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It's always about the music, never about anything else.

Interview with David Curcurito, www.esquire.com. April 17, 2012.

You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.

"Eddie Van Halen reinvents the guitar". Interview with Denise Quan, edition.cnn.com. February 4, 2009.

If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing.

"Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars To Los Angeles Schools" by Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars To Los Angeles Schools, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 12, 2012.

It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different.

"Readers recommend: chicken-and-egg songs" by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. April 02, 2015.

Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take away from me.

"Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars To Los Angeles Schools" by Anna Almendrala, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 12, 2012.