David Lee Roth 2019 Interview | Looking Back on Life

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  • @TheTapesArchive
    @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +58

    00:00:00 - Intro to David Lee Roth interview
    00:01:17 - Debbie Millman intro
    00:02:19 - Start of David Lee Roth interview
    00:02:47 - His Uncle Manny Roth
    00:05:29 - His mother, Sibyl Roth, and her toughness on him
    00:07:49 - Wearing leg braces as a kid
    00:08:41 - His early jobs
    00:09:34 - Where his youthful drive came from
    00:11:14 - What the Roth family expected when they had get-togethers
    00:12:29 - When he first realized he had a talent for singing
    00:15:00 - Him being in plays as a child
    00:16:11 - He tells where he really learned to sing from
    00:18:59 - His parents threaten him with going to a foster home
    00:19:16 - If “bad” Dave comes from his mother
    00:21:08 - How he was taught to sing like the girls
    00:22:43 - How many instruments he plays
    00:23:25 - The first meeting with the Van Halen brothers
    00:26:31 - Why he and the Van Halen brothers were crosstown rivals
    00:28:26 - What inspired him to write music
    00:30:57 - The near-death experience that chokes him up even today
    00:34:38 - How much of his Playboy image is a story he was creating
    00:37:15 - If he is confident he would make it in show business
    00:37:33 - The idea of an album band
    00:39:00 - An obscure Dutch radio reference
    00:40:14 - Did they write Runnin’ with the Devil in 18 minutes
    00:42:25 - Who are the best teachers and coaches
    00:45:35 - When he has felt sorry for himself
    00:46:45 - Why he hasn’t fallen into a lot of traps, other Rock and Rollers did
    00:47:28 - Him stealing books
    00:48:31 - What kept him from succumbing to drug abuse
    00:49:55 - Where his ability to jump high comes from
    00:53:46 - Why did he leave Van Halen in 1985
    00:54:38 - Why didn’t he ever get married
    00:56:44 - His ability to mimic others
    00:58:54 - The teleplay he has been working on for three years
    01:00:33 - Why his favorite audience is disbelieving nonbelievers
    01:01:29 - Why he isn’t happy
    01:02:14 - His window time
    01:02:53 - How he’s always solving a catastrophe
    01:05:12 - Why he decided to start Ink the Orginal
    01:07:43 - Why take his life in this direction
    01:09:41 - Tattoos today
    01:12:11 - The process of making his product
    01:13:53 - How the business is doing
    01:14:22 - The difference between having a tattoo today and 30 years ago
    01:17:37 - What advice would he give someone who has writer’s block
    01:19:28 - Squeezing every single moment out of life

    • @Kinger1625
      @Kinger1625 Год назад +7

      Fantastic work ❤thank you!!!

    • @teddynugent2463
      @teddynugent2463 Год назад +4

      Thanks for posting this. I definitely will listen to all of it.

    • @ratgodmetalsupertvshow9718
      @ratgodmetalsupertvshow9718 Год назад +3

      1:00:50. Ralph/Michael Starr from Steel Panther??

    • @TracyL-66
      @TracyL-66 Год назад +1

      He is so full of himself, thats why he is alone! 😢

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Год назад

      Where's the part where Dave says why he shaved his head and trashed his voice 🙄

  • @almatsas351
    @almatsas351 6 месяцев назад +24

    Just listened to this iconic interview from start to finish for a second time. Still blown away by Mr. Roths deep humanity, intelligence, sense of humor, and joy of life! What an amazing and inspiring individual. He's lived the American dream and conquered the globe several times over!

  • @justinkassinger8238
    @justinkassinger8238 10 месяцев назад +20

    This is the real Dave. Excellent interview. His absolute best

  • @henryandlindapazos9465
    @henryandlindapazos9465 4 месяца назад +11

    Dave’s brain just fires differently than most folks. He’s an enigma.

  • @followingnazarene
    @followingnazarene Год назад +34

    I finally understand him. I ever thought he would be a egomaniac. Know I just think his brain is ultra- and uncontrolled creative. Absolutely fascinating.
    That interview brought this new understanding to me.

    • @jst4horses1
      @jst4horses1 Год назад +3

      I so agree with you. If Dave ever had been in science or leadership he might have been scary to be so amazing and yet smart and inclusive at everything. I am sad to hear he finds his life has been unhappy......but somewhere he had the idea that angst is a trendy thing to be, instead of happy and joy filled each moment no matter what......I like the little old man post where he is walking down his driveway .....it makes me feel he might be a happy old man.

    • @franksimpson3770
      @franksimpson3770 7 месяцев назад +1

      I agree, just recently began to see his worldview.... interesting dude, rock legend... always be Diamond Dave.

    • @andrewharty3874
      @andrewharty3874 6 месяцев назад +1

      Well said

  • @AnthonyFILARDI-wt5pq
    @AnthonyFILARDI-wt5pq Год назад +54

    The guy is a genius in my book,nothing but total respect from me.

  • @almatsas351
    @almatsas351 6 месяцев назад +10

    Ive been a DLR/VH fan for 46 years! Forevermore! Thank God for David Lee Roth existing on this planet !!

  • @coldwinter5710
    @coldwinter5710 Год назад +38

    "I never assumed I was great, but I have always assumed I could make YOU feel great" ... A very telling comment on what makes DLR tick.

    • @badam1814
      @badam1814 Месяц назад

      Don't buy that for a minute from DLR. Dude wouldn't shut up and doesn't have any long relationships. That doesn't happen when you make someone else feel great. Please, he's a closet gay man which is a horrible existence to have. Playing the role of a rockstar until the end.

  • @976charlie9
    @976charlie9 Год назад +28

    This interview needs to be in the radio museum.

  • @Jamestele1
    @Jamestele1 9 месяцев назад +15

    Whatever psychological issue Dave had/has, it sure made him the Best front man ever and a great singer. His voice is not as high as it used to be, but like many of my favorite female Jazz singers, it has aged like a good wine and taken on more depth, which I love. I almost cried, literally, when he reunited with the Van Halen brothers. He always made me feel like everything will be ok. If you see this David Lee Roth, I believe early Van Halen saved me from suicide when my dad left our family. I like many bands, but Van Halen with Roth always made me feel better, and that is golden. Thank you!!

