“People tend to forget you. I didn't want people to go, 'That is that g...” — Michael Anthony Quote

“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?'”

“I can sing, but I consider myself a bass player. I'm, you know, a musician first.”

“It always sucks to have to cancel a show because of illness, but unfortunately it sometimes happens.”

“I was even more of a Hagar fan when he was just Hagar and not Van Hagar.”

“As far as people saying, 'Do you miss Van Halen?' or any of that kind of stuff, I've totally moved on.”

“I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.”