If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing.
EDDIE VAN HALENThe name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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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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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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I have selective hearing.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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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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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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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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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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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.
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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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It’s always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you’re the same, and they hate you if you’re different.
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