    • @zeketrick
      @zeketrick Месяц назад

      Enjoy your path in life! I hear ya. Van Halen and DLR saved alot of us
      Z

  • @andylaw4988
    @andylaw4988 Год назад +71

    So well read and an incredibly articulate man. Say what ya want about Roth v Hagar or who is better or whatever...David Lee Roth played a MASSIVE part in getting Van Halen to where they got to. This guys lyrics and swagger were crucial in amassing radio play and fans. Props also to interviewer

    • @user-qr7ee2cp4y
      @user-qr7ee2cp4y Год назад +1

      Dave was exactly what they needed unfortunately he didn't mature when van Halen needed him to. His voice got worse and he couldn't give van Halen their "right now" when Sammy could.

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +12

      @@user-qr7ee2cp4y yeah but Sammy turned them into "Journey Part 2" --- a lot of lame songs about being confused by love --- they stopped being a fun party band

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Год назад +2

      Sammy still has a voice, Dave not only shaved his head but his voice back in the 90s

    • @Oran-35
      @Oran-35 Год назад +2

      @@m42037 Agree. But VH through Diver Down was special. Sammy could never get to that level. Few, if any could, that's what made VH. I was never a big fan at the time (didn't want be a follower), but as you get older you see nothing coming close.
      Hell, I saw Dave do an interview on the Charlie Rose (yes, the former PBS guy) show at 2 in the morning, early eighties and realized this effer is more then the surficial flash.

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Год назад

      @@Oran-35 His age had nothing to do with his voice and shaving his head, I agree VH with Dave 78-84 was great and I still jam my drums to old VH, I was just making a point, why anyone still likes him is beyond me he looks rediculous and can't sing

  • @robphillips8351
    @robphillips8351 11 месяцев назад +8

    Dave really is sharp and knows the importance of details that make for a very intense story that is believable because it is the details that fill the empty shell with the life that makes everything real,alive and gives it motion. Guy is truly amazing 👍👍

  • @jaywalker1093
    @jaywalker1093 Год назад +92

    Nobody can make David Lee Roth laugh like David Lee Roth

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +12

      He's def his best audience.

    • @johncoles3521
      @johncoles3521 Год назад +14

      Be the star of your life!

    • @jimmysapien9961
      @jimmysapien9961 Год назад +5

      Self supporting

    • @brodyu.s.2254
      @brodyu.s.2254 Год назад +12

      Ah yes, the cliched comment copied and pasted by people upset because his references are over their heads.

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +10

      You have to admit he's very entertaining in the art of conversation --- I'd laugh at my own jokes if I came up with the DLR stuff

  • @kevinkiso4579
    @kevinkiso4579 Год назад +163

    In 1985 had a wallet full of money and i walked into the Seventh Veil strip club on Sunset Blvd and DLR and Frank Infante, Blondie's original lead guitarist were both sitting there drinking twelve dollar teaspoons of champagne...i was working at what was Cherokee Studios and i just started up a conversation with Frank about guitars and TEAC four track reel to reels. The three of us sustained ourselves with the oyster shell tinted ether based Peruvian stuff in Dave's pocket. Dave talked about Al Jolson and Philip Petite - amongst dozens of other people, theories, philosophies, low riders and the Zoot Suit Riots. Frank talked about Keith Moon, Clem Burke, Johnny Thunders, Stiv Bators... Darby Crash and Pat Smear walked into one bar on Sunset and La Brea and were immediately and literally picked up and hurled onto the sidewalk. Monday morning Dave jumped into a long black Limousine with Al Jorgensen and William Burroughs and raced up into the hills. Frank and i shook hands and he had a little 1920s bungalow on Franklin. I was squatting in an old house on Hawthorne, between Hollywood and Sunset Blvds. I'm fifty seven now. I own a small condo in a brand new high rise in downtown Seattle - high above all of the fentanyl and amphetamine zombies down on the street. I'm finally free of a thirty year addiction to heroin. I own lots of musical instruments; mostly guitars. Life is good. 🙏

    • @JoeZaccaris
      @JoeZaccaris Год назад +15

      Good to hear you made it to other side, brother! Long live you and Diamond Lee! 🙏

    • @chiefauralist
      @chiefauralist Год назад +13

      Congrats on your life! You deserve all of your flowers 💐💐💐. I engineered the GERMS & The DEAD KENNEDYS ALBUMS with CHRIS DEJARDINS! I actually owned part of the studio (Program Studios) but had to remain silent because of my RACE (African American). However, they had to PAY ME TO KEEP MY SECRET FOR DECADES. I am now writing a book about my career in the ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

    • @fritsvanwandelen1120
      @fritsvanwandelen1120 Год назад +2

      So what ur black.was that a problem?if it was it was ther problem.lucky 4 u.haha

    • @kevinkiso4579
      @kevinkiso4579 Год назад +3

      @chiefauralist Program Recording Studios... I went there once with Earl Slick when Bowie was recording Station To Station at Cherokee. ✌️

    • @kevinkiso4579
      @kevinkiso4579 Год назад +6

      I just had a memory of being with Stephen Pearcy and dropping off a half gallon of Smirnoff Vodka on Coldwater Canyon Road outside the little trail/ road that led up to Eddie's 5150 home and studio's... Valerie wouldn't allow alcohol in the house - cocaine was a-okay with Val... But no cheap vodka for Eddie.

  • @humanbeing5300
    @humanbeing5300 11 месяцев назад +7

    I really miss Rock and Roll. Thank god for the records.

  • @jeffmcpeek2526
    @jeffmcpeek2526 Год назад +30

    There won't be enough time on this earth for Dave Roth. He's an explorer.Always has been.Always will be.

