I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.
EDDIE VAN HALENSome people think a song without words isn’t a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he’ll kick your ass!
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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I think Clapton is brilliant. He’s the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.
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I don’t really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.
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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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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’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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Cancer is like a cockroach. It just comes back stronger. I’m tearing apart the immune system of the cockroach and seeing how it ticks. I’ve opened up my own pathology center.
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The one thing I do have is good ears. I don’t mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.
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There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release.
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Holdsworth is so damned good that I can’t cop anything. I can’t understand what he’s doing. I’ve got to do this [does two-hand tapping], whereas he’ll do it with one hand.
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A good producer brings out the best in the artist he’s working with. You shouldn’t be able to listen to something and say, ‘So-and-so produced this album.
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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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I just consider myself slightly left-of-center. I’m not your average bear. I – what’s the word? I’m not – normal.
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The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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