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EDDIE VAN HALENIt’s always about the music, never about anything else.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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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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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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I think Clapton is brilliant. He’s the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.
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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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When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going. I really like that funky, heavy groove.
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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months.
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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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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.
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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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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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It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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