  • @ghostwriterinme5050
    @ghostwriterinme5050 Год назад +13

    David Lee Roth has never ceased to amaze, a World Class Showmen and this is one hell of an interview. David Lee Roth at his most honest and authentic self. We're incredibly fortunate to have witnessed this moment in time with the legend himself.11/15/2023

    • @arlen1630
      @arlen1630 Год назад +2

      Whenever I listen to DLR I am educated, entertained and inspired

  • @MaryPinkHair
    @MaryPinkHair Год назад +4

    Thank you God for David Lee Roth.... I had such limited interest in music.... but, this is one I fell MADLY in love with. A life of good clean fun will always be THE BEST LIFE.

  • @JaneDoe-ql7sc
    @JaneDoe-ql7sc 11 месяцев назад +6

    I think David Lee Roth is a super genius. That's why, as they say, he was so active as a child it was his brain neurons & synapses zipping & crackling with activity. I chuckled when he said, "I read because I couldn't flip over." = sounds like a book title! Or maybe better - a chapter title! Thanks for posting this! Really fun to listen to David Lee Roth in this interview!

  • @almatsas351
    @almatsas351 6 месяцев назад +8

    And big props to Debbie Millman for conducting the absolute best interview of DLR ever done!!!

  • @TheGergeDIY
    @TheGergeDIY Год назад +10

    Van Halen 1 changed my life, and certainly my guitar playing. I also loved DLR's vocals and persona. This is an incredibly insightful and listenable interview with a special, one-of-a-kind character. Thank you for this, and thank you Dave for the decades of work.

  • @lawrencerinehart5747
    @lawrencerinehart5747 Год назад +44

    Beautiful, Honest, Artful, Esoteric, Philosophical, Entertaining, Funny, Knowledgeable...Diamond Dave.

    • @Neil-Aspinall
      @Neil-Aspinall Год назад

      You forgot, likes the sound of his own voice. He like a few famous people thinks what he has to say ia actually important.

    • @HeadNtheClouds
      @HeadNtheClouds Год назад +2

      Inspiring! Witty! Deep thinker, adventurous, ❤

  • @cosmyccowboy
    @cosmyccowboy Год назад +28

    I had the pleasure of seeing David and Van Halen in a small auditorium opening up for Journey in 1978… the stage was on fire 🔥 when they got through!

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +8

      I saw them open for Sabbath in 1978 and after about two songs from the Sabs the entire crowd started chanting "Give us Van Halen!" LOL

    • @humungushumungus213
      @humungushumungus213 Год назад

      @@kerzytibok3211sabbath is way better then VH, VH went pop and top 10 radio. First 4 VH albums were fire

  • @peggylyons6898
    @peggylyons6898 Год назад +17

    Fascinating interview, I've always loved him. He's a true entertainer, I had no idea he had so much depth and diversity.

    • @kevinkiso4579
      @kevinkiso4579 Год назад +3

      A very, very intelligent, enigmatic, well-versed man. Very entertaining...

    • @wbrockstar9550
      @wbrockstar9550 9 месяцев назад

      He's always loved him too.

  • @Gentile108
    @Gentile108 Год назад +8

    Double D forever! I now understand why I loved VH so much. I have multiple ethnicities and can appreciate everything Dave says! Thank you sir for Decades of entertainment. I’m adding this decade because his interviews are so entertaining

  • @TimMorgan5150
    @TimMorgan5150 Год назад +57

    Kudos to Debbie Millman. One of the best DLR interviews I've ever heard because she fought through most of his time-tested deflections. / The man inspires me as much talking as he does singing.

    • @redskywalker3374
      @redskywalker3374 Год назад +5

      she's great with questions & handling interviews

    • @randywissler9923
      @randywissler9923 Год назад +4

      I honestly thought Dave's interview on Rogans podcast was the best full length interview, this one is the best now!!

    • @odurandina
      @odurandina Год назад +4

      I like Dave. Immense talent. Saved the rest of the band from what probably would have been much more awful music....... But, for me, his interviews have always been awful and self indulgent. He turns me off more now than ever. Boring as hell, word salad..

    • @TimMorgan5150
      @TimMorgan5150 Год назад +8

      @@odurandina You seem to be missing a lot of Dave's experience, intellect, and wisdom. True, you have to sort through the trees sometimes. This interview forced Dave to do some sorting for us.

    • @rOBERT-k3p
      @rOBERT-k3p Год назад

      words too big for you @@odurandina

  • @stevearcher3978
    @stevearcher3978 Год назад +114

    In Ted Templeman's book, he said he was amazed at Dave's ability to speak endlessly, stream of consciousness and switch subjects on a dime, and how educated and well-read he was.

    • @bryansimmons8008
      @bryansimmons8008 Год назад +19

      Noel Monk says he has a genius level IQ.

    • @sjs1555
      @sjs1555 Год назад +2

      He sounds like Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times. Just as smart too.

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +8

      Noel Monk's book was very eye-opening --- he praised Dave's ability to command the stage, but also said he had a mean streak in him beyond the public persona

    • @m42037
      @m42037 Год назад +5

      So smart but can't figure out how he trashed his voice decade's ago in the mid 90s and only got worse since? And shaved his head bald 😒

    • @Frip36
      @Frip36 Год назад

      And you're so smart but can't figure out that all singer's voices decline and that men go bald. @@m42037

  • @thomasminarchickjr.7355
    @thomasminarchickjr.7355 Год назад +87

    Wow! You’ve got something here that very few interviewers get. That’s DLR being more himself than the persona. I love hearing the real details of his life and development. He’s definitely a one off

    • @augustusbetucius2931
      @augustusbetucius2931 Год назад +7

      Sort of. Maybe. There are several occasions where the interviewer doesn't get a straight answer. When she asks DLR what kept him from succumbing to drug abuse, he never gave her an actual answer. He started out being the man behind the personae. Some way into this, he slips in and out of the "Dave" character. He's been doing it to long to be able to step out of it completely. Conditioning dictates that when he's in the public eye at all, the "Dave" character will be present to some degree.

