David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?'… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
On 'Van Halen,' I was a young punk, and everything revolved around the fastest kid in town, gunslinger attitude. But I'd say… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone. — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
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. — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters. — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
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,… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
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.… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
