Wild Stories From David Lee Roth

[@fearsomename2745]

Diamond David Lee Roth, the best frontman to ever grace a stage. If you say party like a Rockstar you're talking about Dave.

[@tripletcobbable]

You’re absolutely right about that. I never thought about that before. Party like a rock star referring toDave; that’s the absolute truth! 😃

[@kentmalone8539]

Freddie Mercury was by far the Best and more talented frontman and singer/songwriter!

[@dominicmackey9381]

@@kentmalone8539 they both lived the rockstar lifestyle to the fullest

[@bradsmith1789]

If you say so

[@nunyafunyuns]

He seemed like he was on blow when he was straight. When he was on coke I bet he was completely nuts.

[@ODPTV1]

Diamond David Lee Roth imo was the pinnacle of the 80s rockstar.

[@ericthomas917]

Every singer of every hair band was a DLR rip off

[@poopstain5216]

Nikki Sixx actually died. Twice.

[@neddistanz]

I totally agree with you he was one of the best frontmen of my generation. People like to rag on him about this or about that but he was at the top of the game.

[@shaunclifton5281]

@@poopstain5216 Nikki LIES ALOT.

[@mikeking1948]

If there's one thing David Lee Roth loves more than women and blow, it's David Lee Roth

[@Elias-bg8pb]

Can you blame him?

[@ianmeadows1821]

Sex , drugs, rock and roll!

[@breastmeatonly]

If I were Dave, I would love me too.

[@daverunner3397]

@@breastmeatonly Im Dave and I love me more than anything.

[@dk7934]

Yeah, it's not even close.

[@davidmandell9909]

Van Halen toured with Black Sabbath. Can you imagine Ozzy and Dave together during that tour........?

[@jameshopper1585]

They tried to see who could do more cocaine and Ozzy passed out

[@sandracrosbyguerrero1284]

David Lee Roth has partied around Ozzy Sharon told a hilarious story of ..how David was jumping around & Ozzy took a pair of scissors & cut Davids locks off each time David spun himself around jumping..lol....lol...

[@gc4644]

That was my very first concert, 1978 Bayfront Center St. Pete Fla., Black Sabbath and some opening band no one heard of called Van Halen. Well by the time Black Sabbath came on stage, ppl were still yelling for more VH! After that night, Florida indeed now knew of Van Halen..

[@donaldthivierge2231]

Snowblind?

[@kystore1823]

David Mandell - Yes. I saw them. I also saw Judas Priest and Iron Maiden together. It was 100 years ago but I'll never forget.

[@TracyJane67]

Born to be an entertainer, who didn’t love Diamond David Lee Roth in the 80’s, I certainly did 😍

[@corinthaperry174]

Me too, that's a Legend right there👏💯

[@christymckee8133]

Word!

[@yaninaayalaherrera8956]

It's the 2020's and I still love him

[@janetduncan87]

You were probably one of his groupies.

[@TheJohnnyCotts]

The 80's, yes. When the Seattle grunge scene exploded in 1991, Dave's career went up in smoke, along with the majority of the "hair bands".

[@kdbee6086]

Ahhhh the 70s and 80's. What decades to be young.

[@innnews6299]

The craziness of Roth made him legendary! Respect.

[@TheYouTubeCommentPoster]

A party with Billy Idol, David Lee Roth, Ozzy and Motley Crue in 1983 would've most definitely been unforgettable

[@Kevs442]

Have you read Motley's book "The Dirt"? They talk about partying with both DLR & Ozzy.

[@fredwerza3478]

@@Kevs442 DLR was very selfish with his cocaine and didn't share --- the Motley guys didn't like that

[@karlsmith6056]

no one would survive that party

[@littlewing6231]

@@karlsmith6056 I just envision paramedics with paddle boards walking around and shocking those that needed shocked back into existence only to then continue on partying like nothing happened ala Nikki Sixx. 🥴🤣😎

[@alitlweird]

And yet, nobody that was at that party can remember much. It’s a paradox.

