I’ve had a hip replacement, I’ve beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, ‘I’m done.’
EDDIE VAN HALENI’m the one in the band that said I’m not going on tour unless we do a record.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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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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It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I’m just so blessed.
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I boil the strings so they stretch.
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.
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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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Best believe that needle hurt you Best to see these true colors Than follow one of your false virtues A little secret to make you think: Why is the crazy stuff we never say, poetry in ink?
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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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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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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 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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We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters.
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When 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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