"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."

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

Eddie Van Halen

#Trouble Quotes #Streets Quotes

“in most important ways, leaders of the future will need the traits and capabilities of leaders throughout history: an eye for change and a steadying hand to provide both vision and reassurance that change can be mastered, a voice that articulates the will of the group and shapes it to constructive ends, and an ability to inspire by force of personality while making others feel empowered to increase and use their own abilities.”
“I remember laughing an inordinate amount of time. Setting up scenes that involve ooze coming out basements, or pigs' heads flying through windows is really fun. How could you not laugh?”
“'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war.”
“His tongue is by turns a sponge, a brush, a comb. He cleans himself, he smooths himself, he knows what is proper.”
“The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults.”

Source : Anarchy, State, and Utopia ch. 7 (1974)
“I wasn't as confident and creative in the beginning as I am now, so it was all very safe. But I was building my work, and it took me a long time. For a good five or six years I was just kind of bobbing around, doing everything and anything.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would love to be a great song writer some day.”
“Entrepreneurs are different beasts. Beasts who donâ€™t give a damn, who kick ***** when required, who stand up to a challenge, and who rise time and again with utter disregard to fear or failure. These are the beasts who run the world.”

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