First Quote by Dimebag Darrell

I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.

— Michael Anthony

'Uprising' was one of the first three or four albums I ever bought in 1980 when I was 13, and that had a strong…

— Kevin Macdonald

Eddie Van Halen was probably the most influential.

— Tony Iommi

When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to…

— Eddie Van Halen

In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when…

— Sammy Hagar

I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other…

— Sammy Hagar

I loved that song ["Don't Tell Me"], but man, it was dark. That song did nothing for Van Halen.

— Sammy Hagar

My first album done what it had to do. It introduced me.

— Dionne Bromfield

When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did…

— Sammy Hagar

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

I liked Eddie Van Halen, when he first came out, because he was doing something original.

— Marky Ramone

We used to go to church and, musically, I remember that being a massive influence. It had a band so it was very upbeat…

— Jonathan Bailey