Practice. I used to sit on the edge of my bed with a six-pack of Tuborg. My brother would go out to party and get laid, come home at 3am., and I would still be playing with myself.
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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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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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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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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I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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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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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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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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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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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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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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Cancer is like a cockroach. It just comes back stronger. I’m tearing apart the immune system of the cockroach and seeing how it ticks. I’ve opened up my own pathology center.
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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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I boil the strings so they stretch.
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