Eruption Quote by Dierks Bentley

Van Halen was a huge influence on me, and 'Eruption' was the song that really leaped off that first Van Halen album.

— Dimebag Darrell

I do remember being a kid and hearing Van Halen. My dad was always playing Van Halen in the car.

— Nita Strauss

At some point I decided I didn't want to learn any more guitar technique. I was at that level where the next mountain there…

— Rostam Batmanglij

I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do.

— Crystal Bowersox

I got into music when I was 12, 13.

— Meek Mill

So when I got to be about 13 or 14, I started listening - even though my parents music was way cool - to…

— Slash

I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what…

— Charlie Parker

I was only 14 when I started playing the east London rave scene. At the time, I was so captivated by everything. I didn't…

— Charli XCX

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

— Duncan Sheik

I started playing music when I was really young.

— Aleksa Palladino

When I was a boy, my older brothers listened to Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. When I would try to…

— Omar Sy

I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14.

— David Gilmour