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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?

Eddie Van Halen

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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Connection Emotional Extension Guitar Instrument Myself Person Personal Play Spiritual
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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Average Myself Normal Ordinary Word
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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Himself People Reality Song Thinking Word
Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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Alcohol Complication Method
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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Goodness Himself Hold Oneself Understand
To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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Entrepreneur Hell Rule Sound Yourself
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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Children Discover Life Music Myself Passion Wonderful
It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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Music Passion
I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Drink Myself Sound
You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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Creativity Freedom Music Yourself
Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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Guitar People Play
I’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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Myself Normal Scheme
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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Creative Execution Inspirational Release
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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Development Goodness Myself Perfection Record Theory
Eventually you’ll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you’ve copped and begin to put your own mark on them.
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Beginning Mark Pattern Rhythm Yourself
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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Basic Blessing Goodness Kind Learning Myself Teacher

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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