Rock Bands Named After A Group Member

Van Halen: Formed in 1974, named after Dutch born brothers Edward (Guitar) and Alex (Drums).

Bon Jovi: Named After lead Singer Jon Bon Jovi (real name John Bongiovi).

J. Geils Band: J. Geils (real first name John) is the guitarist for the band.

Montrose: Guitarist Ronnie Montrose formed the group in 1973 with Sammy Hagar as lead singer. This means Hagar fronted two bands named after guitarists.

Manfred Mann: The name of the group and their South African born keyboard player. Later name changed to Manfred Mann Earth Band.

Alice Cooper: Stage name of Vincent Furnier was also originally the name of the band. Cooper didn't go solo until 1975's "Welcome To My Nightmare".

Alan Parsons Project: Parsons worked as an engineer at Abbey Road Studios on both "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and  "Dark Side Of The Moon". Formed the Alan Parsons Project in the mid seventies.

Spencer Davis Group: Spencer Davis was the group's guitarist but it was keyboardist and vocalist Stevie Winwood who would go on the be the star.

Other Groups Named After A Member: Winger, Slaughter, Dave Clark Five, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Cool And The Gang, Mumford & Sons.

Van Halen Quotes

David Lee Roth: "What's rock & roll without a little drama? A little mix it up?"

Edward Van Halen: "We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters."

Michael Anthony: "I'm not a rockstar, I'm a bass player."

David Lee Roth: "I don't do well with support. I do better with abuse."




Sammy Hagar: "I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me."

Alex Van Halen: "The Beatles will never get back together and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen."

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

Edward Van Halen: "I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland."

Sammy Hagar: "When they brought Roth back into the picture, obviously I didn't go along with that too well."

Alex Van Halen: "Whatever our personal differences are, there are no bigger fans of this band than the people who are in this band."

David Lee Roth: "I look at heavy metal music, Van Halen's brand of heavy metal music rather, as a combination of religion and hockey."
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David Lee Roth Quotes

"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it."

"The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism."

"Music journalists love Elvis Costello and hate me because they look like Elvis Costello."

"The world's a stage, and I want the brightest spot."


"You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound."

" When large groups of people get together, their collective temperature goes up and their collective I.Q. goes down."

"Van Halen's up for a Grammy and half of us can't even spell it."

(About Sammy Hagar) "Sam throws a party. I am the party."

"Any kind of rock music is what I call high velocity folk music."

"We're not trying to save the world, that's U2's job."

"I change as the times change. I'm a reflection of what's around me without trying at all."

"It don't matter what your doing, just as long as you look good doing it."

"I know the world doesn't revolve around Dave, but i like to think so."

"There's only one David Lee. I'm the fun in Van Halen, always will be."