Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.
EDDIE VAN HALENPractice. 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.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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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 applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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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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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I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that’s when I started getting my own style.
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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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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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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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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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You’ve only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.
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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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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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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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