I Grew Up On A Lot Of

Music Kept Me Off The Streets And Out Of Trouble And Gave Me Something That Was Mine That No One Could Take Away From Me. Music Education And Families Are Dealing With The Economic Times, And I Wanted To Help Them. If I Can Help A Kid Discover A Liking, Or Even A Passion For Music In Their Life, Then That's A Wonderful Thing.

The Name Van Halen, The Family Legacy, Is Going To Go On Long After I'm Gone.

I Boil The Strings So They Stretch.

I Went To The Zoo One Day And Saw A Chimp Playing With A Beat-up Acoustic Guitar In A Way I Had Never Seen Before. Instead Of Using The Pick The Chimp Was Banging The Neck And Tapping It With Its Fingers. I Knew The Chimp Was On To Something So I Practiced This New Technique In My Room For Hours Until I'd Perfected It.

You've Only Got 12 Notes And However You Mix Them Up Is Your Thing.