David Lee Roth on Van Halen's Cultural Impact | Joe Rogan

[@bobbysoxboy]

If dave ever gave a eulogy you wouldn't learn a thing about the guy that died but t would be the greatest thing you ever heard

[@hankgoresich6836]

Would it be great, though? The eulogy would be like every single public utterance of Dave's -- all about Dave. If I loved the deceased, I'd be repulsed and pissed

[@mbsb1376]

@@hankgoresich6836 Yeah itd be funny!

[@maindrianpace6898]

Truth

[@matdixon3567]

Hahahaha so true

[@talco881]

@@hankgoresich6836 come on...why so uptight?

[@lanceg.8458]

Love how Dave cracks himself up, laughs hysterically and then immediately stops and gives pearls of strange wisdom. Put in a quarter and push play!

[@blt4085]

ya hes awesome

[@dancarter482]

@WorldRenownedCFE 🎥 "I tried running, but the ice wouldn't stay in my glass!" "I'm gonna go out the way I came in - screaming!"

[@airgunfun4248]

It's called perma tweaked

[@AngelMartinez-fl7vg]

I could see DLR playing The Joker. He's highly intelligent and insane with charisma and humor, even if We don't understand what's going on.

[@jts400hp]

He would be perfect for the role!

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Actually, yeah, I can see that!

[@stevegilbert8486]

He wouldn't have to act. The director could just tell him to be himself, but try to follow the script.

[@Deepbluecat]

Great idea! Hollywood, ya watchin?

[@collinlynch4569]

Yeah the guy is very intelligent and wise

[@michaeltveten8458]

Crazy Dave hasn’t strayed. He’s the same Dave he was 40 yrs ago. Right or wrong, he’s authentic. Gotta respect that.

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Couldn't agree more.....he's not a sellout

[@seabassseabass8835]

That explains why they took so many years off in between tours. You wanna hear this BS day after day? I did business with Van Halen the day before Eddie went to rehab. The #1 rule....keep them apart...they hate Dave.. and he knows it.

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Authentic, who will tell you he stole everything he does and is unapologetic. Yeah, he is. One of the greatest entertainers ever.

[@jondunmore4268]

It's just that it works so much better and sexier on a guy 23 years old. Old age makes all this struttin' look creepy and ridiculous.

[@genexrollins]

"authentic" as in genuinely irritating .....and STILL very difficult to look at

[@jgreen6434]

Roth is the Robin Williams of Rock stars. Very smart, slightly insane, annoying at times and you can only take so much of him. But you never lose your appreciation of his talent and contribution

[@nymike06]

Nicely said. I concur.

[@Jaredmote]

Never tired of Mr. Williams. The rest is true

[@nobsoul2179]

And a whole lot of cocaine

[@jgreen6434]

NOBSOUL hahahaha. Very true..

[@justice_productions_]

A lil Dave ain’t enough! ;)

[@Mrbrownstone1028]

I see David in a bar about 3am talking to a dude that’s passed out

[@THEJIG-IS-UP]

Lol that's funny

and tellin a great story

[@irofldmylolsoff4920]

Too funny.

[@Slipmahoney21]

That is GREAT!

[@michaellnbnj]

Yes x 1000!

[@ElearningDigest]

I'm Hispanic and I grew up listening to Van Halen. Now it all makes sense.

[@bryanbeard843]

I saw a VH show from the Diver Down tour (in Argentina?) on KZbin a couple of years ago & DLR spoke flawless Spanish to the crowd in between songs. I was not really surprised when I saw that he did a Spanish language version of his Eat em and Smile solo record too

[@utubedestroysmytime]

I remember watching all my tios and my dad and their cousins dressed like the dudes in Wayne world listening to Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Chicago, zeppelin, etc all drunk af and loud off stereo systems the size of a fridge

[@Brian_Boru]

Van Halen's impact was seismic. I don't think the band truly knew what it was like for us - obsessively playing the albums, drawing the VH emblem everywhere, talking about them constantly. Van Halen permeated everything in youth culture back then. The band was of course on the inside looking out, creating the music, playing it live, transmitting it globally to millions in concerts and videos. I don't think they could have fully known their impact. It was just so massive.

[@Formerlywarmer]

I think they had no idea, they were just having a blast doing their thing snd Dave is just being Dave the smart guy now 😂

[@cory3518]

Well said

[@peanutbutterisfu]

David Lee Roth knew what it was like for people because he has this biggest ego in music history he was full of himself before he was famous. Eddie and Alex had no clue atleast for a while they were really about the music not about being rockstars. Later on Eddie definitely had an ego of sorts but it was a lot of him talking about people copying his style so it really wasn’t a bad thing it was true after Van Halen came out all the sudden everyone wanted to be a finger tapping, light speed playing guitar hero sure Eddie didn’t invent tapping but he made it popular nobody was doing it to the point he was then every band had shredding I mean shit bands like Chicago and journey even had some finger tapping and shredding that I would say wouldn’t have happened had Eddie not came around not that there would be no shredding but bands wouldn’t have felt like every song needed a solo like they did in the 80’s which was funny because even Eddie said if a song doesn’t need a solo then it doesn’t need a solo.

