You just went up and started playing, the audience got into it, and it was just a great high experience. That's what I kind of invented with "Mas Tequila" in Cabo.

I'm John Lee Hooker in the sense that he was a blues man and he played blues his whole life. I'm a rock guy and I'm going to play rock music my whole life.

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.

I was loud and electric at night, got all shook up with Elvis.

When I did red, it was nine, and that was it for me. I said, "Here I am - nine is my number and red is my color, and I'm in business now."

The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart.

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