It's Always About The Music,

I Destroyed A Lot Of Guitars Trying To Get Them To Do What I Wanted, But I Learned Something From Every Guitar I Tore Apart, And Discovered Even More Things. Things Like If The String Is Not Straight From The Bridge Saddle To The Nut, You're Going To Have Friction.

The Piano Is A Universal Instrument. If You Start There, Learn Your Theory And How To Read, You Can Go On To Any Other Instrument.

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.

The Name Van Halen, The Family Legacy, Is Going To Go On Long After I'm Gone.

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.