I Didn't Think I'd Be Around 30

And For Him [kurt Cobain] To Do That [suicide] - I Didn't Like That. I Thought That Was Just Wrong. It Just Sent A Bad Message To A Troubled Generation.

"rock Candy" Was My First Record. I Had Never Been In A Studio, So I Was In Shock And I Had No Idea If It Was Great Or If It Stunk. I Was Just Putting In My Heart And Soul, And Closing My Eyes And Keeping My Fingers Crossed. I Gave It Everything.

I Think All The Bad Blood Started When Geffen Released A Greatest Hits Package Of My Solo Stuff.

That Song ["don't Tell Me"] Didn't Take Us Anywhere, And I Know Why Now. It Wasn't What Van Halen Fans Wanted. It Showed The Darkness Of Van Halen, And Basically The End Of The Band.

This Is Pop Music. You've Got A Candidate For President Of The United States Using It, That's Hitting The Biggest Audience You're Ever Going To Hit In Your Entire Friggin' Life. And You Don't Want That? Bullshit. That's What You Want. It's Not Even For Success Or Fortune, It's Because That's The Power Of The Song.