Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
EDDIE VAN HALENYou’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release.
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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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I’ll always leave the same set of strings on my guitars when I’m recording. If I break one I’ll just replace it instead of putting on a whole new set of strings.
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If you have a great-sounding guitar that’s a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that’s the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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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 only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Actually, 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.
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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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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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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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 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 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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