Dave knows what he is. He's incredibly self aware.

I was 16 years old when Van Halen with David Lee Roth showed up on MTV'S 1996 music awards show. I didn't even notice any tension between Dave and Eddie because I was extremely excited just to see them back together again. If David Lee Roth was never considered to be part of the band again, Van Halen should have not done the MTV music award show with David Lee Roth because I was certain at that time that the original Van Halen lineup was back together again. I hate that it did not work out at that time because just imagine all the more amazing music the world could have had from Van Halen. It took another ten years before David Lee Roth did officially rejoin Van Halen, but it was not with Michael Anthony which was a bummer. I am just glad that David Lee Roth did get to have one more fun with Van Halen, and one more amazing album A Different Kind Of Truth. Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen!! There will never be another guitar player to change the world like you did.

@larsbonnet17

3 жыл бұрын

I read an interview where Eddie said the record company practically forced them to appear on that MTV thing. I think the egos got in the way of the reunion. It’s frustrating we never got all four back together again and now I’m reading it almost happened, but then Eddie died. So sad.

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

I believe what Ed said in guitar magazine interviews . After they did q&a Dave got pissed when Ed told them he had to have his hip operation and couldn't tour . Dave told Ed not talk about his hip and Ed said OK then Dave screwed himself by saying " You better fukin not ! " It actually broke Ed's heart . When they first got back together they smoked cigars by his studio and tried to make up through all the B.S. that happened after Dave quit .

@rohan750

Жыл бұрын

@@akfreed6949 Dave said I don’t care about your hip this is about me and that’s what ended it for Dave! They even briefly reunited again in 2000 and did some writing but it fucked up again not to long after

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

@@rohan750 I go by what Ed said repeatedly . I don't care what your version is .

@MisterBlue80

10 ай бұрын

I was 16 too man! I remember it too when they all walked out i got Shivers down the back of neck i was So excited.✌🏼

David Lee Roth..."I got a two word plan... Let's Go!"

Oh, the possibilities. But we had to wait 10 more years for a proper reunion. Dave’s voice was in a lot better shape in 96 than it was in 06.

David Lee Roth is a character, and with his intelligence he likes to go off on tangents.

@Mr-Soto

3 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of......me

@FreneticZetetic

3 жыл бұрын

Deceptively high IQ

@Naluhunter

3 жыл бұрын

ADHD no soubt

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

Dave had ADD and ADHD before there were medical terms for it .

@nickslad3164

Жыл бұрын

Wicked smart yea

Funny guy, so much energy. I liked him then and still like him now. I wish the band stay together. David Lee Roth hasn't change he's the main guy in the band.

@maruska67

3 жыл бұрын

@Robin Stiff RIP Eddie, he was an exceptional musician. They all represent Van Halen.

@RichBuddy

3 жыл бұрын

Van Halen ended with David Lee Roth.

@johngoldbunny3206

Жыл бұрын

Energy from what though. He looks heavily medicated in the WHite SMock category. Scary

@darrinplatt7917

Жыл бұрын

David Lee Roth is Van Halen he named the band and is the greatest front man that I know R.i.P Mr Edward Van Halen.

@darrinplatt7917

Жыл бұрын

@@RichBuddy YESSS

David will always be a member of Van Helen. They are like peanut butter and jelly can't have one without the other lol.

@DerekKristopher-es7vi

3 жыл бұрын

wtf’s Van “Helen”

@Darrin.Crawford

3 жыл бұрын

@@DerekKristopher-es7vi Well, you have to admit they do act like little girls.

@gavins.6109

3 жыл бұрын

@@Darrin.Crawford lmfao

@lamarlenoir4595

3 жыл бұрын

That’s shit is funny lol

@scottgrosso9060

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed...but every once in a while you love a Fluffernutter but you always know jelly will hold that place in your heart

Roth is the man!!!!

Van Halen were a stellar production. High-speed, low-drag, harmonic melody of orchestrated, symphonic, performance art.

This must be something like living in Paradise..

David is so awesome!

Me wise magic was the last stand as the original Van Halen One of their best songs

Hes a riot man so California

One if the best frontmen ever 💜

Too bad Eddie waited so long for the DLR reunion. Dave’s voice was toast by that time.

Wow joey ramone interviewing diamond dave

Van Halens first album changed the entire sound of Rock & Roll music, EPIC BAND..