    • @LegendLength
      @LegendLength 10 месяцев назад

      @@augustusbetucius2931 he was just warming up backstage

  • @RayBecker
    @RayBecker Год назад +11

    I fuckin love Diamond Dave. That's the real deal right there kids. They ain't no VH without the Diamond One. Period. That was the most enjoyable interviews I've ever heard. I'm 60 and yes, I've heard a lot of shit over the years

  • @firenze5555
    @firenze5555 Год назад +57

    The interviewer Debbie Millman is really a great listener and gently tries to get Roth on track to answer questions - many of which he avoids. She did a great job.

    • @kevincostello3856
      @kevincostello3856 Год назад +4

      Well said

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +3

      Dave always respected ladies who could spar with him in conversation --- you can tell he is smitten with Debbie

    • @humanbeing2420
      @humanbeing2420 11 месяцев назад +1

      It had to have been a difficult interview. DLR's self-absorption and narcissism are so in-your-face and endless; it must be maddening to try to hold a conversation with him.

    • @gjustg1540
      @gjustg1540 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@humanbeing2420this sounds very much like jealousy

  • @profitnadeem
    @profitnadeem Год назад +19

    You couldn’t ask for a more real interview. DLR has had quite a life. Love hearing the stories and his expressiveness. Great job here!

  • @jamesmccluskey1476
    @jamesmccluskey1476 Год назад +14

    imagine him just hijacking every conversation ever. eccentric with a side of narcissism. what a gem and amazing nutty talent

    • @Neil-Aspinall
      @Neil-Aspinall Год назад +1

      Quite boorish

    • @carolinevdvlies6969
      @carolinevdvlies6969 Год назад

      With a side of….its full blown narcissism😉but still entertaining and I d like to think deep doen he s quite a sweet man. But maybe thats wishful thinking😀

  • @GTX1123
    @GTX1123 Год назад +10

    As Dave points out, he brought a soul-R&B-rumba like element you can hear in songs like "Dance the Night Away". No one had ever done that before w hard rock-metal. Like he says in this interview, it's what brought the chicks on board because it had a pop appeal to it. As magnificent as Eddie was, they NEVER would have had that initial insane success w/out Dave.

    • @rsjcmp2285
      @rsjcmp2285 3 месяца назад

      I think they also mixed well , far better than the sum of their parts. Dave solo was just not even close to the Van Halen sound

    • @GTX1123
      @GTX1123 3 месяца назад +1

      @@rsjcmp2285 While it wasn't the same, I wouldn't say it wasn't even close. Dave very wisely chose Steve Vai who is an incredible guitarist and along with Eddie, was in that group of guitarists who got the first 5 Floyd Rose trems ever made. This usually segues into a discussion as to who was better. There is no question that Eddie was the all-time king of guitar innovators, but Steve was the better musician. If you don't think so, there weren't very many guitar players who could play with Frank Zappa. In addition to being an absolute comic and musical genius in his own right, Frank was extremely demanding as were any the guitar parts to be played for his material. Steve more than held his own in that regard. It's why I think Steve is even better than Satriani even though he took lessons from him.

  • @Mr.CoachBeaulieu
    @Mr.CoachBeaulieu 11 месяцев назад +7

    Gotta love Dave. Never has changed who he is and sounds exactly same as he did in 1978.

  • @augustusbetucius2931
    @augustusbetucius2931 Год назад +13

    He's being genuinely honest about his voice. He's not a bad singer, but he's gravelly, and has a limited range, excluding his falsetto squeals. But he's one of the single greatest frontmen and showmen ever seen. I enjoy his voice, but I know many who have expressed dislike for his voice, all the way back to the 80s, at the peak of VH. But he puts himself into it 100 percent, it's pure passion, and that means more than all the skill, training, range and smoothness in the world. DLR and Geddy Lee, both got a lot of grief for their voice when I was in high school. Whatever. I love DLR. More than I loved him in VH. I loved his book, I've listened to every interview I could. He's pure entertainment, and this interview is in the top three of the best I've heard.

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +3

      I don't like this idea that only the winner of American Idol can be a lead singer --- DLR brought a lot to the table besides his signature growly voice and banshee screams

    • @drummersinger5324
      @drummersinger5324 3 месяца назад

      Yeah his charisma is what made him famous. His voice was mediocre actually if one gets honest.

    • @augustusbetucius2931
      @augustusbetucius2931 2 месяца назад

      @@kerzytibok3211 Hell yeah he did. He brought humor, intelligence, wit, literacy and a blend of musical influences unlike anyone else I can think of. He has a way with words that is spellbinding. If it weren't his amazing person, VH would never have even shown up in the world outside of L.A.

    • @augustusbetucius2931
      @augustusbetucius2931 2 месяца назад

      @@drummersinger5324 Mediocre, but tons of fun!

    • @drummersinger5324
      @drummersinger5324 2 месяца назад

      Nah best frontman ever is Mick Jagger easily.

  • @BWater-yq3jx
    @BWater-yq3jx Год назад +16

    One of the most interesting, talented people around.
    A little crazy, but in a good way.
    We need people like that.

  • @mjh5437
    @mjh5437 Год назад +32

    Dave should be employed travelling around the country giving motivational and strategical talks to schoolkids,he`s so erudite and eloquent and inspiring I`m sure he could do a lot of good for them.

    • @jst4horses1
      @jst4horses1 Год назад +3

      I totally agree with you. My little sons, just coming through a bad divorce, had old Unca Dave, a Godfather who urged them to stay in Scouts, school, religious training, and find their own path......he asked them to go to his Temple and go to Bar Mitzvah, not instead of their background but with......they both agree they remember him saying the WHY was because he learned, went to Scouts, and did the into adulthood waters ceremonies and look at him! At that time he had purchased the big mansion he needed for IRS reasons .......little kids just know their Godfather lives in a house with a dog house the size of their home. The original owners had kept Mastiffs to guard the property. I know watching him with the neighborhood kids that he was like his Pops, always calm, and a FORCE to deal with, and they came out loving and respecting him!

