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?
EDDIE VAN HALEN
Eventually you’ll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you’ve copped and begin to put your own mark on them.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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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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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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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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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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I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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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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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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The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months.
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I’m blessed with a good pair of ears. That’s how I fooled my piano teacher. I’d watch his fingers and I’d listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.
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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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I’m the one in the band that said I’m not going on tour unless we do a record.
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I’m not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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I have selective hearing.
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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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Everything comes to me while I’m sitting on the pot.
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Nirvana was huge, but it didn’t appeal to everyone.
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