There’s a discipline to it and a seriousness that’s squired away a lot at times, but we came from a fiery, competitive background that has nothing to do with Woodstock or a hippie kind of element. This crucial element was an undercurrent to Van Halen.

My day started with standing at attention and waiting for her to spin her finger-she wanted to see the back, and she’s gonna look down-you literally had to pull up your pant legs to show her your socks and your boots, and if they didn’t match your shit she was liable to throw her grilled cheese sandwich at you. All of the tough, the feisty, the scrappy, and the moxie comes from mom. My mom was the critical vote in my family, always was-not dad. They didn’t have much to do with the front man in Led Zeppelin, much as you might expect-they had more to do with Miles Davis, Kurosawa, and P.T. Who were your heroes when you were growing up?įor starters, they all wore suits to work. How did he get from there to here? It’s a vastly circuitous and wildly entertaining story-but let’s let him tell it. Lately, though, he’s been fronting Inktheoriginal, the just-launched skincare line specifically made to preserve, protect, and highlight tattoos and keep them from fading. “Today I’m 1920s Peaky Blinders,” he says, and within seconds he’s very credibly quoting Schopenhauer and Mark Twain, telling me about his weekly visits to his mother, who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s, and seating himself at the head of a large table while an assistant pours him a Scotch on the rocks.įrom 1978 to 1985, Roth was more often dressed in zebra-striped leotards, his long locks bleached and teased, as he fronted Van Halen, the era-defining band that sold more than 80 million records. More to come.ĭavid 131 Totally Uncensored Minutes with David Lee Roth, From His New Tattoo Skincare Line to the Secret of Van Halenĭavid Lee Roth strolls into the Turret Penthouse of the Beekman Hotel at dusk, nattily dressed in a slim three-piece suit of his own design in plaid wool flannel anchored by sturdy black boots. We’re told the Vogue interview is the first of four interviews David Lee Roth gave recently. Now that we got the Van Halen part out of the way, we can tell you that Dave has been keeping very busy while Van Halen has been lying low. He’s super excited and passionate about his new business venture, INK the original, in which he is the founder and sole investor.

Yes, David Lee Roth is still in Van Halen.

(They are on their regular hiatus, but not retired) And speaking of “Jamie’s Cryin'”, Dave retells the story that’s always worth hearing again – how he achieved just the right vocals on the track thanks to sharing hits on a joint with a few Earth, Wind & Fire roadies!įind more episode of The Roth Show at Dave’s YouTube Channel HERE.There’s a brand new David Lee Roth interview in VOGUE. But before you read it, we have a bit of exclusive VH & DLR news. It’s famously known among Van Halen fans as “The Looney Tunes Promo”. He recalls memories of he and Eddie Van Halen going around the country from station to station promoting the Warner Brothers’ 12-inch red vinyl promo record including “Runnin’ With The Devil”, “Eruption”, “Ice Cream Man”, “You Really Got Me” and “Jamie’s Cryin'”. Later in the episode, Dave transitions from his childhood days of listening to radio to the days Van Halen arrived on the radio in 1978 with their debut single “You Really Got Me”. Along the way are vintage radio clips from various radio stations like KPPC FM in Pasadena and legendary DJs like Murray the K and Wolfman Jack.

From AM to FM, it’s a trip around the dial and through radio history in the latest episode of The Roth Show.ĭavid Lee Roth returns with a new episode of his podcast and this time he shares his love of radio with a history of the medium from its early days through to the birth of FM rock radio in the late 60s.

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