I got busted by the same cop who arrested David Lee Roth in Washington Square Park in 1993! It's hilarious to hear David tell his story. I spent the summer of '93 in Spain, and all my Spanish friends told me to bring some hash home with me, and that they always carried it on airplanes with never a problem. So I bought a fat ounce of this incredible Moroccan hash and put it in my shoes. When I landed at Kennedy airport a drug dog sniffed me right out. They took me to into a detention room, where I was strip searched and held till detectives arrived to arrest me. At first there were two cops and two customs officers and they were all very cool. I relaxed a little, still fearing prison, and start making small talk and making them laugh. After an hour or so we had a nice rapport going when three detectives entered the room. These guys looked mean and I thought my hopes of a merciful lesser charge were gone. But they turned out to be cool too, and when one of the detectives was questioning me, I was wondering what charges I was facing, and I blurted, "Whatever happened to David Lee Roth when he got arrested in the spring?" The detective proudly cried out, "That was me! I ran that sting and I was David Lee Roth's arresting officer!" I chuckle about that to this day. As for me? They told me the cutoff was 25 grams--under 25 was considered misdemeanor personal use and over 25 was felony intent to distribute. I groaned and started shitting because I had three bars that were over 10 grams each. They told me the hash was being weighed before they knew what to charge me, then one of cops returned, all but winked at me and said, "You just slid under the wire at 24.2 grams. They released me and I went to stay the night with a friend in Washington Heights. I was so geeked out I was dying for a smoke just to relax. Riding the subway to my friend's place I reached in my pocket and found a nice chunk of hash in the lint. We slept very well that night. I appeared at Kew Gardens Court in Queens a month later. A new law had taken effect October 1st that automatically reduced the charge to disorderly conduct and I paid a $75 dollar fine.

@mussman717word

3 жыл бұрын

👀🧠💥🤜🤛🤝

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

Either your source screwed you on the weight or they probly gave you a lesser charge because they liked you OR maybe some of your stash DISAPPEARED somehow .

@beckigreen

Жыл бұрын

@@akfreed6949 Are you dense? He said the cops winked at him. Isn’t it obvious?

I've got a two word plan, "Hello Cleveland" LOL

6:26 Dave’s look “why is this moron talking to me”

As much as Howard and Robin are like milk and cookies, she's a PAIN IN THE ASS.

@moreblack

3 жыл бұрын

She knew exactly what was up tho, he wasn't in the band and Howard was convinced that he was.

It never happened until 10 years later Ed said: "Davi was being Davi So I didn't want to"

This was terrific, thank you! I had forgotten this interview and made me smile.😁

"I'm delighted." So DLR. Btw, Super Bowl 22 was in 1988. He is so so cool. The hat.

Like many bands you need that special combination of people who have that energy and karakter talent that spark only in that combination they only need to find each other or Els iT wont People are Beautiful dont waste youre energy with war and negativity look for love ❤️🦋

Let the Man speak!

@joetanaka6446

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly Howard but you too boo!

Me Wise Magic was really cool. Sad that VH didn't stay together in 96. With Michael Anthony's voice, they still could have had a decade plus of great stuff ahead, but they went in weird directions. I loved Gary Cherone, but he was in an impossible position honestly.

@MarkKramKarmVI

2 жыл бұрын

Do you believe?

06:42 - That's not what Noel Monk said in his book. In 1984, Michael Anthony was written out of all Royalties (including those for the already completed 1984 album) Publishing and Future revenue from Van Halen albums, and became a waged member of the band. This means Dave is blatantly lying, or cares so little about MA that he has actually forgotten.

Howard was stirring the pot. I miss this era.

Awesome! Love it

I like david lee roth his a good singer I like his voice it's great

@davidmerlin3344

3 жыл бұрын

He was in the 80s BUT those days are gone. He is TERRIBLE now.

@shallotonions3296

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmerlin3344 Well, Yeah, But it's still great to look back at concerts with him from 2012 - 2015 with Van Halen, I like seeing them back together.

@paulmc3457

2 жыл бұрын

Especially his signature screech no other vocalist could reproduce.

@beckigreen

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmerlin3344 He still sounds better than you.

Dave is a master entertainer, he doesn’t have the brand captured like Elvis but he’s just as impressive.

Man, if they had managed to pull it off together in 1996...

