I don't have a problem with letting go of an album once I know I've pretty much done the best that I… — Bill Ward Album Copy Share Image
You can't play a backbeat in Black Sabbath. You can if you want to; it's going to ruin the song. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Every day, I write. I have a writing period - it's usually in the morning - or I'm writing songs. — Bill Ward Day Copy Share Image
I don't know about all this 'speed metal' and everything... It's all metal to me. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
When I'm working on new ideas, musically much of what's played is guided by a visual appearance or shape. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'd say a lot of my vocal influences are jazz-based, people like Ella Fitzgerald, or Fred Astaire. — Bill Ward Ella Copy Share Image
I don't like misleading people, and I like to be honest and transparent. — Bill Ward Honest Copy Share Image
Try not to be alone with your own pain. Try to find someone you can trust your pain with. — Bill Ward Alone Copy Share Image
I don't feel I'm taking the moral high ground, telling people to stop eating animals because I've done it. It just works… — Bill Ward Animals Copy Share Image
When I had the heart attack, it was pretty depressing. I was really angry. I just couldn't find anything to feel good… — Bill Ward Angry Copy Share Image
I have an open mind, and I try to be critical of none of the bands, even if something's not to my… — Bill Ward Bands Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In the recovery of my life, I've been taught to be more accountable. Sometimes I fail miserably, but I try every day… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
One thing I can confirm is whenever I listen to 'Laguna Sunrise,' it sounds exactly like Laguna Beach. There's something about it. — Bill Ward Beach Copy Share Image
It's really important that we communally share what's going on with each other... Otherwise, we're going to be walking around in a… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I had a lot of teachers. When I think about my upbringing I feel like the most fortunate person. It was a… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Childhood, all me influences were, say, between the time that I can remember, which would have been about three years old to… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
As far as drummers are concerned, when I was a child growing up I was really attracted to artists like Gene Kupra… — Bill Ward Art Copy Share Image
When we did 'Air Dance,' I thought we were actually quite courageous doing that because it's not necessarily quote-unquote a Black Sabbath… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
If you believe in a higher power or if you believe in God, then I would suggest that you go to God… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
One of the things I loved about Black Sabbath was, when we were on the road, there were times we had been… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I'm hoping I can get in a position where I'm self-supporting from my own work. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I have no choice but to be transparent. I have to be, in order for me to live. — Bill Ward Choice Copy Share Image
When I write, there's always an image, sometimes a color attached to what's being created. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I don't play beats. I hate playing beats. I'm an orchestration drummer. I'm a musical drummer. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
“There can be no greater motivator for evil than a huge sense of injustice!” — Bill Ward Injustice Copy Share Image
Sweet Leaf' and 'Iron Man' were the rallying points for all the young men coming back from Vietnam. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
We never made music to fit into anything or to reach a certain audience. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I write all the time. Some of them are very personalized things. Some of them are sarcastic looks at life. — Bill Ward Life Copy Share Image
I don't want to do death any more. I don't want to do doom and gloom. I want to do life and… — Bill Ward Death Copy Share Image
“Hatred and food were served up in equal proportions at the Connor dining table as he was growing up.” — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Since my early childhood, I've played drums in visuals as well as sound. — Bill Ward Childhood Copy Share Image
I have been blessed with musical visions and the ability to harness them. — Bill Ward Ability Copy Share Image
I don't want to ride on Sabbath's coattails in order to encourage my own opportunities. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
