Extreme Quotes

Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years. 
Gary Cherone 

I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have. 
Gary Cherone 

I think there are some good players coming up. I think we are at a point where people can swallow a guitar solo in a pop rock record again. 
Gary Cherone 

I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20. 
Gary Cherone 

In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide. I am taking the philosophy that man is the measure of his own fate. 
Gary Cherone 

Me and Eddie really hit it off as songwriters and also as just people. It lasted three years. I don't regret one moment. They were great to me. 
Gary Cherone 

There is no substitute for jamming and getting to know each other on the road. 
Gary Cherone 

There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you. 
Gary Cherone 

Van Halen was almost a dream. It was surreal. I didn't know when it was going to end and I didn't want to open my eyes. 
Gary Cherone 

We brought out the old catalog and the majority of the Van Halen fans did appreciate it, but in the end, they wanted their Dave. 
Gary Cherone 

When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story. 
Gary Cherone 

When I was in Van Halen I was hitting notes that were out of my range. I never went for those registers before until Eddie pulled it out of me. 
Gary Cherone 

When I was singing Jamie's Cryin', people were going out of their mind because it was the first time they got to see Eddie, Michael and Alex play those songs. That was a thrill. 
Gary Cherone 

You are in a state of mixing, and you just live with it. There is not one musician who is completely happy with a mix. 
Gary Cherone 

You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio. 
Gary Cherone 

You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will hopefully break that stereotype. 
Gary Cherone