Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take away from me.
EDDIE VAN HALENIt’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.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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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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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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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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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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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 boil the strings so they stretch.
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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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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 took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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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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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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