We’re musicians. We make music for a living. It’s that simple. Nothing else matters.
EDDIE VAN HALENI’m just a normal schmo like anyone else.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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There’s a plaque on our wall that says we’ve sold over 65 million albums, and I don’t feel I’ve accomplished anything. I feel like I’m just getting started.
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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
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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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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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