--- title: "Best Eddie Van Halen Sayings" description: "Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and one of the primary songwrite..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-van-halen-31413.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-van-halen-31413.jpg) # Eddie Van Halen (1955–2020) Guitarist Kingdom of the Netherlands **96** quotes in **535** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 3 > [I wanted a Gibson type sound, but with a Strat vibrato ... I bought a body from Charvel for $50.00 and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-wanted-a-gibson-type-sound-but-with-a-strat-vibrato-i-bought-a-body/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/eddie-van-halen-6965_body_i-wanted-a-gibson-type-sound-but-with-a_1305826.jpg) > [We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/we-make-music-for-a-living-like-i-ve-always-said-if-you-like-what-you/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Being selfish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-selfish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/eddie-van-halen-6965_being-selfish_we-make-music-for-a-living-like-i-ve-alw_1343824.jpg) > [I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-can-t-read-music-instead-i-d-do-stuff-inside-the-piano-do-harmonics/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/eddie-van-halen-6965_annual_i-can-t-read-music-instead-i-d-do-stuff_2169802.jpg) > [And if I would have taken lessons I probably wouldn't have done it, and what forced me to do all this weird…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/eddie-van-halen-6965_building_and-if-i-would-have-taken-lessons-i-prob_572216.jpg) > [I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-can-t-read-music-instead-i-d-do-stuff-inside-the-piano-do-harmonics-2/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/eddie-van-halen-6965_all-kinds_i-can-t-read-music-instead-i-d-do-stuff_2692137.jpg) > [I don't feel a day older when it comes to my approach to music or what gets me off than when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-don-t-feel-a-day-older-when-it-comes-to-my-approach-to-music-or/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Approach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/eddie-van-halen-6965_approach_i-don-t-feel-a-day-older-when-it-comes-t_700099.jpg) > [Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it's cool .. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills .. since…](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) > [When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/when-i-m-home-on-a-break-i-lock-myself-in-my-room-and-play-guitar/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/eddie-van-halen-6965_break_when-i-m-home-on-a-break-i-lock-myself-i_2141416.jpg) > [I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-m-not-a-rock-star-sure-i-am-to-a-certain-extent-because-of-the/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/eddie-van-halen-6965_alone_i-m-not-a-rock-star-sure-i-am-to-a-certa_3159073.jpg) > [David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/david-lee-roth-had-the-idea-that-if-you-covered-a-successful-song-you/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Being successful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-successful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/eddie-van-halen-6965_being-successful_david-lee-roth-had-the-idea-that-if-you_1594844.jpg) > [Jimmy Page is an excellent producer. Led Zeppelin I and II are classics. As a player he's very good in the studio,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/jimmy-page-is-an-excellent-producer-led-zeppelin-i-and-ii-are/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/eddie-van-halen-6965_albums_jimmy-page-is-an-excellent-producer-led_2026347.jpg) > [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/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/eddie-van-halen-6965_economic_music-kept-me-off-the-streets-and-out-of_1237622.jpg) > [I started doing all kinds of weird stuff on the guitar, which became part of my playing. I started doing harmonics and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-started-doing-all-kinds-of-weird-stuff-on-the-guitar-which-became/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/eddie-van-halen-6965_all-kinds_i-started-doing-all-kinds-of-weird-stuff_2803106.jpg) > [I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-mean-it-s-funny-playing-music-how-of-course-you-want-it-to-do-well/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/eddie-van-halen-6965_billboards_i-mean-it-s-funny-playing-music-how-of-c_1178551.jpg) > [If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/if-you-want-to-be-a-rock-star-or-just-be-famous-then-run-down-the/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Fame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fame/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/eddie-van-halen-6965_fame_if-you-want-to-be-a-rock-star-or-just-be_1746777.jpg) > [Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/obviously-you-have-to-have-rhythm-if-you-have-rhythm-then-you-can/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Fun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/eddie-van-halen-6965_fun_obviously-you-have-to-have-rhythm-if-you_2828094.jpg) ## Eddie Van Halen by topic [Song (36)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/eddie-van-halen/) [Music (32)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/eddie-van-halen/) [Guitar (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitar/eddie-van-halen/) [Play (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play/eddie-van-halen/) [Sound (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sound/eddie-van-halen/) [Rocks (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rocks/eddie-van-halen/) [Kids (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kids/eddie-van-halen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/#itemlist", "name": "Eddie Van Halen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted a Gibson type sound, but with a Strat vibrato ... 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