[@eqlzr2]

My wife and I ran into David Lee at a Club Med in Moorea in about 1986. I had spent the previous year working in Sydney, Australia, and we were on our way back home to the US and decided to stop for a little R+R on the way. We were sitting in the bar, and in walked Dave who sauntered up to the counter, put one arm up, and turned around to scan the room. He was in the process of twisting together a little multi-colored cord bracelet. My wife and I had done some work together in the music business, and she had become a bit of a fan of Van Halen's music, so she strolled up to him and introduced herself. She said she respected his work, and he very kindly spent a few moments having a conversation with her. Among some of the things he mentioned was that Van Halen had just finished a big tour, and as often happened, his record company had sent him to the Club Med for a couple weeks as he put it, "To get me back to 33 and a third". ;-) At the end, he handed her the bracelet he had been braiding and thanked her for saying hello. A first-class gentleman in every way. The next day, we were on our way over to the Club Med dining room for lunch and happened to catch a glimpse of Dave standing against a railing next to the sidewalk into the dining room. He was in his Speedos and voraciously wolfing down a huge slice of watermelon. We decided to just stand and watch him awhile, and when he had eaten his last bite, he took the rind and heaved it with all his might into the middle of the perfectly manicured lawn in front of the dining room. After this, he spun around and saw us watching him with interest. He smiled one of his big shit-eating grins, shrugged his shoulders and went on his merry way. ;-)

[@shaunclifton5281]

84 ? 85 was the funeral

[@dorisbilley8991]

@@shaunclifton5281 panama was released in 84 so I think they were still going strong in 85

[@shaunclifton5281]

@@dorisbilley8991 85 WAS the Funeral. Dave WAS Gone in 85.

[@dorisbilley8991]

@@shaunclifton5281 I never cared for his songs when he went solo.

[@donotwantahandle1111]

The gardener probably got fired...

[@briantlougan810]

At his peak David Lee Roth made Mick Jagger look like he was using a walker. Damn cool!

[@johnoliver189]

Incredible energy!

[@bobbywise2313]

Someone told me he was a black belt. I am not sure in what or if it was true but he could kick like one.

[@locohobo1925]

Despite the craziness, the Ice Cream Man has always handled band rumours with class, and shown in his post-fame real world employment that he never forgot to be a real person. Proud of ya Dave! 🍦

[@326cher]

He got really real when he was an EMT for 2 years. He is after all, his dad's son.

[@locohobo1925]

@@326cher I always wondered if he was hoping to run into Nikki Sixx 😄

[@la3615]

Who’s the ice cream man

[@locohobo1925]

@@la3615 Cover song from the first Van Halen album.

[@davidrpriest]

Imagine sitting down in EMT school and looking over and DLR is sitting next to you.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

So glad Dave graced us mortals with his presence.

[@pepe95521]

I'm colombian and I've never seen snow, oh, wait...

[@cherylb2008]

❤️💯⭐️😆

[@helenafranzen9828]

🤣🤣🤣

[@devinthierault]

You coffee makes my nose itch and your snow makes my mouth numb lolol

[@pepe95521]

@@devinthierault at your service my man

[@choppinheads8474]

😅😅😅

[@madmadjenny]

I still remember quotes of Dave's from Hit Parader magazine, or maybe it was Circus...like, "It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's how good you looked". Love Dave.

[@cherylgruver3285]

Perfect.

[@fredwerza3478]

He also had the cool quote about "money can't buy happiness but it can buy a yacht big enough to pull up alongside it"

[@sigfredovelezbonilla7610]

Dave was Simply, the Best front on Rock & Roll history.

[@mr.logicpants2835]

At 54 I still listen to VH a lot. Since I was a teenager in the 80's I remember how much my conservative parents did not like that I had long hair and listened to such "devil music". I miss the entire decade of the 80s and ALL the great music it gave us.

[@bobbywise2313]

I am 54 also and there are a lot of things from the 80's I laugh at now. But Van Halen is not one of them.

[@ENigma-um8zw]

My last live concert before the pandemic was seeing DLR, and it was amazing. He actually sounded way better than I was expecting or was told. He was the only person playing those Van Halen songs live at the time and so I had to see them. RIP Eddie Van Halen, long live Rock!

