I have selective hearing.
EDDIE VAN HALENI’ve had a hip replacement, I’ve beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, ‘I’m done.’
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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Music is for people. The word ‘pop’ is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I’m just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I’m cool.
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I’ve had a hip replacement, I’ve beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, ‘I’m done.’
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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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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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It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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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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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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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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