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?
EDDIE VAN HALENSome people think a song without words isn’t a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he’ll kick your ass!
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.
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Everything comes to me while I’m sitting on the pot.
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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’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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You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock star. That thought never entered any of our minds, the Van Halen family.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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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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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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A guitar is just theoretically built wrong. Each string is an interval of fourths, and then the B string is off. Theoretically, that’s not right, all the strings should be off.
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I have selective hearing.
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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 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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