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It's always about the music, never about anything else.

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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Edward Van Halen
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Edward Lodewijk van Halen
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I'm just a normal schmo like anyone else.
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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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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I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.
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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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Sometimes I just want to lick David Lee Roth in the nuts
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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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Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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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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I'll be making music 'til the day I die. I've done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming.
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I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.
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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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It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?' Well, if I did, it would probably be similar to 'Baluchitherium,' meaning it would be Van Halen music - which I write anyway - but without singing.
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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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Holdsworth is so damned good that I can't cop anything. I can't understand what he's doing. I've got to do this [does two-hand tapping], whereas he'll do it with one hand.
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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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Imagine if Beethoven had a tape recorder. Then you'd know exactly what he meant. Maybe he meant 'Da da da da' instead of 'Boom boom boom boom!' Who knows?
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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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