Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years..

Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There is no moss on that stone..

It was fun while it lasted, but it never seemed real to me. I could not believe I was in Van Halen..

Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll..

When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story..

I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20..

You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio..

I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from..

I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record..

You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will hopefully break that ste….

If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record..

My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one..

You are in a state of mixing, and you just live with it. There is not one musician who is completely happy with a mix..

I think there are some good players coming up. I think we are at a point where people can swallow a guitar solo in a pop rock record again..

Michael Anthony is the Diplomat of Rock N Roll. He is the regular guy..

When people don't get enough information, they make it up..

In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide. I am taking the philos….

There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you..

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its stateme….

If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat..

I sing in a higher register, and you haven't heard that on the radio in years..