The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough, because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months. Eddie Van Halen amountbendbreakthrough Change image and share on social
The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone. Eddie Van Halen familyhalenlegacy Change image and share on social
It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?' Well, if I did, it would probably be similar to 'Baluchitherium,' meaning it would be Van Halen music - which I write anyway - but without singing. Eddie Van Halen backbaluchitheriumhalen share on social
If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be. Eddie Van Halen eventuallyfamouslivelihood share on social
On 'Honeybabysweetiedoll' I used a Whammy, a Boss OC-3 octave box, a Sustainer and a Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler. That's only on the intro, where all those weird noises are happening. Eddie Van Halen bosboxdelay Change image and share on social
Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun. Eddie Van Halen fungreatlove share on social
Cancer is like a cockroach. It just comes back stronger. I'm tearing apart the immune system of the cockroach and seeing how it ticks. I've opened up my own pathology center. Eddie Van Halen backcancercenter Change image and share on social
I'll be making music 'til the day I die. I've done all kinds of stuff, and more is coming. Eddie Van Halen comedaydie Change image and share on social
David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen doing 'Dancing in the Streets'? It was stupid. I started feeling like I would rather bomb playing my own songs than be successful playing someone else's music. Eddie Van Halen bombcoverdance share on social
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 likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be. Eddie Van Halen halfwayhavekind share on social