  • @MRCATL3
    @MRCATL3 Год назад +11

    The most incredible interview of the most fascinating dude

  • @johnberry8117
    @johnberry8117 Год назад +7

    That was a wonderful interview! David is truly a great thinker n creative person. He is really a deep and intelligent guy. Excellent questions n humble n lovable answers! ❤😂😮😊

  • @ocan1033
    @ocan1033 Год назад +5

    Great job on this interview. It can take a lot to reel Roth in and stop him from overwhelming everything with his love-of-own-voice. This is a great mix of letting him run wild and bringing him back in.

  • @Diana-yk7sp
    @Diana-yk7sp 2 месяца назад +1

    He is absolutely one of a kind! You combine his innovative story telling with that incredibly infectious laugh....it's genius! Love it! He's incredibly intelligent and it's so interesting hearing about his early life, etc. Thank God he is who he is! He's Diamond Dave! I wouldn't have it any other way.

  • @bardicdad
    @bardicdad Год назад +7

    I love listening to Dave riff. He reminds me of my uncle.

  • @arsmor1end1
    @arsmor1end1 Год назад +8

    Great work, Debbie, at making this one of the most coherent DLR interviews I've ever heard. Now that Ed's passed, and Dave is officially retired, I wonder if anyone could get him to give an honest assessment of hearing Eddie play in those early years. I know Dave is Dave, but it must have crossed his extremely sharp mind that he had stumbled into a band with a guitarist who would define a generation. At the same time, VH would never had been the same without Dave. I'd just love to hear, one time, Dave say something like, "That guitarist fucking knocked me out!" And I'm speaking as a fan of Dave.

    • @jfo3000
      @jfo3000 6 месяцев назад +1

      His take on EVH could be interesting. IMO Roth was very crucial to their early success, it wasn't only all about Eddie. If you saw the first few tours, you know what im saying. Just as there was no guitarist like EVH, there was no frontman like DLR, so did Dave view Ed as above him? I don't think so. I think Dave thought he was as good and unique as Edward. Hence the tension between them.

    • @almatsas351
      @almatsas351 6 месяцев назад +1

      Roth has praised EVHs greatness for decades! The man said Ed was a mentor to him all the way back in 1983-84. Since Ed's passing Roth has expressed his heartfelt love and gratitude for Ed numerous times!

    • @rsjcmp2285
      @rsjcmp2285 3 месяца назад

      Listening to their first record, I was thinking, they must have known they were going to be huge.

    • @almatsas351
      @almatsas351 3 месяца назад

      @@arsmor1end1 DLR recently said being on stage with EVH was better than any sex he had ever!

  • @wolverineobama6249
    @wolverineobama6249 9 месяцев назад +3

    Such a well rounded guy. His stories are so cool and interesting.

  • @AnonYmous-jp8uu
    @AnonYmous-jp8uu Год назад +7

    God Bless Dr. Roth and Mrs. Roth

  • @gregmaas1828
    @gregmaas1828 Год назад +15

    The most down to earth and serious interview of DLR I have heard in the 43 years I've been listening to and watching his interviews. Very insightful and I really enjoyed it. Because she was serious and set the tone, it was very real and conversational. Too many people try to be cool and funny and talk to his image; however she talked to the actual person. Nicely done.

  • @0U812FU
    @0U812FU Год назад +60

    Great interview and great questions of a man who has lived life to the fullest... He's always candid and is a very smart guy. He was the ultimate frontman of the late '70s to mid 80s..

    • @rickgangi3824
      @rickgangi3824 Год назад +5

      He's still the ultimate front man.

    • @mikebrubaker7232
      @mikebrubaker7232 Год назад +1

      Axl Rose is the ultimate frontman

    • @caseybrown4360
      @caseybrown4360 Год назад

      @@mikebrubaker7232lol

    • @davemullins6999
      @davemullins6999 Год назад +5

      I only put Diamond Lee and Freddie Mercury as the GOAT of Frontmen --- people like Jagger, Plant, Bon Jovi as 2nd Tier

    • @snapyourfingerssnapyournec6503
      @snapyourfingerssnapyournec6503 Год назад +1

      Axel rose was a good front but suckef at keeping a show together. He was and is a jerkoff.roth was the best front man ever.from the start of the show to the end of a show, Roth put a show on every every second till the end and that's a fact. I'm not even a Roth fan but know just how good he was with the mighty Van Halen

  • @laraegieske2465
    @laraegieske2465 4 месяца назад +1

    He is a philosopher, make no mistake. Most fascinating interview I have ever heard of a musician. Actually, not just a musician, but a student of LIFE. So fun! Thank you.

  • @rocky-iv1446
    @rocky-iv1446 Год назад +8

    DLR, what an eccentric, fascinating guy.

  • @chaosmusician
    @chaosmusician Год назад +3

    That was my Friday night out of left field with a chopper, sitting on the couch, listening and reading every word...as the tape spool unwound the meaning of creative universe. Damn Good Times! Amen.

  • @robertbarr-oi6rx
    @robertbarr-oi6rx Год назад +44

    DLR never gets old, he is my age and inspiration to move forward in life

    • @markr.devereux3385
      @markr.devereux3385 Год назад +1

      Van halen are all a year or two younger than myself. These were my people and were among the best of all boomer bands. When gen X took over in the 90s they destroyed all that came before with zeal. Eff em

    • @doodlebob3758
      @doodlebob3758 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@markr.devereux3385The No-Fun-Allowed 90s ruined music forever more than any other decade.

    • @markr.devereux3385
      @markr.devereux3385 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@doodlebob3758 but they left us so generously with lousy rap hip hop autotune alternative nerd rock.

  • @owenwilberforce6138
    @owenwilberforce6138 5 месяцев назад +3

    Finally an interview where he opens up on a personal level. After KISS, Van Halen were the next pop metal group that really had my attention. From '79 to '82 they were the best. The keyboards on Jump to me kind of killed their vibe- but whatever. Dave is perhaps the smartest and most deeply cultured rocker of all time. He has all the street smarts of New York and all the Zen Adventurer of California too. He was born for adventure, born to explore and to never settle down. He reminds me of Henry Rollins in that he is a natural storyteller who probably prefers his own company over anyone else. I also admire his sense of family, and the values they imparted. Chalk up another great Jewish musical genius a la Cohen, Reed, Dylan and all the rest. Something about the tragedy of the holocaust driving the survivors to relate to others who were persecuted unfairly runs through him. His love of Black music and dance music explains why he was never a one dimensional rocker- but more of a renaissance guy- with no limits to his curiosity. This is the best interview of him I've ever heard.