[@shanetobias2566]

Dave was a great showman and he is so original!!!

[@bluesdude1194]

Diamond Dave was the epitome of a rock star, what a dude.

[@ThZuao]

Van Halen's litle "no brown m&m's" was actually a very good contract trick to fiscalize how to-the-letter the venue was following their specifications. If they found brown m&m's in the bowl they requested, that was grounds for termination of contract, since that if the venue skipped that little trivial detail, the band could assume corners were cut with other critical details that could end in damage, death or injury. I don't remember who came up with the idea, but it was after a stage collapse caused $80k in equipment damage and badly injured a roadie. Van Hallen created the precedent for "eccentric" requests. I don't doubt some of these were "just because I can" deals. But I'd guess most are guarantees against oversight.

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

Wow, how interesting! I always just thought VH were being divas, lol. Thanks for sharing the story.

[@alukuhito]

Everyone knows about the brown M&Ms. Yawn.

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@alukuhito I knew about the brown m&m's, I just didn't know WHY. I bet a lot of people don't. Then again, I've never been a huge VH fan, so...

[@fherrivera951]

I don't know what brown mnms had to do with a rumor that the band didn't like Mexicans🤔😬😐!

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@fherrivera951 Wait, what?? That was actually a rumor?! God, people can be so fkn stupid!!

[@Rob-dp3vr]

"Party Like a Rockstar" was written with Roth in mind.

[@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147]

That is a fact

[@larrywoolford8978]

Dave didn’t have the greatest voice in rock & roll , but he was an unequaled front man and performer . I seen VH a few times when they were at their peak , and those shows were incredible. Roth really was a cross between a circus ring man and an bombastic athlete on stage . Sex and drugs were just part of the scene in the late 70’s and 80’s ,cocaine and booze flowed like water and promiscuity was at its peak . Every girl wanted to be with Roth and every guy wanted to be Roth .

[@eroldcroft3045]

Agreed. No better frontman. There are way better singers, but for what and who van halen were, Roth was as important as Eddie.

[@alukuhito]

I've never wanted to be DLR, and I'm a straight guy.

[@silvashreds4561]

I would even argue that Dave had the best voice for Van Halen’s music

[@chrisheroldt5871]

Dave has the coolest voice, listen to the songs! Don’t fall for that American Idol bullshit.

[@TheJohnnyCotts]

As Eddie Trunk has said, "Dave's job wasn't to be a great singer. It was to be 'the life of the party'."

[@ElvisBeery]

In the mid 80's, my high school friend would sometimes wear a leather jacket that belonged to his older sister. She LOVED metal, and had seen many bands. The walls of her room were completely covered in magazine pics of metal bands. On the inside lapel of her leather jacket was a Van Halen backstage pass sticker from the 1984 tour. It was made of fabric and I thought it was the coolest thing. What I couldn't understand was why one edge of the sticker was "dog eared", and peeling off. Who would try to peel off such a cool sticker?? Years later, I found out that Dave would check the back of the sticker, to identify which roadie gave it out, so he could compensate him. Now I wish I'd looked at the back of the "dog ear"!

[@TEXASLOYAL]

🤣👍🏻

[@fredwerza3478]

So you're saying that your friend's sister was "squeezed" by DLR back in the day? 🤣

[@michaelbrinks8089]

A girl from my HS met DLR and "Little Elvis" backstage in 85 or 86 😂

[@kittysusca]

Nobody flew thru the air like Dave !!

[@potatomatop9326]

No rocker can ever do a david anime spinning kick.

[@MrKangaroo123]

you forget about dr rockso the rocknroll clown

[@nicholasshade8679]

He was awesome. I always loved his kicks because he was bringing something else to the show. A real good showman.🎹🎼🎵🎶🎸🥁📻📀

[@jordanduplechin7676]

I used to do kicks and splits off the sofa when I was little after seeing those videos lol

[@rickg882]

Dave learned many of his kicks and jumps from a kung-fu artist in monkey style, I knew his instructor but never met David.

