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title: "2 Learning Lead Quotes By Eddie Van Halen"
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> [If your going to learn to play lead guitar, get an electric guitar .. it doesn't have to be an expensive one .. acoustic guitars aren't good for learning lead, because you can't play up very high on the neck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/if-your-going-to-learn-to-play-lead-guitar-get-an-electric-guitar-it/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/eddie-van-halen-6965_acoustic-guitar_if-your-going-to-learn-to-play-lead-guit_644373.jpg)

> [Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it's cool .. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills .. since most of a rock guitarists time is spent playing rhythm, it's important to learn to do it well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/most-beginners-want-to-learn-lead-because-they-think-it-s-cool/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/eddie-van-halen-6965_backup_most-beginners-want-to-learn-lead-becaus_2360179.jpg)

## More by Eddie Van Halen

> [Everything comes to me while I'm sitting on the pot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/everything-comes-to-me-while-i-m-sitting-on-the-pot/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/if-you-have-a-great-sounding-guitar-that-s-a-quality-instrument-and-a/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-don-t-really-know-what-inspires-me-to-write-the-music-i-do-but/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/we-re-musicians-we-make-music-for-a-living-it-s-that-simple-nothing/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-never-dreamt-of-being-a-musician-for-my-livelihood-i-certainly/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [I applied to Uncyclopedia Bassists, and was accepted!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-applied-to-uncyclopedia-bassists-and-was-accepted/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-never-took-guitar-lessons-i-took-classical-piano-lessons-from-the/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [It's all about sound. It's that simple. Wireless is wireless, and it's digital. Hopefully somewhere along the line somebody will add more ones to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-s-all-about-sound-it-s-that-simple-wireless-is-wireless-and-it-s/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [I took classical piano lessons from the age of five.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-took-classical-piano-lessons-from-the-age-of-five/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/actually-if-i-could-deliberately-sit-down-and-write-a-pop-hit-all-my/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [I'm just a normal schmo like anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-just-a-normal-schmo-like-anyone-else/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-stainless-steel-frets-were-a-major-breakthrough-because-of-the/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/music-is-for-people-the-word-pop-is-simply-short-for-popular-it-means/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [And if I would have taken lessons I probably wouldn't have done it, and what forced me to do all this weird stuff on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/and-if-i-would-have-taken-lessons-i-probably-wouldn-t-have-done-it/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

> [I boil the strings so they stretch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-boil-the-strings-so-they-stretch/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

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