To Hell With The Rules. If It

If You Want To Be A Rock Star Or Just Be Famous, Then Run Down The Street Naked, You'll Make The News Or Something. But If You Want Music To Be Your Livelihood, Then Play, Play, Play And Play! And Eventually You'll Get To Where You Want To Be.

I'm Writing, And Just Doing The Same Thing I Always Do.

Rock & Roll Is Feeling, And After You Know Most Of The Basics ... Chords, Rhythm, Scales And Bends ... Getting That Feeling Is Just About The Most Important Aspect Of Playing Guitar

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.

When Van Halen Started Out, There Was No Path To Fame. We Just Played What We Liked. Even Today It Always Comes Down To The Simplicity Of Rock And Roll.