[@astroboyvr]

Diamond Dave was the poster boy for "sex, drugs and rock n roll

[@pradabears]

@Redwood Rebelgirl Alright, well let’s say this. Dave was the poster boy of sex drugs & rock n roll for the 80’s.

[@sniffyjoesleghair6257]

@Redwood Rebelgirl Roth wasn't even original with spandex or the kicks. Black Oak Arkansas singer Jim "Dandy" Mangrum was the first to wear spandex, to my knowledge, way back in the early 70's. Roth stole a lot from Jim Dandy. He would come to B.O.A. shows with a video camera and ask Jim if it was okay for him to videotape the show. Jim being the nice guy he is said yes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaKknaFrrsyUmbM

[@Seaturtle1015]

First came to this channel for watching Norse/Viking history, then cannabis history, plague history, 80s recap, and now rockstar frontman stories? What will you come up with next Weird History, you quickly became my favorite channel!

[@leonasalinas1475]

I love DLR! I want him to tour so bad. Y'all should read his book, crazy from the heat.

[@minsterhill]

So amazing we all could never imagine!

[@kimberlyquintanilla5493]

Diamond Dave made the larger than life standard for rock singers back in the 80's. He was the it boy so to speak.

[@ghostdragonzw5241]

Rip Eddie.... David was nuts and still is.. met him couple times..wack-a-doodles

[@Dana-cz1yu]

Would love to hear some details on when you met him. What did he do/say that was nuts?

[@ghostdragonzw5241]

@@Dana-cz1yu Well I guess I could have said a true Rocker. Actually he was nice But the times I was around There was some craziness going on with groupies. And Watched him have a fit about M&M's. I remember meeting with the band 3 times and each time was AS I would Say "INTERESTING " wasn't Bad Just "INTERESTING"

[@Dana-cz1yu]

@@ghostdragonzw5241 I see. So it sounds like all the old stories are true. I've listened to a lot of interviews lately, old and recent, since Eddie passed away; and I find myself trying to figure out who Dave is now. In some ways, he seems even more off the wall. He comes off as both intelligent and absolutely nuts, as you said. I can't figure out if it's all for show or if he's hyper and all those years of drugs made him a little bonkers. Thanks for answering. That must have been fascinating meeting them.

[@ghostdragonzw5241]

@@Dana-cz1yu Ya it was. I was kind of lucky I guess in my younger yrs. Always seemed to be in the right place at the right time when it came to meeting Celeb's /n Rockers. There are some true good ones out there and there are ones "lets just say It Got In Their Heads and Messed Them Up a Bit. " BE SAFE BE WELL

[@DavidDiMuzio]

It's too bad that David Lee Roth being an old washed up (for lack of a better term) singer sometimes overshadows the fact that he was once the most badass over the top lead singing rock icon of them all! If he had died younger I think he would be viewed quite differently historically.

[@fasteddie777666]

Dave's the man...I seen him in 2015.......He still kicks ass !!!!!

[@peteasarisi2536]

Absolutely. '81 Roth untouchable.

[@dorisbilley8991]

I dont think Van Halen was the same without David Lee Roth

[@zabercrombie24]

Not to mention he was a first responder too .

[@judyjarrett3917]

I think he will be remembered well when he passes. Eddie is.

[@redthered585]

Man the stuff people used to get away with back in the day...

[@franknuzzo2576]

You think that rock stars and women have changed?

[@redthered585]

@@franknuzzo2576 I doubt it, what I mean is what people used to get away with in the days before cell phones - security cameras Ect - the old west and great depression era bankrobbers/bootleggers

[@franknuzzo2576]

@@redthered585 For sure.

[@teijaflink2226]

I'm sure many do stuff like this today too. But Dave would really have risked getting called out on social media for his way of treating women and specially if someone was jellous of not getting chosen.

[@jonathanclarke281]

@@franknuzzo2576 where are the rock stars??

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

I often surprised at the in-depth things David can coherently communicate. Today, he's a master at Japanese art.

[@unclejoe1917]

I think the guy is genuinely way smarter than anyone would realize. Just look at the different things he has taken an interest in and done well for no other reason than being a curious person. He's a black belt, an all time great front man, a certified EMT and now a painter.

