Eddie Van Halen Quotes

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.

I Took Classical Piano Lessons From The Age Of Five.

I Applied To Uncyclopedia Bassists, And Was Accepted!!

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.

I'm The One In The Band That Said I'm Not Going On Tour Unless We Do A Record.

Nirvana Was Huge, But It Didn't Appeal To Everyone.

When I Was Growing Up And Listening To Bands Like The Dave Clark Five, The Groove Was What Initially Got Me Going. I Really Like That Funky, Heavy Groove.

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.

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.

My Son, Wolfgang, Plays Drums, Guitars And Bass.

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.

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.