If you put a Van Halen album in your record collection, it will melt all the rest of your records.

Whether I'm on for a day or whether I'm on for a year, at the end of the day, I sing for my dinner.

Women are great. When they dig you, there's nothing they won't do. That kind of loyalty is hard to find - unless you've got a good dog.

I always wanted to be an outrage to public decency and a threat to women. And this is one of the few occupations where you're not only allowed that, but you're encouraged.

Critics like Elvis Costello because critics are like Elvis Costello.

The most important part of any rock song is the guitar solo.

There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.