William Wyman "Billy" Sherwood (born March 14, 1965, Las Vegas, Nevada) is a musician, record producer, and engineer. Read full biography of Billy Sherwood →
I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination.
I don't have any assistants, I do it all myself, I don't have any secretaries.
Sometimes I hear a drum groove in my head and I rush down to my studio.
And I found that when I built my own place and just shut the door, the creativity was endless.
And as you said, everyone contributed; certain areas of material came from certain individuals.
Everyone is really getting along with each other and we enjoy each others company and love playing live.
I also write poems, so that is something that I really enjoy.
I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records.
I have always enjoyed different kinds of music.
I love all Yes music and love to play it live, but I'm most interested in making new music with Yes.
I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic.
I think that the climate within the band has changed, it's now in a more functional situation.
I wasn't really writing with anything commercial in mind I just wanted to create some new music.
William Wyman "Billy" Sherwood (born March 14, 1965, Las Vegas, Nevada) is a musician, record producer, and engineer.