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?
EDDIE VAN HALENI’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.
More Eddie Van Halen Quotes
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
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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 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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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’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 just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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I boil the strings so they stretch.
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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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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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Cancer is like a cockroach. It just comes back stronger. I’m tearing apart the immune system of the cockroach and seeing how it ticks. I’ve opened up my own pathology center.
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Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
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Eventually you’ll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you’ve copped and begin to put your own mark on them.
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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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The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.
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