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.
EDDIE VAN HALENThe 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.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.
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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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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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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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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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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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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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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 took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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