[@bobbywise2313]

@@unclejoe1917 Yes he is very intelligent. At times he was impulsive and somewhat crazy but nevertheless intelligent.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Who else would be on tour in Japan, and when Eddie got sick, Dave just decides to stay in Japan and enroll in school. That's pretty damn impressive.

[@fredwerza3478]

I dunno why people are surprised at Dave being smart --- his Dad and all his uncles were surgeons --- you can't be a dumb kid growing up in a family of doctors

[@glock0292]

“Class dismissed!”

[@MackAxyzz]

...'I don't FEEL tardy!' 😄 👍

[@johngill2853]

Those kids looked just like we did in school at that time.

[@scarlettohara3947]

I rarely just laugh out loud but the telling of the food fight leaving a crying Steve Perry in the bathroom "with his silky hair and shiny sateen Journey jacket covered in guacamole" gave me a belly laugh! ROFL

[@crustycobs2669]

Roth had the coolest life. VH had so much talent, and lived the R&R legendary life

[@livingood1049]

One of your best segments yet! Nice work!

[@lcbryant78]

Diamond Dave is a national treasure.

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

I got maaaa pencil!!!!! Gimme somethin' to write on, man... Shine on, you crazy Diamond!! Love Dave!!

[@Viddy3]

Funnily enough, my dad saw David Lee Roth in an omelette restaurant. Apparently he was an interesting guy.

[@crt5300]

Steve Perry gets guacamole all over his outfit Steve visually shaken Van Halen: oh oh oh! Stevie’s cryin’!

[@nowellardo]

BAHAHAH

[@nakkiensio151]

Do one about Lemmy Kilmister.

[@vickdisco]

YESSSSSSS!!!!!! Lemmy is a God!!!!

[@dawnharley9889]

The one and only amazing lemmy

[@commentfreely5443]

dave ; i'll sleep with a different woman each night and i want to be insured that i don't get one pregnant

[@stevechalmers9572]

You spelled GOD wrong....

[@76slippery]

They'll need more than 10 minutes

[@pamelamays4186]

So, with the color coded groupie selection process, it seems that Diamond Dave invented the concept of The Bachelor. "One of these twenty-five women....."

[@guymorris1963]

Red, blue, green and yellow are primary colors for satanic ritual worship and all genres of music are heavy with it.

[@locohobo1925]

@Redwood Rebelgirl Thumpers don’t believe anything that conflicts with what their church leaders have told them. That’s how they keep being thumpers... Colors are nothing more than our brains’ interpretation of the electrical data sent from eyes, who receive light from various frequencies. The frequencies and combinations of frequencies represent what we perceive as colours. So the argument he’s making is that certain wavelengths represent Satan. More thumper logic. 🤣

[@maximsteelusa4855]

DAVID LEE WAS GREATEST ALL TIMES AND I LOVED HIS SOULFUL VOICE MORE THAN ANY OTHER ROCKER. I NOT ONLY WANTED TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC I WANTED TO WATCH IT AND BE ENTERTAINED. SEE HOW MANY STADIUMS EDDIE WOULD'VE FILLED SITTING ON A PIANO SEAT PLAYING TO AN AUDIENCE WITH JUST HIM AND ALEX. DAVID LEE MADE VAN HALEN

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

Saw VH in 1980... WOW. STILL a top 5 concert in my book.

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

Ok, but I feel like Steve Perry probably cried a lot.

[@cherylb2008]

Love SP voice, but I’m sure they named him Mr. Weeping Willow

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@cherylb2008 Ngl, I have a couple Journey songs on a "Classics" playlist...along with VH. BUT!! I'll always chuckle when I hear Steve Perry from now on, LMAO!! Mr Weeping Willow... I love it!!!

[@carolnewsome554]

Steve was asked about this recently and he said there was no crying. He was pissed beyond belief, but no crying. He said he wouldn't cry over Guacamole. If the manager exaggerated the story about Dave and his insuring his mini me, then he probably exaggerated the crying also.

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@carolnewsome554 Or... Steve Perry is lying cuz the story makes him look like a pussy. Lol

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@carolnewsome554 Good point. BUT!! Would Perry admit it if he DID cry over a ruined coat? Hmmm...

