David Lee Roth mtv interview 1982

Dave being his normal self talks about van halen, and their philosophy.funny

[@MrJonswift200]

for all the whiners, the tracking needs adjusting... im having a stroke...video is rolling... oh well suck it up. this vhs. deal with it. or dont.

[@CofyjunkyPNW]

Gawd, 'tracking adjustment'! That's two words I haven't heard in a dinosaur's age! ~ Jenn-X

[@ronbo11]

Dude, I don't care - the audio is fine and the video settles down eventually. The important thing is you captured and shared it! Thanks.

[@robwebnoid5763]

The vhs cartridge probably had some tension on the tape. And the vcr wheel head may have needed some cleaning (isopropyl alcohol) if it wasn't already done.

[@sylvainmirouf4683]

This is pure gold, thanks mate.

[@georgehenderson7783]

@@ronbo11 Agreed - beggars can't be choosers!

[@josephbuckhoff6988]

*I miss the 80's MTV & David Lee Roth... The 80's ROCKED !!!*

[@AngelofAnguish]

AMEN!

[@SonnyGTA]

The older I get....the more sense his interviews make.

[@williamarbogast349]

You read my mind

[@gunsmoke6230]

I’m 52 and so get that he was wise beyond his years

[@Thelajets]

He’s lived 3 more lives than the average person.

[@Tattood-gv9fk]

Dave was absolutely the best at being a "Rock Star". He seemed to channel it 24-7 and always had a quote ready for the next interview question. It's like he never ran out of material.

[@MrJonswift200]

when dave left the spot light... we all lost a little peace our self. god bless that man. he just wanted every one to smile and have a good time.

[@SonnyGTA]

MrJonswift200 stories Exactly!!!!! He wanted everyone to smile and forget about life.

[@keithm9337]

Couldn't agree more, he was all about the show. Ever see anyone else fly 15 feet of the drum riser doing a split? He was Barnum and Baily in spandex. He understood the spectacle was at least have of what made the live show great.

[@mattmacarthur520]

Right ? His lines are absolute gold and he never runs out of them lol!

[@eddieminer3095]

David Lee Roth was gonna be a rock star no matter what band he was with.He was gonna bring them to the top.

[@tanner3285]

Eddie Miner AMEN TO THAT

[@bradlafferty6076]

I concur

[@326cher]

@@bradlafferty6076 Diamond Dave would be a Rock Star no matter what he did!! I'm sure he rocked being an EMT!!!

[@Suunder]

@Anderson Cooper i hate to break it to you im a guitarist and evh is my fav but still Diamond dave was legit he would be a rockstar no matter what

[@Suunder]

@Anderson Cooper he did california girls was a hit lmao

[@maodanz1672]

This guy had the gift of the gab and still does

[@MrJonswift200]

in accuality it was like 6.

[@davidfreeman7455]

My father told me one time, he said son, you have to remember this , in life it doesn't matter if you win or lose but it's how good you look...." David Lee Roth"

[@OUTWOZ]

Dave actually made a lot of sense in this interview, usually I have no idea what he's talking about.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

All these decades later, still getting it done! "Always had it, always will!"

[@jerrymorales2804]

DIAMOND DAVID LEE ROTH....At his Best....FUCK to be able to go back in time and really appreciate my Jr High Days and the Incredible Music of that time .

Jerry Morales, Jerry, that's why it's called LEGENDARY

[@JerryMorales-no4ui]

It’s actually called RADICAL but ur saying is a distant second so no biggie.😎

[@kelvinmctavish6369]

The epitome of a badass rock and roll singer Mr David Lee Roth .!!!

[@Tull1996]

Martha Quinn was SOOO adorable......I had such a crush on her back in the early days of MTV...I hope she's doing well...

[@cdforshee]

Meeeeee too! I couldn't take my eyes off of her when I was 14-15. I'm still attracted to that type.

