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’m the one in the band that said I’m not going on tour unless we do a record.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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’ll be making music ’til the day I die. I’ve done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I’m very brutal on my instruments, but not all the time.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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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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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If you have a great-sounding guitar that’s a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that’s the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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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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Everything comes to me while I’m sitting on the pot.
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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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