My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

People say that life is a cesspool of darkness and dispair. Well we of Van Halen are sailing through it in a yacht!

Many of the critics have kids of their own. It scares the hell out of them to think that their kids could be anything remotely like David Lee Roth.

It doesn't matter the kind of music, it doesn't matter whether it's a cowboy hat or a yarmulke. I don't care if it's outer space or pop, the spirit is the same.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound.

It dont matter WHAT your doin, ust as long as you LOOK GOOD doin it

It's always irritated me that people say, 'Where's the action? Oh wow, there's no action here; let's go somewhere else.' These people will never find the action.