Eddie Van Halen
Related Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like E... BUZZ OSBORNE Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived. ZAKK WYLDE ALVIN LEE Then at high school I got an electric guitar and a book with some photos of Eddie Van Halen in it an... LUKE BUDA SAMMY HAGAR There is, of course, a chicken-and-egg element here: does someone gravitate to the role of Eddie van... STEVEN KURUTZ PAUL SIMON I wouldn't mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race. AL UNSER I wouldn't mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race. AL UNSER DAVID ARQUETTE TED NUGENT FRANK IERO However you feel about Dimebag, this is one of the most influential metal guitar players of the '... GLENN DANZIG KENDALL JENNER BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG DIERKS BENTLEY To me, all guitar players can play, because I know they're getting to where they're at. It's a very ... WES MONTGOMERY EDDIE VAN HALEN The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm no... TAYLOR HANSON DIMEBAG DARRELL More and more, I enjoy hearing people who are good at their instruments and who've found a disti... JOHN DARNIELLE DIMEBAG DARRELL GRACE GEALEY SAMMY HAGAR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN C. JOYBELL C. continuation of me striving to be right spiritually. The assumption is that a person who does Christ... KIRK FRANKLIN Fragrance is, to me, something very personal; because it is something you wear every day, it should ... FRIDA GUSTAVSSON I'm a very hands-on person; I don't just want to give my name to something and not be a big ... CHERYL COLE EVELYN GLENNIE GERMANY KENT I'm very expressive, but I'm also a very private person. It is so hard to be private in the ... SHIRLEY EATON ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. ASHLY LORENZANA DIMEBAG DARRELL [The zoo offers the tactile experience of sliding a bow across the strings of a fiddle, plucking a s... CONNIE ALLEN KHLOE KARDASHIAN GARY CHERONE DAVE NAVARRO You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional ... SLASH J. COLE PETE TOWNSHEND A lot of times when you go through a very traumatic situation and it's emotionally difficult to ... ELVIS STOJKO MICHAEL CHANG I always have a very complex personal life as far as romance goes. Sometimes I have a little too muc... EMILY MEADE The guitar is such an incredible instrument; it plays classical, flamenco, jazz, country, bluegrass,... RANDY BACHMAN CRAIG GROESCHEL Yeah, I guess I'm not a particularly religious person, but I do really believe strongly that we ... CARLA GUGINO You know, I'm just a very boring, not very funny person in person. I don't feel pressured to... LORRIE MOORE HENRY CAVILL STEVE VAI ALEXIS STEWART IAN MCKELLEN I'm a happy person. Sometimes, I have to make a conscious effort to stay happy. See, my predispo... RANVEER SINGH What Guitar Hero has done is to turn music inside out. Whereas the iPod made music very personal, ve... DAN ROSENSWEIG JACKSON POLLOCK SAMANTHA MORTON ALEX LIFESON JENSON BUTTON FRANK IERO At the time, I didn't know that bass would not be enough for me. I'm not a bass player becau... EBERHARD WEBER G. WILLOW WILSON LJUPKA CVETANOVA For a very long time now I've been saying to young women, 'You can have it all, but not all ... QUENTIN BRYCE I have to be a lot more calculating because I'm a very private person. I actually really struggl... EMILY WATSON 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON I'm not saying Obama is right on everything. Of course not. He may be wrong on a number of thing... JOHN CLEESE CRAIG GROESCHEL I'm not around real dead people all that often - most people aren't - but when you are, you ... BRIAN DIETZEN With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. I... ALIA SHAWKAT After 40 years of not playing, I admit I'm totally in love with my guitar. It's a Froggy Bot... APRIL GORNIK I'm very active when I'm not pregnant, but I think fitness should be a natural part of your ... JESSICA CAPSHAW I'm a fun person, but to be the life of the party all the time, just to walk into a room and be ... AGNES BRUCKNER EDDIE VAN HALEN BRIE LARSON GARY CHERONE CARLOS SANTANA TIGER SHROFF I've always been a pretty candid person. I'm not a very secretive person; I'm not a very... ANDREW SULLIVAN I'm very ambitious. I live in reality but I have dreams I want to fulfill - I want to be a direc... ALEX PETTYFER IAN ANDERSON People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true... RONDA ROUSEY THOMAS SANGSTER DANIEL BALDWIN JOAN JETT All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, b... FLANNERY O'CONNOR SAMMY HAGAR EDDIE VAN HALEN In the '90s, I think I rediscovered my guitar. The Jam was obviously very guitar-based, but in t... PAUL WELLER ALEX LIFESON CRYSTAL WOODS GERMANY KENT STEVIE NICKS WENTWORTH MILLER I'm not a super-actorly actor, my-body-is-an-instrument type of person, but I do want to do fun,... PAGET BREWSTER DAVID GILMOUR TOM HANKS JIM BROWN GERMANY KENT I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When... RAFAEL VINOLY
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VAN HALEN It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a roo... ALEX VAN HALEN It's nice seeing everybody again - not that I am implying that I have a close personal relationship ... ALEX VAN HALEN You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good while y... ALEX VAN HALEN Some things are impossible. ALEX VAN HALEN There's nothing worse than having everybody thinking alike, talking alike and having the same direct... ALEX VAN HALEN When you leave the planet, you leave music behind. ALEX VAN HALEN Whatever our personal differences are, there are no bigger fans of this band than the people who are... ALEX VAN HALEN We're having a blast. Just four friends getting together. ALEX VAN HALEN Yeah, we have our differences, but we put those aside, and now we're making music. It's great. ALEX VAN HALEN On a personal level, we all get along fine. ALEX VAN HALEN Meaning that if you live in the moment, so to speak, we play today, and tonight we're done. ALEX VAN HALEN It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room wi... ALEX VAN HALEN Sammy and I got together and it was like we hadn't missed a beat. ALEX VAN HALEN Van Halen is a work in progress. ALEX VAN HALEN The Beatles will never get back together and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen. ALEX VAN HALEN Everybody has a high point and a lot goes into that: timing, situation, general consciousness. ALEX VAN HALEN There is a volatile mix, and that's because we're all intense. And there's no denying that. ALEX VAN HALEN When the tour is done, that's the end of the U.S. tour. We'll regroup and see what we're... ALEX VAN HALEN There's nothing worse than having everybody thinking alike, talking alike and having the same di... ALEX VAN HALEN Yeah, we have our differences, but we put