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.
David Lee RothPeople say that life is a cesspool of darkness and dispair. Well we of Van Halen are sailing through it in a yacht!
David Lee RothWell a good writer writes, a good musician listens to a lot more than he actually composes, and if you're going to do lyrics - well, there's a Freudian slip. That's not even a slip, that's a Freudian move: I said going to do lyrics. If you really want it to ring true, you'll live it first. Go really get your heart broken!
David Lee Roth