Without Dave there is no Vh

@jameswilliams1612

Жыл бұрын

No, without Edward Van Halen there is no Van Halen.

@emmanuelbongar7370

Жыл бұрын

@@jameswilliams1612Technically, he’s right. Van Halen would’ve been Mammoth

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

Sam Hagar + Van Halen = Journey 2.0

@peanutbutterisfu

Жыл бұрын

Clearly that’s not true as Sammy was in the band for 11 years and were a bigger band with Sammy. The true statement is without Eddie there is no VH.

@beckigreen

Жыл бұрын

@@peanutbutterisfu Wrong.

I love Robin

Robin was right. It wasn't a band where DLR was concerned. It was a Van Halen business and they were in effect hiring and firing lead singers. They even replaced Michael Anthony with another VH. Once when DLR said he was the star he was told to remember the name of the band. It was VH, not Roth.

@williamnimbach6419

3 жыл бұрын

Roth's attitude Prolly didn't help but I agree bc the same thing happened with Sammy everything Roth said about Eddie Sammy backed it up

@stiffrichard2816

3 жыл бұрын

It was Roth's idea to call the band Van Halen. The truth is, Roth is a bit much, yes, but he was the one who took the band to the top and once they got there, they wanted more control over their direction. They didn't think he was going to quit but when he did and left them high and dry, the hate for him ran deep ever since. But it was all to cover up their own issues. They did Sammy and Michael just as raw.

@williamnimbach6419

3 жыл бұрын

@@stiffrichard2816 they way they treated Michael Anthony is just downright shameful!!!

At this time, the van Halen bros.hired mith malloy.he watched that and said wtf?

I love DLR but he does play acoustic for the song Ice Cream Man I don't know if he does it all the time but I have seen him do it David Lee Roth is Van Halen..

David Lee was the charisma of the band and their performances. Sammy was like the substitute teacher filling in. I liked Sammy Solo better than teamed with Van Halen. I loved Roths Solo work. I'm surprised Van Halen survived at all without Roth. Turns out while this interview happened they were just getting the Cancer diagnosis of Van Halen and all these plans got scratched....

@paulgtarist

Жыл бұрын

Roth wasn't VH. Van Halen lasted because of Eddie. People came to see VH shows to see Eddie. Regardless of who any of the lead singers were at any time in the history of that band, it was always about Eddie. Roth clearly couldn't make it without them. His career went in the toilet after he left Van Halen. Sammy on the other hand made it just fine before AND after VH. Roth doesn't have that kind of ability.

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

This was made soon after the MTV incident .

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

@@paulgtarist Captain Candyass isn't doing so well after HE QUIT Van Halen . Before joining Van Halen he sold millions per album . He can't anymore .

Gotta love original VH, but no disrespect to Sammy, he showed up and kicked ass w VH

6:42 Michael Anthony had all his publishing royalties taken away from the album 1984 on. Read Nole Monks book and it explains it all. He was then a hired gun and was just paid a percentage (a small one) of the touring revenue.

@MrOccyc

3 жыл бұрын

It drives me nuts when guys like Eddie Truck interview him, they never bring up the subject. And then, never ask about how the brothers treated him with the reunion tour.

@buddywilliams5650

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrOccyc rock Star Ed Trunk brings up the whole Michael thing in the Vito Bratta interview from early 2007.

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

In Ed's defense , Ed took royalties away from Mike from 1984 because he did ALL THE COMPOSING from the start . Ed showed the rest of the band all the demos he and Donn Landee mixed with Ed playing all the instruments . And that's his right . Ed wrote all the songs . Mike played whatever Ed wanted him to play . Yeah , it's a really a dick move BUT if Mike felt screwed he should have quit . It's not like he didn't make anything . He still made alotta money .

Poor Dave. He really got duped for the Greatest Hits album and we lost a chance to see them together live during that period. A 1996 Van Halen tour AND the reunited original Kiss in concert? The mind boggles.

And just watch. Diamond Dave, with all his bravado, probably will be the last one standing after the rest of the band has passed away.

@drinkingpoolwater

Жыл бұрын

im thinking the same thing. dlr will be around a while. he’s taken care of his health lately.

Vince Neil and Brett Michaels looked up to David Lee ~

They re booted Dave after he chided Edward for mentioning Eddie's hip replacement to the media.

he was Stern knowing he only cut 3 tunes with the brothers and they told him to kick rocks.

After all of these years in retrospect it’s easy to see where the problems might have been. I certainly wish they had went with Dave at that point. I LOVE Gary Cherone’s singing and with Extreme, but he just wasn’t the right fit with VH, I don’t think anyone would ever been better than Dave. Sammy did great, but it had to be with new material, I never liked him singing the old stuff. It’s the same when Dave did the VH tunes with Vai and Billy, as great as they are musically, it didn’t sound right. The original lineup was just it. Dave’s voice officially gave out after the 2007-2008 tour. The 2012 shows musically were incredible, but man Dave was just off. It’s all subjective and this is just my opinion. I’m just glad I got to see them live so many times in their heyday. Like so many millions, man do I miss Edward. R.I.P. Edward 🙏🎸

This was back in the day when Howeird still looked like a man.

Dave I believe you owe Mitch malloy a huge thank you for clearing way for you to finish up with Van Halens career....VH FOREVER 🙏 🎤🎤🎤🎸 🎸 🥁 🖤

❣️ 0:40

Dave over played his hand back then and blew it.

@paulmc3457

2 жыл бұрын

Well, he definitely got blown thousands of times, but you got a point there. He was, and will forever be irreplaceable as the front man in the stadium rock and roll world of bands!

@jamiehovis7722

Жыл бұрын

@@paulmc3457 he is gay and currently married to his male chef. he was known to hit on guys back in van halen days. he likes it in the but.

skipgalv Are you the person who filmed the 97 Seattle Dio clip "Mistreated"? If so, do you have any more footage. All three bands I knew, and am still friends with the main opening band, Faustus. I was on my left touching the stage.

Weird how Differently he talked about this in his Book

@smkxodnwbwkdns8369

2 жыл бұрын

how did he talk about this???

Van Halen much better than van Hagar!!

@shallotonions3296

2 жыл бұрын

I like both, But I prefer Van Halen

Meanwhile VH had already tried out Mitch Malloy and was supposedly asked to join! Mitch saw Dave on MTV and shit his pants and said never mind...

@thefonzkiss

2 жыл бұрын

Both Malloy and Cherone had already been told they were in the band at this point. They had FOUR singers in 96. Hagar Malloy Cherone and Roth. That’s why Ed was so uncomfortable.

Never really understood why getting back into VH was always so important to him....going from a free-as-a-bird sucessful solo artist then back to being a band member....?

@MrOccyc

Жыл бұрын

By 1996, Dave was pretty much done. I think he needed being back in the band. The shame of it all was, the VH bros. Led him to believe he was back in the band. Pretty shoddy

@acefromspace2727

4 ай бұрын

Yep by 1996 Dave was only playing small theaters in 2nd and 3rd tier markets. This was post grunge and Dave was no longer considered “cool” since he was so associated with the 80’s. Dave also kept his personal life very private so he was out of the public eye which also made people lose interest. You can tell in this interview he desperately wanted to get back in Van Halen.

3:03 um probably like 11 years from now

The interview obviously took place before the wheels fell off _ Dave was so excited _ not cool

Hello Cleveland ... not.

4:18 twomad

real van halen fans never listened to them after dave left the band. everyone knows the singer is the band. the vocals is the most important instrument in a band. period.

@RichBuddy

3 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Mod you must play bass lol

@doberchic

3 жыл бұрын

^ This is true for me. Same with AC/DC. They ceased to exist after Bon passed. It's not personal. I'm sure Sammy & Bryan are nice people but they aren't VH or AC/DC, to me.

@RichBuddy

3 жыл бұрын

@@doberchic the same thing happened with Journey. The singer is the most important instrument in a band. When Journey lost Steve Perry, they found a filipino guy who sounded exactly like him. They could not reform Journey without the voice. Any 12 year old can play a musical instrument and play the journey songs but the singer, that is the most special talent in any rock band.

@nate-ds9tg

3 жыл бұрын

You sound like a DLR fanboy. REAL Van Halen fans listen to whatever they want, whether it be Dave, Sammy, or even Cherone. It's all Van Halen. Don't be a gatekeeper.

@robwebnoid5763

3 жыл бұрын

The same happened with the 90's rock band Dishwalla. I was a fan of them since 2002 until JR Richards, the OG lead vocal, left the band. His unique vocal has more "bass" in it than the current lead vocal (Justin Fox) & to me JR is the "sound" of oldschool Dishwalla. I don't even care to listen to Dishwalla's newest album (with Fox). I grew up with DLR-VH, so songs like Panama & Jump don't sound right without DLR singing in them.