those aside, and now we're making music. It's grea... ALEX VAN HALEN At our age, you don't want to stop. ALEX VAN HALEN It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't u... ALEX VAN HALEN We're very needy people, you know. ALEX VAN HALEN You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good whi... ALEX VAN HALEN We're having a blast. Just four friends getting together. ALEX VAN HALEN Meaning that if you live in the moment, so to speak, we play today, and tonight we're done. ALEX VAN HALEN You don't leave behind box office scores or how many dollars changed hands. ALEX VAN HALEN Nobody sets out to make a bad record. ALEX VAN HALEN There is a volatile mix, and that's because we're all intense. And there's no denying th... ALEX VAN HALEN Music is a dialogue. ALEX VAN HALEN Sammy and I got together and it was like we hadn't missed a beat. ALEX VAN HALEN Two souls and one thought, two hearts and one pulse. HALEN Sammy and I got together and it was like we hadn't missed a beat. ALEX HALEN Whatever our personal differences are, there are no bigger fans of this band than the people who are... ALEX HALEN We're having a blast. Just four friends getting together. ALEX HALEN When you leave the planet, you leave music behind. ALEX HALEN On a personal level, we all get along fine. ALEX HALEN There's nothing worse than having everybody thinking alike, talking alike and having the same direct... ALEX HALEN Meaning that if you live in the moment, so to speak, we play today, and tonight we're done. ALEX HALEN Some things are impossible. ALEX HALEN It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room wi... ALEX HALEN You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good while y... ALEX HALEN My favorite part of the conference is going to be the candle-lighting ceremony. It's kind of a senti... TIFFANY HALEN People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to ... EDDIE HUANG EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE REDMAYNE Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion. EDDIE TRUNK EDDIE REDMAYNE Guys like Howard Stern, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Rome, Bill Maher, those are the guys I love and respe... EDDIE TRUNK EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER EDDIE VEDDER I still love radio, but TV is also an awesome platform. EDDIE TRUNK I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artist... EDDIE TRUNK I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I ... EDDIE TRUNK My books are personal: I'm not saying they're the Bible of music. EDDIE TRUNK I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I lik... EDDIE TRUNK I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever conside... EDDIE TRUNK When I was a kid just starting out on the radio, I would always watch people. And I'd see the in... EDDIE TRUNK I have never said anything critical about Ozzy that he didn't say about himself many times. EDDIE TRUNK Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable. EDDIE TRUNK It's hard for people to realize now, but my gosh, when I was in school, you could not name a gro... EDDIE TRUNK One of the things I've done on my shows is tell stories and do interviews. EDDIE TRUNK People sometimes tell me that I don't talk or act or look like a metal fan. Well, what does a me... EDDIE TRUNK I've known Bret Michaels forever. EDDIE TRUNK I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, &#... EDDIE TRUNK One thing I've learned, and I don't really blame anybody for this: most people who have a lo... EDDIE TRUNK I've been urged by people forever to try and start a real Rock Hall of Fame. I've had some v... EDDIE TRUNK The biggest compliments I've heard about 'That Metal Show' are the ones from people that... EDDIE TRUNK VH1 Classic is the destination for people who would be interested in a music talk show. EDDIE TRUNK How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the materia... EDDIE TRUNK One thing people would be surprised about is that although hard rock and heavy metal are without que... EDDIE TRUNK The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? ... EDDIE TRUNK People tell me all the time I should stop and smell the roses, but I can't. I'm always think... EDDIE TRUNK Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like J... EDDIE TRUNK Metal never goes away. It drifts in and out, but the true fans are always there for it. EDDIE TRUNK They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army - thousands of guys have done that.... EDDIE SLOVIK I'm sorry I didn't go to jail for six months, then I know you could come to see me anytime y... EDDIE SLOVIK I think I'm going to have a lot of trouble. EDDIE SLOVIK Army life don't agree with me. EDDIE SLOVIK The only luck I had in my life was when I married you. I knew it wouldn't last because I was too... EDDIE SLOVIK I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial. EDDIE SLOVIK I am in the infantry for 17 weeks and after that I don't know where I am going. EDDIE SLOVIK Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life. EDDIE SLOVIK Honest honey, I feel like crying every time I sit down to write you a letter... I am so unlucky. 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I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't ta... 
It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who e... 
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I'm trying to keep my personal life personal. It's very hard for me because I'm a very h... 
Eddie Van Halen is certainly one of the top innovative virtuosos in history. 
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I'm a very loyal and very private person when it comes to my personal life. But I obviously do h... 
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When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to play 'Eruption,' poorly, by Eddie Van Halen. 
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I'm a very spiritual person, and I believe in God and all that kind of stuff. So my perfect type... 
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Van Halen would be awesome -- I'd just love to sit and hang with Ed [Van Halen]. 
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The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. 
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Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument. 
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My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am. 
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The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself. 
Velvet is great. It's warm as well. And it's snug. 
I don't need drugs to make my life tragic. 
Sports of every sort had always appealed to me. 
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As someone who gets nervous in silences, I spill words rather than really think.