I did some research and tried to pull out some old, classic Van Halen that they had not played in 10 or 15 years. I think that was Sammy's mistake. I he didn't want to do the Dave stuff.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
Van Halen is a work in progress.
If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.
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.
Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it's sickening to see a guy still trying to be that with a wig on 20 years later.
Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.
I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.
It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it.
However you feel about Dimebag, this is one of the most influential metal guitar players of the '90s. I was just talking to someone that I am hiring to bring on the tour who said that, when he was at the funeral, that Eddie Van Halen came and put his striped guitar in the coffin. That's a pretty big deal.
In the '90s, guitar solos were dead.
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