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Alex Van Halen
American
Musician
About the author
We're very needy people, you know.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#People
There is a volatile mix, and that's because we're all intense. And there's no denying that.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
You don't leave behind box office scores or how many dollars changed hands.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Office
You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so you'd better do some good while you are here.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Nothing
Yeah, we have our differences, but we put those aside, and now we're making music. It's great.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Now
#Music
When you leave the planet, you leave music behind.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Music
Whatever our personal differences are, there are no bigger fans of this band than the people who are in this band.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Fans
#People
We're having a blast. Just four friends getting together.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Friends
Van Halen is a work in progress.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Work
#Progress
There's nothing worse than having everybody thinking alike, talking alike and having the same direction in mind. It gets stale that way.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Nothing
#Thinking
#Mind
#Talking
#Direction
When the tour is done, that's the end of the U.S. tour. We'll regroup and see what we're going to do.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#End
Everybody has a high point and a lot goes into that: timing, situation, general consciousness.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Consciousness
It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room with no one else for 15 minutes, we'd be at each other's throats.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Love
#Nature
The Beatles will never get back together and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Will
Meaning that if you live in the moment, so to speak, we play today, and tonight we're done.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Play
#Today
#Meaning
Music is a dialogue.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Music
At our age, you don't want to stop.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Want
#Age
Nobody sets out to make a bad record.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
On a personal level, we all get along fine.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
Sammy and I got together and it was like we hadn't missed a beat.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
Some things are impossible.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't undo it.
Alex Van Halen,
American
Musician
#Time
#Years