Ya know, I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing - a hamburger and fries to go - but to him it was just the greatest thing ever, and he was going to make it the greatest thing ever for everybody else, and he did.

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.

Stick your head above the crowd and eventually somebody will throw a rock at it.

Van Halen can keep providing the rain and I'll keep providing the parade.

Classic Van Halen made people want to dance and f**k. Modern Van Halen makes you want to drink milk and drive foreign cars.

Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don't need to go into the details. What would you do if you were a rock star?

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