[@daviddoyle8956]

I'm just tired of having Eddie Van Halen shoved down my throat as the be all and end all of guitar player's that's what turned me off about him. He didn't invent what he did he tweaked it and added his own things to it. I like guitar but get tired really quick with those gimmicks.

[@Iknowthelaw13]

It was a punch to the gut of an entire generation, in a good way

[@brettd530]

Just when you think Dave has lost it and is all over the place, he brings it all back together nicely. Good interview, I'd like to see/hear the whole thing.

[@Nordraw]

I saw VH in a backyard in LA before they had an album.

[@classicartfoundation639]

Wow, I can only imagine...

[@jamesallen-jones3404]

bet that was a great night, lucky you.

[@geraldtarpley3103]

I saw them in Baldwin Park, like in 75, 76

[@go-goakins1489]

Really! Cool daddyo👍😎

[@RSTI191]

Okay, fess up.

[@Arcadehollywood]

I am not sure Dave actually answered Joe’s questions.

[@vinceneilisfat431]

I'm not sure Dave ever answered anybody's questions. But he's always a great interview.

[@rjc7289]

Dave is the human version of a run-on sentence with no period in sight! Blunt honesty, thy name is not David Lee Roth!

[@johneldridge8678]

He said that he doesn't look at it as impact, but rather as a contribution.

[@jimmyfreeman3410]

He responds.

[@rickhattersley2801]

He did, indeed. Just a little abstractly. Listen closely. The answers are there.

[@joeystories6946]

David Lee Roth is extremely articulate beyond belief. And professional in his art beyond compare.

[@57highland]

Famous Dave quote: When asked if he was any good as a singer when he first started singing, Dave answered: "I always knew I was going to be a rock n roll singer. It never occurred to me whether or not I was any good."

[@hankgoresich6836]

His personality type is grandiose and self-glorifying. He knew since he was little that he would be ... Fabulous. Admired. Huge. He has no interest in music per se, only in how music can bring him the pedestal he craves and needs.

[@l.whansen9611]

Agreed. 💯

[@vrominatorx2668]

"Guy got killed right in front of us, and we finished the song" 😂😂😂

[@MnMs93]

Vrominator X 💀😂

[@WereGururumon]

Read this as soon as he said it!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thedakotahurley]

The epitome of minding your own business. Lol. We all need to relearn that skill

[@thedoc5879]

I literally just LMFAO of this comment HAHAHA🤣🤣🤣

[@kooperduckworth383]

Travis Scott needs to take notes

[@markm399]

I’m pretty sure DLR has had this exact conversation alone in a parking deck at 2am wearing a sequined T-shirt and a fruit covered headdress he bought from a Carmen Miranda estate sale...

[@bobthebear1246]

Wut

[@scottyby9]

I loled

[@TheSoloAsylum]

Dave is bat shit crazy, but like Bon Scott is one of the greatest frontmen of all time.

[@itsrob2321]

He’s a narcissist for sure! Maybe that’s what drove him to be an epic frontman. The original VH was definitely the best.

[@Ali74]

Great showman was Dave, especially with all the jumping. Wasn’t a good live vocalist though, in contrast to Mercury and Plant.

[@dead0ntime]

@@Ali74 DLR’s vocals are damn great on record. Sure it’s different than Plant, Mercury, Daltrey, Gillan, Coverdale, Halford and all the other vocalists with crazy high vocals but he was damn good. His live performances are shite though, the karate kicks are cool and all but the vocals aren’t.

[@MP-id2po]

An entertainer. Full stop. What more do you want?

[@akfreed6949]

Sammy's a bigger narcissist . After his VOA show in Anchorage he threw a big hissy fit when a small amount of tickets didn't sell and told the manager he'd never play in Alaska ever again and MFer never did . He say he only never sold out in New York . And I'm pretty sure he said he sold out in his VOA tour

[@danielhouseworth5714]

Fair Warning is a Masterpiece. It's far and away my favorite Van Halen LP. No filler all meat.

[@youliketoparty]

Somebody said FAAAAAAAIR WARNING........LOOOOOOOOORD..........Lord, strike that poor boy..........DOWN!

[@nbcsuxobozo]

That's my deserted island album

[@jesussotelo4775]

There is nothing that sounds like Mean Street that song 8s kn a league of its own.

[@missesmew]

Remember waiting with my friends looking forward to the next albums. Your probably right, definitely an incredible record.👊🏾

[@markr.devereux2713]

Thank you EVERBODY get that CD its awesome!!! hear about it later SONIC MASTERMINDS at work there!

[@craigjensen789]

I’m 55 now, a product of Van Halen indoctrination at an impressionable 14 years of age. Van Halen became my musical drug of choice as every time one of the local DJ’s announced the release of a new Van Halen album, I could think of nothing greater in life (maybe next to scoring a copy of Playboy magazine). The day of the album release, I was hightailing it to the local music store to get my copy. God, life was so wonderful back then. Long live the music and legacy of the mighty Van Halen.

[@klausphx]

I can totally relate back in those days was about Work hard Party Hard with Kick Ass Music and Eddie Van Halen was Guitar God

[@Jwhite1969]

I feel like Roth is answering completely different questions than what Joe is asking him

[@richevans609]

That's Dave!

