I did some research and tried to pull out some old, classic Van Halen that they had not played in 10 or 15 years. I think that was Sammy's mistake. I he didn't want to do the Dave stuff. — Gary Cherone Copy Share Image
Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I really don't. There are people who are just going to want to know what it was like to play with Eddie. — Gary Cherone Copy Share Image
Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
You are in a state of mixing, and you just live with it. There is not one musician who is completely happy with a… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
