Van Halen was a huge influence on me, and 'Eruption' was the song that really leaped off that first Van Halen album.

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.

Van Halen is a work in progress.

The first Van Halen album makes Johnny Rotten out to be what he really was and still is: a hairdresser.

My heroes were Eddie Van Halen - especially after Van Halen I, II, III, and IV - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley and dudes like that. My brother played drums and we jammed in the garage and started writing our own stuff.

Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen changed everything; I don't necessarily like everything he did, but he definitely changed everything.