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I’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.

Eddie Van Halen

I boil the strings so they stretch.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Myself Stretch
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Business Dreams Fame Glory Live Music Myself
Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let’s put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don’t.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Myself Play Song Way Writing
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Blessing Feeling Kind Man Myself People Touch Weird
I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Age Education Instrument Lesson Music Time
Bass is for people who can’t play guitar.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Guitar People Play
I’m writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Myself Passion Writing
There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Creative Execution Inspirational Release
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

Believe Color Ink Poetry Secret Thinking True
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Generosity Music Myself Trouble
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Cancer Hospital Immunity Myself Open Strong System
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Hollywood Mindset Ourselves People Thinking
Eventually you’ll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you’ve copped and begin to put your own mark on them.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Beginning Mark Pattern Rhythm Yourself
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Digital Myself Simplicity Sound Start
It’s always about the music, never about anything else.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Music Passion
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.
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Fingers Head Music Myself People Simplicity Word

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