I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
EDDIE VAN HALENThe one thing I do have is good ears. I don’t mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters.
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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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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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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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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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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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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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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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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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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 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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I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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