“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.” PeopleMindKidsYoungAttitudeFairsTownsSongwritingWarningPunkVansConcentratingGunslingerVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
“The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone.” LongNamesGoneGoes OnLegacyVansVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
“David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen doing 'Dancing in the Streets'? It was stupid. I started feeling like I would rather bomb playing my own songs than be successful playing someone else's music.” IfsWayIdeasFeelingsHomeSongMy OwnHalfSuccessfulStreetsStupidDancingBombsBeing SuccessfulCoveredVansWay HomeHalf WayVan HalenPlaying Someone Author:Eddie Van Halen
“It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?' Well, if I did, it would probably be similar to 'Baluchitherium,' meaning it would be Van Halen music - which I write anyway - but without singing.” PeopleIfsWritingWellsWould BeRecordsSingingAskingSoloVansVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
“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.” TodayPathRocksFameSimplicityRock And RollVansVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
“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.” PeopleKnowsWantMindStarsRocksHollywoodVansRock StarVan Halen Author:Eddie Van Halen