[@redstreet8012]

When I saw VH in 1979 he got hit in face with a cup of ice. He stopped singing and told the crowd to bring that person who threw the cup on stage so he can kick his ass. The crowd went wild then he started singing again.

[@shepboyargee7691]

In New haven that same year it was pennies thrown onstage that would have gotten ye ass kicked. As real as the chugging of the bottle Jack Danials .....most every night🎤🥃.

[@Mr.MFuckingYTchangedmyname]

Donington 1984, he stopped the band mid-song because someone threw something onstage. Dave said no more of that, but said it was ok, "because I know who threw that bottle, and after the show, I'm going to fuck your girlfriend". Crowd went wild, Van Halen were band of the day. (Or was it Ozzy? Or Crue? Or Y&T? Or AC/DC? Or even Accept? Not Gary Moore! Best gig I think I've ever been to)

[@terryblackburn1141]

Red are you talking about the out door concert at NC football stadium with Boston,Poco, and the Outlaws ?

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Aww yes, Friday dose of history and entertaining narration 😁

[@cloeshay87]

Okay but why did hearing the Steve Perry part about them ruining his new jacket he was excited to wear make me wanna cry? Sweet thing.

[@gc4644]

According to Noels book, Steve cried because his grandmother personally made that jacket for him for that tour. He loved his grandmother and it broke his heart to know her jacket got ruined by VHs foolishness..

[@cloeshay87]

@@gc4644 my heart 😞 poor thing. Thank you for the insight hun

[@TheHannibalTV]

Good stuff

[@hobomeatballthemovies323]

Love your channel, man.

[@zakcash7337]

My man hannibal

[@shaunclifton5281]

Cool ! Hannibal is a Diamond Dave Fan 🤘🤘

[@shaunclifton5281]

Hey Devon, who is Crazier, Diamond Dave or Billy Whack Haynes ?

[@heavymeddle28]

Colombian snow?

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

You should do one about Ozzy Osbourne

[@efraim3364]

that would be a full length movie

[@corinthaperry174]

Yeah that's a good one....

[@dawnharley9889]

The Prince of darkness

[@ryanthompsonthompson820]

I agree.

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

Ozzy takes the cake, hands down...

[@gretebremseth1622]

I've still got that poster of Dave! Had it on my bedroom wall for years.😆 My brother told me too take it down. Because it would intimidate any new suitor (I just came out of a 10 year old relationship). I said no! 😁 Had a 6 year old summit, and one 3 year old relation after that. Don't think my DLR poster and the 3 Frank Z poster, all framed, has improved my chanses in finding "the one"!😄

[@wraithstrongopark]

"I'M DR. ROCKZO, THE ROCK N ROLL CLOWN AND I DO COCAINE!!!"

[@OneClownShoe]

Brutal

[@billyhodges7194]

Can't wait for the next Snakes 'n' Barrels reunion 🤘

[@jerryknuckles736]

G-g-g-g-g-yeaaaahhh!!!

[@greencaraction]

Did you just snort my coffee creamer?

[@richardkey4289]

C c c c c yeah!!!

[@caroldriehorst1165]

He was one sexy singer, I loved the "Jump " video. Also Eddie Van Halen was so cute.

[@caroldriehorst1165]

@David Lee Roth 💕💕

[@AeonDaemon]

Give me a bottle of anything, and a glazed doughnut. TO GO!

[@Afurthyclays]

(Followed by power chord & wah pedal)

[@zach7193]

Man, wild times. Fascinating topic.

[@sandracrosbyguerrero1284]

David Lee Roth was so Freaking Great looking he seems as if he had a great time with Van Halen..

[@BeeMcDee]

‘Is David Lee Roth the craziest singer to ever front a band?’ One word: Ozzy.

[@julioherrera2551]

Dr. Rockso?

[@Kimble81]

GG Allin says hi

[@Danr07]

No doubt. But the video would be about 24 hours long.

[@veraregina4525]

Yes, David is totaly crazy, but a great singer, composer and nice guy! He is a very smart and handsome man!!!