[@cdforshee]

Meeeeeee too! I couldn't stop watching her when I was 14-15 years old. I'm still attracted to that type.

[@RoadCone411]

She’s 60 now. God we’re all old!

[@FLAMINGBABYHEAD]

@@RoadCone411 She's still cute AF though.

[@TheJanet4321]

He is a character! Love him.

[@robertsmith-ux8ls]

This guy is a brilliant marketing machine for vh....

[@macleadg]

Completely calculated act, brilliantly done. In reality, he’s highly disciplined, very intelligent, accomplished in martial arts and has a background in classical music. He’s anything but the mindless buffoon and athletic klutz he portrays here.

[@MrJonswift200]

well said

[@ugaais]

Born in 1970...I look back and smile, I was a kid in the 70’s, a teen in the 80’s, in my 20’s in the 90’s....what a great time to be alive, anything before 9/11 was great, then the PC ass hats FK’d up all the fun...my motto then was work hard, play hard, and FK hard...lol now I’m 49 with a family, a business, now a respectable person in my area if they could only have seen me in my prime..lol

[@jeffreybeshears8211]

Well said my friend. Completely agree with your decade delineation and personal transformations.

[@cs292]

Born in 1969...i concur.

[@vastexpanse8521]

Same here...well said.

[@RishPanjeetJr]

Born in 82 - I got a good taste but man, 10-15yrs sooner would’ve been awesome.

[@maichti]

Born in '68, never envied the youth of any generation before or after mine... bc I'm GENmfX!

[@citygirl5705]

How refreshing to watch an interview where they aren't just kissing the star's ass and laughing hysterically at everything they say. Martha Quinn is awesome.

[@keithm9337]

And she was obviously smitten with Dave.

[@JIMJAMSC]

Either the video needs a seizure warning or I am being electrocuted.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Dave himself would be proud of that line.

[@MrJonswift200]

its called vhs trauma, we are all still suffering effects from the eightys, a#*&)a3u, see that was a spasm. secondhand vhs syndrome effects over 15 million a year..

[@Tattood-gv9fk]

Made me laugh....Thank you

[@SonnyGTA]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@jeffboggio8353]

Someone needs to adjust the tracking

[@teddybears4life240]

DLR...THE BEST SEXIEST FRONTMAN IN MUSIC EVER SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME.

[@TheJanet4321]

You got that right!

[@selket8823]

Increíblemente guapo y sexy!!!😍❤

[@UserNameWasCensored]

When you sift between the comedy and self-aggrandizement you find a gem or two - like Dave being honest about stealing musical ideas from other people. Everyone does it - consciously or not, but few admit it and some, like Michael Stipe, ridiculously claim to never have been influenced at all by others.

[@mikepaulus4766]

A lot better than Kingdom Come. A band from Indiana, with a singer from Germany, came up in the second half of the 1980s, sound exactly like Led Zeppelin, claim that they've never heard of Led Zeppelin.

[@rbruggeman7722]

@@mikepaulus4766 you have to remember that Led Zeppelin were virtually unknown in the states. Oh , wait it's the opposite.

[@gymnassfan]

"If it's good enough for Beethoven, it's good enough for me."

[@siggimaaz8446]

Yeah ..exactly

[@danniedwards5750]

Just getting into DLR ALBUMS just eat em and smile omfg what a masterpiece 👌🤘🤯

[@reset-xs9ql]

really? listen to the Roth years VH albums. all 6 of them are fantastic. much better song writing than eat em'... etc..

[@danniedwards5750]

@@reset-xs9ql definitely butt just eat em is epic 🤘

[@garychilders6634]

@@reset-xs9ql Eat Em And Smile is one of the greatest guitar albums ever!

[@cs292]

I love Ladies night in Buffalo.

[@johnnybernal6452]

Roth is master-minded. Incredibly geeky personality. But very level-headed and intelligent in his brain.

[@dimebag6384]

Love Dave Lee Roth he is Van Halen 🤘

[@rickwise2408]

OBviously Spicole from Fast times at ridgemount high came from Dave

[@MrJonswift200]

that and mary jane

[@cdforshee]

I've never thought about that! Sean Penn got that role because he showed up to the audition with his ideal Spicoli in mind. As big of a Van Halen and Fast Times fan as I was as a teenager--and I still love both--that connection has never occurred to me. Bravo. Very interesting. I'm gonna have to throw that theory at my old buddy from high school and see what he thinks about it.

[@claytoncarey2128]

cdforshee as well as Dimone is Alex Van Halen

[@rarianfields]

it's kinda generic california surf dude style

[@coreyedelman4943]

Oh damn I never thought of that

[@w5winston]

Dave's gravestone: "Here folks, have one on me. I told you I didn't feel well." (lmfao)

[@jonnuanez7183]

Doesn't matter how scrambled a picture is. As long as you wind David Lee Roth up, just let him go and you capture gold till his batteries die out, which doesn't happen lol. I hope Martha learned a lot here, cause most other interviews don't go like this. This wasn't a difficult one, but others are far more easier lol. A ton of fun here. Love it.

[@benjaminward5295]

The fact that hes still alive amazes me. Best interviews ever.

[@SonnyGTA]

He’s only 60!

[@djtejas63]

@@SonnyGTA as of 2019, he is 65

[@dirtyharry4649]

Well, even Keith Richards is still alive.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Everytime I saw VH with David Lee Roth it was a party you were invited to..great days then!

[@dirtyharry4649]

4:46 It's true. I actually tried it.

[@tracyriddle2010]

Yes, I was there!

[@bradlafferty6076]

Martha Stewart, 1976 Ossining NY High school grad. She made it BIG!

[@DrRish-wx3wf]

David Lee Roth=greatest frontman of all time

[@travzimmerman1340]

Not really. He didn't do shit outside VH

[@HankFinkle11]

Mick Jagger, Freddy Mercury?

[@Flightstar]

"When looking back 20 Years" It's now almost 40 Years.

[@SonnyGTA]

Scary right?

[@aggcavan943]

I kept trying to adjust the tracking on my phone, but if just got worse.

[@ajzepp8976]

KZbin needs a "v-hold" button. (If you're younger than 40, you won't get that reference.)

[@MrJonswift200]

when its 4th gen video it happens

[@darrellhendricks8225]

Dave is the Chuck Norris of rock and roll

[@hizhaus]

The video chop makes this video!

[@MRCATL3]

David Lee Roth is easily the most fascinating person. "our music is a mix of religion and hockey. "

[@scottlebrun6782]

Martha's f me eyes at 5:34. Been a long time since a girl looked at me like that.

[@sylvainmirouf4683]

This is a one in a million interview, total genius being interviewed. He might be a jerk in private life but he's the ultimate rock-star, the alpha of his kind. So ahead it's embarrassing for the competition. Actually, there's no competition.

[@HankFinkle11]

I’ve only read good things about him personally.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

The ultimate showman

[@dizzyboxnine2656]

DLR is the best! So cool, so smart, so friendly!

[@billsrippedfitnessover5047]

For a minute there, I thought Dave was channeling Jeff Spicole when he said "if it's good enough for Beethoven, it's good enough for me."

[@johnshannon]

They played at Spicoli's birthday party, dudes.

[@monkeywrench8819]

Somebody didn’t know where the tracking knob was on their VCR.

[@MrJonswift200]

i now where it is but, its broken

[@THECLARENCES]

You gotta love Dave! xoxo The Clarences

[@MsCorina222]

So authentic

[@gymonstarfunkle136]

"Lot of people have nothing to say in between songs" man I feel this. so many of my favourite bands are like walt disney on stage, it's depressing. I've come to see YOU homie! And don't give me that "it's about the music" crap. Of *course* it's about the music. But if it was only about that I would have stayed home and listened to the album!

[@DanTasticEntertainment]

Roth is sort of like Borden in the Prestige. He doesn’t just do the act. He lives it. He IS the act.

[@granthambeard]

He tries on personalities like hats and I love that

[@lisabug75]

I his squeal in Panama man can't do that squeal to save my life 😂♥️ David Lee Roth is and always will be my favorite van Halen singer and I think this Video is haveing a seizure 😂need to call life alert 😂

[@eyedunno8462]

???

[@theslo777ery]

Now that's what rock n roll was all about. HEY GEN Z!!! Pay attention if you wanna have any fun in your lives....

[@larryhernandez5062]

Totally Sensational . . . . Staying Frosty All

[@GlenPlumlee-c9r]

Absolute legend. ☝️

[@stiffrichard2816]

"If you take a Van Halen record and stick it in your collection, it'll melt the other records." Where did I hear that before? DLR or Cheech & Chong? I remember that line from somewhere back in the day.

[@teddybears4life240]

oh that makes sense WHY EACH MEMBER OF VAN HALEN STILL HAS NET WORTH OF 100 MILLION...BC they didnt hire other unneeded staff...THEY DID MOST STUFF THEIR OWN.

[@germanicelt]

Thumbs up if you think he popped that interviewers cherry afterward.

[@BoxcarFred]

Martha Quinn admitted in her own biography that she had quite the crush on David Lee Roth, but she didn't say if anything ever happened.

[@macrondo5852]

100%

[@ZekeMan62]

MartyMonster Seriously doubt it. The camera man maybe though.

[@varsityathlete4786]

Ezekiel Watters yep he is 100% fruitbasket but, still a legend

[@ZekeMan62]

Phillip H Anselmo No doubt about it. One of, if not the best front men any rock band ever had. He had "the look" in spades, and his high energy vaudevillian stage antics as well as his keen business sense made VH into the iconic monster that it became more than anything else. Eddie, Alex, and Mikey were each masters of their respective crafts, but they didn't have half the vision and raw "crazy like a fox" genius that Roth had in abundance. Btw, you the real Pantera Anselmo? If so, I'm a big fan homegrown style. I used to go to your shows at Joe's Garage back in the old days before you made the big time. Good times.

[@Sickofsociety1]

Good Lord....I realize this would have been VHS back then but damn, I dont remember it jumping around that much. Adjust the tracking, clean the heads and you were good unless the tape got too close to a magnet. Maybe the transfer to get it to this format screwed it up...

[@SonnyGTA]

Maybe you’re putting too much thought behind the quality and not enough behind the content.

[@rvz6874]

Here lies David Lee Roth "Here folks have one on me, I told you I didn't feel well".

[@erikbartlett2147]

The footage would be good if if the visual was better without the picture rolling etc... Dave's philosophy always cracked me up. What a character he is.

[@josierizo2192]

I like the group of van halen david lee roth is a good singer

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

Great interview, but after watching this post of it I feel like ive had a stroke or went thru a seizure. Gotta love those tracking knobs.

[@louisdeangelis2535]

This guy is magic itself... Still wouldn't let him date my daughter or mom

[@JerryMDean]

I keep reaching for that little knob on the back of my phone like it’s the 80’s

[@markrichardson3566]

Always Dave

[@fearsomename4517]

Diamond David Lee Roth a true "Rockstar" in any sense of the word.

[@markrichardson3566]

Dave is a legand, living

[@MrJonswift200]

definately a legand 🤘

[@markrichardson3566]

@@MrJonswift200 he is iconic

[@tomitstube]

quick with the quip and dandy with the candy, never missed them when they came thru.

[@bwdrums1]

"....and that's the integrity of Van Halen, if there's any to be found...." .....God, I love this guy, he has a way of thinking and a sense of humor that is 100 % unique.....lol

[@DT-5150]

The last true rockstar

[@gurnblanstein9816]

He is so fucking entertaining I love this guy! Sammy who?

[@briandelgado4985]

DLR Hit that! Lol this man is my hero!

[@dpeagles]

Back before MTV became race hustlers.

[@laszloszentirmai5868]

He is too much,,always been,,,i am a great VH fan..

[@duncanjackson4170]

Well I don’t feel motion sick at all.

[@markwright5223]

Strange how someones pretty much destroyed this vudeo...ive seenn older recordings that are in perfect condition

[@MrJonswift200]

What can i tell ya it's vhs.probably 3rd generation.

[@markwright5223]

My apologies had'nt realised it was a personal copy.

[@monmixer]

He should have been an evangelist. He would have be rolling in it. not that he already hasn't made enough money. He would have MEGA money.

[@mallard206]

just can't deal with the glitching

[@MrJonswift200]

the more you watch the less you see

[@MyKittyPercy]

Martha admitting to having a MASSIVE crush on DLR. Personally, I think women who find Dave attractive deserve a case study 😂 Top 5 frontman, though.

[@latitudepost]

Some people may find DLR annoying but for me he is cracking value - what a gas it would be going on a 3 day bender with this dude

[@ehlerhog]

Early Martha....fanning out lol!!

[@normanleroy1874]

Watching this 30+ years later, I'm struck by how much Sean Penn cribbed Roth for his Spiccoli character. The speech patterns and intonation are identical.

[@bobbywise2313]

Dude. I can't believe I never made to connection.

[@LewieTenorio]

I want my MTV! ♪

[@keithowens68]

David Lee Roth was as important as EVH in Van Halen.... maybe more important. Van Halen got boring and corporate after DLR was kicked out of the band. Seeing DLR entertain on stage was like going to a circus, but with kick ass music that could more than hold its own. Attending Van Halen concerts in the 80s before SH was a real event.

[@KPSoutside]

It's Jeff spicolli

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

Lol come on Dave give me a Break!! Does anybody Rock out better? God bless Eddie,Alex, Michael, and Diamond Dave.

[@lloydsharpe7641]

If you want to know where Dave got his "style" watch an old Black Oak Arkansas video. Jim Dandy clone.

[@kimmonkiewicz933]

He is. So. Great...so great...he is the band.. But now I can see the jealous from Eddie Van Halen..so sad .he was the best..

[@dirtyharry4649]

7:00 Haha!

[@David-ei1fs]

DLR always my hero. And he is still cool. Martha Quinn was always the worst. Can't believe this is 41 years old!!!

[@zzzthaoster]

Is he sober here?

[@spamfried-rice3179]

Much more than usual for the time.

[@LongDrivesAtNight5150]

Columbian powder stuff.

[@nedkent5239]

Why sure this interview is powered by cocaine, but how much different is caffeine really?

[@markmedina5543]

this has to be the most unwatchable post on youtube ever.

[@MrJonswift200]

and yet....

[@97warlock]

I hope dave Cringes when he looks back at these old videos,while hes counting his millions. He is.WAS the singer of Van Halen , His job,imo was to create cool music & make us feel something ..... once hes sitting ina chair for an interview,hes no longer cool & all that because he just comes across as a bit annoying usually.

[@wavular]

shitty vcr tape man,should have at least fixed the tracking! lol

[@MrJonswift200]

we dont need no stinking tracking

[@richardsyoutubechannel995]

But some artists can tall to much and bore the shit out the audience instead of getting on with it

[@rv6205]

its easy for dave to be whitty and clever with his 142 IQ

[@paulhaynes561]

God - cocaine was so great!

[@anderssvensson3894]

Socialist consequence thinking !

[@HankFinkle11]

Not really, but Dave, Al and Ed indulged with impunity.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

I will never tire of the music created by VH in the DLR days... however... Dave's interviewing is starting to get old.... really fast

[@SonnyGTA]

Zero likes in two years for your stupid comment. Appropriate.