We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters.
EDDIE VAN HALENBest 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?
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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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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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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A guitar is just theoretically built wrong. Each string is an interval of fourths, and then the B string is off. Theoretically, that’s not right, all the strings should be off.
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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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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 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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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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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.
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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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Everything comes to me while I’m sitting on the pot.
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I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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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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