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# Eddie Van Halen

(1955–2020)   Guitarist   Kingdom of the Netherlands

 **96** quotes in **535** categories

A bathroom door creaks as Eddie Van Halen admits his best ideas sometimes pop up while sitting on the pot. He stresses that a great‑sounding guitar, a good amp and knowing how to make the instrument speak are the key to music. He also points out that he never chased fame, just the simple joy of sound.

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Eddie Van Halen was a guitarist from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, best known for *Van Halen - Signature Licks*.

## Quick Facts About Eddie Van Halen

Born January 26, 1955

Died October 6, 2020

Nationality Kingdom of the Netherlands

Profession Guitarist

Notable works Van Halen - Signature Licks

Spouse Valerie Bertinelli

## About Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and one of the primary songwriters of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex Van Halen in 1972.

##  Quotes by Eddie Van Halen

> [My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/my-son-wolfgang-plays-drums-guitars-and-bass/)

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

[Bass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/eddie-van-halen-6965_bass_my-son-wolfgang-plays-drums-guitars-and_2225488.jpg)

> [I have selective hearing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-have-selective-hearing/)

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

[Hearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hearing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/eddie-van-halen-6965_hearing_i-have-selective-hearing-2252788_2252788.jpg)

> [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/)

[Boil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/eddie-van-halen-6965_boil_i-boil-the-strings-so-they-stretch-59666_596668.jpg)

> [It's all about sound. It's that simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-s-all-about-sound-it-s-that-simple/)

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

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/eddie-van-halen-6965_about_it-s-all-about-sound-it-s-that-simple-26_2647944.jpg)

> [Bass is for people who can't play guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/bass-is-for-people-who-can-t-play-guitar/)

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

[Bass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df9/eddie-van-halen-6965_bass_bass-is-for-people-who-can-t-play-guitar_1889468.jpg)

> [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/)

[Normal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/normal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/eddie-van-halen-6965_normal_i-m-just-a-normal-schmo-like-anyone-else_404874.jpg)

> [I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-not-a-drunk-anymore-but-since-they-cut-out-my-tongue-i-sound-drunk/)

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

[Cutting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cutting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/eddie-van-halen-6965_cutting_i-m-not-a-drunk-anymore-but-since-they-c_1890964.jpg)

> [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/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/eddie-van-halen-6965_life_we-re-musicians-we-make-music-for-a-livi_162334.jpg)

> [I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-grew-up-on-a-lot-of-early-beatles-dc5-cream-clapton-page-beck-and/)

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

[Cream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/eddie-van-halen-6965_cream_i-grew-up-on-a-lot-of-early-beatles-dc5_2015365.jpg)

> [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/)

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/eddie-van-halen-6965_age_i-took-classical-piano-lessons-from-the_347383.jpg)

> [Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/nirvana-was-huge-but-it-didn-t-appeal-to-everyone/)

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

[Appeals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appeals/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/eddie-van-halen-6965_appeals_nirvana-was-huge-but-it-didn-t-appeal-to_1965646.jpg)

> [The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-name-van-halen-the-family-legacy-is-going-to-go-on-long-after-i-m/)

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

[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/eddie-van-halen-6965_family_the-name-van-halen-the-family-legacy-is_2257763.jpg)

> [You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/you-only-have-12-notes-do-what-you-want-with-them/)

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

[Notes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/notes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/eddie-van-halen-6965_notes_you-only-have-12-notes-do-what-you-want_2442133.jpg)

> [Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/rock-stars-come-and-go-musicians-play-until-they-die/)

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

[Comes and goes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comes-and-goes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e2/eddie-van-halen-6965_comes-and-goes_rock-stars-come-and-go-musicians-play-un_2588537.jpg)

> [When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/when-van-halen-started-out-there-was-no-path-to-fame-we-just-played/)

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

[Fame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fame/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/447/eddie-van-halen-6965_fame_when-van-halen-started-out-there-was-no_3091206.jpg)

> [I've had a hip replacement, I've beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-ve-had-a-hip-replacement-i-ve-beaten-cancer-i-had-my-hand-operation/)

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

[Beaten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beaten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12d/eddie-van-halen-6965_beaten_i-ve-had-a-hip-replacement-i-ve-beaten-c_1274165.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/holdsworth-is-so-damned-good-that-i-can-t-cop-anything-i-can-t/)

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

[Cop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cop/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/eddie-van-halen-6965_cop_holdsworth-is-so-damned-good-that-i-can_652129.jpg)

> [I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for…](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/)

[Inspiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspiration/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/eddie-van-halen-6965_inspiration_i-don-t-really-know-what-inspires-me-to_132632.jpg)

