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VAN HALEN

"I'm not really a competitive type of person. I see so many guitar players that are so uptight because they want to be the best. But I don't really care; this is the honest-to-God truth."

August 2, 1987

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"I'm not really a competitive type of person. I see so many guitar players that are so uptight because they want to be the best. But I don't really care; this is the honest-to-God truth."

—Edward Van Halen

"The truth of it is, there's no mistaking Van Halen's sound. I'm just singer in this band, you know?"

—Sammy Hagar