Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived.
We were sitting on the bus one day and there were 5 of us hanging out. There was only one beer left in the cooler and we actually all took a little cup and split it. It was a pathetic day in a rock and roll when five grown men have to be sitting there sharing a beer.
Because with Black Label and all the fans it’s just one big family.
The tours are campaigns.
It’s pure Black Label. It’s about violence and booze. That’s all it is. There is no plan.
You’re never going to learn everything.
If I’m playing with Ozzy it’s just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I’m studying for the SATs.
You never toot your own horn.
It isn’t a band. It’s bigger than a band. It’s a lifestyle.
Since day one my thing has always been to play the music.
One day my wife went and saw the accountant and said she’s pulling the plug. She said you guys are done. I said, how bad can it be? 10 grand? She said you’re not even close. It came out to almost $50,000 in alcohol for two months.
It’ll leave you feeling hollow and helpless, and there is where you’ll stay. Ain’t it funny child, love sometimes leaves you as dead as yesterday.
On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.
I’m a good Catholic boy.
If you bleed Black Label and you’re going to be a man, you gotta get up there and do what you gotta do every day, relentless and as tired as you can be.
Chris Jericho is a great guy. He’s beyond hysterical. He’s good people. They’re really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.
I’ve messed myself up more playing music than when I played football.
If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
I screwed my knee up once because I fell off the stage.
I have sold my soul. Just sign right here.