I'm Writing My Biography. It's My Business.

I Had Been In Africa For Six Weeks On A Safari With My Family. I Said, "you Know, I Made A Lot Of Money. I Am Getting Kind Of Burned Out. I Really Want To Do Something Special." So I Went On This Extended Trip To Egypt, Kenya, Sardinia - I Really Did It, Man. I Was Coming Home, And While I Was Gone, They Changed The Speed Limit From 65 To 55.

When We Were On The Road, I Found Out That My Greatest Hits Album Went Gold. They Freaked Out. Things Really Came To A Head When We Started Arguing About A Van Halen Greatest Hits Package.

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.

While I Was In Montrose, The Publishing Checks Went Into The Band's Coffers. This Was Our Management's Decision; We Were Just Financing Ourselves On The Road.

Ted Templeman, The Producer, And Donn Landee, The Engineer, Are The Same Team That Signed Van Halen, When They Were Called Mammoth. Donn Convinced Them To Change It To The Last Name Of The Guitar Player And Drummer.