Those are the magical songwriting moments, when you have a partner that clicks like that. That's a dream come true, man.

I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.

The reason I didn't fly over from Maui at their beck and call is my wife was about to have a baby at any time. Those guys knew that. These guys would not compromise and meet me halfway.

I've had my fill of "One Way To Rock" or "I Can't Drive 55." Those are guy songs to me, and I'm cool with that. But when you write a great love song and you start seeing that 50 percent of your audience is beautiful women, that's much more rewarding, than having a bunch of guys out there.

I think love could have saved Kurt Cobain.

I'm writing my biography. It's my business. This is what happened in my life, and I'm writing about it.

Yeah, yeah, I've been Beatled, I've been Rolling Stoned.