I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
EDDIE VAN HALENNirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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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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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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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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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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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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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I boil the strings so they stretch.
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Eventually you’ll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you’ve copped and begin to put your own mark on 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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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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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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If you have a great-sounding guitar that’s a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that’s the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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