[@LAASTofTHEMAGUAS]

Roth is a rocket on his own trajectory

[@lateralbeats]

He answers the question from a lateral thinking point of view, if you're not used to that and have no life experience it will be lost on you

[@Burkhimself]

He is ALL over the place....

[@pianojonathan]

Didn't bother me :p It is an interview, not a trial though so there is that

[@mochalex]

Alex Jones: “I’m to be Joe’s craziest guest ever!” David Lee Roth: “Hold my tequila...”

[@Skellotronix]

Someone like you would be a living meme.

[@supermanbri83]

LMAO !!!

[@tb.7788]

and that tequila had cocaine on the rim

[@paulagrey6013]

I'm Dead...!!..😂😂😂

[@michaeljones9316]

Great one!

[@anotherDnightmare]

JR: “Dave, who are some of your vocal influences?” DLR: “Remember that shark movie? Ok? You follow? Spielberg had to have the shark. It had to look a certain way. And so when you’re heading down the hill at 85 mph, that telephone pole ain’t moving. Right??! Hahahaha... see! Now you’re thinking.”

[@juanrinon6307]

LMFAO

[@NicolasMartinez-ll1no]

LMFAO!!!

[@resington]

@@jarredeckman1976 LMAO dude, that is gold!

[@ShempDavidNiven]

@@jarredeckman1976 is God. End of story!!

[@joeshmoe7967]

@@jarredeckman1976 Frickin' brilliant...should be on Dave's tombstone when he goes....

[@Daniel-pm7np]

We were extremely lucky to have grown up during the 70's and 80's with VH in the background 😁

[@fearbabyriffs]

First 3 Van Halen albums with DLR are sonic bombs of the greatest kind.

[@spacelube5845]

First 6, I'd say.

[@garycottier92]

First four for me.

[@BrandonRyan]

Love the first 3, but Fair Warning is easily as good and, in hindsight, may be my favorite VH album.

[@fearbabyriffs]

Fair Warning is definitely very good.

[@charlesd.2587]

Agreed. I like all the DLR VH albums. High water mark for me would be Women and Children First.

[@bigtravis6159]

EVH changed the sound of metal guitar to this day DLR changed the look of front men for 20 years That’s impact

[@cactaceous]

20 years?! By the time GnR came along, nobody wanted to look like Roth. Less when the Grunge movement came along. Van Halen's "impact" was like 7 years. Maybe less? By 1985 Roth was gone and VH w Hagar was a joke.

[@gtrriffs]

I play guitar, and eddie certainly influenced many. But its just spandex rock. Steel panther and van halen are basically the same🤣🤷‍♂️

[@gymnassfan]

@@cactaceous 7 years? Up to this day every "great" guitarist sounds like Eddie. Or at least tries to.

[@cactaceous]

gymnassfan Every great guitarist now a days is emulating Eddie Van Halen?! What? Guitar music is not mainstream anymore and the ones doing it in the indie circles sure as hell sound nothing like Van Halen dude! Are you 60 and lost touch since 1989?!

[@bigtravis6159]

Club Astro Transcendental Motor motley crew , poison , Bon Jovi tour to huge crowds to this day , grunge is dead and forgotten

[@barneyrubble1438]

David Lee Roth really cracks himself up !

[@thedoc5879]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah he does!! LMAOOOOO

[@brianhenderson8362]

Roth should have been the next joker in Batman. He's definitely got the attitude and face expressions for the role. 😆

[@TomTirabasso]

He'd be perfect just as he is.

[@adameast1226]

GREAT...I WILL NOW CONTEMPLATE THIS IDEA FOR A FEW HOURS......I SEE IT IN MY MIND, HE IS DRESSED IN A TUX, JOKER PAINTED FACE...IT'S SO COOL ,I MAY NEVER COME BACK TO REALITY. ..

[@57highland]

I was really surprised when Dave's radio talk show wasn't a success (when he took over for Howard Stern). I thought (and was hoping) that he was going to be a HUGE success as a radio talk show host.

[@genexrollins]

except that David Roth is as PAINFULLY ugly as newly hatched baby bird, as in very hard to look at

[@adameast1226]

@@genexrollins that is EXACTLY why he would be a great JOKER...you would love to hate him..

[@cory3518]

What a life Diamond Dave has lived. The greatest frontman in rock history teamed with the greatest guitarist in rock history, VH saved rock and roll, I too graduated in '85 sitting on my parents front porch with my best friend shocked and horrified hearing the news on MTV that Dave has left the band... girls wanted to be with him and guys wanted to be him...a brilliant Lyricist also with a spirit for adventure...the Amazon, Everest...being a NYC EMT...on and on...I Love Diamond Dave!!!!

[@seanmccall7277]

Dave is unkillable! 😅🤘🤘

[@antarcticorb9197]

I hear you. I was in my mid twenties when Van Halen hit the scene, and when I heard that first album I nearly wept because the frigging disco atmosphere was like a pandemic. I knew right then and there Rock had been rescued!

[@joec3546]

One of the craziest mother f#$%ers out there... and also smart as a whip.. Love this guy I could listen to him all day long..

[@jopo7996]

David Lee Roth's voice and Eddie's guitar were made for each other.

[@Anthony-qb2gr]

Good comment and good point, very true

[@Fireglo]

So was Sammy's

[@Anthony-qb2gr]

@@Fireglo True, but not the same, very different but good, but just cant top Diamond Dave voice character stage presence etc..

