{"id":2209926,"date":"2025-12-23T16:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2209926"},"modified":"2025-12-23T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:11:07","slug":"billy-sheehan-rules-out-new-music-from-mr-big-i-think-its-good-to-put-a-period-at-the-end-of-the-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/billy-sheehan-rules-out-new-music-from-mr-big-i-think-its-good-to-put-a-period-at-the-end-of-the-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"BILLY SHEEHAN Rules Out New Music From MR. BIG: ‘I Think It’s Good To Put A Period At The End Of The Sentence’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a recent interview with Czech Republic’s Hovory u Grega<\/a>, Billy Sheehan<\/b> was asked about the possibility of MR. BIG<\/b> recording new music, less than a year after he and his bandmates played what was billed as their final show. The 72-year-old bassist responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET<\/b>): “Nope. That’s it. Finito. I think it’s good to put a period at the end of the sentence: we’re done. And also we wanted to end on a good note.”<\/p>\n

Billy<\/b> continued: “My toaster, when I toast my toast in the morning, at the end when it’s over, it says ‘end hot’. In other words, the toaster [has come to the] end. It’s toasted, but be careful, it’s hot. And every time I see that, I go, ‘That’s what MR. BIG<\/b> did. We end hot.’ And we didn’t wanna crawl over the finish line. We wanted to run over the finish line.<\/p>\n

“I think it would be unfair for us to ever play together again because we told everybody this is a farewell tour,” Sheehan<\/b> explained. “Now I know a lot of bands, they do a farewell tour and then they come back again. But for us, we really wanted to be fair, ’cause people flew in from all over the world to every show we did. They flew in from Australia and Japan and USA. When we were in Asia, people went over there. When we were in Europe, people came from all over the world to see us. And so I wouldn’t want to be dishonest to them and then we start playing again. And so that wasn’t the farewell tour. So it is<\/i> absolutely the farewell tour. That’s it. I have nothing but high regard for everybody involved in that band. We’re still all good friends, and I wish all of them well, and I’m sure we’ll see each other here and there. But I think it was wise for us to just stop.”<\/p>\n

MR. BIG<\/b> played the final show of its “The BIG Finale!”<\/b> tour on February 25, 2025 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier that same month, the band played three other shows: on February 14, 2025 at the Bloomverse Festival<\/b> in Megh\u0101laya, India, on February 16, 2025 at the Bloomverse Express<\/b> in Bengaluru, India, and on February 22, 2025 at the Osaka Music Hall in Osaka, Japan. Asked in an October 28, 2025 interview with SiriusXM<\/b>‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”<\/b> if MR. BIG<\/b> is now officially done, Sheehan<\/b> said: “I believe so. And our explanation is, and as we see now, there’s a lot of guys that are out there playing where the band isn’t quite what it used to be. And it’s tough to sing that stuff when you get up into your sixties and seventies. So the way we thought about it was, let’s go over the finish line running as opposed to crawling. So, leave people with a good memory, remembering us as we were in pretty much our prime.”<\/p>\n

Billy<\/b> continued: “The tour we did, the farewell tour was good. Great people came out from all over the place. We did very well. There were a couple of nights [where] we had some rough times with some of the vocals and such, but that’s what happens [as] you get older. It’s unfortunate. That’s just the way it goes. Some people get lucky and they sing into their eighties, but not so many.”<\/p>\n

Asked if MR. BIG<\/b> documented any of the performances on the final tour for future release, Sheehan<\/b> said: “Well, we started the farewell tour [in 2023] in Japan. So we filmed that, but then we did a whole year of touring. Then at the end of that year, Japan said, ‘Hey, wait, you’ve gotta come back and do one more.’ So we go, ‘Okay.’ We ended up doing that. So from the very beginning of the farewell tour, we have a live DVD, video, album and everything. But we did film the very last show in Japan, but there’s been no, really, push to release it because it pretty much the same show we did when we went there the first time [at the beginning of the farewell tour].”<\/p>\n

