It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different.

Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.

To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.

If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing.

My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.

It's always about the music, never about anything else.

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.

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.

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.

Imagine if Beethoven had a tape recorder. Then you'd know exactly what he meant. Maybe he meant 'Da da da da' instead of 'Boom boom boom boom!' Who knows?

Sometimes I just want to lick David Lee Roth in the nuts

Many people are so poor that the only thing they have is money. Cultivate your spiritual growth.

I might be on the fence about this life, but I 'm not and will never be on the fence about you. I will fight for you.

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

I know that my works are a credit to this nation and I dare say they will endure longer than the McCarran Act.

You know what 'FAILING' stands for? It stands for 'Finding An Important Lesson, Inviting Needed Growth.'

It's my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.

I had a notepad and I wrote down 30 things to make myself better just off the top of my head, and the next day I started to do that.

Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets.

The joy of a self-giving life Can neither be measured Nor be expounded.

I want to make big movies that appeal to a lot of people. That's satisfying to me.