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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.

Eddie Van Halen

There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Creative Execution Inspirational Release
I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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Myself Passion Writing
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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Inspirational Lyrics Music Myself Writing
You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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Creativity Freedom Music Yourself
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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Fingers Head Music Myself People Simplicity Word
A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I’m very brutal on my instruments, but not all the time.
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Connection Emotional Extension Guitar Instrument Myself Person Personal Play Spiritual
I have selective hearing.
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Hear Myself Selection
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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Himself People Reality Song Thinking Word
I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I’m in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Business Dreams Fame Glory Live Music Myself
Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let’s put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don’t.
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Myself Play Song Way Writing
It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Music Passion
There’s a plaque on our wall that says we’ve sold over 65 million albums, and I don’t feel I’ve accomplished anything. I feel like I’m just getting started.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Accomplishment Album Feeling Myself Start Wall
It’s always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you’re the same, and they hate you if you’re different.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Different Hate Situation Yourself
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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Cancer Drink Hands Myself Operation Replacement
It’s all about sound. It’s that simple. Wireless is wireless, and it’s digital. Hopefully somewhere along the line somebody will add more ones to the zeros. When digital first started, I swear I could hear the gap between the ones and the zeros.
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Digital Myself Simplicity Sound Start
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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Hollywood Mindset Ourselves People Thinking

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