You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
EDDIE VAN HALENTo hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing.
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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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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 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’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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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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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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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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Holdsworth is so damned good that I can’t cop anything. I can’t understand what he’s doing. I’ve got to do this [does two-hand tapping], whereas he’ll do it with one hand.
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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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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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The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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