I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

When I was in Van Halen I was hitting notes that were out of my range. I never went for those registers before until Eddie pulled it out of me.

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 statement.

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

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

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