  • @agustinmarioquiroga3776
    @agustinmarioquiroga3776 Год назад +7

    I must be loosing my mind… I actually understood every message DLR wanted to convey… 🤔 great interview

  • @Twotontessie
    @Twotontessie Год назад +10

    Really liked the woman doing the interview. Roth has an electric mind. My goodness.

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +5

      Debbie is awesome! She's a pretty big deal in the podcast world.

  • @JohnQPublic345
    @JohnQPublic345 Год назад +8

    Dave is one of the people id really like ro meet, and hang out with. He was an 80s giant. Van Halen was such a part of my life

    • @Neil-Aspinall
      @Neil-Aspinall Год назад +2

      Well that would be OK if you don't expect to a conversation with him. But he will talk at you.

  • @ciretose2
    @ciretose2 Год назад +9

    I've loved Dave since the 80s, low-key wanted to be him in my early 20s, and I've grown to appreciate his depth and layers in recent years. But the shtick becomes exhausting to listen to after a while. Seemed like it started ramping up in the 2nd half of the interview. It feels to me like he's drawing from a well of long-pondered musings and insights crafted into an improvisational performance in-character. Which is fantastic and the basis of all great interviews, until you get to the "In-character," because then it's like you're being petitioned for your reaction to every line or story. I think that In-character is where he's most comfortable, followed by the reward of feeling you gave a great performance. Dave, we love you and we'd love even more to meet "the real you," the off-stage Dave.

  • @lauriehalperin9771
    @lauriehalperin9771 7 месяцев назад +1

    So many facets of DLR - so much more than his Rock and Roll persona. He's so aware of all of the things that influenced him and has such a deep understanding of himself, like few actually do.
    I love how he also has reverence for all of his tribe and how they influenced him. Also, how he sees the human being in them and holds them up, like they deserve, for all of their efforts.
    He's a work of art and a true gift to us all. One of a kind.
    This was a fantastic interview. Job well done. It didn't sound like a job. It was a getting to know you and I personally feel like I know Dave a little better for having listened to it. 💗

  • @Cesar_73_Jefe
    @Cesar_73_Jefe 10 месяцев назад +2

    Dave is Unique and Purely Honest.. Not many can handle his Flamboyant intelligence 💜Rock on Diamond Dave my Favourite Person

  • @jimmysapien9961
    @jimmysapien9961 Год назад +29

    Love him or hate him he is still apart of music history !

    • @ML-jk3sz
      @ML-jk3sz Год назад +1

      a part** apart is a completely different thing.

    • @rodneylee4026
      @rodneylee4026 Год назад

      @@ML-jk3sz Yes, but you should learn to listen to (what) someone says ahead of the (way) they say it because that is what is important. Oh wow, I didn't use commas.

    • @ML-jk3sz
      @ML-jk3sz Год назад

      @@rodneylee4026 Are you saying 'apart' was used correctly in OPs post?

  • @flynntaylor5459
    @flynntaylor5459 11 месяцев назад +3

    I doubt any one woman could be enough for dave. He has a ferocious appetite for experiencing life at its finest ❤
    Still I think many of us would love that challenge😂
    Truly a very brilliant and insightful man who hides behind his musical persona.

  • @AaGuerra
    @AaGuerra 8 месяцев назад +6

    Even back then i loved this man HE WAS VAN HALEN to me. They might have owned the name but DAVID LEE ROTH TO ME WAS VAN HELEN. It was a sad moment when he left. Sammy Hager was not bad, but THE PARTY WAS OVER N BORING there was ceria void in Rock n Roll for me. I liked his solo albums but David Lee Roth with the boys. PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY. I was only 10 in 1984 BUT I FELT IT DEEP. Of many rockers that used to talk shit about David are no longer here or have serious health problems. David HAS OUT DONE THEM ALL!!!! David IS STILL the rocking party, YES HE IS, he is positive and up beat. He obviously takes nothing or granted enjoys the moment to the hilt and his outlook in life is growth and repeat. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤PARTY ON DAVID PARTY ON.

    • @drummersinger5324
      @drummersinger5324 3 месяца назад

      By far not the best front man vocalist f his generation. Do you care that other voices make his become mediocre? Can you swallow that truth?

  • @thealternativevlog
    @thealternativevlog Год назад +7

    David Lee Roth reciting Mark Twain is Awesome...

  • @randywissler9923
    @randywissler9923 Год назад +8

    I loved the Michael Starr of Steel Panther/Atomic Punk shout out. For those that dont know, Michaels real name is Ralph Saenz.

    • @davidarwood6264
      @davidarwood6264 Год назад +1

      Mike Starr came to mind. That was before he mentioned the name "Ralf". 😅 I seriously do know a Mike Star though .He's the opposite of anything Steel Panther though. 😂

    • @randywissler9923
      @randywissler9923 Год назад

      @@davidarwood6264 your probably thinking of Alice in Chains Mike Starr. Definitely not the same as Panther, but a badass bassist nonetheless!! R.I.P Mike Starr!!

  • @s4lroachclip
    @s4lroachclip Год назад +11

    First interview that he seems sober. He really opened up and stayed grounded in this one. Well for DLR saying grounded is the ability to remember the question somewhat staying within the conversation. He dodged questions seemingly to have been trying to give a show rather than an interview, but he was cooperating better here than what I have seen before. The one thing that still bothers me a bit about DLR is how he loves to laugh at his own jokes, when they fall flat and meet with no response. Other than that I like DLR for being the nut he is. Ego still intact.