[@Fireglo]

@@Anthony-qb2gr they actually sound pretty similar.

[@Anthony-qb2gr]

@@googlewantstoknowyourlocat1115 ok were all going to believe what you just said just because you say its gay, first of all your comment is childish..

[@innnews6299]

Diamond Dave is a living legend. Van Halen is a legendary band. Cannot dispute the contributions DLR & VH made to culture, music, fashion, and the industry. They transformed and defined the period. Period.

[@mikereseigh]

Agreed

[@gtrriffs]

And they also became the poster boys of spandex rock and it died. Now steel panther are the closest to hearing a van halen record

[@innnews6299]

GTR The fashion may be in a hiatus, but the music lives on. You can listen to ANY Van Halen’s song today and it’s still fresh & awesome. As for fashion, just you wait, the big hair and tight pants will come back. Fashion goes in cycle.

[@iamjackalope]

Growing up in Valencia, now Santa Clarita City, back in the 80's me and my friends spent a lot of time at Magic Mountain. We all had season passes. One night me and a friend where making our way through the park when David Lee Roth came up from behind us and put his arms over our shoulders and said "You look like a couple of Van Halen fans." Where like wow ya sure. He then tells us that he paid Magic Mountain something like $100,000 for a party of him and 100 guests to have preferential treatment. He also had them put a car on backwards on the roller coaster Colossus. At that time he had just gotten there with only himself and his driver and when asked where his 100 guests where he said they are all in the park and he hadn't met them yet. We where the first two to join his party and ride the Colossus backwards. In the relatively short walk to the Colossus I believe he had collected his 100 guests. He just had that in your face charisma. No matter where he went he was there and you wouldn't soon forget it. One part of the preferential treatment that he paid for was being able to cut right to the front of the line, him and all 100 of his "guests" which started to piss some people off that had been waiting in line patiently for how ever long. Something I couldn't blame them for. So we hung around for a bit and went on some rides but growing up there we had ridden all of the rides a thousand times and didn't care to ride them again so after a bit we went on our merry way. But that was the time I met David Lee Roth.

[@jonsilence]

AWESOME Roth adventure, typical Diamond Dave!

[@lorireece1970]

Oprahs FatAss Can you say “tip off,” boys and girls?😉

[@titoramone4465]

Cool story!

[@jst4horses1]

Those type of publicity stunts were usually paid for by the corporations not Dave........or so he said when some of his close friends and SISTER asked him why we had NOT been invited to the "biggest party for the biggest fans of Van Halen". Even though deathly ill, and not able to go, Dave sent a limo for me to the US Festival... It changed the lives of my sons, both in moving upward Punk Bands.........they decided being famous was not so great when they saw the crowds bend the cyclone fencing to keep them OUT at each limo, and the rage when it was NOT some star, but just family and friends.........they said, those fans can be very dangerous....not fun........and it helped me to say, what can I do today, to "contribute" and go back to my career .....since I had a prognosis of impending death......just being "contributing" has kept me going for a lot of years, along with enjoying what I do, no matter how heartbreaking the work I am often given working with veterans, first responders, and high risk youth and their families.

[@thethrillofpattaya8404]

***I don't know who is full of shit more! You or DAVID LEE ROTH VAN HAYLAN!***

[@Alex-uy8zx]

I just can’t get enough of Diamond Dave... he’s so honest and articulate with a touch of crazy. All in all he’s an interesting and good dude.

[@TexWatson-sh8vf]

My father took me to a VH concert in '81 when I was 14. He was a big man at 6'5 260. I will never forget him asking me during that great concert " do I look out of place "? I said hell no dad. We both enjoyed Eddie doing his running kicks on the stacked amps during his solo. R.I.P. CD

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

Your Dad is a Boss.

[@bacht4799]

Great story.. glad that you and your Father have a great time.. keep those good moments it’s those who counts .. 😊👌

[@gerardguitarist]

There's no point in picking sides about Dave or Sammy. They are two separate bands from two separate eras. I love both of them. But there is no comparison because the band was totally different after 1984. Just enjoy both worlds.

[@rodmangrum5904]

Gerard Guitarist so true... with Sammy it should be called Van Hagar... DLR is Van Halen!!!

[@SouthSideScotty47]

Used to know a little ditty.., Went a little something like this;; "If we could have the best of both worlds.., A little heaven right here on earth., woo !!¡!!"

[@Mike-vh5vy]

Nope, didn't enjoy van Hagar, sorry. Hagar was better before Van Halen on his own. Even though the he was trying to be Dave!

[@TheFpCassini]

I've yet to hear a post-Roth VH tune that's legit

[@Turk_2023]

Sammy had to be a dream to work with in comparison to dlr. They seemed so happy from 85-94

[@schrempskynate8944]

The A.D.D is strong in this one.

[@ghoulbeans1997]

Good diagnosis, Doctor!

[@Danimal77]

@nikto45 He used to be much calmer and more focused and didn't laugh/smile as much in his earlier interviews (up until 1991/1992 or so). Starting in about 1994, he changed completely.,

[@mortis5150]

Look up Carol Channing sometime...he has been channeling her for a loooong time!

[@mortis5150]

Schrempsky Nate....SPOT ON!

