Sometimes I Just Want To

When Van Halen Started Out, There Was No Path To Fame. We Just Played What We Liked. Even Today It Always Comes Down To The Simplicity Of Rock And Roll.

I Wanted A Gibson Type Sound, But With A Strat Vibrato ... I Bought A Body From Charvel For $50.00 And A Neck For $80.00 - I Slapped It Together, Put An Old Gibson Paf In It And Painted It Up With The Stripes

Major Third Complications Can Be Overcome By Lots Of Alcohol.

Imagine If Beethoven Had A Tape Recorder. Then You'd Know Exactly What He Meant. Maybe He Meant 'da Da Da Da' Instead Of 'boom Boom Boom Boom!' Who Knows?

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.