David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Roth is best known as the originaland currentlead singer of the Pasadena, California-based hard rock band Van Halen. He is also known as a successful solo artist, releasing numerous RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum records. After more than two decades apart, Roth re-joined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 October 1955
CountryUnited States of America
It's always irritated me that people say, 'Where's the action? Oh wow, there's no action here; let's go somewhere else.' These people will never find the action.
The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.
Stick your head above the crowd and eventually somebody will throw a rock at it.
Music videos are like girlfriends. I'm constantly amazed on what other people doing
Nobody's going to get a hot dog at my concert!
In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street in New York City, that's bohemian; that's left-wing.
What's missing is the testosterone. What's missing is the fury. What's missing is the passionate convicted commitment. And I got a lot of mine from my religious background. So y'all best stop imagining the way Dr. Zorba looked, or some defenseless Hasidic Jew with a little yarmulke on his head, 'cause that ain't here for you.
Ya know, I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing - a hamburger and fries to go - but to him it was just the greatest thing ever, and he was going to make it the greatest thing ever for everybody else, and he did.
Van Halen can keep providing the rain and I'll keep providing the parade.
Many of the critics have kids of their own. It scares the hell out of them to think that their kids could be anything remotely like David Lee Roth.
I knew already when I was seven years old, that I wanted to be on stage and entertain people. I sell laughs. Here, you got one for free!
The most important part of any rock song is the guitar solo.
I know that people think I'm a party king; but, face it, if I finished the bottle every time I took a drink, I wouldn't be able to do the aerials I do onstage.
People say that life is a cesspool of darkness and dispair. Well we of Van Halen are sailing through it in a yacht!