Quote by 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.

I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it

Summary

This quote highlights the perspective of a musician towards their craft. It conveys the idea that while artists naturally desire recognition and appreciation for their music, their goal is not to compete against others for success. Instead, the quote likens the experience of making music to the Olympics or Formula 1 racing, where the ultimate objective is not to outdo others but rather to create something that resonates with people. The mention of Billboard charts serves as a reminder that they are merely a reflection of public preferences, offering insight into what people enjoy rather than a measure of artistic superiority.

Topics

Funny

By Eddie Van Halen

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and

The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their greatest extent.

Talent

Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance i

Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.

Art

We know that energy can not be created nor destroyed but can

We know that energy can not be created nor destroyed but can be changed in it's form. If it can not be formed then it can not exist. We may not exist.

Life Science Energy Physics Metaphysics

When schools flourish, all flourishes

When schools flourish, all flourishes

Martin Luther King Jr.

Education

Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement abo

Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.

Poetry

I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do

I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do with me.

Elizabeth Edwards

Marriage

I like people that enjoy life, 'cause I do the same.

I like people that enjoy life, 'cause I do the same.

Life

Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil tha

Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture, or it isn't real.

Dad

The business is a very tricky obstacle course, and you shoul

The business is a very tricky obstacle course, and you should be very clear about work begetting work. If you're not working, you're not interesting.

Business

I always felt different as a kid, and the Kinks were like, '

I always felt different as a kid, and the Kinks were like, 'Yeah, we're the Kinks.' Celebrate your difference don't be afraid of your sense of humor, or your personality, or who you are. It emboldened me.

Michael Weatherly

Humor

Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can'

Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy.

Dreams

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

Reading