[@dionflynn]

@@mortis5150 "Channeling Channing" is his memoir title.

[@vivalavidawordonthestreet8287]

Thank you Diamond Dave for decades of the best rock & roll and being the best frontman of all time. I saw Van Halen three times in concert and theres no other experience like it. Incredibly talented . Happy retirement, thanks for the memories and much love💋💋

[@scottschmid2389]

3 times too! Twice Front row center Philadelphia Spectrum. 1981, 1982-3, 1986 floor further back. Best shows in a life!

[@davesouth1907]

Well David Lee Roth is almost 70 years old. He's lived a more interesting life than any of us ever will most likely so cut him a break. They put out some of the best music ever in the late 70s and early 80s

[@classic-kool]

"C'mon Dave..... Give me a break"..😎

[@daveg4236]

classic kool one break..... Coming up

[@justice_productions_]

He’s only 64, still young compared to other dudes like Ozzy and Mcjagger

[@webman1956]

Roth is kind of a younger version of Keith Richards. Better living through chemistry.

[@fastted8618]

DLR is just an up beat individual. Not beat - up individual. When you got the cash, why not be . . . .

[@Dytunck]

David Lee Roth's favorite comedian? David Lee Roth

[@atomiswave2]

He's pretty complex

[@brianhughes3690]

good potato . dont even like the tunes

[@Greg042869]

I think he's his favorite everything.

[@mojo5093]

"He's pretty complex" - he's not complex at all what's so complex about him, you fucking idiot

[@billbelzek6748]

MO JO --- you sound like a douche canoe

[@lalberts]

My favorite DLR quote: It’s like this: Sammy throws a party... but I am the party.

[@musicalSFCat]

The original VH with DLR will always be my favorite era.

[@lanceraustin]

"Sam knocks on the door... a bottle of tequila in one hand, his dick in the other..."

[@regdwight235]

What a character Roth is brilliant ,shame we're stuck with a generation of "stars " who appear more like accountants . Proper star wattage charisma ,chock block full of opinion , anecdotes ... You don't even have to love Halen to find him immensely watchable . Great front man 👍

[@admtech69]

Smart guy who has lived an amazing life.

[@zumabilla]

He seems a really nice guy, happy to share all his experiences without holding back

[@jno5172]

Diamond Dave is difficult to understand, But... Its, Diamond Dave !! Respect.

[@davidhayes3366]

Dude when I was 7, Ventura CA. I made my sister take me to the record store and by the first album. I still have it! Still playin drums and rocking 41 yrs later because of DLR. Thank you for your contribution to our lives Dave 👍🏽

[@nathanzondlo7393]

"What's the verb? Contribution" Picks a noun.

[@michaelkeller5927]

He went to the same school Kevin Nash did lol

[@robertlhunt]

Well, there’s that. Lol.

[@robertlhunt]

I keep trying to picture this guy as the 1980s with the hair guy.

[@thedoc5879]

Lol ew. But good point.

[@madamefeast4824]

Lol. I think he meant contribute. If you "made a donation to a contribution" then it's a noun. But "I contribute as much as I can to the cause" contribute is a verb. Your right but it's close enough to where it's eh, whatever.

[@Genkimark]

VH's debut album is still the highest mark by which all others are measured. It was a complete game-changer for Rock Music.

[@drouleau]

Yep, greatest R&R album of all time.

[@Genkimark]

@Sugar Jets Lighten up, Francis.

[@johnny5.56]

@@drouleau back in black would like a word with you

[@awesome-xg4hl]

Funky Drummer back in black wasn’t a debut, and even if it was, it still isn’t as good as vh1

[@johnny5.56]

@@awesome-xg4hl agree to disagree

[@generalsixty2133]

An eccentric and very articulate person like DLR speaks about his artistry and life experience. People of average to low intelligence label him nuts. Thats one of the flaws of humanity. People are dumbed down.

[@noeltaylor3594]

Amen. He answered Joe twice. First, all the people we played for shaped us, made us more versatile. So when we started putting out original stuuf, we knew who to target and when. We were a band that everyone could relate to. Second, yeah, James Brown and Jagger influenced us. What I did was nothing new and you see it to this day. Yeah, we knew the impact, but we knew it wasn't something WE started originally. Hey never mentioned playing for black people, but one of Van Halen's greatest hits: "Wild Thang" by Tone Loc, the "Jaime's crying" sample. There's your impact.

[@wilecatrexy]

His artistry and life was one big party and he's still sippin cocktails.

[@mojo5093]

i don't label him as nuts i label him as fucking annoying if he was just an ordinary guy you'd want to punch him in the face every time he made that ridiculous laugh at his own stupid jokes fucking idiot

[@mojo5093]

he could piss in your oatmeal and you'd stand up and applaud "wow! that was incredible! dave's still got it!"

[@theone8308]

No,....no, he's nuts.!!!! No doubt about it.

[@JPMongeS]

Just to clarify: Joe Rogan asked a question and to this day it remains unanswered! 😂

[@odinquincannon4237]

Only one?!😄😄😄

[@philipstallwood4200]

Respect, this guy is a legend, and still has a great persona. Lots of great great stories, many have run out of juice, DLR is still powering.

[@thepsychedelicdieselwagon9599]

Wow I gotta admit to a whole new admiration and appreciation for David Lee Roth. Hes a showman for sure.

[@dennisbartenbach]

He is very smart and his stories are amazing, very nostalgic human being. Always liked Mr. Roth...

[@nickfrankie3274]

Dave is right. Those songs all were a little different. Black, latino, asian, white everyone knows a good Van Halen song. Dave is all over the place but he has alot of different interests

[@luisruizalvarez6860]

X2

[@larryhernandez5062]

Makes sense . . . He's experience is wow . Stay Frosty

[@ricardorodriguez5549]

He has no shortage of smarts. Respect.

[@roberthadam548]

Love the attitude and confidence that David Lee exudes . He is not being cocky he’s keeping it real. My favorite line of his which I use all the time to my blackjack guests are , “yeah we’re running a little bit hot tonight”. 👍 Thanks Dave !!!

[@westnewwest4325]

I can barely see the street from all the........

[@VincentFink]

This guy was possibly more integral to Van Halen’s success than Van Halen himself. VH needed a showman that could work the many crowds with charisma.

[@stubbs5969]

VH was a rolling circus of genius and excess. What a great time those days were. Thank you fellas 👍🏻

[@richardrigg9916]

I brought Van Halen's first album to art class in High School when it was released in 1978. I had people thanking me for years for introducing them to Van Halen that day... Went to may VH concerts and my dates loved it... and me...

[@maga6252]

'Diamond Dave' was the most in your face, energetic and outrageous frontman ever to hog the mic for Van Halen!!! It was good while it lasted!!! Your solo effort also rocked!!! Thank you!!!

[@jamiemac5846]

I will always remember you guys in the days when we were all young and the rock and roll was awesome. Thank you for your contribution David Lee Roth and of course Van Halen.

[@83marceloa]

How come can someone slam Diamond Dave? He is amazing. "Selling smiles for a living".

[@benicio1967]

One thing about Dave is he is a consummate showman and he was so unbelievably fit. That guy was always in phenomenal shape.

[@nc-ix6si]

This man literally said he climbed Everest, with little to no context, as an answer to van Halen s cultural impact.

[@ericjennings853]

he said he read an inscription on a rock at everest base camp didnt say he climbed it

[@BrianClarkpharmd]

Cocaine’s a helluva drug

[@bconni2]

nah, i think he's like this naturally.

[@pepesilvia1924]

@@bconni2 Yeah, from abusing coke..

[@electrica2012]

I'm Rick James...!

[@teddyvincent4833]

Saw Van Halen 3 times. What wonderful memories. I’m 53 now, and what I wouldn’t give to be 17 again. Carpe diem, my friends. Carpe diem.

[@tuladog77]

no direct answer to a single question. You got to love diamond Dave.

[@keetmadu1054]

I would be exhausted after a conversation with DLR... In a good way.

[@rdwrdw3672]

But entertained

[@johnlooney2319]

No matter how hard i try, i cant stop zoning out after listening to David for 5 minutes. Only 2 mintues for Robin Williams..

[@44werewolfnomore]

Imagine david Lee Roth and ted Nugent arguing...

[@vinceneilisfat431]

Would never happen. Roth is very lighthearted and Ted would just roll with it.

[@bobthebear1246]

No, because even David Lee Roth wouldn't stand to be around a walking piece of shit like Ted Nugent.

[@sandytinky]

@@bobthebear1246 And yet Ted is a world respected, rich, intelligent, superstar musician. And you? Not so much.

[@volvoplz9209]

I was blown away by the Hot For Teacher video as a little kid.

[@wcstrawberryfields8011]

What I never appreciated at the time was Alex's opening drums-- that rumbling Harley- Davidson sound. Under-appreciated, IMO.

[@andym28]

That one jazz chord after the tapping got me into jazz.

[@onetoomusic]

Me too! But what I did not realize is how much that song was influenced by Billy Cobham. Check out this shit from 1973 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5_bpJt4fcuJqbs . VH put their spin on this vibe and DLR jizzed his sugar all over it.

[@genericsomething]

@@onetoomusic I've always been aware of Cobham, but never really listened to him much. I was a Van Halen fan before I got into jazz, and I respected their chops the deeper into the jazz/fusion world I went. But this is, at times, a note for note "tribute." I'm also reminded of Jeff Beck's There and Back, but that's probably because Jan Hammer is on it.

[@shessoheavy6130]

I love the drums at the beginning. It sounds like a 1,000 hp engine before it goes full throttle and then BAM! The song kicks in.

[@calvinismistrue]

I have a whole new regard for Dave after his appearance on JRE. His intellect and humanity comes shining thru time and time again with every question. I wish him well.

[@LtJackboot]

1984 was not just an album name it was the year of Van Halen!

[@FumarFumesOdom]

LtJackboot Agree it’s made them who they are today but to me their best album was Fair Warning...

[@psiclone23]

Saw them on 1984 tour at San Diego Sports Arena in 1984. Great concert!

[@operasinger2126]

@@FumarFumesOdom Girl Gone Bad

[@scarab944]

I can't imagine listening to the first album in 1978. Must have been life-changing for any musician.

[@knowsheet4506]

I was young I remember then Sammy came he was like a step dad to me DLR was daddy

[@harrytuttle8161]

I went to " Sky Scraper" and " Eat'm and Smile" shows with DLR , Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan two of the most entertaining shows ever .....

