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

When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.

In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide. I am taking the philosophy that man is the measure of his own fate.

If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.

I sing in a higher register, and you haven't heard that on the radio in years.

I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record.

You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will hopefully break that stereotype.