“Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.” PeopleMeanLongHappensBrainNormalMusic IsFingersPopsJerk Author:Eddie Van Halen
“On 'Van Halen,' I was a young punk, and everything revolved around the fastest kid in town, gunslinger attitude. But I'd say that at the time of 'Fair Warning,' I started concentrating more on songwriting. But I guess in most people's minds I'm just a gunslinger.” PeopleMindKidsYoungAttitudeFairsTownsSongwritingWarningPunkVansConcentratingGunslingerVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
“I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but it's not competitive like an election, it's the Olympics, it's not a Formula 1 race. The Billboard charts are just to show you what people like.” PeopleWantWellsMeanShowsCoursesRaceElectionFormulasOlympicsPlaying MusicBillboardsFormula 1 Author:Eddie Van Halen
“Some people think a song without words isn't a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he'll kick your ass!” PeopleThinkingRealSongAssKicks Author:Eddie Van Halen
“It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I'm just so blessed.” PeopleMenFeelsKindHe ManBlessedUpstairs Author:Eddie Van Halen
“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.” PeopleIfsWritingWellsWould BeRecordsSingingAskingSoloVansVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
“When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice.” PeopleI CanTwoPlayFeelingsHomeThreeForceStuffHoursRoomsBreakPracticeMeditationFlowDown AndGuitarCome UpLocksWeird Stuff Author:Eddie Van Halen
“You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock star. That thought never entered any of our minds, the Van Halen family.” PeopleKnowsWantMindStarsRocksHollywoodVansRock StarVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