Pressed about whether “everybody” in MR. BIG<\/b> was “on board” with the decision to call it quits at this point in their career, Billy<\/b> said: “Yeah, I believe so. I think we’re all on the same page with that. And everybody will go off and do their own thing for a while and we’ll always be friends and it’s all cool and everything like that. But we leave on a high point, leave on a high note. And I know you’ve commented a couple of times on some singers that have been out there, some bands that have been out there that just don’t quite have it, and it’s kind of sad to see. And there are bands that I love, or players and performers I love, and, yeah, they have the right to go on and do their thing and enjoy themselves \u2014 that’s great \u2014 but just for me as a fan, I wanna remember them on their prime.”<\/p>\n

This past August, MR. BIG<\/b> frontman Eric Martin<\/b> told “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”<\/b> about the band’s decision to call it quits: “Well, we’re no stranger to a breakup. I mean, we did this before. In 1996, Paul<\/b> [Gilbert<\/b>, MR. BIG<\/b> guitarist] left, and thank God Richie Kotzen<\/b> came into the picture [as Paul<\/b>‘s replacement]. And then we did a couple of albums there. And then 2000 \u2014 I don’t know; when was it? \u2014 in 2002 we did another one, and that was a long breakup. That was five, six years maybe. And then we got back together. So we’re no stranger to a comeback. But I don’t know. I feel like this is it.”<\/p>\n

Eric<\/b> continued: “Romania was [supposed to be] the last show, which was last year, and then every time we wanna quit, that old saying, they brought us back for India, two shows, and then we played Osaka, and then we ended in Tokyo Budokan \u2014 again. And we said our goodbyes. And I don’t know \u2014 I feel funny when you say goodbye too many times. I mean, nothing to take away from KISS<\/b> or anything. I’m glad that they\u2026 Hey, first of all, it’s KISS<\/b>. Come back, leave, come back. I don’t care. I’ll be right there, right in the front row to watch you. But for MR. BIG<\/b>, I think it was time. The train has left the station.”<\/p>\n

Martin<\/b> went on to say that he is still on great terms with his MR. BIG<\/b> bandmates even though a decision was made to no longer tour as a group. “Yeah, it’s all good,” he explained. “Everybody took a deep breath. We talked about it a couple of years ago with Tim<\/b>, our manager, and we said, ‘Hey, man. This is it.’ And I balked a million times and talked too much and [I was] going, ‘No, I don’t want it to end.’ But it was time. It was time. I mean, with [original MR. BIG<\/b> drummer] Pat Torpey<\/b>‘s passing and then different drummers \u2014 we had Matt Starr<\/b>, we had Edu Cominato<\/b> from Brazil play with us, and then the last drummer, Nick D’Virgilio<\/b>, did great. Everything was wonderful, but the three of us \u2014 me, Billy<\/b> and Paul<\/b> \u2014 just kind of looked at each other and said, ‘Hey, it’s, it’s a good time to go.’ And also no animosity \u2014 I hope not. [Laughs<\/i>] But I think this time we just all hugged it out.. Billy Sheehan<\/b>, and I blame him for this, he said ‘never say never’ a million times. So, I think it’s completely over, but in a beautiful way. No animosity. It’s a beautiful thing.”<\/p>\n

In an October 2024 interview with Ruben Mosqueda<\/b> of We Go To 11<\/a>, Sheehan<\/b> was asked if the band’s “The BIG Finish”<\/b> farewell tour was just the end of extensive touring for him and his bandmates, with plans to make special appearances from time to time, or if MR. BIG<\/b> was going to become a studio-only project going forward. Billy<\/b> responded: “The end is the end. It’s finished. If some extenuating circumstances come up, we might do a show or two, maybe, but touring and recording\u2026 We kind of wanted to put a period at the end of the sentence. And as I’ve said many times, we wanted to run over the finish line, not crawl over it. And for us, a fully functional band is on tour playing live and doing the thing and writing recording, and then go out on after the record and do another tour, to do that, we’ve done that for 34 years, and it’s been an amazing run. We have friends all over planet earth. It’s fantastic. And it’s probably our greatest asset, personally, for me, the amazing people that we’ve touched around the world. But we decided to really, ‘Let’s do it the right way,’ and not to have some continual farewell thing that goes on for an eternity.”<\/p>\n

