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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.

Eddie Van Halen

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 HALEN

Myself Play Song Way Writing
You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Creativity Freedom Music Yourself
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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Beginning Mark Pattern Rhythm Yourself
I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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Guitar Instrument Musician Myself
Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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Alcohol Complication Method
The one thing I do have is good ears. I don’t mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.
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Development Goodness Myself Perfection Record Theory
You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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Music Note Yourself
I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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Age Education Instrument Lesson Music Time
When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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Fame Music Path Simplicity Start
I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Drink Myself Sound
Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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Guitar People Play
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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Growth Listening Myself
I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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Early Growth Musician Myself
I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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Myself Normal Scheme
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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Fingers Hands Myself Old Start Style
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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Fingers Head Music Myself People Simplicity Word
I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
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Age Guitar Lesson Live Myself
I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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Myself Passion Writing
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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Generosity Music Myself Trouble
I’m the one in the band that said I’m not going on tour unless we do a record.
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Myself Oneself Person Record Tour Voice
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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Album Artist Best Goodness Listening Production
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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Day Death Kind Music Myself
The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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Family Legacy Myself Name
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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Different Hate Situation Yourself
It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I’m just so blessed.
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Blessing Feeling Kind Man Myself People Touch Weird
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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Break Leaving Myself Replacement String
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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Band Direction Himself Myself Try

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