I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
EDDIE VAN HALENThe name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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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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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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I’m blessed with a good pair of ears. That’s how I fooled my piano teacher. I’d watch his fingers and I’d listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I’m in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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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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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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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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I’m the one in the band that said I’m not going on tour unless we do a record.
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Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let’s put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don’t.
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I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that’s when I started getting my own style.
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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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