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.
EDDIE VAN HALENThe stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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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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I just consider myself slightly left-of-center. I’m not your average bear. I – what’s the word? I’m not – normal.
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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’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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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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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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It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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I have selective hearing.
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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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Some people think a song without words isn’t a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he’ll kick your ass!
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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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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