We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.

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

The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing.

I don’t think anyone ever gets completely used to conflict. If it’s not a little uncomfortable, then it’s not real. The key is to keep doing it anyway

Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

Take your energy - instead of losing it in all the little hassles and all the little battles you could have fought with opponents who didn't matter.

I hate exercising self-control.

Blind eyes cannot read.

As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back.

Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.

Every fear is fear of death.