Van Halen is a work in progress.

Meaning of the quote

The quote means that the band Van Halen is always trying to improve and get better. It's like a piece of art that is never finished, and the band members are always working to make their music even more amazing. They are constantly learning and growing as musicians, so their band is always a 'work in progress'.

About Alex Van Halen

Alex Van Halen is an American retired musician who was the drummer and co-founder of the iconic rock band Van Halen. Along with his younger brother Eddie, Alex formed the band in 1972 and went on to release 12 studio albums with the group before their disbandment in 2020 following Eddie’s passing.

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Nobody sets out to make a bad record.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

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 drummer

We’re very needy people, you know.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

Van Halen is a work in progress.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

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 drummer

Sammy and I got together and it was like we hadn’t missed a beat.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

Meaning that if you live in the moment, so to speak, we play today, and tonight we’re done.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

You don’t leave behind box office scores or how many dollars changed hands.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

We’re having a blast. Just four friends getting together.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

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 drummer

Yeah, we have our differences, but we put those aside, and now we’re making music. It’s great.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

On a personal level, we all get along fine.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

There is a volatile mix, and that’s because we’re all intense. And there’s no denying that.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

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 drummer

Music is a dialogue.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

It’s unfortunate nine years were in between – you can’t take that time back; you can’t undo it.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

The Beatles will never get back together and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

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 drummer

Some things are impossible.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

At our age, you don’t want to stop.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

Everybody has a high point and a lot goes into that: timing, situation, general consciousness.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer

When you leave the planet, you leave music behind.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer