Chickenfoot is phenomenal. I can't believe the music we're making.
I'm the ultimate rock 'n' roll sideman. But that doesn't mean a 'sideman' isn't vital.
Being a bass player in these big-time rock bands is hard work.
I've always been a natural singer on stage and in the studio - never had a vocal lesson in my life.
Why would I have quit Van Halen? It never happened.
There's nothing like sweating it up in a small club, with your fans right in your face.
You can be a supergroup without having good songs.
I played trumpet in school at an early age.
Oh, I just love playing music.
I've always loved playing Zeppelin - they were one of my favorite bands growing up.
Chickenfoot, my relationship with those guys is great.
We're having so much fun with the Chickenfoot stuff.
I always had to have music in my cars.
I didn't have any money to buy a car, so when I got my license I did not have a car at first.
I don't collect things for the sake of collecting. I don't really see the point.
I can sing, but I consider myself a bass player. I'm, you know, a musician first.
I always want harmony within the band. I want it to work.
I hate to exercise.
I am in a great place with Chickenfoot.
Chad Smith is a member of Chickenfoot, and that's that.
I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.
I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.
As far as people saying, 'Do you miss Van Halen?' or any of that kind of stuff, I've totally moved on.
Well, everybody used to joke that I saved the first dollar that I ever made in Van Halen. I probably did somewhere.
The band changes one guy, sometimes the whole damn thing changes - look what happened when I joined Van Halen.
People tend to forget you. I didn't want people to go, 'That is that guy that used to play in Van Halen. What's his name again?'
My wife likes to say I act like a kid, so maybe that's why I sing like one!