[@RJGuitarist03]

David was awesome 💯🔥 He reminds me of Elvis kind-of Also he could always defend himself too like Elvis but you could tell he fought when something was unjust I always loved Van Halen since I was a little kid up to 20 now and more 🖤🎸

[@andicossi7609]

I remember having a very teenage row with a boyfriend at a DLR gig. My friend breaks the tension by running at me excitedly with a pass for a backstage party. The ‘party’ was the venue corridor!!! I then saw a guy I knew crying his eyes out because his gf was in Dave’s dressing room, doing god knows what. I desperately wanted to leave, but my friend wouldn’t (we were about 15/16 at the time) we ended up eating pizza on the tour bus, and I was so uncomfortable, I told her if she wanted to stay, it was without me. We walked to meet our friends at a club (and my v angry boyf) and this 50 year old roadie followed us there. She dumped him with my boyf and his friends, and one of the guys walked him crestfallen, back to the bus. Let’s just say that was the last time I held a musician in high regard. It was utterly gross.

[@326cher]

You sound like a lot of fun----NOT!!!!

[@Rico-bj2gy]

This was beyond excellent. The style and vibe. Don’t change a thing

[@turyb.goodiii7356]

Yeah, He was a rowdy One that's for sure. Then again He was an incredible Front Man.

[@GOGOSLIFE]

My son was a drummer in an opening band for a very well-known rock band over seas. He also had to sub for their drummer at times and appeared on TV and radio, while on his world tour. The stories he's told me about the drugs and drinking are insane! Do you know who starts drinking at 6am? Nobody, he started drinking in about 1972 and only stopped when he died(almost 2 years ago now). My son also appeared in a music video made while touring with him too. He was also in a very well-known band here in Canada too. He's played at Nathan Phillips Square and the El Mokambo among other places. My son just could not live the Rockstar lifestyle, he's too 'normal', lol!

[@jameschalfant7567]

I'm sorry you lost your son. Who did he play with ? Why didn't you mention ?

[@CoondawgPD]

81’ Fair Warning Tour. Man, I think that was the best one I ever went to. They melted the speakers and the chicks were wall to wall.

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Classic man...I grew up in the 80's and loved watching them on MTV...van Halen rules...😉😊😊🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@natequinn7956]

The steve perry story kinda made me sad, he was all set to wear that jacket on stage and they ruined it for him. And I can only imagine that there was so much mire shit the poor guy had to deal with.

[@ontheroadwithyode390]

He didn't really cry. He was upset, but he didn't cry. This has been exaggerated over the years.

[@natequinn7956]

@@ontheroadwithyode390 still sad though

[@BeeWhistler]

@@ontheroadwithyode390 100% accurate about the hair, though.

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@ontheroadwithyode390 Nope. In my mind he cried like a baby. It's much funnier that way. 😭🤣

[@carolnewsome554]

@@ontheroadwithyode390 Exactly. Steve said he wouldn't cry over Guacamole. Totally exaggerated.

[@scarecrow41948]

This channel is awesome! A fantastic find!!!

[@meganm8226]

Can’t talk about crazy/ wild singers without Ozzy!

[@Sheerbliss1989]

Love WEIRD HISTORY. Keep it coming!!!

[@corinthaperry174]

David Lee Roth a true legend........👍💯

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Fascinating BTS, that groupie incentive system is insane too!

[@hannahrae927]

Gimme a bottle a anythingggg, and a glazed donut..... TO GO. lol

[@chrissterrmusic]

Hey, EVERYBODY wants some. Diamond Dave knew how to get it.

[@alukuhito]

Yeah... money.

[@Mff48]

And boy did he have enough to give em all!!!! lmao love diamond dave!!!!

[@ZoSo_x]

Crying aside, Perry and Journey are legends🤘I hope you guys make a video about them too

[@TheMovieDawgs]

Another great video! Crushed it. Can't wait for TIMELINE season 2.

[@gc4644]

I bought Noel Monks autobiography book of his time managing VH. There are many other amazing stories, as well as stories that will really make you angry at how poorly they treated ppl, as well as how badly they screwed Mike Anthony in trying to kick him out of the band. Toward the end, that band really imploded spectacularly. Quite a book, I highly recommend it..

