There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release.
EDDIE VAN HALENActually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let’s put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don’t.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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 have selective hearing.
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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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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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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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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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Best believe that needle hurt you Best to see these true colors Than follow one of your false virtues A little secret to make you think: Why is the crazy stuff we never say, poetry in ink?
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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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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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I’ll be making music ’til the day I die. I’ve done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming.
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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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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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Everything comes to me while I’m sitting on the pot.
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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 applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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