    • @TKDunn-qq7kd
      @TKDunn-qq7kd Год назад +3

      Glad to see he's sober as well, but I still not sure what he's talking about half the time ;) The only concert I ever walked out of was on the "Fair Warning" tour in fall of '81 in Dallas. After about an hour, they had only played about 4 or 5 songs because Dave was really drunk and just kept yapping between songs - the typical stuff, "Who's ready to party?" and "We gonna rock and roll tonight!". I was a HUGE fan of the band since their debut, but this concert was such a huge disappointment and it was clear that the rest of the band was getting fed up with DLR's ego. I have genuine respect for DLR's talent, especially after reading Ted Templeman's autobiography, and it's a real shame the synergy of DLR, Michael Anthony and Alex/Ed couldn't have lasted a little longer - none of them could capture separately what they had collectively...

  • @crsantin
    @crsantin Год назад +29

    Fascinating interview. Incredibly interesting guy when he's not doing some of his usual schtick.

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +9

      He may be one of the best read rock stars.

    • @mjh5437
      @mjh5437 Год назад

      @@TheTapesArchive Undoubtedly.

  • @Simonthehead
    @Simonthehead Год назад +26

    What a great interview!! Thanks for sharing it, Alan!!! \m/

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +4

      Hey brother! Happy to share it with everyone. So unlike many of his other interviews.

  • @TheParris1
    @TheParris1 5 месяцев назад +2

    THE ANSWER: AUTHENTIC, BOLD, INTELLIGENT ATHLETIC,LOVES HISTORY CREATED HISTORY, NEED I SAY MORE... THANK YOU DLR FOR SHARING,

  • @jameskneubuhl9115
    @jameskneubuhl9115 Год назад +7

    He's a fascinating person, and he's a lot wiser than his public image would suggest. It's too bad Eddie Van Halen couldn't get along with him. RIP Eddie. Steve Vai is still around, if David Lee ever wants to get a killer rock and roll band together again. Gld bless you, David Lee Roth!

    • @jst4horses1
      @jst4horses1 Год назад

      I feel sad that people think Ed and Dave were such enemies, I think like all men, especially those that work closer than family for years, go through a period of sibling rivalry.....and in the public eye it gets enlarged......To me, both were great artists and both had the great egos that go with that....but in a good way, not until Dave and Ed both got addicted badly enough to feud I think it was a lot less than two teen and college age guys ranting at each other. When Ed passed, I think Dave was truly hurt that he had not done more to reconcile whatever had come between them. I think, like most adults, they just came to a fork in the road, and it was time for each to flow in their own path. Most adults do not know how to do that in love and respect, and media surely makes a big buck on gossip about the why!

  • @Kung_Fu_Jesus
    @Kung_Fu_Jesus 7 месяцев назад +1

    Superb interview, such an insight into this rambunctious human being, and masterly choreographed with the questions. Bravo!!

  • @Biteme221
    @Biteme221 Год назад +6

    I was 17 for the 1984 panama tour they were always my favorite rock band I'm so glad to see he is not so much into the alcohol anymore and still around love you Dave 💋❣️

  • @sylvainmirouf4683
    @sylvainmirouf4683 2 месяца назад +1

    So basically this lady asks questions...and Dave as usual proceeds to talk about whatever HE wants for an hour and a half. Genius

  • @jussitikkuri6991
    @jussitikkuri6991 Год назад +2

    I am so happy that I heard this. It too awhile longer than most. When Debbie Millman ,who was freaking awesome as interviewer, named a few songs and the movie "Free Solo"... I actually paused the interview and returned immediately after hearing a few of VH songs and "Free Solo".......... Debbie Millman is awesome and calming. David Lee Roth is so intellectual I was quite surprised. A great treat listening to this .

  • @LELANDSONNEVILLE
    @LELANDSONNEVILLE Год назад +3

    GOOD TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY EXPRESSES HIMSELF ......USING A LOT OF BIG WORDS THAT YOU NEVER HEAR MOST SPEAK....NOT TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEEL STUPID ....BUT HIS WAY OF THINKING OPENING WAYS FOR YOUR THINKING

  • @MADDLADO1
    @MADDLADO1 Год назад +11

    David Lee Roth was a terrific singer, and really inspired the whole band to the dizzying heights of rock and roll infamy, and the music Van Halen produced after that, was never as great, I believe.

    • @producermarin2480
      @producermarin2480 Год назад +4

      DLR made the band! Hagar albeit a good singer, but not DLR!

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Год назад +4

      Dave brought all the pizzazz and razzle-dazzle to Van Halen and made them "Mighty" --- there was just an electric buzz in the air when VH came to your town to rock your ass off

    • @producermarin2480
      @producermarin2480 Год назад

      I really don't understand why some do not like or appreciate good old' Dave@@kerzytibok3211

    • @almatsas351
      @almatsas351 6 месяцев назад

      The fun in Van Halen ended when Shammy joined the band...

  • @Davecomedy
    @Davecomedy Год назад +16

    Wow, barely 20 minutes in and already impressed. “Up the chimneys” stopped me cold. It also looks like Debbie Millman has quite an interesting mix of interviews on her site to check out. Mahalo!!

    • @amandahuginkiss6868
      @amandahuginkiss6868 Год назад +2

      Same, I was not expecting that in a DLR interview.

    • @JoeZaccaris
      @JoeZaccaris Год назад +2

      That was a "stopped cold in my tracks" kind of story!

  • @iddddaduncan
    @iddddaduncan Год назад +11

    So he's great at not answering questions, A natural politician.

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +4

      Nuts to think he'd be considered a young politician in the US.

    • @davidarwood6264
      @davidarwood6264 Год назад

      She called him out on that once. He then came back around and sorta did answer the question ....in a very lengthy way.😅

  • @josephclarke4244
    @josephclarke4244 Год назад +6

    Roth's mental acuity is amazing.

  • @jessenashvillejames150
    @jessenashvillejames150 Год назад +4

    I really didn't care much for David Lee Roth. Always thought he was bit to cocky. However after listening to this recorded tape Podcast. I think he is one of the only humans beings on planet earth that could talk, not stop for all eternity. And if what he said was being wrote down word for word and put into a book. Because of the power he has over the English vocabulary and his ability to tell a story or present information etc. He would have volumes of books 📚 that would require no editing. After watching this Podcast I greatly admire him now.

