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Sometimes I just want to lick David Lee Roth in the nuts

Eddie Van Halen

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Eddie Van Halen
Age: 65 †
Born: 1955
Born: January 26
Died: 2020
Died: October 6
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Amsterdam
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Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.
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Bass is for people who can't play guitar
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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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I wanted a Gibson type sound, but with a Strat vibrato ... I bought a body from Charvel for $50.00 and a neck for $80.00 - I slapped it together, put an old Gibson PAF in it and painted it up with the stripes
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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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Before the operation on my left hand I wasn't able to stretch my fingers open all the way. I've never had very big hands, but I could do the splits with them. Eventually I couldn't any more. I had a twisted tendon in my little finger that prevented me from being able to stretch.
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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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Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.
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I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!
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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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Practice. 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'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' took a year to record that's why the playing on it might sound somewhat labored. 'Balance,' on the other hand, was written and recorded in only four months, so the whole process was quicker and more immediate.
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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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When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice.
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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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I'm writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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It's always about the music, never about anything else.
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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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