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 HALEN- You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
EDDIE VAN HALEN
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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
EDDIE VAN HALENI’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
EDDIE VAN HALENBass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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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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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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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.
EDDIE VAN HALENI’ll be making music ’til the day I die. I’ve done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming.
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The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
EDDIE VAN HALENThe name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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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.
EDDIE VAN HALENWhen 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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A good producer brings out the best in the artist he’s working with. You shouldn’t be able to listen to something and say, ‘So-and-so produced this album.
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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.
EDDIE VAN HALENIt’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’m blessed with a good pair of ears. That’s how I fooled my piano teacher. I’d watch his fingers and I’d listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.
EDDIE VAN HALENI’m blessed with a good pair of ears. That’s how I fooled my piano teacher. I’d watch his fingers and I’d listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
EDDIE VAN HALENI’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
EDDIE VAN HALENMy son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I boil the strings so they stretch.
EDDIE VAN HALENI boil the strings so they stretch.
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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.
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.
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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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