I’m blessed with a good pair of ears. That’s how I fooled my piano teacher. I’d watch his fingers and I’d listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.
EDDIE VAN HALENWhen Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going. I really like that funky, heavy groove.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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Music is for people. The word ‘pop’ is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I’m just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I’m cool.
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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I have selective hearing.
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It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock star. That thought never entered any of our minds, the Van Halen family.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I’m the one in the band that said I’m not going on tour unless we do a record.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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Practice. I used to sit on the edge of my bed with a six-pack of Tuborg. My brother would go out to party and get laid, come home at 3am., and I would still be playing with myself.
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We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters.
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Some people think a song without words isn’t a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he’ll kick your ass!
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