"Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things."

"It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor."

"I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat. I like to cook."

"The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths, but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny."

"As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support."

"The name Van Halen, the family legacy, is going to go on long after I'm gone."

"I have a great family by the way, but you need to find people who can pull something out from you that might be otherwise unseen."

"I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves."