@@BoslagerBBQ History and reality will disagree with you. Sam was a businessman first and just wore the label of an artist. Roth was the real dedicated artist. He lived it and breathed it. He was married to the seas. The process of being an artist and carrying out a vision. That's why the spirit of VH songs is so much brighter than the corporatized Van Hagar.
@@jeffswank9018 This is rock n' roll music. It's not reading a book. You want something to make literal sense to you go read an essay. Rock n' roll is a spirit. Stay in your lane.
@@hinjurock Thank you for saying that. I was about to mention there have been far too many geniuses who were almost, or were completely, insane. Just like it's always amazed me how some actors just seem like they're always walking this very thin line between regular non-show business people, and psychotic/psychopaths. Jack Nicholson leaps immediately to mind, for one example. If anyone else did some of the psychotic stuff he's done in many of the roles he's played in his movies? They'd get hauled off to the psychiatric ward. (Or, what some call the violent ward.) Jack? Gets paid for it. David Lee Roth has occasionally seemed like the Jack Nicholson of rock to me. Always quite literally dancing right on the edge of the precipice, between sheer brilliance, and sheer insanity. But truthfully? No one entertains Dave more than Dave does. As others here have pointed out. (Speaking of Jack Nicholson: I found this tidbit of information on Jack interesting: Was watching an interview with Rob Reiner not too long ago, and the interviewer asked Rob what it was like directing Jack Nicholson. And Rob basically said he almost didn't need to direct Jack, because Jack always just knew where he needed to be. And always had his lines down cold. But the thing I found most fascinating was that Rob said Jack was always there for all of the scenes he was in, especially those tense courtroom scenes in "A Few Good Men" where he was being combative with costar Tom Cruise and so forth? Even when Jack wasn't on camera. Usually, on the shots where Rob's camera was focused on the other actors? They'd have someone sit off-camera and read the other actor's lines for them, so the actors on-camera could have someone to act against. In the case of Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men"? Jack told Rob he wanted to just play his role off-camera, too, so the other actors would have him to play off. And Rob said that that's very unusual, but Jack basically said "Would you mind if I just stayed in my seat and played my character?" I love acting and I don't get to do as much of it as I'd like." And Rob said Jack played the role of the colonel exactly as you see him when he's on screen, even when the camera was on the other actors. And he played the part with *EXACTLY* the same intensity, even off-camera, when he wasn't on-screen. Say this much for Jack: He's definitely an actor deeply dedicated to his craft.) I feel Dave is sometimes very deeply dedicated to the craft of being a rock star, but I really wonder if you could ever just sit down with Dave somewhere and just have a real conversation, that wasn't just him spouting all these ideas and thoughts/quotes that often just seem like they're all scripted. Or, as more than one former band mate has said of him, it's like Dave swallowed the complete book of Bartlett's Famous Quotations, and that's all he really knows to say. Just in this clip alone, if you watch Joe try to engage Dave in an actual conversation, it seemed, to me at least, more like Dave was just waiting for Joe to stop talking so he could interject some funny story or a smart-ass comment. Maybe related to what Joe was saying. Or not. Usually? Not. But he does just seem like he's always "on." I wonder if Dave ever has any relaxed quiet time, just chilling out somewhere all by himself. Because, if not? Eventually he's going to just wind up completely exhausted, constantly being *ON* all the time. I would think. It doesn't seem like he ever just gets to "take off" the whole "David Lee Roth--ROCK STAR!" personae. I'd get tired of that whole being on all the time thing myself. I enjoy my down time. (But then I'm not trying to be a rock star, either.)
David lee Roth is the crazy uncle every one wanted growing up. Wise, insightful, fun, arrogance, he’s everything rolled into one. My favourite frontman of all time
David Lee Roth has the same problem now that he's always had... he just can't shut his big fat mouth for more than 2 seconds. He's a legend in his own mind. Enough said! 👨🏻🎤🎸🎼 - Max Giganteum
Definitely. Van Halen doesn't get started without Dave ( at least not as famous)'cause late 70's early eighties definitely a turning point for hard rock
@@lynnclary845 He was great in the studio, but his live vocals sucked, ( opinions of many in the know) singing half the lyrics was common & those he sang was out of tune 70% of the time..I like to see bands live as most people do, though people expect for it to sound somewhat of the recording & just not singing lyrics is just damn lazy, at least Sammy live sounded great !! Rogan later said he was uncomfortable in that interview, you could tell Joe was fake laughing when Roth was laughing at his damn self
@@stevenbender66 lol I love early VH, but as an interview I couldn't agree more. Who in the hell could spend more than 30 seconds with this guy? It's awkward and exhausting.
DLR was the best frontman in rock for a few years...bar none. And I've seen them all LIVE with the exception of Jim Morrison. Sammy was a cool dude (met him once at my record store in 1978 in Fort Worth) whose best work was his first band Montrose. Van Hagar was OK musically but LIVE? I had already seen VH in 1978 twice and 1980 and Montrose in 1973 and BOTH were better......
@@steveludwig4200 Van Hagar was much better live then Roth. Roth was exhausting with all the talking in-between songs. Granted I saw him at the end of Van Halen, maybe thats why they broke up. Just imagine this interview, Roth talking after every song, explaining every song, freaking exhausting. It was the David Lee Roth show, everyone else was backup. With Sammy, him and Eddie jammed together, looked like they were having fun.
@@mustangjim1jim210 I saw Van Halen 3 times (Apr 1978 first tour w/Ronnie Montrose/Journey (Dead center front row @ Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth), Summer 78 @ Texas Jam-Cotton Bowl and Nov. 78 in Dallas opening for Black Sabbath) all kickass shows with no DLR nonsense). Saw Sammy with Montrose (first tour 1973 with Jo Jo Gunne//Black Oak Arkansas in Dallas) and three or four times solo between 1976 and 1979 (one was a FREE show in Fort Worth). All great shows.
Yeah man, it's kinda, about the songs too. I can't think of one song with Hagar, that's like. . . . . . . .Beautiful Girls as one example. Then we could go deep, as some people might put it with, Dirty Movies or Hear About it Later. These things seemingly didn't happen with Hagar. Just an opinion.
Saw Roth on joe Rogan a few months ago (or years). Something wrong with him. Very intelligent but off. Was he a drug addict years ago or is he suffering from some neurological disorder?
Hes unique, and always has been. Im biased because they were GODS when I was eight years old in 1984, but I think hes a really smart guy, and I love the way he is. Sammy had a great rock voice, and Van Halen was excellent with him im in it, but there was NOTHING like Van Halen with David Lee Roth as the singer. Best Rock band in the world in those years.
It's so weird. He seems like he's aimlessly rambling at such a speed that he can't have a real point, but somehow does nearly every time. He's a free form jazz interview, but firmly rooted in theory.
kitoyobeni1 you're forgetting Dave has the best stage rap,of any frontman in history, which is to say he expertly makes a very small point in an entertainingly roundabout way.
@@j_freed Sure, but he was often so drunk live that those raps would be incoherent. Not so on the reunion tours, but he's kinda morphed into Steve Martin somehow.
he is so smart and the positive way he talks about Rock and Roll from OUR era gives me a warm feeling. He gets it. This music is our soundtrack. I'm 55. RIP Eddy
He also is very kind and treads lightly on people's feelings about Van Halen, while also sticking up for the man who replaced him. That takes some confidence and self-worth, and a lot of frontmen who revel in hearing that stuff and bask in the narcissistic supply, but Dave speaks well of Hagar and says they're different people, and doesn't judge. I'm surprised and rather impressed. He's a better guy than I thought he might be.
@@le_th_ Yeah, you can really hear that in the revealing tone of his voice how he gives it up for others. And when it comes to the point of putting in for himself he pauses letting that pass. So he's genuinely humble, something we all need in today's world. Hats off to Dave.
@@JoeGator23 You really could feel his intensity, I have to admit it was palpable. I remember Dave going out on his own after he left VH, doing his solo projects, so he didn't exactly leave the rock'n'roll lifestyle behind. Of course, I suppose you could mean that leaving VH got him out of an environment that was surrounding him with enablers and/or addicts that were encouraging/facilitating his drug use?
@@le_th_ I think it humbled him, maybe enough to realize what was going on and that he was replaceable. Nobody can run at those speeds forever and getting the boot probably saved him from the typical rock star demise. He had his time at the top of the world and lived to tell about it. Many others never made it out... ie Cobain, Layne Staley, Bon Scott, Jimi, Janice, etc. Lucky he made it considering he ran full-throttle 24/7. He never would have quit.
@@scarlette536 I just don’t know if you could keep up-he is like an 8 year old with ADD. While Joe is digesting one point, DLR is 4 comments down the road.
i am shamed that i ever even kinda liked any of the van hagar stuff. only album that i ever bought from that era was 5150, and somewhere in the last 20 years i listened to it. ONCE.
I didn’t bought any VH album. Well, not by the time I started listening VH when I was 13, 13 years ago. It was always TH-cam, the app for downloading music was ares. Since I started working I could pay Apple Music with no problem. I have bought some actual cds and those new vynils. They always looked cool to me, even when I was a teenager.
Dave is a legend in his own mind. When he’s 90, and the male orderly is changing his poopy diaper, he’ll launch into “...boze-de-boze-de-bop, se-de-bop... Humala bebuhla zeebuhla boobuhla, Humala bebuhla zeebuhla bop!”
i was visiting a friend in La Canada, near Pasadena, when i saw David while i was standing outside the LA airport after landing from Houston, i recognized him and noticed his jacket with a kick boxer emblem on the back, and knew it was him, i asked him for an autograph and he stopped right away and obliged, and was very friendly......i was a 24 yr old from Toronto, he at the time was 29......it's so odd to see him here at 69 yrs old....time flies by so fast
Dave was always the best PR man for the band . He did do a better job than Sam . The band's concerts were better with Dave too . And the band didn't have all that digital equipment for keyboards and sequencers . Just watch their US Festival and compare it to Live Without A NET . A Van Halen concert with Sam is a concert . A Van Halen concert with Dave is a party.
I was tending bar at the Hilton in Mobile when Van Halen played the auditorium. Van Halen and their roadies stayed at the Hilton. The roadies were in the lobby with remote control cars chasing people. David Lee came in the lounge and sat at the bar and he was amazing, so funny and treated everybody like they were a friend and this was at the height of his fame. He blessed us with an unforgettable memory. He drank Jack and Coke.
What's that like? Is it like he's just a popular, gregarious guy at a bar for the night? Or was it a full blown bum-rush swarm screaming to get a peek at him through the crack between the neck of the 2 guys in front of you?
When I was kid the band was staying at our hotel in Biloxi before Biloxi was big. It was around 1981 or 82? and I didn't know the band, not yet. Nothing but bikini chicks and bikers around the pool. I was talking to a guy along with my brother. He told us about the band in brief. 2 limos pulled up and he.got in with Eddie and Alex. David got in.his.own limo. Not long after we got home they appeared on MTV and we recognized we were talking to Michael Anthony.
DLR is one of the more important figures in rock history. Forget how he looks now and understand that Van Halen launched almost 50 years ago. What do you expect someone to look like at age 70? The music in their early years will resonate with me forever. Songs to listen to in the DLR catalog that might be off your radar: On Fire, Hear about it later, Women in Love, Secrets.
Dave had the spark and the howling voice that made Van Halen. But Sammy is an amazingly talented great musician. Both great guys who deserve great recognition for there work.
Like both versions of VH. Dave would be hard to spend a lot of time around. Sammy just comes across being more honest and what you see is what you get.
Laughter is often used as communication, and not necessarily a result of humor. There could be many reasons for DLR to be laughing so much, not necessarily that he finds himself amusing. In fact, it could be the opposite.
I know one thing. Dave made the late 70's and 80's a LOT of fun with his insane "over the top" personality. They say the line between sanity and insanity is a razor's edge, and Dave has been dancing on it his entire life.
@@danielswann3319 Love me some Sammy, he's one of the greatest rockers out there no doubt. I'm glad he was there to step in and take Dave's place even though I'm not a big fan of great bands splitting up and replacing their lead singer that was such a huge part of what made them so great. I remember hearing the news back then that Dave was out of the band and I remember most folks were happy Sammy was the replacement because he was already well known, loved and respected. Had it been anyone else, I doubt things would've worked out as well as they did.
I get it guys, Dave is a trip and way past his prime. But man, when he was in his prime he was the opitamy of the rockstar front man. He had a great voice. Not a singing voice but sounds great on mic. He was spot on about the differences between the two Van Halens...
@SuperPunch76 yeah, I saw that too (I can spell quite well myself) but then I criticised myself for being so judgemental. At least he was able to get his point across. More to the point, it this was a show about arithmetic ... I’d be hopeless.
He is a strange guy but extremely intelligent at the same time. When you get to that level, whether it is a successful rock band or sports, .. those guys are just at a different level mentally.
Shaun Haddock After watching that little interview of Roth he is Nuttier than I thought. For someone who was in 1 of the Greatest Rock Bands ever and NOT know about the Great Rock Bands like Toto & Journey other than the Lame Rotation of Rock Radio Hits like “Rosanna” & “Don’t Stop Believing”... Does Steve Lukather or Neal Schon ring a bell? Just as Talented as Eddie in my opinion based on Body Of Work Fucking Clueless, no wonder Eddie booted him out the 1st Time. Ignorance is Bliss
I listen to Hagar first it was his solo then I listen to Roth with Van Halen I thought jump was sweet but then I seen the music video and thought he liked dudes so I went and watch Van Hagar thought it was a lot better. Music is art. Beginning of the sketch looks cool but add more time into it then it get a lot better. That’s what Eddie did for Van Halen he could expand on everything. Roth was literally holding him down. Trying to show his image his ego which was wrong jump was very successful because Eddie went into keyboards dumbass Roth had to ruin it.
@@RED-bz9hn I agree .. Roth is very overrated . He wasn't a great singer , along with his ballerina kicks , and tight spandex . Never could understand his style . Without Eddie .. Roth never did anything even close to their success . Where as Sammy did before and when he was in Van Halen .
@@Mysterywhiteboy78 Exactly, it annoys me people always say he's 'coked up'. He's not, he's been hyperactive since he was a kid, it's just the way he is.
John Adams I’d say 1991, Little Ain’t Enough was the last album Roth had full vocal range, after that he started losing it. Sammy is an anomaly, he’s like 72 and he’s still sounds great, maybe it’s the tequila.
John Adams the song Little Aint Enough was a hit but yeah, by 91’ MTV was on to grunge, Van Halen’s F.U.C.K. was a big album in 91, and they also had hits off Balance in 95’, the really great bands where still able to do well in the 90s, I always wondered if the break up with Sammy didn’t happen would they have had another hit album after Balance.
David made VH a standout rock band. Sammy made it an also ran pop band. And I don't mean because of them individually as people, but because of the influence they had on the band's music. That's what he's really saying here.
John Adams is full of shit, first off Van Halen 1 and 1984 are diamond status albums those two albums by themselves have outsold the entire Van Hagar catalog, source RIAA the Roth era albums have outsold the Hagar era 2-1, next Van Halen’s peak was 1984 it sold 5 million albums in one year from release over 10 million total, 5150 Hagars biggest album with VH 3 million in one year from release 6 million total, Van Halen’s biggest tours were also with Roth source pollster, so these Sam revisionist fans don’t have a clue Sammy was a B tier rocker like Rick Springfield before Van Halen, Hagar never had platinum album before he Joined Van Halen or after he left Van Halen source RIAA, both Roth and Hagar have 3 solo platinum albums Roth had two of those after he left Van Halen source RIAA. Early Van Halen smokes anything Hagar ever recorded.
I totally get his point about toto. They were absolutely stellar musicians, but they were also mostly faceless studio musicians (granted, the best of the best) who formed a super group. Most people are studio musicians for the very reason that they don't have the "it" factor that makes a star, a star. Even if they are extremely talented.
Oh the irony... TOTO is still going in 2023 whereas DLR is dead in the water and has been since about 1990. True talent lasts. All flash and no substance doesn't. - Max Giganteum
David Lee is one of those guys who if you met in Cabo in a five-star hotel. He would be super cool to hang out with. His conversations always remind me of someone who just loves to have a good time, and talk about the reality behind certain bands, while listening to your point of view as a fan of rock music. Sammy is just one of those guys you could chill with, have a few drinks, and listen to some great behind-the-scenes stories from back in the day
@@MetalHeart8787 When you get to those levels of ego, it's like comparing the black hole at the center of our galaxy to the black hole at the center of Andromeda.
Van halen aint van halen without david lee roth literally every amazing hit they had david sang. Jump, aint talk bout love, hot for teacher, the cover of really got me now, jamies crying running with the devil and the list goes on.
Say what you will about DLR, but if you were in High School in the late 70’s, he was the man. On their first major m tour in 78 they played with AC/DC, Aerosmith and other at a Day on the Green show in Oakland. We hadn’t heard much about them, but halfway through their set DLR stops and announces, “Ladies and gentlemen I am proud to introduce the guitar of the 1980’s!” and then Eddie goes off on “Eruption”. It blew everybody’s minds and turned out to be the truth. Later I saw them headline the US Festival in San Bernardino. The set wasn’t as good, but the spectacle was over the top. They were projecting video from backstage on these giant screens, and while we were waiting for VH to come out, they take the camera into this private room with a pool table and DLR is totally banging this chick on it. He sees the camera guy and says, “I guess it’s time to go”, pulls out and pulls up his pants and walks out on stage still zipping his fly. Banging groupies live in front of 400,000 people is the most rock and roll thing I’ve ever seen.
eddie was supposed to be a drummer and alex a guitar player, their parents bought eddie a drum set and alex a guitar and paid for them to take lessons, but after awhile neither of them enjoyed the instrument they had so they decided to swap them and give it a go, and the rest as they say is history, until sammy hagar showed up and made a clusterfuck of everything
Neil Tipton I’m not. Dave and Eddie ruined Van Halen by walking away due to their egos. Sammy May be a nice guy, but his music is lame and so is he. Take the coolest band in the world and replace the extremely beloved and charismatic frontman with....Sammy Hagar. You know what i remember about Van Hagar’s era? My teenage sister and her friends became fans and started going to the shows. That’s their demo. Chicks and their boyfriends. Awful
@@thomasminarchickjr.7355 Well told story, but it's 2019 i don't think anybody gives a damn about VH anymore. Everybody has their favorite its all subjective
Ah the glorious Hagar VS Roth debates... Eddie used keyboards before Hagar too. Roth was always trying to go more soft. That's why they covered Pretty Woman and Dancing in the Streets. And why he did California Girls when he went solo.
This man, David Lee Roth, is an Artist I mean on canvas. He is also a great vocalist, and gymnast 🤸♀️. Just so theatrical, and a very happy fellow. He cracks himself up, every time. I also love Toto, Africa is one of my favorites.
Fuck i can still recall having the very first Halen album played to me on cassette in a parking lot at high school. "Heard these guys?"... click.. play.... "Running with the Devil". .. Um WOW nobody had heard anything like it to that point.
That's 100% correct. I remember back when he was with Van Halen and they were promoting their latest tour on all the radio stations. I happened to catch two distinct interviews on the same day and remember him giving the same rambling answer to completely different questions. What had originally sounded like a rambling delivery of a personal anecdote in the first interview I realized Jesus dude, you're just saying what you want to say when there's dead air space without giving a fuck as to what the guy asked you.
Dario Impini He has conjured thoughts and stories ready to fit (or not fit) any moment but remember, he’s human ... we all have our quirks, faults and idiosyncrasies. He will always be the lead singer of an iconic California band to the level of The Beach Boys in terms of notoriety . Brian Wilson’s personality is just as whacky ! Ha
@@zoomonkeydotcom2005 I said my previous comment with all affection and respect for the man. The first time I saw a video of one of their performances, I think in something like 1983 my jaw was on the floor. I'd NEVER seen anything like that before. Because there NEVER was anything like that before. It was a fucking spectacle. And that guy was a warlock. I'm just stating an observation; as you mention we all have our quirks.
its fucking david lee roth from van halen and only a 6 minute clip from the 2 hour podcast where they just happened to be talking about this, what the fuck did you expect them to talk about?? horticulture maybe, stamp collecting? and the title says exactly what your bitching about so i have no idea what you expected to happen or why you bothered to watch thats like me watching a video of donald trumpin an interview talking about building the wall, and the video is titled "donald trump talking about building the wall" and the interviewer says "you really are serious about building the wall" and then me getting pissed off and saying "jesus. we get it. he wants to build a wall. amazing observation
DLR is such a maniac. It always seems he has about 3 different conversations going on in his head at any given time, and he randomly switches between them in any given conversation with a person. If he wasn't a rock star, he'd have been committed to an asylum decades ago.
Diamond Dave is the absolute king of one liners. The DLR version of VH is my fave all time band! And I feel that "Dancing the night away" captures the VH sound perfectly. And as Dave has said, if you listen to a VH song for at least 3 minute, you'll feel 30 years younger & invincible!
Joe hit the nail on the head with kids in school drawing the VH logo on their book covers. That stopped when Hagar joined the band. It was just a different vibe. They went from a party band that could seriously play to a pop band that wanted to appeal to the Journey crowd.
Your so wrong. Sammy Hager started early in the early 70's with Montrose. Just listen to Bad Motor Scooter, Space Station # 5. etc.They ain't no pop songs. Sammy trained his voice for longevity. The last tour Van Halen did dave had no voice. F.U.C.K. was their best recording, and they said so. All of sammy's records went multi platinum. How did dave's last record do ?
Sammy Hagar, was a way better singer anyways. He also made that band 100 times more successful than DLR ever would have if he’d stayed with the band. Just goes to show that sometimes new changes can be a great thing.
He was different was always hyper he was diagnosed as hyperactive when he was a kid.. but he didn’t laugh like he does now when he was young, he was arrogant and sometimes funny but much different...
Dave is very eccentric and there is nothing wrong with that he's funny, odd, quirky, but he's smart, talented, charismatic, and misunderstood there's nothing to not like about this guy he is high energy all the time you either love or not.
Gotta admit, when I would hear Roth in these kinds of interviews back in the 80's I felt like he personified Rock and Roll. It was as if he had done and seen things we had not and was actually one step ahead. He is crazy AF but this took me back.
Dave was the spark for Halen. I never gave a fuck about the band when Hagar joined. It became something different. That first Halen album. OMG!!. A landmark.
@@roquefortfiles wait a minute. Sammy is still relevant to this day. And Roth is.... Also remember Sammy started with Montrose and has banging solo career before and since. Plus if you ever saw his live show, I think you would change your opinion. He rocks for the people.
@@sparkyguitar0058 Is he a better singer than Roth? Absolutely. Did the material get better with Hagar? FUCK NO!! And any TRUE Van Halen fan would say the same thing. It became a different thing with Hagar. Why can't this be love as opposed to "aint talkin bout Love" The stance was different. I agree that Hagar is technically a better singer but its no all about technique. I am not slagging Hagars abilities I just don't care for what he does. I find much of it far too "Cliched Rock" I don't care that Roth can't sing now. I would play a Roth era song WAY before I would EVER put on a Hagar Halen song.
Dave = frontman Sammy = singer Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses. Dave could never sing as good as Sammy, on the other hand, Sammy could never have Dave stage presence.
The hard thing about being genuinely smarter than the large majority of people you meet is your ego does not get the checks it still needs to function properly.
Reality often refuses to subordinate to language's attempts to explicate it. Most people avoid that problem by conforming to conventions and adhering to routines, which are the main things that enable people to know what others are talking about. If you spend a lifetime doing neither, you become difficult to understand.
Yeah Sammy is great. But Van Halen was not what they were with him. No matter how you slice it. Is he a better singer. Absolutely. But in the end it is not about technical it is about feel and Daves era had all the feel.
Dave is just a typical artist, he is utterly unique and passionate about his work. Love how he describes his work as it rolls off his tongue 👅 rather than sugar coating it for others to understand 🤟
Rogan said exactly what I was thinking. When Dave left VH and Sammy came on it was good but it was so different that my friends and I just moved on. We were obsessed with trying to stay connected with Dave so we tried to enjoy and value his solo career as much as original VH but that was difficult as well. Original VH with Dave, Eddie and Michael was and still is something un replicable.
“I’m just a gigolo, & everywhere I go...” DLR made Van Halen the ultimate feel-good-party-your-dick-off-and-get-laid rock band of the early to mid 80’s. Damn...the memories that come back...
Lived close by his Hermosa Beach digs in the early 80s, he was accessible, us locals used to talk to him like one of the guys, I couldn't believe the way he acted on stage, we weren't friends, but I knew him well, I saw him skating on the Strand every day and used to offer first aid when he got hurt, which was a lot.
@@FatFredyFreak lmfao.....yeah go see that and get back to me. Sammy still plays for thousands. If Dave did a solo tour he wouldnt sell out 400 seat clubs. Even when DLR could sing he couldn't sing
David Lee Roth quit cocaine but Cocaine never quit David Lee Roth.
Like Lahey is the liquor. DLR is cocaine.
Hahaha so true 😂
David Lee Roth is a helluva man lol
That's funny.
@@blkrekluse Sure, because if it's one thing we can all agree on it's that drug addiction is so funny.
I vote David Lee Roth for playing the next Joker
literally was thinking the same thing only to scroll down to see this comment.
That would work!
Good One!
But he could only dress in his old attire.
No shit, he’s got the wardrobe.
Man rocks if at his age still, but the wardrobe is what it is.
Dave is the funniest guy he knows
cracks himself up, just ask them
Couldn't have said it better! 😀
OMG that is spot on
Exactly!
You got to luv Diamond Dave.
Dave wrote the lyrics, Eddie did the music. It was a great collaboration. Can’t have one without the other. Give Dave his props
Love Dave but Sammy made the band so much better.
A lot of his songs make no sense
Not exactly that black and white. Eddie wrote a number of great songs like 'Ain't Talkin bout love' and others.
@@BoslagerBBQ History and reality will disagree with you. Sam was a businessman first and just wore the label of an artist. Roth was the real dedicated artist. He lived it and breathed it. He was married to the seas. The process of being an artist and carrying out a vision. That's why the spirit of VH songs is so much brighter than the corporatized Van Hagar.
@@jeffswank9018 This is rock n' roll music. It's not reading a book. You want something to make literal sense to you go read an essay. Rock n' roll is a spirit. Stay in your lane.
Dave is like a genius and mental patient wrapped up into one person......
It's a fine line between genius and insanity.
@@hinjurock
Thank you for saying that.
I was about to mention there have been far too many geniuses who were almost, or were completely, insane.
Just like it's always amazed me how some actors just seem like they're always walking this very thin line between regular non-show business people, and psychotic/psychopaths.
Jack Nicholson leaps immediately to mind, for one example.
If anyone else did some of the psychotic stuff he's done in many of the roles he's played in his movies?
They'd get hauled off to the psychiatric ward.
(Or, what some call the violent ward.)
Jack?
Gets paid for it.
David Lee Roth has occasionally seemed like the Jack Nicholson of rock to me.
Always quite literally dancing right on the edge of the precipice, between sheer brilliance, and sheer insanity.
But truthfully?
No one entertains Dave more than Dave does.
As others here have pointed out.
(Speaking of Jack Nicholson:
I found this tidbit of information on Jack interesting:
Was watching an interview with Rob Reiner not too long ago, and the interviewer asked Rob what it was like directing Jack Nicholson.
And Rob basically said he almost didn't need to direct Jack, because Jack always just knew where he needed to be.
And always had his lines down cold.
But the thing I found most fascinating was that Rob said Jack was always there for all of the scenes he was in, especially those tense courtroom scenes in "A Few Good Men" where he was being combative with costar Tom Cruise and so forth?
Even when Jack wasn't on camera.
Usually, on the shots where Rob's camera was focused on the other actors?
They'd have someone sit off-camera and read the other actor's lines for them, so the actors on-camera could have someone to act against.
In the case of Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men"?
Jack told Rob he wanted to just play his role off-camera, too, so the other actors would have him to play off.
And Rob said that that's very unusual, but Jack basically said "Would you mind if I just stayed in my seat and played my character?"
I love acting and I don't get to do as much of it as I'd like."
And Rob said Jack played the role of the colonel exactly as you see him when he's on screen, even when the camera was on the other actors.
And he played the part with *EXACTLY* the same intensity, even off-camera, when he wasn't on-screen.
Say this much for Jack:
He's definitely an actor deeply dedicated to his craft.)
I feel Dave is sometimes very deeply dedicated to the craft of being a rock star, but I really wonder if you could ever just sit down with Dave somewhere and just have a real conversation, that wasn't just him spouting all these ideas and thoughts/quotes that often just seem like they're all scripted.
Or, as more than one former band mate has said of him, it's like Dave swallowed the complete book of Bartlett's Famous Quotations, and that's all he really knows to say.
Just in this clip alone, if you watch Joe try to engage Dave in an actual conversation, it seemed, to me at least, more like Dave was just waiting for Joe to stop talking so he could interject some funny story or a smart-ass comment.
Maybe related to what Joe was saying.
Or not.
Usually?
Not.
But he does just seem like he's always "on."
I wonder if Dave ever has any relaxed quiet time, just chilling out somewhere all by himself.
Because, if not?
Eventually he's going to just wind up completely exhausted, constantly being *ON* all the time.
I would think.
It doesn't seem like he ever just gets to "take off" the whole "David Lee Roth--ROCK STAR!" personae.
I'd get tired of that whole being on all the time thing myself.
I enjoy my down time.
(But then I'm not trying to be a rock star, either.)
@@toddvandell85 bro, did you take Adderall before writing this book ? TL;DR
@@toddvandell85 you really like Jack Nicholson huh
As the saying goes. There's a fine line between genius and insanity.
I found it very rude how David Lee Roth kept cutting off David Lee Roth when David Lee Roth was just trying to state his opinion on David Lee Roth
Lmao.... Amen
lol!!
David Lee Roth can shut the fuck up
You plucked the words right out of David Lee Roth's mouth.
Dave ALWAYS has to bee the center of attention...he's a needy, disrespectful douche.
I love how Joe pretends to know what Dave is talking about.
I was to say this.
Fuck u
@@beggersbanquet-xt3xk Look at the wittle van halen fan - hes so sad.
@John S He's a buffoon.
@John S Homerun! I couldn't have said it better myself.
David lee Roth is the crazy uncle every one wanted growing up. Wise, insightful, fun, arrogance, he’s everything rolled into one. My favourite frontman of all time
David Lee Roth has the same problem now that he's always had... he just can't shut his big fat mouth for more than 2 seconds. He's a legend in his own mind. Enough said! 👨🏻🎤🎸🎼
- Max Giganteum
@@MaxGiganteum Well Max.... Deep... Huh...?🤨🕳️
And he’s always got great drugs too!
@@MaxGiganteum David is LEGENDARY
I LOVE VAN HALEN FOREVER BOTH VERSIONS BUT DAID LEE ROTH NOW IS A FAKE LOSER ,EVH FOREVER
No matter what you think of him, Dave is sure entertaining.
Definitely. Van Halen doesn't get started without Dave ( at least not as famous)'cause late 70's early eighties definitely a turning point for hard rock
@@lynnclary845 He was great in the studio, but his live vocals sucked, ( opinions of many in the know) singing half the lyrics was common & those he sang was out of tune 70% of the time..I like to see bands live as most people do, though people expect for it to sound somewhat of the recording & just not singing lyrics is just damn lazy, at least Sammy live sounded great !! Rogan later said he was uncomfortable in that interview, you could tell Joe was fake laughing when Roth was laughing at his damn self
If you would have said annoying, I would have agreed with you. Lol. Cheers mate.
@@stevenbender66 lol I love early VH, but as an interview I couldn't agree more. Who in the hell could spend more than 30 seconds with this guy? It's awkward and exhausting.
He should run for president
Point of this video: David Lee Roth can interview himself, no problem.
😂
@Guerilla PSYOPS
Then, why are you on his YT channel? Trolling much?
Yeah. Joe is ruining this interview!
Haa!..well said sir!...gotta luv Dave I admit...
Hhaahhaha
Sammy was a musician, David was a showman
DLR was the best frontman in rock for a few years...bar none. And I've seen them all LIVE with the exception of Jim Morrison. Sammy was a cool dude (met him once at my record store in 1978 in Fort Worth) whose best work was his first band Montrose. Van Hagar was OK musically but LIVE? I had already seen VH in 1978 twice and 1980 and Montrose in 1973 and BOTH were better......
@@steveludwig4200 Van Hagar was much better live then Roth. Roth was exhausting with all the talking in-between songs. Granted I saw him at the end of Van Halen, maybe thats why they broke up. Just imagine this interview, Roth talking after every song, explaining every song, freaking exhausting. It was the David Lee Roth show, everyone else was backup. With Sammy, him and Eddie jammed together, looked like they were having fun.
@@mustangjim1jim210 I saw Van Halen 3 times (Apr 1978 first tour w/Ronnie Montrose/Journey (Dead center front row @ Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth), Summer 78 @ Texas Jam-Cotton Bowl and Nov. 78 in Dallas opening for Black Sabbath) all kickass shows with no DLR nonsense). Saw Sammy with Montrose (first tour 1973 with Jo Jo Gunne//Black Oak Arkansas in Dallas) and three or four times solo between 1976 and 1979 (one was a FREE show in Fort Worth). All great shows.
Yeah man, it's kinda, about the songs too. I can't think of one song with Hagar, that's like. . . . . . . .Beautiful Girls as one example. Then we could go deep, as some people might put it with, Dirty Movies or Hear About it Later. These things seemingly didn't happen with Hagar. Just an opinion.
@@thomaskinne2357 Just about EVERY song on VH debut album was better than ANY song with Hagar except maybe "Standing on Top of The World".
I think Dave is still working all of that 80s coke out of his system.
😂😂😂😂 I think you May Be Right
He stopped abusing.
@@ineffable1129 he’s now only using ;)
I'd bet he is working out this morning's round.
Don't need coke if you are real! lol
Dave's one of those guys who not only talks to himself, he also answers himself, and interrupts himself as well.
I totally dig that!! I go there all the time!!😉
LMAO
Smart
Dave is in his own little world and he is happy being in it. God bless him. Gave us lots great music and moments.
Saw Roth on joe Rogan a few months ago (or years). Something wrong with him. Very intelligent but off. Was he a drug addict years ago or is he suffering from some neurological disorder?
It's hilarious, Joe is doing a great job of trying to follow him!!! Props. He has no idea where Dave is going to take him next...
nothing wrong with him...thats his personaility@@Mncrr
Hes unique, and always has been. Im biased because they were GODS when I was eight years old in 1984, but I think hes a really smart guy, and I love the way he is.
Sammy had a great rock voice, and Van Halen was excellent with him im in it, but there was NOTHING like Van Halen with David Lee Roth as the singer. Best Rock band in the world in those years.
Roth might be bat-shit crazy....but he makes a lot of sense, lmao.....
It's so weird. He seems like he's aimlessly rambling at such a speed that he can't have a real point, but somehow does nearly every time. He's a free form jazz interview, but firmly rooted in theory.
kitoyobeni1 you're forgetting Dave has the best stage rap,of any frontman in history, which is to say he expertly makes a very small point in an entertainingly roundabout way.
@@j_freed Sure, but he was often so drunk live that those raps would be incoherent. Not so on the reunion tours, but he's kinda morphed into Steve Martin somehow.
JohnW Crawford Travel crazy like a fox.
But at the same time he kinda doesn't lol like the shit he says could mean everything or absolutely nothing
he is so smart and the positive way he talks about Rock and Roll from OUR era gives me a warm feeling. He gets it. This music is our soundtrack. I'm 55. RIP Eddy
Hey brother, another 55 Y.O. here. I hope the rest of our ride on earth is sweet and productive!
Party on....
I’m 20 and this is my soundtrack too
Nobody cracks David Lee Roth up like David Lee Roth 😂😂
Aside from Dave's charisma
He's actually a very honest dude.
Self-effacing and generous.
I like him.
He also is very kind and treads lightly on people's feelings about Van Halen, while also sticking up for the man who replaced him. That takes some confidence and self-worth, and a lot of frontmen who revel in hearing that stuff and bask in the narcissistic supply, but Dave speaks well of Hagar and says they're different people, and doesn't judge. I'm surprised and rather impressed. He's a better guy than I thought he might be.
@@le_th_
Yeah, you can really hear that in the revealing tone of his voice how he gives it up for others. And when it comes to the point of putting in for himself he pauses letting that pass.
So he's genuinely humble, something we all need in today's world.
Hats off to Dave.
@@le_th_ Sammy taking over is probably the only reason Dave is alive today... what a fireball he was, consummate top rocker.
@@JoeGator23 You really could feel his intensity, I have to admit it was palpable.
I remember Dave going out on his own after he left VH, doing his solo projects, so he didn't exactly leave the rock'n'roll lifestyle behind.
Of course, I suppose you could mean that leaving VH got him out of an environment that was surrounding him with enablers and/or addicts that were encouraging/facilitating his drug use?
@@le_th_ I think it humbled him, maybe enough to realize what was going on and that he was replaceable. Nobody can run at those speeds forever and getting the boot probably saved him from the typical rock star demise. He had his time at the top of the world and lived to tell about it. Many others never made it out... ie Cobain, Layne Staley, Bon Scott, Jimi, Janice, etc. Lucky he made it considering he ran full-throttle 24/7. He never would have quit.
David makes sense, even though he is nuts. Yes, he’s insane, but behind that, he is super intelligent.
Thank God you said that. I'm watching this thinking, "is it just me or he nuts."
Dave is well traveled, well read and is very intelligent. He's just quirky.
That happens a lot. Super smart people are usually misunderstood and sometimes they end up going nuts.
He may be manic but he's not insane
First time I've seen him sober and lucent.
Shout out to Michael Anthony. Incredible that he can still sing the high harmonies.
Amen. A HUGE part of the VH sound.
Michael is amazing!!
Yep...huge part of their sound ...
Alot of people don't realize Michael was carrying those high notes
The poster boy for a rock band front man/lead singer. This guy was epic!!
Roth's mouth is going like 90 mph and Rogan's brain is going about 20 mph.
That is so right. Thank you, I was trying to find the words for my thoughts.
lolol
HA! Best comment all day
Thc is good for that
Lolololo
I wonder if Rogan thought 10 minutes in, “Getting stoned before this one was a bad idea.”
LMFAO
Mannnnn....u nailed it....his face says it all 🤣🤣🤣
Or a good idea. I would need to be stoned to listen to DLR for any amount of time.
lmao
@@scarlette536 I just don’t know if you could keep up-he is like an 8 year old with ADD.
While Joe is digesting one point, DLR is 4 comments down the road.
If 'The Joker' joined a band, he'd be David Lee Roth.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A ways to go....lol
Excellent comment
The best analogy yet. Thank u
If David Lee Roth was a cartoon he would be Dr.Rockso the Rock and Roll clown.
As a guitarist, I liked both versions of the band, but they were very different. Dave brings up some valid points about his role in the band.
Actually, watching his stage performance from the 80s would definitely make one question Dave's 'sexuality'.
Why does DLR look like he’s about to tell me he IS the senate?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Fantastic!
🤣
Amazing
Not....yet!
😂😂
The scary thing about DLR is that he's totally insane but if you listen to him for awhile he starts to make sense. 😜
So he red pilled you? He tore down the vanity established by the media and gave you reality, you’ve been crazy until he woke you.
and that scared me when it happened lol
Does he? Lol
Exactly he’s right on almost all of it.
5 secs into this i thought same thing 😬
Van Halen said Roth was more a pop or funk kinda guy, but David’s time with VH was more rock n roll than sammys time
i am shamed that i ever even kinda liked any of the van hagar stuff.
only album that i ever bought from that era was 5150, and somewhere in the last 20 years i listened to it. ONCE.
It wasn't Sammy's fault because the van Halens control everything
I didn’t bought any VH album. Well, not by the time I started listening VH when I was 13, 13 years ago. It was always TH-cam, the app for downloading music was ares. Since I started working I could pay Apple Music with no problem. I have bought some actual cds and those new vynils. They always looked cool to me, even when I was a teenager.
Who was responsible for 'Dance the night away'....Dave was "coming out"!
@@josephmorgan916 exactly. Every song on that album was the Van Halen’s creation
Dave is the most cheerful and articulate man on the planet
Love him.
Like somebody said in another clip DLR here looks like an evil version of Sting lol
YEP
omg lol
lol
@Reality Bytes HE IS A JEW.....LAST NAME ROTH HIS DAD WAS A DOCTOR.....LOL
Omg 😆 for real
He laughs and joe stares at him waiting for the punch line
I've noticed Springsteen does the same thing, he will end a sentence or statement and chuckle... I am like, where the joke?
Joe heard the punch-line, he just missed the set up, cuz DLR was all over the place.
Dave is a legend in his own mind. When he’s 90, and the male orderly is changing his poopy diaper, he’ll launch into “...boze-de-boze-de-bop, se-de-bop... Humala bebuhla zeebuhla boobuhla, Humala bebuhla zeebuhla bop!”
David's the punch line. And there would be a big line to punch him
"There is no punchline"
"could this be love, Ain't talking bout love" absolutely the difference
That's so true. You hit it right on the head
Bingo. Rock & Roll vs. Pop 40 Crap.
i was visiting a friend in La Canada, near Pasadena, when i saw David while i was standing outside the LA airport after landing from Houston, i recognized him and noticed his jacket with a kick boxer emblem on the back, and knew it was him, i asked him for an autograph and he stopped right away and obliged, and was very friendly......i was a 24 yr old from Toronto, he at the time was 29......it's so odd to see him here at 69 yrs old....time flies by so fast
Dave was always the best PR man for the band . He did do a better job than Sam . The band's concerts were better with Dave too . And the band didn't have all that digital equipment for keyboards and sequencers . Just watch their US Festival and compare it to Live Without A NET . A Van Halen concert with Sam is a concert . A Van Halen concert with Dave is a party.
Rogan has incredible restraint here. I think he is a bit starstruck here otherwise he would of been like come on dave give me a break.
"Hey, hey, hey.... One break, coming up!"
I see what you did there.
@@dvg4104 lol
@@dvg4104 Dammit you stole my thoughts! 😠
I love Diamond Dave but that comment was mad hilarious 🤣 😂
I was tending bar at the Hilton in Mobile when Van Halen played the auditorium. Van Halen and their roadies stayed at the Hilton. The roadies were in the lobby with remote control cars chasing people. David Lee came in the lounge and sat at the bar and he was amazing, so funny and treated everybody like they were a friend and this was at the height of his fame. He blessed us with an unforgettable memory. He drank Jack and Coke.
Damn, that’s an awesome memory!
Great times!
Please brag a little about your *tips* 💸 that night. 🎸
Oh! I was born and raised in Mobile.
What's that like? Is it like he's just a popular, gregarious guy at a bar for the night? Or was it a full blown bum-rush swarm screaming to get a peek at him through the crack between the neck of the 2 guys in front of you?
Dave never drank coke. His coke went right up his nose!
When I was kid the band was staying at our hotel in Biloxi before Biloxi was big. It was around 1981 or 82? and I didn't know the band, not yet. Nothing but bikini chicks and bikers around the pool. I was talking to a guy along with my brother. He told us about the band in brief. 2 limos pulled up and he.got in with Eddie and Alex. David got in.his.own limo. Not long after we got home they appeared on MTV and we recognized we were talking to Michael Anthony.
I didn't know Steve Martin started doing coke...
🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol
That too is very funny !
That was corny,dude.
Ha ha ha
DLR is one of the more important figures in rock history. Forget how he looks now and understand that Van Halen launched almost 50 years ago. What do you expect someone to look like at age 70? The music in their early years will resonate with me forever.
Songs to listen to in the DLR catalog that might be off your radar: On Fire, Hear about it later, Women in Love, Secrets.
Dave had the spark and the howling voice that made Van Halen. But Sammy is an amazingly talented great musician.
Both great guys who deserve great recognition for there work.
Exactly. I never understood why people think they have to hate one and love the other. They both made great music with Van Halen.
I always felt that Sammy Hagar was one dimensional while DLR was in a different dimension altogether
@@sdefonta Sammy plays guitar and sings, so how is he one dimensional?
Like both versions of VH. Dave would be hard to spend a lot of time around. Sammy just comes across being more honest and what you see is what you get.
Sammy’s solo stuff was way better
Gosh, that "ain't talkin' 'bout love" segue was so smooth
All of it was
..Joe just gets in the way of a good story..
David Lee Roth:
When Fictional Characters cross over into Reality.
Dr. Rockso
“Music for after midnight when we’re all guilty” that could be a phenomenal lyric.
David really finds himself hilarious. I find that hilarious.
He's just trying to act or he was overreacting. It was bizarre to me. I loved original Halen.
TieDyeFarmer That's hilarious. Still burning off the reserves of his coke abuse.
Its just coke maaannnn!
Laughter is often used as communication, and not necessarily a result of humor. There could be many reasons for DLR to be laughing so much, not necessarily that he finds himself amusing. In fact, it could be the opposite.
I find it annoying. But I’ll listen to him.
Been laughing at his own jokes since 1958
did carlos mencia steal that from him?
He was born in 55 tho
ricky boby obviously he didn’t come out the puss telling Rodney Dangerfield jokes he needed a few years
@@Jmagee2113 the word "puss" always makes me laugh. I don't know why
Got em
I know one thing. Dave made the late 70's and 80's a LOT of fun with his insane "over the top" personality. They say the line between sanity and insanity is a razor's edge, and Dave has been dancing on it his entire life.
I agree David Lee Roth what's the personality of the Van Halen band and without him it wouldn't have been the same even though Sammy Hagar Rocks
@@danielswann3319 Love me some Sammy, he's one of the greatest rockers out there no doubt. I'm glad he was there to step in and take Dave's place even though I'm not a big fan of great bands splitting up and replacing their lead singer that was such a huge part of what made them so great. I remember hearing the news back then that Dave was out of the band and I remember most folks were happy Sammy was the replacement because he was already well known, loved and respected. Had it been anyone else, I doubt things would've worked out as well as they did.
@@FredFukkinBear Ya thre is doubt dont like him at all.Lame
@@pulsarscribe6370 Dave's not here.
adrenochrome baby
I get it guys, Dave is a trip and way past his prime. But man, when he was in his prime he was the opitamy of the rockstar front man. He had a great voice. Not a singing voice but sounds great on mic. He was spot on about the differences between the two Van Halens...
I've never seen epitome spelled worse than opitamy.
@@gregp103 lmao i was wondering what that was
@SuperPunch76 yeah, I saw that too (I can spell quite well myself) but then I criticised myself for being so judgemental. At least he was able to get his point across. More to the point, it this was a show about arithmetic ... I’d be hopeless.
Agreed. He was THE american Mick Jagger with the American swag for the perfect 80's vibe.
He got mad ass back in the 80's.
He is a strange guy but extremely intelligent at the same time. When you get to that level, whether it is a successful rock band or sports, .. those guys are just at a different level mentally.
Dave is a one of a kind after they made him they didn’t just break the mold they burnt down the whole factory. Thank God for Diamond Dave
David, is just fun n a icon
Shaun Haddock
After watching that little interview of Roth he is Nuttier than I thought.
For someone who was in 1 of the Greatest Rock Bands ever and NOT know about the Great Rock Bands like Toto & Journey other than the Lame Rotation of Rock Radio Hits like “Rosanna” & “Don’t Stop Believing”... Does Steve Lukather or Neal Schon ring a bell?
Just as Talented as Eddie in my opinion based on Body Of Work
Fucking Clueless, no wonder Eddie booted him out the 1st Time. Ignorance is Bliss
Hey. Don’t pin this on God.
Whether Dave is or isn’t on coke..... he’s personality is.
So you like shitty singers and drag queens.
I like Sammy Hagar but, I wouldn't be listening to Van Halen if it wasn't for DAVID LEE ROTH.
Yes you would. Eddie Van Halen
The Bryant Watkins Channel Right on! Diamond Dave!
I listen to Hagar first it was his solo then I listen to Roth with Van Halen I thought jump was sweet but then I seen the music video and thought he liked dudes so I went and watch Van Hagar thought it was a lot better. Music is art. Beginning of the sketch looks cool but add more time into it then it get a lot better. That’s what Eddie did for Van Halen he could expand on everything. Roth was literally holding him down. Trying to show his image his ego which was wrong jump was very successful because Eddie went into keyboards dumbass Roth had to ruin it.
@@RED-bz9hn I agree .. Roth is very overrated . He wasn't a great singer , along with his ballerina kicks , and tight spandex . Never could understand his style . Without Eddie .. Roth never did anything even close to their success . Where as Sammy did before and when he was in Van Halen .
I would.
I like Roth and Hagar
Rosco P. Coltrane I’m only one of those and I like Roth & Hagar.
Rosco P. Coltrane that’s really logical because they’re both sides of the same coin. Good for you
RED yin & yang
Rosco P. Coltrane stop being one of those dumbasses that can’t appreciate the greatness of both eras
It's kind of like apples and oranges.
Dave is an epic, classic, class clown. His sense of humor is genius. Boo to those who take themselves too seriously.
Hot for teacher...
I'm tired and need a nap after all that. His energy is on par with two 6 year olds.
He had ADHD as a kid and it was very useful in Van Halen...
@@Mysterywhiteboy78 Exactly, it annoys me people always say he's 'coked up'. He's not, he's been hyperactive since he was a kid, it's just the way he is.
@@Motorsportsinjapan Exactly. He is still like it now, his mind is very quick....
I was wiped out after listening to the podcast. Was like wtf just happened?
Dave is more showman, Sammy is more musician, I love them both.
John Adams I’d say 1991, Little Ain’t Enough was the last album Roth had full vocal range, after that he started losing it. Sammy is an anomaly, he’s like 72 and he’s still sounds great, maybe it’s the tequila.
“Everybody wants some, I want some, too!”
John Adams the song Little Aint Enough was a hit but yeah, by 91’ MTV was on to grunge, Van Halen’s F.U.C.K. was a big album in 91, and they also had hits off Balance in 95’, the really great bands where still able to do well in the 90s, I always wondered if the break up with Sammy didn’t happen would they have had another hit album after Balance.
David made VH a standout rock band. Sammy made it an also ran pop band. And I don't mean because of them individually as people, but because of the influence they had on the band's music. That's what he's really saying here.
John Adams is full of shit, first off Van Halen 1 and 1984 are diamond status albums those two albums by themselves have outsold the entire Van Hagar catalog, source RIAA the Roth era albums have outsold the Hagar era 2-1, next Van Halen’s peak was 1984 it sold 5 million albums in one year from release over 10 million total, 5150 Hagars biggest album with VH 3 million in one year from release 6 million total, Van Halen’s biggest tours were also with Roth source pollster, so these Sam revisionist fans don’t have a clue Sammy was a B tier rocker like Rick Springfield before Van Halen, Hagar never had platinum album before he Joined Van Halen or after he left Van Halen source RIAA, both Roth and Hagar have 3 solo platinum albums Roth had two of those after he left Van Halen source RIAA. Early Van Halen smokes anything Hagar ever recorded.
I wish I was as sure about anything as DLR is about everything..
lmao!!....trying to put my thoughts to words....and....there it is
Read a lot and get old.
@@mercster
Dunning-Kruger might beg to differ.
I totally get his point about toto. They were absolutely stellar musicians, but they were also mostly faceless studio musicians (granted, the best of the best) who formed a super group. Most people are studio musicians for the very reason that they don't have the "it" factor that makes a star, a star. Even if they are extremely talented.
Oh the irony... TOTO is still going in 2023 whereas DLR is dead in the water and has been since about 1990. True talent lasts. All flash and no substance doesn't.
- Max Giganteum
This guy is an absolute ball of energy
This guy is a cokehead.
There.
Fixed it for you.
Is that how you spell cocaine?
@@waldomack7735 IDK, if he were really big into cocaine still his heart probably would've blown up by now
Maybe doesn’t do the disco shit anymore but the brain gets rewired permanently. For better or worse.
He’s a showman and an entertainer who has natural charisma.
He's also nuts. Absolutely, completely, wonderfully nuts.
DLR is queerer than a 6 sided two-dollar bill.
Ego son... EGO. 🤦🏻♂️
- Max Giganteum
@@MaxGiganteum Lego My Eggo!!!🧇
@@MaxGiganteum just like your ego is driving you to leave 10 comments to discredit someone that doesnt know you exist
David Lee Roth - The coolest person he knows.
LOL RIGHT?
He’s actually pretty tame in this interview. He can often be an unbelievably conceited ass but he’s more introspective and polite here
David Lee is one of those guys who if you met in Cabo in a five-star hotel. He would be super cool to hang out with. His conversations always remind me of someone who just loves to have a good time, and talk about the reality behind certain bands, while listening to your point of view as a fan of rock music. Sammy is just one of those guys you could chill with, have a few drinks, and listen to some great behind-the-scenes stories from back in the day
This guy is like doing 100 miles per hour just sitting at a microphone lol
That’s how ADHD ppl work as well
For as unhinged as DLR is he makes some damn good points
Nobody loves DLR more than DLR
True, but Not as much as Gene Simmons Loves himself.
That has always been clear to everyone. And part of the fun of the band.
He seems like he's stuck in 80's mega star status.....and yeah, he loves talking about himself.
hmmm thats new.. Ill take a pass hahahaha
@@MetalHeart8787 When you get to those levels of ego, it's like comparing the black hole at the center of our galaxy to the black hole at the center of Andromeda.
Van halen aint van halen without david lee roth literally every amazing hit they had david sang. Jump, aint talk bout love, hot for teacher, the cover of really got me now, jamies crying running with the devil and the list goes on.
Say what you will about DLR, but if you were in High School in the late 70’s, he was the man. On their first major m tour in 78 they played with AC/DC, Aerosmith and other at a Day on the Green show in Oakland. We hadn’t heard much about them, but halfway through their set DLR stops and announces, “Ladies and gentlemen I am proud to introduce the guitar of the 1980’s!” and then Eddie goes off on “Eruption”. It blew everybody’s minds and turned out to be the truth.
Later I saw them headline the US Festival in San Bernardino. The set wasn’t as good, but the spectacle was over the top. They were projecting video from backstage on these giant screens, and while we were waiting for VH to come out, they take the camera into this private room with a pool table and DLR is totally banging this chick on it. He sees the camera guy and says, “I guess it’s time to go”, pulls out and pulls up his pants and walks out on stage still zipping his fly. Banging groupies live in front of 400,000 people is the most rock and roll thing I’ve ever seen.
Epic stuff.
eddie was supposed to be a drummer and alex a guitar player, their parents bought eddie a drum set and alex a guitar and paid for them to take lessons, but after awhile neither of them enjoyed the instrument they had so they decided to swap them and give it a go, and the rest as they say is history, until sammy hagar showed up and made a clusterfuck of everything
"WAS" is the key word.
@@daveschall8764 no one else bangs groupies, only Jews right?
Idiot.
@@gronxman1 Anyone ever told you you're a fuckin pussy?
Still supplies his own laugh track. That’s funny.
I'm defensive of Dave. But that was funny
I was reminded of Sebastian Bach with how he laughs at his own jokes.
Alphonsel Rotting And he’s cartoonish!
Reminds you of the clown from Pawn Stars.
I grew up in the Sammy era. But i love the Roth era too. Roth era was harder rock. Hagar was more melodic. I'm thankful for both.
Neil Tipton I’m not. Dave and Eddie ruined Van Halen by walking away due to their egos. Sammy May be a nice guy, but his music is lame and so is he. Take the coolest band in the world and replace the extremely beloved and charismatic frontman with....Sammy Hagar. You know what i remember about Van Hagar’s era? My teenage sister and her friends became fans and started going to the shows. That’s their demo. Chicks and their boyfriends. Awful
@@thomasminarchickjr.7355 Well told story, but it's 2019 i don't think anybody gives a damn about VH anymore. Everybody has their favorite its all subjective
Was the Hagar really more melodic? In what way? It was more contemporary but the Roth era had just as much melody.
Clint Eastwood “more melodic” just mean more shitty keyboards for the girls at he mall
Ah the glorious Hagar VS Roth debates... Eddie used keyboards before Hagar too. Roth was always trying to go more soft. That's why they covered Pretty Woman and Dancing in the Streets. And why he did California Girls when he went solo.
David lee roth looks like he's transitioning into a magician #brave 🤘
kids these days wouldn't know who david lee roth is, but they might of heard of van halen
Looks to me like he's transitioning into a Rabbi.
Well... He looks more and more like a Jew.
@@PlasmaBurns haha good god could you imagine DLR as your fuckin rabbi?!
Hahaha!!! I got a genuine lol outta this.
I'm a lifelong, die hard Van Halen fan. I loved them both.
This man, David Lee Roth, is an Artist I mean on canvas. He is also a great vocalist, and gymnast 🤸♀️. Just so theatrical, and a very happy fellow. He cracks himself up, every time.
I also love Toto, Africa is one of my favorites.
He WAS....
@@ieeyore4989 We all will be WAS.....😉I Am & So Will Yourself!!💯
Diamond Dave... still having way more fun than anyone else in the room
This is not only the best comment ever made, but the most truth in any comment ever made
Just ask him! 🙄
And that's ok
That's the image he puts out. He's really a sad boring old man.
He laughs at his own jokes. He a weirdo
When you see David lee Roth and realize you are old.
I'm not that old.....I'm not that old.........I'm not that old.......lalalalalalalala
My second thought after "Oh my God is that David Lee Roth?"
At least Roth and all you baby boomers be getting old.
Fuck i can still recall having the very first Halen album played to me on cassette in a parking lot at high school. "Heard these guys?"... click.. play.... "Running with the Devil". .. Um WOW nobody had heard anything like it to that point.
Chug-A-Lug Doug. YA wow
Dave already knows what he’s gonna say 100 percent of the time before he’s even heard the question ..: you follow ?
Rpsilver Silver I mean, he’s the story
Shaun Hensley true. No disrespect to the great Diamond Dave ... one of the best front men in rock history !
That's 100% correct. I remember back when he was with Van Halen and they were promoting their latest tour on all the radio stations. I happened to catch two distinct interviews on the same day and remember him giving the same rambling answer to completely different questions. What had originally sounded like a rambling delivery of a personal anecdote in the first interview I realized Jesus dude, you're just saying what you want to say when there's dead air space without giving a fuck as to what the guy asked you.
Dario Impini He has conjured thoughts and stories ready to fit (or not fit) any moment but remember, he’s human ... we all have our quirks, faults and idiosyncrasies. He will always be the lead singer of an iconic California band to the level of The Beach Boys in terms of notoriety . Brian Wilson’s personality is just as whacky ! Ha
@@zoomonkeydotcom2005 I said my previous comment with all affection and respect for the man. The first time I saw a video of one of their performances, I think in something like 1983 my jaw was on the floor. I'd NEVER seen anything like that before. Because there NEVER was anything like that before. It was a fucking spectacle. And that guy was a warlock.
I'm just stating an observation; as you mention we all have our quirks.
David Lee Roth was a great lyricist. There's a lot of meaning behind his words that most people don't get. There's real intellect with-in his lyrics.
Intellect? He explains in this interview that it's all evil. He "embraced" the evil. He's literally running with the devil.
@@Derideo evil doesnt exist but intellect does. but if think he gets it from the devil, well then all I have to say is "More Power to Him".
Literally both incarnations of VH involved Sam and Dave writing songs about getting pussy. It’s not that deep.
Jesus. We get it. Van Halen was DIFFERENT after Roth left. Amazing observation.
its fucking david lee roth from van halen and only a 6 minute clip from the 2 hour podcast where they just happened to be talking about this, what the fuck did you expect them to talk about?? horticulture maybe, stamp collecting? and the title says exactly what your bitching about so i have no idea what you expected to happen or why you bothered to watch
thats like me watching a video of donald trumpin an interview talking about building the wall, and the video is titled "donald trump talking about building the wall" and the interviewer says "you really are serious about building the wall" and then me getting pissed off and saying "jesus. we get it. he wants to build a wall. amazing observation
@@King_Flippy_Nips thank you.
DLR is such a maniac. It always seems he has about 3 different conversations going on in his head at any given time, and he randomly switches between them in any given conversation with a person.
If he wasn't a rock star, he'd have been committed to an asylum decades ago.
DLR is the Robbin Williams of Rock
A huge difference compared to our lord and savior Neil Peart😉
Maybe A.D.H.D.?
Lmbo! Thats funny as Hell! But TRUE 😂😂😂
And they all interconnect perfectly!
Dave's lyrics are timeless and will be relevant 100 years from now. Original VH was pure magic.
good to see Michael Chertoff enjoying retirement
Might as well jump? That doesn't even qualify as a lyric.
van halens best selling album....sammy likes to say its 5150 but its not@@3vimages471
Diamond Dave is the absolute king of one liners. The DLR version of VH is my fave all time band! And I feel that "Dancing the night away" captures the VH sound perfectly. And as Dave has said, if you listen to a VH song for at least 3 minute, you'll feel 30 years younger & invincible!
David Lee Roth could pass as the Joker.
Ikr lol
No matter what he does or tell.....he is so cool and funny..all the time...!
Because he's a joker, a smoker, and a midnight toker
Stop dissin' Diamond Dave. He's happier than anyone alive. Rock on.
AND THE CRAAADULH.. WILLL RAAAWK... and I say roooooock ooooon
Actually, he isn't. He's clearly tormented... hence the need to always be over the top to hype himself.
Joe hit the nail on the head with kids in school drawing the VH logo on their book covers. That stopped when Hagar joined the band. It was just a different vibe. They went from a party band that could seriously play to a pop band that wanted to appeal to the Journey crowd.
aka: the kids grew up and VH grew up too.
@@David-yv6ow I am an old responsible,but crazy kid!!😜
I must have drawn that VH a hundred times on notebooks in school,
Your so wrong. Sammy Hager started early in the early 70's with Montrose. Just listen to Bad Motor Scooter, Space Station # 5. etc.They ain't no pop songs. Sammy trained his voice for longevity. The last tour Van Halen did dave had no voice. F.U.C.K. was their best recording, and they said so. All of sammy's records went multi platinum. How did dave's last record do ?
Way to not get the comment at all and go on an urelated diatribe.@@billbbobby2889
DLR looks like Steve Martin when he laughs....
... and John McEnroe the rest of the time.
Im exhausted bur i would love to hanf with this guy
Wow. You're totally right. Now im always gonna see that.
Dave Martin
Yes, and when Martin does leg kicks he looks like... ?
I can't possibly imagine why he got kicked out of the band
DLR quit
He wanted to be an actor and the band mates were done with him and his persona.
Ask eddie...he' ll tell you....
Sammy Hagar, was a way better singer anyways. He also made that band 100 times more successful than DLR ever would have if he’d stayed with the band. Just goes to show that sometimes new changes can be a great thing.
He was different was always hyper he was diagnosed as hyperactive when he was a kid.. but he didn’t laugh like he does now when he was young, he was arrogant and sometimes funny but much different...
Dave is very eccentric and there is nothing wrong with that he's funny, odd, quirky, but he's smart, talented, charismatic, and misunderstood there's nothing to not like about this guy he is high energy all the time you either love or not.
remember that time he tried to replace howard stern? lol
Looks good! sobriety has done well for him. I can respect that. Dudes come a long way
Would be nice though if he could show some respect for anyone else besides himself..
He’s also better than Sammy
Jay Duke haha I actually completely forgot about that little failed experiment
Gotta admit, when I would hear Roth in these kinds of interviews back in the 80's I felt like he personified Rock and Roll. It was as if he had done and seen things we had not and was actually one step ahead. He is crazy AF but this took me back.
Eddie and Alex would never admit this, but Dave was as important to the band as they are.
Dave was the spark for Halen. I never gave a fuck about the band when Hagar joined. It became something different. That first Halen album. OMG!!. A landmark.
@@roquefortfiles wait a minute. Sammy is still relevant to this day. And Roth is.... Also remember Sammy started with Montrose and has banging solo career before and since. Plus if you ever saw his live show, I think you would change your opinion. He rocks for the people.
@@sparkyguitar0058 Is he a better singer than Roth? Absolutely. Did the material get better with Hagar? FUCK NO!! And any TRUE Van Halen fan would say the same thing. It became a different thing with Hagar. Why can't this be love as opposed to "aint talkin bout Love" The stance was different. I agree that Hagar is technically a better singer but its no all about technique. I am not slagging Hagars abilities I just don't care for what he does. I find much of it far too "Cliched Rock" I don't care that Roth can't sing now. I would play a Roth era song WAY before I would EVER put on a Hagar Halen song.
DAVE was VanHalen! They were nothing without him.
Yes he was.
my god, watching that clip of only 6 mins exhausted me.
I need an aspirin . . .
@Brandon Near you cant drive 55...😝
I listened to the whole podcast and I couldn’t keep up
I'm patiently waiting for Dave to say "I'm a wild and crazy guy."
YES!! He is only missing the hat.
Ha. I was thinking King Tut.
I like Dave, and while he is intelligent, he's not quite as intelligent as Steve Martin (and I'm a DLR fan, not a Steve Martin fan).
@@le_th_ Has Dave made any public response to the death of EVH? I've been so busy. Just settling down now.
"It's different because, unlike I, Sammy can sing"
That's being too honest.
He was great and Sammy was equally great. Enjoy both and fuck it🤷🏻♂️
Van Halen not Van Hagar👍
Dave = frontman
Sammy = singer
Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses. Dave could never sing as good as Sammy, on the other hand, Sammy could never have Dave stage presence.
You mean Sammy can screech. Dave never had the vocal range (neither do ton of other great singers), but Sammy's voice is very irritating IMO.
@@davidlopez2519 robert plant = best frontman and singer of all
Nobody is as smart or clever as Dave... according to Dave.
The hard thing about being genuinely smarter than the large majority of people you meet is your ego does not get the checks it still needs to function properly.
@@katlynklassen809 intelligence is just the time it takes to learn... On a long enough time line with unlimited life span we all can be Einstein.
@@snailnslug3 simply and utterly false. Intelligence is not linked to knowledge.
@@snailnslug3 but people of average intelligence gotta have some way to process mediocrity. Fair enough i guess.
@@snailnslug3 things like this are what people who are not gifted but wish they were say to them selves. Dim sparks don't become burning suns.
Apparently cocaine has this really cool effect after 45 years where you become really eclectic and clever, but no one really knows what you're saying.
Don’t forget Mr. Jack Daniels needs some credit too
Same thing with Jean-Claude Van Damm.
Reality often refuses to subordinate to language's attempts to explicate it. Most people avoid that problem by conforming to conventions and adhering to routines, which are the main things that enable people to know what others are talking about. If you spend a lifetime doing neither, you become difficult to understand.
@@archerj.maggott1372 Not clever, really, not clever.
@@epictetusofhierapolis4461 I didn't say that to sound clever, I said that because I know it's true.
I love both eras of Van Halen. David is an unbelievable front man but Sam could actually sing and play an instrument.
Hagar ruined Van Halen. Full stop.
@@keithkoenig5320 no he didn't.
Dave can sing quite well and plays instruments.
Hey Keith, how many number one albums did they have with Dave? How many with Sammy? You just got schooled son! 🤔🙄🤦🏻♂️
- Max Giganteum
@@MaxGiganteum 🐿️🐭🐹🐁🐀🦫We of The Rodent League,quite disagree with thee!!! Emphatically!!!
Sammy Hagar was awesome in his own right!... Sammy did not need Van Halen to be a success!..
Yeah Sammy is great. But Van Halen was not what they were with him. No matter how you slice it. Is he a better singer. Absolutely. But in the end it is not about technical it is about feel and Daves era had all the feel.
Let's be honest Van Halen would have made it with any singer it's all about that guitar
Wrong. Sammy Hagar always sucked.
@@user-ei9ns9hq6b does the name Gary Cherone ring a bell? Yeah... Not successful.
@@user-ei9ns9hq6b I disagree. Dave had a certain spark that none of the rest of them had. He was the right combo for that guitar.
The best part of this was watching Joe try and keep up with all of David's random jumping from thought to thought.
Lol your right they are both high on something different but feed off each other 😂
Dave is just a typical artist, he is utterly unique and passionate about his work. Love how he describes his work as it rolls off his tongue 👅 rather than sugar coating it for others to understand 🤟
Rogan said exactly what I was thinking. When Dave left VH and Sammy came on it was good but it was so different that my friends and I just moved on. We were obsessed with trying to stay connected with Dave so we tried to enjoy and value his solo career as much as original VH but that was difficult as well. Original VH with Dave, Eddie and Michael was and still is something un replicable.
It's too bad DLR solo career didn't really work , for me at least, it seemed like he just made all kooky songs and covers
And Alex don't forget the other Van Halen.peace 😊
Imagine you're flat on your back, needing a paramedic and this wacko comes hovering over you. You'd think you're already dead.
Haha
I literally laugh out loud!! 😂
Diamond Dave was actually a paramedic in Manhattan and The Bronx during the 90’s and early 2000’s lol
Lol
@@daiman-tvitspronouncedlike1513 truth
I bet David could do a killer Casey Kasem impression if he wanted to.
Wow You are so right
Never thought if that,but shit...youre right!
Lmbo!! Man these comments are Cracking me Up! 😂😂😂😂
He can and he has. Huffington post did an interview with him years ago and he did his radio voice all 5 of them. One was a dead on Casey Kasem.
@@Tyfreaky13 I knew I heard him do it before, but I couldn't remember where from
“I’m just a gigolo, & everywhere I go...” DLR made Van Halen the ultimate feel-good-party-your-dick-off-and-get-laid rock band of the early to mid 80’s. Damn...the memories that come back...
My mom liked that song 🤣
No doubt born in 1970 DLR era VH soundtrack of my youth hell I still listen today as a businessman husband and father...
Lived close by his Hermosa Beach digs in the early 80s, he was accessible, us locals used to talk to him like one of the guys, I couldn't believe the way he acted on stage, we weren't friends, but I knew him well, I saw him skating on the Strand every day and used to offer first aid when he got hurt, which was a lot.
I always liked Van Halen for Eddie. It didn't matter to me if it was Sammy, Dave, or Gary. Hearing Eddie's riffs is what made me a fan.
Sammy Threw a Party And Dave WAS The Party.
Sammy is still throwing party's....DLR's party ended in 1989
Well put!
@@artemusackerman72 Opening for Kiss sounds like a hell of a party to me. Sammy's playing clubs and shilling for his booze. I'll take Dave.
@@FatFredyFreak lmfao.....yeah go see that and get back to me. Sammy still plays for thousands. If Dave did a solo tour he wouldnt sell out 400 seat clubs. Even when DLR could sing he couldn't sing
FatFredyFreak yeah kiss is lip syncing so I would call them musicians either. More like a circus act like Dave.