Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
EDDIE VAN HALEN
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.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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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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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.
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I have selective hearing.
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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’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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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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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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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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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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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
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