CUBIC ZIRCONIA 🖤

Mitch Malloy was selected to be the next Van Halen front man. How DLR got back in is a mystery to me.

@Mario_N64

2 жыл бұрын

I think their plan was: let's see how we hit it off with Dave back, and if it doesn't work, we got Mitch. If the album's a hit, we keep Dave for a tour. Malloy figured that out and quit.

@Backwoodssmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mario_N64 no in interviews later Malloy saw DLR with them at the awards show and they never contacted him again.

@Mario_N64

2 жыл бұрын

@@Backwoodssmith I guess they were basically trying to play both sides, and seeing what worked out better. They were stringing both guys along.

@Backwoodssmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mario_N64 thats possible. Or so high that they didnt care.

Too bad it didn’t pan out in 1996. Damn Shame. The brothers seem like they were BOTH extremely difficult.

@zookytar

Ай бұрын

They all seemed difficult but as much as I love dlr he has to take the blame for being mad at Eddie for having hip surgery. Wish he'd been more understanding and/or Eddie had been able to take one out-of-bounds comment.

The brothers are Van Halen , without Dave L. Roth there is no mainstream # 1 hits or top 100. And Sammy was also a big part of Van Hagar.

@smkxodnwbwkdns8369

2 жыл бұрын

Not true, with david they only had one number one hit, with Sammy many more hits

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 yeah , but Dave sold more than all the Van Hagar albums COMBINED with just the first album and 1984 .

@smkxodnwbwkdns8369

Жыл бұрын

@@akfreed6949 dave’s van halen albums all spent a decade longer on the shelves and it wasn’t until the 90s anyway until those two albums achieved diamond status. Initially, sammy’s albums did just as well as Dave’s albums, and the sales were more consistent going multi-platinum in two years where many of Dave’s albums like Fair Warning and III only went platinum. People forget that during the 70s Van Halen was considered heavy metal. Besides “Jump” they didn’t get as much airplay as they did during the Sammy years when they crossed over to a pop audience which is much bigger than hard rock audience. Eventually, dave’s era transcended Sammys era and had more legs in terms of sales. Point is, both were very successful and it was the band namely Eddie that wrote all the music, not a flashy singer with pipes.

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 yeah? Van Hagar shot up to number one more often BUT the sales dropped FASTER . Dave's era will ALWAYS outsell Captain Candyass's . Remember I only named 2 albums .

@smkxodnwbwkdns8369

Жыл бұрын

@@akfreed6949 but that’s due to an accident of history. the grunge movement initiated a stigma against glam. sammy’s hagar is very glam. other glam bands struggle to this day over the stigma with the exception of motly crue, that having a lot to do with the dirt movie. Hence the david era continuing to sell while the sammy eta stalled. album sales was killed by napstar, after about 2005 no one sells any albums. if music sales were controlled, perhaps those sammy albums with an extra decade would catch up with dave. and im speaking as someone who prefers the dave era and cant even listen to sammy, who i never liked. im only trying to see it objectively and not thru lens of my own bias.

Are you sure this footage isn’t from 1976?

Thank god I saw the 1984 tour……it all went to shit after this…..

It's not the swingingest anymore.

Wow they keep trampling his thoughts and asking him dumb questions. shame

They wanted nothing to do with him!🤣😆

Baby Steps Dave . . . Baby Steps . . . lo l

Cocaine is a helluva drug

Human cartoon

love dave but sammy van halen will always be the best version of vh to me

i won’t like roth as a roomate

Hey Howard… Have you ever heard of Wolfman Jack? Quit taking credit for starting at all!

Looking back at these old videos, I realize how obnoxious Robbin was. She served literally no purpose except a cover for Howard to make jokes about black people.

Howard is so wrong here. Too much ego and not enough understanding.

This didn't age very well! Kinda like Dave himself!

Shut up, Robin.

Howard Stern sucks. Why this guy? Can't stand him. Love how all these guys had all their predictions. Meanwhile Gary Cherone. They should have reunited in 96 when they had the momentum with Me Wise Magic and Can't get this stuff no more. And were still young enough energy wise, to put on a good show. However, we got VH with Dave 12 years later and without Micheal Anthony. Hmm.

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