I have selective hearing.
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.
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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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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.
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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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You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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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’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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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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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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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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It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
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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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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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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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