> [A good producer brings out the best in the artist he's working with. You shouldn't be able to listen to something and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/a-good-producer-brings-out-the-best-in-the-artist-he-s-working-with/)

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

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/eddie-van-halen-6965_able_a-good-producer-brings-out-the-best-in-t_2204764.jpg)

> [Best believe that needle hurt you Best to see these true colors Than follow one of your false virtues A little secret…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/best-believe-that-needle-hurt-you-best-to-see-these-true-colors-than/)

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

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/eddie-van-halen-6965_believe_best-believe-that-needle-hurt-you-best-t_3202639.jpg)

> [I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-was-so-used-to-doing-old-blues-licks-with-the-first-three-fingers/)

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

[Findings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/findings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/eddie-van-halen-6965_findings_i-was-so-used-to-doing-old-blues-licks-w_1991565.jpg)

> [A guitar is just theoretically built wrong. Each string is an interval of fourths, and then the B string is off. Theoretically,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/a-guitar-is-just-theoretically-built-wrong-each-string-is-an-interval/)

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

[Built](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/built/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/eddie-van-halen-6965_built_a-guitar-is-just-theoretically-built-wro_1656511.jpg)

> [I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-have-pictures-of-me-sitting-in-the-racquetball-court-in-my-pajamas/)

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

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/eddie-van-halen-6965_able_i-have-pictures-of-me-sitting-in-the-rac_2373386.jpg)

> [For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' took a year to record; that's why the playing on it might sound somewhat labored. 'Balance,' on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge-took-a-year-to-record-that-s-why-the/)

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

[Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/eddie-van-halen-6965_balance_for-unlawful-carnal-knowledge-took-a-yea_2288613.jpg)

> [I was just a punk kid, trying to get a sound out of a guitar that I couldn't get off the rack,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-was-just-a-punk-kid-trying-to-get-a-sound-out-of-a-guitar-that-i/)

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

[Built](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/built/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/eddie-van-halen-6965_built_i-was-just-a-punk-kid-trying-to-get-a-so_2599381.jpg)

> [The only band I was really over-into was Cream. And the only thing I really liked about them was their live stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-only-band-i-was-really-over-into-was-cream-and-the-only-thing-i/)

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

[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/eddie-van-halen-6965_band_the-only-band-i-was-really-over-into-was_689555.jpg)

> [It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-s-funny-when-bands-or-younger-musicians-ask-me-so-what-does-it/)

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

[Ask me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ask-me/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/eddie-van-halen-6965_ask-me_it-s-funny-when-bands-or-younger-musicia_2384721.jpg)

> [It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-comes-back-to-the-same-old-question-people-are-always-asking-me/)

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

[Asking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asking/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/eddie-van-halen-6965_asking_it-comes-back-to-the-same-old-question-p_1826329.jpg)

> [If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar…](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/)

[Feels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/eddie-van-halen-6965_feels_if-you-have-a-great-sounding-guitar-that_72835.jpg)

> [If your going to learn to play lead guitar, get an electric guitar .. it doesn't have to be an expensive one…](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/)

[Acoustic guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acoustic-guitar/)

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

> [I'm writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-writing-and-just-doing-the-same-thing-i-always-do/)

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

[Doing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing/)

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> [Sometimes I just want to lick David Lee Roth in the nuts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/sometimes-i-just-want-to-lick-david-lee-roth-in-the-nuts/)

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

[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/eddie-van-halen-6965_inspirational_sometimes-i-just-want-to-lick-david-lee_1280550.jpg)

> [Major third complications can be overcome by lots of alcohol.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/major-third-complications-can-be-overcome-by-lots-of-alcohol/)

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

[Alcohol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/eddie-van-halen-6965_alcohol_major-third-complications-can-be-overcom_1646347.jpg)

> [You've only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/you-ve-only-got-12-notes-and-however-you-mix-them-up-is-your-thing/)

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

[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

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> [I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-just-a-guitarist-in-a-kick-ass-rock-and-roll-band-what-more-could/)

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

[Asks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/eddie-van-halen-6965_asks_i-m-just-a-guitarist-in-a-kick-ass-rock_1937856.jpg)

> [I'm the one in the band that said I'm not going on tour unless we do a record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-the-one-in-the-band-that-said-i-m-not-going-on-tour-unless-we-do/)

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

[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

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> [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/)

[Comes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comes/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-ll-be-making-music-til-the-day-i-die-i-ve-done-all-kinds-of-stuff/)

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

[All kinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-kinds/)

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> [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/)

[Accepted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepted/)

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> [It's Always about the music, never about anything else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-s-always-about-the-music-never-about-anything-else/)

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

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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## Eddie Van Halen by topic

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