I boil the strings so they stretch.
EDDIE VAN HALENTo hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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I think Clapton is brilliant. He’s the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.
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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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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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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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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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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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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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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?
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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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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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I have selective hearing.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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