In a new conversation with the Hook Rocks podcast, Steel Panther’s Michael Starr shared why he prefers Van Halen more than Led Zeppelin:
“When I was around 11 or 12, first, it was the Beatles, and then it was like Elvis. Then I got into Scorpions because my brother turned me on to them, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath. Those were the three bands that I really dug until I moved to California. […]
“I loved Led Zeppelin, obviously, but then I moved to California. I remember having posters of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on my wall.
”Then, when I got turned on the Van Halen for real, I was like ‘Take that poster down!’ Now it was Dave and Ed everywhere. That was my band.”