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 HALENI think Clapton is brilliant. He’s the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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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’ll always leave the same set of strings on my guitars when I’m recording. If I break one I’ll just replace it instead of putting on a whole new set of strings.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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.’
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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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I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that’s when I started getting my own style.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters.
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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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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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