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I can't read music. Instead, ...

I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to put me in these annual piano contests down at Long Beach City College, and two years in a row, I won first prize - out of like 5,000 kids! The judges were like, 'Very interesting interpretation!' I thought I was playing it right.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

I destroyed a lot of guitars ...

I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

The name Van Halen, the famil...

The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

The stainless-steel frets wer...

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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I'm not a rock star. Sure I a...

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.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

Music is for people. The word...

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 106 quotes

I never took guitar lessons. ...

I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it; so was my brother.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

I don't feel a day older when...

I don't feel a day older when it comes to my approach to music or what gets me off than when I was a teenager. I've always been into different kinds of stuff and when I play I like to play loud. I like my arm hairs to move and I like my body to vibrate 'cause I like the feel of it; I'm still a teenager at heart.

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We make music for a living. L...

We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be.

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The only band I was really ov...

The only band I was really over-into was Cream. And the only thing I really liked about them was their live stuff 'cause they played two verses, then go off and jam for 20 minutes, come back and do a chorus and end. And I love the live jam stuff, the improvisation.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

I'll always leave the same se...

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 106 quotes

I never took guitar lessons. ...

I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

I started doing all kinds of ...

I started doing all kinds of weird stuff on the guitar, which became part of my playing. I started doing harmonics and tapping on the guitar and pulling off strings and doing all this weird stuff that no one had ever done before.

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

When Van Halen started out, t...

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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I mean it's funny, playing mu...

I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but it's not competitive like an election, it's the Olympics, it's not a Formula 1 race. The Billboard charts are just to show you what people like.

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Every song is like a kid. How...

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? Probably the one that I haven't hung most with recently.

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There are really three parts ...

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 not a drunk anymore, but ...

I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.

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Rock & Roll is feeling, and a...

Rock & Roll is feeling, and after you know most of the basics ... chords, rhythm, scales and bends ... getting that feeling is just about the most important aspect of playing guitar

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Sometimes I just want to lick...

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

Eddie Van Halen 106 quotes

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