[@AlanBGoode]

David Lee was good with Van Halen and good solo. You can't say the same for Eddie Van Halen.

[@volodymyrvsahdneek5065]

I saw the Sky Scraper tour too, it was one of the most entertaining rock concerts I ever saw, Dave is a great showman. Sheehan was not there, but the rest of the band including Steve Vai was there , the subsitute bass player was good and did his job, and they played great, everyone had a great time.

[@UKSportsFan]

Eat 'Em and Smile was a great and seriously underrated album.

[@harrytuttle8161]

@@UKSportsFan I liked Sky Scraper equally as well .

[@joemcmillan2089]

Diamond Dave answers all of the questions that were never ask.

[@maple99z]

His laugh is sometimes uncomfortable as with Tom Cruise, but what a great guest. He's experienced life to the fullest and knows what he's talking about.

[@flipwright1138]

Does he?

[@diogocarvalho3481]

One of the greatest lessons about musicology explained in a simple way. I cannot praise this radio show enough, i´m a huge fan,, keep up the good work guys and warm regards from Portugal.

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

Bom dia

[@uversa7]

There has never been a man more genuine about himself and his desire to love and inspire. Long Live Diamond Dave 🎉 🎉 🎉 ❤

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

Loved the entire interview. I didn’t know I loved David so much. The way he thinks and talks reminded me of Robin Williams.

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Both did coke lol

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

Absolutely

[@Tull1996]

That's a great analogy.....both were "way out there" in interviews....but both were/are extremely intelligent guys just thinking a little differently than the norm. (Plus the coke ;-) )

[@shannonmurray34]

Dave would be my dream interview. The dude is so engaging and there are hidden bits of wisdom in his words.

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

shannonmurray34 I was just thinking why he hasn’t done voice work in an animated movie. He has a perfect voice for that stuff just as Robin Williams.

[@zachm6832]

I love how he's still crazy

[@benbleed]

Zach M From the heat.

[@trevr1969]

@@benbleed i was going to say write that. 🤪 giggle.

[@taotuhao5969]

@Shaken not stirred Seriously you had to go to multiple comments to post the exact same thing? Nothing better to do?

[@taotuhao5969]

@Shaken not stirred I am from Kentucky. You would certainly be extra polite in person.

[@taotuhao5969]

​@Shaken not stirred Hilarious, you should get your own show. You would mesmerize the crowd with your keen wit and unrestrained originality. Did your Mom help you come up with that one? Really boring stuff. Your troll game is extra weak.

[@esthermorgernstern5627]

DLR is an ultimate jester. Not a clown, not a joker. Intelligent smart and unabashedly open. I always adored him. First it was mostly for his looks and his testosterone levels. That was before I realize what an intelligent well read man he is. Totally unique and one and only. Smart as a whip. Funny as hell yet I do believe he is an emotional and sensitive man. Thank you for making my 80's the best time of my life. Respect, sir!

[@timodonnell542]

Well said. You can see that in Rohan’s interview format ( this long no limit ) . Any interview you would see of him in the day, it was a sound bite. He’d have 2 minutes to talk at most. I never new he had this awareness. I can see that now. That & a work ethic gets you a long way.

[@dancarter482]

@@timodonnell542 The '86 interview with Paula Yates is his BEST appearance ever I think because he's just natural - some of the time- she interrupts his flow and he drops the shtick routine. It's just great. I wish I could find the whole thing.

[@RHicksjr777]

Best Carol Channing interview I've ever seen.

[@CS-mo7xp]

its David Lea Roth for your information douchbag.

[@earthsgreatshift4640]

Rob H STFU

[@michaelleahy123]

That's some funny sh!t right there

[@NicolasMartinez-ll1no]

Holy crap Can't stop laughing

[@Greg-Ski]

you don't get to lead a band that Ruled the World and be a regular from suburbia driving a Prius, Diamond Dave had to be wired this way, he has the energy of 7 and a half men and 4 teenage girls in him!!!

[@Mr.Jeff_356]

This guy is jazz. Highly improvisational, creative, smooth, and drives a point home rhythmically!

[@alexcamalda9898]

I hope Rogan realized that, sitting in front of him, David Lee Roth a LEGEND!!!

[@ericstraton4365]

Van haln best

[@OfftoShambala]

Rohan graduated high school in 85... he knows.

[@SlapChop1000]

I love listening to Dave!...you gotta have him on again Joe.

[@josephconyer2421]

Diamond Dave has some serious depth to him. Human wisdom that applies to Anything and Everything. Just Listen to him. And Rogan is a skilled and wonderful interviewer among his many addition talents and abilities. Respect.

[@ejames6431]

David Lee Roth is forever a Rock ⭐️ God!

[@atomiswave2]

"70's was a mighty time." This guy is almost more epic now.

[@rsdrt]

He seems a really nice guy but he has such a high energy that i couldn't be around him for more than 5min.

[@FissileThomist]

Get more rock n rollers on! Get Robert plant

[@dannyd5697]

Robert Plant story you'll like: A friend of mine works for the gov. I'm not sure of the exact location he was at when this happened, embassy maybe??? Anyway, it's where people who want to come to the US to visit have to go before they get on their planes or ships to come here. There's 2 lines, a VIP line and a regular Joe line. Plant waited with the regular people. When he got up to the desk, this girl who was maybe 20- having no clue to who he was- asked what he did. "I"m a musician." "Oh, anyone I've heard of?" "Led Zeppelin." "We're ya any good?" "I guess we were ok." "How many records did ya sell?" "I don't know. 20 million maybe." Obviously I'm not sure of the exact words, but on and on she went, becoming more and more of a cunt towards Plant as the conversation went on. Finally she did let him through though. Plant was a class act the whole way. Somehow her manager got wind of how he treated him and blew his stack. So the manager tries to go make it up to Plant, and Plant is a good guy to him too. My buddy, who wasn't a big fan of Led Zeppelin before this, really became a big fan of Plant that day. For what it's worth, he's got stories of other people- Madonna is one I remember- where those people are nothing but assholes. If he had a dollar for every time someone said "How can you not know who I am? Do you live under a rock!!?!?!?" (or some form of that statement) he'd be a millionaire.

[@FlowtnWitWalden]

Ted Nugent!

[@packman5906]

@@dannyd5697 whats strange about your story is the 20yo girl was asking him all in past tense"were you any good?""how many records did you sell" (still sell) and why would she assume he was not in a band anymore(he is) and making music(he is ) and selling albums? Just because he is old? maybe this is some urban legend type story passed around, like the fishing stories where the minnow ends up a 20lb tuna? lolhmf

[@dannyd5697]

@@packman5906 - What's strange about your reading comprehension is I stated I didn't know the exact words of the conversation. The basic point that Robert Plant waited in the average Joe line, then dealt admirably with some kid who was a total cunt to him stands. My friend is back in the US, but for awhile either he or others he worked with dealt with all kinds of those types of people. It's not like he'd tell me about them unless they were out of the norm positive, like Plant or Harrison Ford- or brutal, like Madonna. I told the story because the OP wanted Robert Plant to be a guest of Joe's. I figured he'd like it. I didn't realize someone was going to over analyze it and get all uptight that I didn't remember 100% of the exact words. I do want to congratulate you. I've relayed that story a few times. No one has ever cried over it until you. Happy tears to ya. You have a great day.

[@vistalite]

How could the VH brothers not like Roth? This guy is a delight!

[@jimmyboy131]

They have very different visions for the music and the band. And both are wanting to go in their own directions. That leads to the band being pulled apart. Plus Dave and Eddie just do not get along very well, and never have.

[@markravitz1684]

He guy is an asshole

[@OhMeOhMy77]

He looks a lot like Steve Martin when he laughs.

[@hermanstill8705]

Joe asked Dave if he knew what time it was and Dave answered the month and year .

[@Eldritch-1]

Indeed, David Lee Roth is the man. quit being a rock star and became an EMT, again the man!

[@webman1956]

Gotta Love Diamond Dave. Funny as hell with an ego bigger than Texas.

[@ghoulbeans1997]

It doesn’t seem to me like he has a big ego I’m curious to know, what makes you say that?

[@jaysmith3095]

Persona as big as Texas for sure.

[@webman1956]

@@jaysmith3095 None of the rest of the band would have been shit without the ungodly talent of Eddie Van Halen and Diamond Dave would have been a circus side show without him whether he admits to it or not.

[@joeybagadonuts7332]

BEST FRONTMAN EVER

[@dylankopff1935]

Still my idol still a legend great sense of humor

[@lespendens8450]

I saw Van Halen the day after high school graduation in 1979. Diamond Dave was the coolest MF’er ever back in the day.

[@rokyericksonroks]

Cool. Where was that concert?

[@ericrobinson7184]

I stopped listening to VH after Dave left, he had this magnetism that was, in many ways, equal to Eddie's guitar.

[@genexrollins]

"magnetism" ? that was you, while drunk, wondering how anyone could really be that damn hideous /repulsive /ugly

[@tonydeaton1967]

It was like somebody dropped a 'friggin bomb on the music world when Van Halen broke. For aspiring rock guitarists, like me, it was sobering to say the least. Rest in peace Edward Van Halen for, you surely deserve it.

[@stretch54]

The very first question Dave just ignores and takes over the fucking interview. What made Joe think he could interview him?

[@MidwestPicker]

DLR is the Gary Busey of rock and roll.

[@zenvagabond]

No, he isn't - he's the zen master of rock and roll. Most mortals don't get him ...

[@mfnd502]

He's your worst nightmare, butt-horn.

[@rememberingtruth]

I don't think so. He's easily the beat rock frontman of all time. Not singer. Frontman. The JRE is not 80s Van Halen make no mistake. Do your school work.

[@awolf007]

Gary Busey analogy is accurate. All the lifelong VH fans worship him to the point where they are willing to take all his barely coherent conversational segues and right turns as genius. Granted, perhaps that’s genius behavior - there’s no doubt VH was one of the greatest of all time with DLR up front, BUT his conversational dialogue is so abstract and hyper active that it’s almost unbearable to listen to. Was hoping for so much more from this interview. He is not capable of answering a damn question.

[@rememberingtruth]

awolf007 Agreed but i do think in his day he was the best frontman and probably hasn't been surpassed. Now he's hella broken seeming