Rock Stars Come And Go. Musicians Play

Most Beginners Want To Learn Lead Because They Think It's Cool .. Consequently, They Never Really Develop Good Rhythm Skills .. Since Most Of A Rock Guitarists Time Is Spent Playing Rhythm, It's Important To Learn To Do It Well .. Learning Lead Should Come After You Can Play Solid Backup And Have The Sound Of The Chords In Your Head

If You Have A Great-sounding Guitar That's A Quality Instrument And A Good Amp, And You Know How To Make The Guitar Talk, That's The Key. It Starts With The Guitar And Knowing What It Should Sound And Feel Like.

You Know, Most People, They Want To Go To Hollywood. They Want To Be A Star. They Want To Be A Rock Star. That Thought Never Entered Any Of Our Minds, The Van Halen Family.

The Only Band I Was Really Over-into Was Cream. And The Only Thing I Really Liked About Them Was Their Live Stuff 'cause They Played Two Verses, Then Go Off And Jam For 20 Minutes, Come Back And Do A Chorus And End. And I Love The Live Jam Stuff, The Improvisation.

A Good Producer Brings Out The Best In The Artist He's Working With. You Shouldn't Be Able To Listen To Something And Say, 'so-and-so Produced This Album.