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# Eddie Van Halen

(1955–2020)   Guitarist   Kingdom of the Netherlands

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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 · Page 2

> [“The hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-hell-with-the-rules-if-it-sounds-right-then-it-is/)

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

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> [To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/to-hell-with-the-rules-if-it-sounds-right-then-it-is/)

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

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> [I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-was-trying-to-take-the-band-in-a-direction-that-i-thought-was/)

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> [Imagine if Beethoven had a tape recorder. Then you'd know exactly what he meant. Maybe he meant 'Da da da da' instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/imagine-if-beethoven-had-a-tape-recorder-then-you-d-know-exactly-what/)

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> [Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/music-is-for-people-the-word-pop-is-simply-short-for-popular-it-means/)

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

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> [Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/music-kept-me-off-the-streets-and-out-of-trouble-and-gave-me-2/)

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> [On 'Honeybabysweetiedoll' I used a Whammy, a Boss OC-3 octave box, a Sustainer and a Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler. That's only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/on-honeybabysweetiedoll-i-used-a-whammy-a-boss-oc-3-octave-box-a/)

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

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> [It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-s-always-a-catch-22-situation-they-hate-you-if-you-re-the-same-and/)

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> [A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/a-guitar-is-a-very-personal-extension-of-the-person-playing-it-you/)

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

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

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> [The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-stainless-steel-frets-were-a-major-breakthrough-because-of-the/)

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> [Before the operation on my left hand I wasn't able to stretch my fingers open all the way. I've never had very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/before-the-operation-on-my-left-hand-i-wasn-t-able-to-stretch-my/)

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

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> [Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let's put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/actually-if-i-could-deliberately-sit-down-and-write-a-pop-hit-all-my/)

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> [I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-never-took-guitar-lessons-i-took-classical-piano-lessons-from-the-2/)

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

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> [On 'Van Halen,' I was a young punk, and everything revolved around the fastest kid in town, gunslinger attitude. But I'd say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/on-van-halen-i-was-a-young-punk-and-everything-revolved-around-the/)

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

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> [I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-destroyed-a-lot-of-guitars-trying-to-get-them-to-do-what-i-wanted/)

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> [I went to the zoo one day and saw a chimp playing with a beat-up acoustic guitar in a way I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-went-to-the-zoo-one-day-and-saw-a-chimp-playing-with-a-beat-up/)

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

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> [The one thing I do have is good ears. I don't mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-one-thing-i-do-have-is-good-ears-i-don-t-mean-perfect-pitch-but/)

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> [... I played 'Eruption' two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there's a mistake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-played-eruption-two-times-for-the-record-and-we-kept-the-one-that/)

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> [I just consider myself slightly left-of-center. I'm not your average bear. I - what's the word? I'm not - normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-just-consider-myself-slightly-left-of-center-i-m-not-your-average/)

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> [Eventually you'll take the phrases and rhythm patterns you've copped and begin to put your own mark on them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/eventually-you-ll-take-the-phrases-and-rhythm-patterns-you-ve-copped/)

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> [If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/if-i-can-help-a-kid-discover-a-liking-or-even-a-passion-for-music-in/)

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> [Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/every-song-is-like-a-kid-how-can-you-have-that-many-kids-and-have-a-2/)

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

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> [Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/every-song-is-like-a-kid-how-can-you-have-that-many-kids-and-have-a/)

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

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> [There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't feel I've accomplished anything. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/there-s-a-plaque-on-our-wall-that-says-we-ve-sold-over-65-million/)

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

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> [I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-think-clapton-is-brilliant-he-s-the-only-one-who-moved-me-the-only/)

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

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> [Everything I did is because I wanted to do it. If I weren't playing this arena, if I were playing a club,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/everything-i-did-is-because-i-wanted-to-do-it-if-i-weren-t-playing/)

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

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> [There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/there-are-really-three-parts-to-the-creative-process-first-there-is/)

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

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

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> [I'm blessed with a good pair of ears. That's how I fooled my piano teacher. I'd watch his fingers and I'd listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-blessed-with-a-good-pair-of-ears-that-s-how-i-fooled-my-piano/)

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

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

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> [Practice. I used to sit on the edge of my bed with a six-pack of Tuborg. My brother would go out to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/practice-i-used-to-sit-on-the-edge-of-my-bed-with-a-six-pack-of/)

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> [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/)

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

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> [Rock & Roll is feeling, and after you know most of the basics ... chords, rhythm, scales and bends ... getting that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/rock-roll-is-feeling-and-after-you-know-most-of-the-basics-chords/)

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> [It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I'm just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/it-makes-me-feel-kind-of-weird-but-obviously-the-man-upstairs-gave-me/)

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

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> [Some people think a song without words isn't a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he'll kick your ass!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/some-people-think-a-song-without-words-isn-t-a-real-song-tell-that-to/)

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> [The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/the-piano-is-a-universal-instrument-if-you-start-there-learn-your/)

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> [Cancer is like a cockroach. It just comes back stronger. I'm tearing apart the immune system of the cockroach and seeing how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/cancer-is-like-a-cockroach-it-just-comes-back-stronger-i-m-tearing/)

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

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> [When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/when-i-was-growing-up-and-listening-to-bands-like-the-dave-clark-five/)

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> [You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/you-know-most-people-they-want-to-go-to-hollywood-they-want-to-be-a/)

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

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-ll-always-leave-the-same-set-of-strings-on-my-guitars-when-i-m/)

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

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

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> [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…](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/)

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