If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.

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You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs...

You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs...

I sing in a higher register, and you haven't heard that on the radio in...

I sing in a higher register, and you haven't heard that on the radio in...

In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with...

In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with...

I did some research and tried to pull out some old, classic Van Halen that...

I did some research and tried to pull out some old, classic Van Halen that...

I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record.

I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record.

You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people...

You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people...

Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I...

Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I...

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was...

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was...

If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.

If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.

When I was in Van Halen I was hitting notes that were out of my...

When I was in Van Halen I was hitting notes that were out of my...

When people don't get enough information, they make it up.

When people don't get enough information, they make it up.

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his...

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his...

We didn't gel with Poison and the Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi was the best of...

We didn't gel with Poison and the Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi was the best of...

My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one.

My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one.

It was fun while it lasted, but it never seemed real to me. I could...

It was fun while it lasted, but it never seemed real to me. I could...

There is no substitute for jamming and getting to know each other on the road.

There is no substitute for jamming and getting to know each other on the road.

Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll.

Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players...

The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players...

There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back...

There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back...