Everything comes to me while I'm sitting on the pot..

You've only got 12 notes and however you mix them up is your thing..

Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it's cool .. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills .. since most of a rock ….

We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters..

A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I'm very bru….

It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I'm just so blessed..

It's always about the music, never about anything else..

I'm just a guitarist in a kick-ass rock and roll band. What more could I ask for?.

Rock & Roll is feeling, and after you know most of the basics ... chords, rhythm, scales and bends ... getting that feeling is just about the most im….

Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take away from me..

It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different..

Sometimes I just want to lick David Lee Roth in the nuts.

I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alo….

Some people think a song without words isn't a real song. Tell that to Beethoven and he'll kick your ass!.

I played 'Eruption' two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there's a mistake at the top end of it whenever I hear it, ….

The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone..

If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing..

Jimmy Page is an excellent producer. Led Zeppelin I and II are classics. As a player he's very good in the studio, but I've never seen him play well ….

There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release..

To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is..

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….