Billy Gould
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William David Gould (born April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a musician and producer. He played bass for the band Faith No More.
He started playing the bass while he was at school with Faith No More's keyboard player Roddy Bottum. In the early 1980s, he moved to San Francisco to start his studies. There, he played in several underground bands. During this time he met drummer Mike Bordin and guitar player Jim Martin. Although he was mostly influenced by punk rock, he integrated other musical elements in his style. He soon formed a band with Mike Bordin and Roddy Bottum called Faith No Man, which eventually became Faith No More.
In the mid-nineties, he began to work as producer and co-produced Faith No More's last record Album of the Year with the former Swans drummer Roli Mosimann. He is now the CEO of Koolarrow Records. He sometimes played with the Mexican grindcore band Brujeria in the 1990s. He was also involved in several occasional all star bands, such as Shandi's Addiction (with Maynard Keenan, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello) or Black Diamond Brigade (with Scandinavian rock musicians). Furthermore, he played with Wayne Kramer and Fear Factory, and produced CMX's Vainajala album.
For most of Faith No More's life, he used a Zon bass guitar but started on an Aria bass guitar. He began with Peavey amplifiers, then moved to Ampeg amplifiers. He is known for employing a wide variety of playing styles.