It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I’m just so blessed.
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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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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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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.
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I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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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’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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It’s all about sound. It’s that simple. Wireless is wireless, and it’s digital. Hopefully somewhere along the line somebody will add more ones to the zeros. When digital first started, I swear I could hear the gap between the ones and the zeros.
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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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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’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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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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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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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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