I just consider myself slightly left-of-center. I’m not your average bear. I – what’s the word? I’m not – normal.
EDDIE VAN HALENI 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.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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Bass 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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There’s a plaque on our wall that says we’ve sold over 65 million albums, and I don’t feel I’ve accomplished anything. I feel like I’m just getting started.
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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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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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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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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.
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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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I have selective hearing.
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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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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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I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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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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