We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.
Eddie Van Halen
It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by... →
Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play... →
Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make... →
I don't feel a day older when it comes to my approach to music or what gets me off than when I was a teenager. I've always been into... →
I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall.... →
David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen doing 'Dancing in the... →
I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to put me in these annual... →
If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it... →