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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.

Eddie Van Halen

I’ve had a hip replacement, I’ve beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, ‘I’m done.’
EDDIE VAN HALEN

Cancer Drink Hands Myself Operation Replacement
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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Inspirational Lyrics Music Myself Writing
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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Fame Music Path Simplicity Start
Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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Death Musician Rock Stardom
I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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Acceptance Application Myself
You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.
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Music Note Yourself
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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Creative Execution Inspirational Release
I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
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Age Guitar Lesson Live 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.
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Myself Play Song Way Writing
I have selective hearing.
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Hear Myself Selection
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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Fingers Hands Myself Old Start Style
I boil the strings so they stretch.
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Myself Stretch
A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I’m very brutal on my instruments, but not all the time.
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Connection Emotional Extension Guitar Instrument Myself Person Personal Play Spiritual
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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Children Myself Oneself Song
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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Blessing Feeling Kind Man Myself People Touch Weird
My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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Drum Guitar Myself Son

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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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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