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Eddie Van Halen

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
I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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Acceptance Application Myself
To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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Entrepreneur Hell Rule Sound Yourself
A good producer brings out the best in the artist he’s working with. You shouldn’t be able to listen to something and say, ‘So-and-so produced this album.
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Album Artist Best Goodness Listening Production
The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I’m gone.
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Family Legacy Myself Name
I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I’m in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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Business Dreams Fame Glory Live Music Myself
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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Believe Color Ink Poetry Secret Thinking True
I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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Early Growth Musician Myself
I’m just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?
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Guitar Instrument Musician Myself
Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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Guitar People Play
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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Guitar Interval Music Theory Wrong
Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let’s put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don’t.
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Myself Play Song Way Writing
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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Children Myself Oneself Song
It’s always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you’re the same, and they hate you if you’re different.
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Different Hate Situation Yourself
I have selective hearing.
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Hear Myself Selection
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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Accomplishment Album Feeling Myself Start Wall
It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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Music Passion
Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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Appeal Big People
I’ll always leave the same set of strings on my guitars when I’m recording. If I break one I’ll just replace it instead of putting on a whole new set of strings.
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Break Leaving Myself Replacement String
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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Growth Listening Myself
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
My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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Drum Guitar Myself Son
I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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Age Education Instrument Lesson Music Time
I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.
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Band Direction Himself Myself Try
You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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Music Note Yourself
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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Bed Brother Dedication Music Myself Practice
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

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