??
Lol maybe on opposite day.
Man that’s gotta suck being in the minority on that one huh? Where barely anyone agrees with you.
@@mmgreen31 r you serious started drugs early today.
Billy is cool..he just needs to axe that ponytail