He continued: “Our last show was in Romania. Unusual. That’s where the roulette ball fell into that as we spun the wheel. And we had a great time. And our last shows in Europe, we did a bunch of shows in Germany. Amazing. We have a lot of friends in Germany. We had big hits in Germany as well. And all over Europe and England. We got to play Ireland \u2014 Belfast and Dublin. And I’m an Irishman, so that was very nice. We played Liverpool, the Holy Ground. It was quite amazing. I had to put one little BEATLES<\/b> melody in my solo at the end. Pretty cool. So it was a nice way to go out. I’m glad we did it. We did it with as much class as we’re capable of. We did the final tour, and I’m very, very pleased about it.”<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with George Dionne<\/b> of KNAC.COM<\/a>, Martin<\/b> once again admitted that he was second guessing the group’s decision to stop touring after the completion of “The BIG Finish”<\/b> farewell tour. Asked what “The BIG Finish”<\/b> means to him, he said: “Yeah, I’m not pulling the wool over anybody’s eyes. It means the touring is over. Which kind of bums me out, because I was there in the meeting a year and change ago going, ‘Yep. I agree. It’s time that we call it quits.’<\/p>\n

“I didn’t wanna quit for the longest time,” he admitted. “I mean, this was brought up, like, five years ago. ‘Should we do a farewell tour?’ We’ve got other projects going, and it’s kind of hard to keep the MR. BIG<\/b> thing alive. And I was, like, ‘No,’ cheerleading, ‘Please, no. We’ve gotta keep it going.’ But yeah, a year and a few months ago, I was totally in agreement with everybody going, ‘Yeah, this is it.’ I even thought of the name ‘BIG Finish’<\/b>. So I put the nail in the coffin. But now I’m, like, oh, I wish I had a nice big hammer to unclog that nail. ‘Cause the band’s so good and so tight. The crowd’s coming out. New album came out. The momentum is there. And the band just sounds so tight on stage.”<\/p>\n

Circling back to what “The BIG Finish”<\/b> meant as far as the possibility of future MR. BIG<\/b> live shows, Eric<\/b> said: “What I mean by ‘The BIG Finish’<\/b> is there’s no touring anymore. I would hope that we still leave the door open. I mean, I brought this up many times online. Even Nick D’Virgilio<\/b>, our drummer, he goes, ‘Man, we should do a residency in Indonesia or Japan or just anywhere,’ like do a residency. And I go, ‘Man, I just hope we can play in a few years, play four or five shows here and there, maybe play a festival with bands in our ilk.’ It’d be great to keep that door open. And no response. I think also, a whole year and almost a half of touring, everybody just kind of wants to take a break. But I’m, like, ‘Let’s ride this wave, brother. Let’s do this.’ But yeah, no more touring. No more multiple dates. It’s over. The big lady has sung.”<\/p>\n

In August 2024, Eric<\/b> told Roppongi Rocks<\/a>‘s Stefan Nilsson<\/b> that there was no chance of him and his MR. BIG<\/b> bandmates going back on their word that they would not tour ever again. “We’re not the kind of band \u2014 when we say that we’re gonna quit and it’s over and we’re not touring anymore\u2026 We may do a one-off here and there every couple of years or whatever, but we’re not going to be like the M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE<\/b>s and the KISS<\/b>es,” he explained.” And no offense to them, because the crowds keep coming to see ’em, but we’re not gonna do it. We just maybe have too much pride in it.”<\/p>\n

