Bullets
Once upon a time in the land of Buffalo, New York, there was a kingdom. This was a unique kingdom—because it was the king, and not some common knave, who led its band of merry men. King Billy Sheehan sought to wear his uncompromising crown of rock ’n’ roll.
Bullets
YE PALACE 0’ TALAS
Anne Leighton
Once upon a time in the land of Buffalo, New York, there was a kingdom. This was a unique kingdom—because it was the king, and not some common knave, who led its band of merry men.
King Billy Sheehan sought to wear his uncompromising crown of rock ’n’ roll. As bass player in the royal band of Talas.
Scribes took notice of Billy’s active bass pluckings on a Van Halen tour. He was taking leads—which is the common reserved role for guitar players.
And it came to pass that Billy’s heart was troubled. “I had to take over the show. If I didn’t, nobody would.” He wanted to work with musicians who’d put out as much as he did—who were as hungry for rock ’n’ roll success as he was.
Drummer Mark Miller was one of the chosen. He is the Serf, the symbolic, emotional and literal working backbone of Talas, providing the nondeviating beat. Mark" sayeth he is a follower of Billy’s. ‘‘He wouldn’t be the leader if we all didn’t feel he should be. We stand behind him.”