Halen Quotes

I`ve heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.

There`s no great guitarist that doesn`t sit down and listen to Chet Atkins and Eddie Van Halen, and all these other great players.

When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band.

Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it`s sickening to see a guy still trying to be that with a wig on 20 years later.

In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang `em, I gave myself goosebumps.

When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package.

I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.

If I would have ever dreamed that I wouldn`t be in Van Halen anymore and was going to have resume my solo career again, I would have never contributed anything towards my own greatest hits package.

It`s hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he`s really limited to a style and they`re locked into it.

I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don`t take the time to learn the basics.

Sometimes I`ll listen to a little old Van Halen, or some Beatles, Zeppelin stuff, classical music... I like a lot of different things.

Van Halen is a work in progress.

The Beatles will never get back together and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen.

My wife Melissa and daughters Deaven and Halen are the things I enjoy most, but I have some great friends and partners that are like blood as well.

I wouldn`t mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race.