  • @frederickfaubus242
    @frederickfaubus242 Год назад +2

    This is fantastic !! I always knew David was a Madman. Now it’s confirmed !!! Ha! Ha! To me, he’ll always be the greatest front man in rock music to ever live. Him and Freddie Mercury running neck and neck. As it just doesn’t get any better than that.
    I’m going to share this with everyone I know, as he illustrates what consequently, made him what he is, a Quasar. Every great musician lives to find that perfect front man. It gives them something to play to. If the features thing isn’t great, there’s nothing to accompany. It doesn’t matter how great a musician is, because without a great frontman, there is nothing, in a vocal band. Now if it’s an instrumental band, then that doesn’t apply. But without David Lee Roth, Van Halen would have never been heard of. As great as they were, they would have remained in obscurity.
    Great Interview !!!!
    Faubus

  • @redskywalker3374
    @redskywalker3374 Год назад +4

    Debbie Millman is an incredible interviewer ..like really !!

  • @richardremick1639
    @richardremick1639 Год назад +5

    I love this interview she’s a great interviewer and Roth at his honest best love it ❤thank you 🙏

  • @mglb
    @mglb 3 месяца назад

    I love this guy. An amazing interview. He never, ever disappoints. I could listen to him for days.

  • @mattmacarthur520
    @mattmacarthur520 Год назад +11

    Great content tapes archive !! 💎 Diamond Dave is truly an inspiration. To have the success he’s had and still be reaching and grasping for more in life . Makes you want to be the absolute best version of yourself , time is so precious

  • @theviking102567
    @theviking102567 11 месяцев назад +2

    What is it about the way Dave speaks?? He's sometimes scattershot, usually brilliant and always compelling. Love ya Dave!

  • @drvee1983
    @drvee1983 Год назад +2

    Big surprise on his depth and humor. Also how well read he is along with his knowledge of cultures and accents. The interviewer is quick, and a pro.
    DLR is a brilliant enigma. I'm glad he's still sharp, and with us.
    He's a literal survivor.

  • @tabithathewitch2001
    @tabithathewitch2001 11 месяцев назад +1

    I have a new found respect and understanding of David Lee Roth after hearing this interview!!

  • @michaelreed9887
    @michaelreed9887 Год назад +2

    WHAT A GUY I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT I SPENT A DAY WITH HIM THEN WOKE UP FOUND THIS INTERVIEW NOW I KNOW WHY GOD BLESS DAVID AND THANKS DEBBIE

  • @wiseone6536
    @wiseone6536 Год назад +3

    Wow, one of my favorite singers and life livers speaks about my favorite chef life liver! David Lee inspired me to become a volunteer First Responder and Anthony inspired my chef career and world travel. Cool :) Thanks for this video.

  • @pietrosenerchia1786
    @pietrosenerchia1786 7 месяцев назад +2

    DLR IS A BRAINIAC.. Knows how to keep people on their toes, keep them following him, absolutely Genius.. great on you Dave...

  • @yournamehere7182
    @yournamehere7182 Год назад +6

    I know it's only Roth & Roll but I like it!

  • @97warlock
    @97warlock Год назад +2

    Sounds like he finally grewup. No more random crazy blurbs & ramblings & over the top bragging etc. great interview. he sounds more grounded & normal here

  • @artistpressfischer
    @artistpressfischer 9 месяцев назад +1

    Dave is one of the greatest on earth. He made my day... no wait my life.

  • @shawnsheoon6000
    @shawnsheoon6000 Год назад +3

    Wow. DLR astounds me with his intellect and even more so with his heart and soul.

  • @jefflanham1080
    @jefflanham1080 4 месяца назад +4

    You either GET where Dave’s coming from or you don’t. He’s kind of a mix of Kerouac and Vaudeville……and if you’re under 50 something you probably weren’t raised in any kind of way to understand. If you carefully listen over and over to his RUclips channel…….it is an absolute treasure trove if you’re interested in getting into show-biz!

  • @Xtrvler
    @Xtrvler Год назад +7

    The best interview of anyone; much less DLR. Probably, the only time we have ever heard David without the walls being up. His anger over Eddie's death really comes through in the 30 second answer he gives. Makes me feel of the Van Halens and DLR Much love over this interview!

    • @markpittman1198
      @markpittman1198 Год назад

      I somehow missed that. Where was it in the interview?

    • @thefonzkiss
      @thefonzkiss Год назад +2

      This was recorded the year before Ed died.

    • @Xtrvler
      @Xtrvler Год назад

      Interesting. He was angry with Eddie. Sounded like he felt abandoned. I just assumed it was due to his death. Makes it a little more tragic. Of course, Eddie might not have shared why he couldn't work, at the time. Thanks again for the great recording.@@thefonzkiss

    • @justinkassinger8238
      @justinkassinger8238 10 месяцев назад +1

      No. He said "I wasted ten years of my life waiting for the guitar player". Meaning waiting on the lazy van Halen brothers. Eddie was an asshole. Idk y people love him like he was some angel. Dave's probably talking about 96 - 2006

  • @lisaciconte7409
    @lisaciconte7409 Год назад +3

    WOW! David Lee Roth didn't sound like a jerk during this interview.

  • @Dstew57A
    @Dstew57A Год назад +1

    Great interview..kind of a down to earth guy really. Sounds like he would be a great friend..humble

  • @eviedenmead1492
    @eviedenmead1492 Год назад +11

    Wow, this might be my new favourite Roth interview! That part about New Guinea, Wow just WOW!! Thank for sharing!

    • @TheTapesArchive
      @TheTapesArchive  Год назад +3

      Glad you liked it! What DLR interview was your #1 interview?

  • @zeketrick
    @zeketrick Месяц назад

    Always enjoyable to listen to David Lee Roth Speak, it's the story, the delivery, the person telling it .... The voice..... Enunciation DLR has it all. Bravo 👏

  • @ChrisRockwellRX
    @ChrisRockwellRX Год назад +1

    Excellent interview and chemistry. Vulnerable for Dave. Respect to you both.