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.

Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.

You are in a state of mixing, and you just live with it. There is not one musician who is completely happy with a mix.

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.

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

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

I think there are some good players coming up. I think we are at a point where people can swallow a guitar solo in a pop rock record again.