Gary Cherone
Gary Cherone
Gary Francis Caine Cheroneis an American rock singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead vocalist of the Boston rock group Extreme, as well as his short stint as the lead vocalist for Van Halen on their 11th album Van Halen III and subsequent tour. In recent years he has released solo recordings. In 2007, he reunited with Extreme. The band's latest album Saudades de Rock was released on August 12, 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMetal Singer
Date of Birth26 July 1961
CityMalden, MA
CountryUnited States of America
You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.
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.
There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you.
Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There is no moss on that stone.
Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll.
Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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.
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.
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.
I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.