To Hell With The Rules. If It

On 'van Halen,' I Was A Young Punk, And Everything Revolved Around The Fastest Kid In Town, Gunslinger Attitude. But I'd Say That At The Time Of 'fair Warning,' I Started Concentrating More On Songwriting. But I Guess In Most People's Minds I'm Just A Gunslinger.

I Mean It's Funny, Playing Music, How Of Course You Want It To Do Well, You Want Them To Like It, But It's Not Competitive Like An Election, It's The Olympics, It's Not A Formula 1 Race. The Billboard Charts Are Just To Show You What People Like.

A Guitar Is A Very Personal Extension Of The Person Playing It. You Have To Be Emotionally And Spiritually Connected To Your Instrument. I'm Very Brutal On My Instruments, But Not All The Time.

Practice. I Used To Sit On The Edge Of My Bed With A Six-pack Of Tuborg. My Brother Would Go Out To Party And Get Laid, Come Home At 3am., And I Would Still Be Playing With Myself.

Eventually You'll Take The Phrases And Rhythm Patterns You've Copped And Begin To Put Your Own Mark On Them