[@michaelbrinks8089]

It's really bogus how so many bands would hire a replacement and only pay them $500 a week, while the rest of the band was still making over a million a yr each on tour.

[@skeletontoes477]

All Dave all night We know what you need on Dave TV

[@erykminkowski9704]

Make a video about Steve Perry, he is amazing.

[@Whitedove6]

No Doubt the 80's were magical for so much wonderful artist and music..They don't make them like that anymore..miss it loved it and would do it all over again in a flash !

[@DSTAMPS18]

He was a drummer, but I would LOVE to see a video on Keith Moon from The Who. He did a bunch of crazy stuff that I would love to hear more about.

[@theycallmerisky619]

Diamond Dave on weird history... fuck ya.

[@a420man2]

DLR has always been eccentric but after VH, he went completely, certifiably, nuts and still is to this day.

[@raffaelespallarossa1310]

Saw David Lee Roth live at the Sydney Entertainment centre in Australia. What a concert.

[@CaptainJack2048]

You could do Keith Moon, unless you want to stay in the amateur tier and avoid the professional wackos.

[@mrchopsticks3]

John Bonham too. I think Dave was nuts for show, Keith and John were certifiably insane.

[@peet4921]

In that case i would go straight to the top, ehh that is, everyone from the last 2 decades heard on mainstream radio/tv, for actually thinking they're musicians/singers or anything at all.

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

@@jd0604 Right?! 🤘🖤

[@meshuggahlad7]

@The Emperor Oh shit!

[@TheJohnnyCotts]

Alice Cooper once said maybe 30% of what you've heard about himself, Ozzy or Marilyn Manson is true, whereas "EVERYTHING you have ever heard about Keith Moon is true - and you've only heard a tenth of it!"

[@1rexman]

This was good. Really though, could have been a 10 hour show. As wild and crazy as the few things were in this. It really barely hit on how much really went on. Fun vid though!!!

[@hannahrae927]

and you can only see it here... LIVE ON DAAAAVE TV!!!!!!!!!

[@cherylb2008]

Love these stories. EVH face at that DLR photo shoot is priceless. It’s like DLR had the brothers over a barrel many different times.

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

Exept one detail wasn't right, the orignal Women and children record HAD a poster included of Roth bare chested chained to a fence. I remember it very well.

[@jamesmoss3424]

David Lee Roth is the man.😀👍🤘🎸

[@kidpeligro7878]

Diamond Dave, Van Halen, glamorous hairs, cocaine, 80's. Wooooo! Best decade to be alive!!!!

[@artificialpanda7173]

Please do a bunch of weird mysterious celebrity deaths next

[@backslash68]

8:23 Excuse me? that picture of Dave chained to the fence was available in poster size, folded inside the Women and Children First LP--- at least the one I bought.

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

Exactly! I was looking in the comments if anybody has made this remark. Mine also included the poster (I bought the album here in Belgium, maybe in other countries the poster wasn't included...?)

[@mrmacguff1n]

1:36 how do you Literally "party like a rock star" and still have a six pack in your 60s?

[@jamesr.9852]

Meth!

[@pepinho89]

he still did his exercise. probably had good food in between shows

[@chickenlittle5095]

Sits ups with credit cards and a mirror....Incentivising his work out lol

[@christymckee8133]

muscle implants...

[@brutalbasspro]

Probably the best testosterone replacement therapy and personal trainer money can buy.

[@Vivalarosa45]

It seems like Dave had more smarts than antics.

[@tickledpnk85]

That guacamole story is awesome😂😂😂

[@jdrosy4414]

David Lee Roth...the ultimate rock star!!

[@elviragarofalo3035]

He is spectacular!!

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for another interesting and entertaining video

[@lenevee4925]

When I was a kid in the 80s, I always thought the front man's name was Van Halen until I found out later on his name is David.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

What I wanna know is that whether or not the footage in Panama of him being arrested in a towel is real or not.

[@shaunreinert5202]

Gotta love the crew!!