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.’
EDDIE VAN HALENMy son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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It’s always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you’re the same, and they hate you if you’re different.
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Music is for people. The word ‘pop’ is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I’m just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I’m cool.
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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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The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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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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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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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.
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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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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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