Asked if there was a chance of MR. BIG<\/b> making more studio albums in the future, Eric<\/b> said: “I did an interview the other day with Billy<\/b>, and\u2026 I’m not my brother’s keeper. I don’t know what he thinks. I know what I<\/i> think, that I’d like to do albums. If we’re not gonna tour anymore for different reasons \u2014 I mean, I just don’t wanna tour lengthy\u2026. This has been a year. I just can’t do it. I’m too old to\u2026 Everybody goes, ‘Oh, what about THE ROLLING STONES<\/b>?’ Yeah. What about THE ROLLING STONES<\/b>? Flying in, playing one show and two weeks later playing another show. Yeah, this is back-to-back touring. Hardly any hotels. I mean, the bus will suffice, but it’s like a big camping trip for older men. So, I would like to do other albums. But the interview went like this. The guy goes, ‘You gonna do another album?’ And I’m, like, ‘I’d like to.’ And Billy<\/b> goes, ‘No, that’s it.’ I’m, like, ‘All right.’ But he’s the guy that always says, ‘Never say never.'”<\/p>\n

MR. BIG<\/b> played the last show of its “The BIG Finish”<\/b> farewell tour on August 23, 2024 at the Way Too Far Rock Festival<\/b> in Bistri\u021ba, Romania. After the concert, Sheehan<\/b> took to his social media to share a picture from the gig and he included the following message: “Romania!!! Crowd was a little bit light, but they made up for it in enthusiasm! The last MR. BIG<\/b> show (not MY last show, goddammit!!).<\/p>\n

“What a great run we’ve had since 1988. We made Great memories and millions (literally) of friends all around the world. My unlimited love and respect to all who listened, watched, purchased records, tickets and T -shirts. \u2014 without you we would have been nothing. Fact. Moving on now to other adventures, but never forgetting this amazing experience.”<\/p>\n

Gilbert<\/b> added: “What an adventure! MR. BIG<\/b> wraps up over a year of touring! Many thanks to ALL! I’ll get home just in time for my son’s 10th birthday. I hope he remembers who I am!”<\/p>\n

D’Virgilio<\/b>, who joined MR. BIG<\/b> in 2023 as the replacement for the late Pat Torpey<\/b>, commented: “It has been an amazing run with @billysheehanonbass @paulgilbert_official and @iamericmartin I’ve been able to rock n roll all over the world with the guys and I will be forever thankful. Big Love for MR. BIG<\/b>!”<\/p>\n

MR. BIG<\/b>‘s tenth studio album, “Ten”<\/b>, was released on July 12, 2024 via Frontiers Music Srl<\/b>. The LP featured 11 new original tracks written by Martin<\/b> and Gilbert<\/b>, along with Andr\u00e9 Pessis<\/b> and Tony Fanucchi<\/b>. “Ten”<\/b> was produced by Jay Ruston<\/b> and MR. BIG<\/b>.<\/p>\n

D’Virgilio<\/b> missed most of the final European leg of MR. BIG<\/b>‘s “The BIG Finish”<\/b> tour due to his commitments with his band BIG BIG TRAIN<\/b>. He was temporarily replaced on the trek by Edu Cominato<\/b>, an experienced drummer from S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil who has previously played with Sheehan<\/b> and Martin<\/b>, Jeff Scott Soto<\/b> and Geoff Tate<\/b> (QUEENSR\u0178CHE<\/b>),among others.<\/p>\n

When MR. BIG<\/b> announced “The BIG Finish”<\/b> tour in 2023, the bandmembers said that it was “time to mark the end of this chapter of their legacy” after drummer Pat Torpey<\/b> lost his battle with Parkinson’s disease in 2018. The first leg kicked off in Japan and Southeast Asia in July and August 2023, where the band performed for hundreds of thousands of loyal fans at 11 sold-out shows including Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

MR. BIG<\/b>‘s last-ever live album release was “The BIG Finish Live”<\/b>, which came out on September 6, 2024 via the Evolution Music Group<\/b>.<\/p>\n

“The BIG Finish Live”<\/b> was a brand-new live album and concert film of MR. BIG<\/b>‘s “The BIG Finish”<\/b> farewell tour, where the band played their million-selling “Lean Into It”<\/b> album in its entirety, plus additional MR. BIG<\/b> classics.<\/p>\n