I have a memory I can see and feel clear as day. After doing coke all night, it was about 7 am and I was out of blow. I looked out the window and saw a man walking out of a market with a coffee and a newspaper. I’ll never forget how I felt, how much I wished I had gone to bed at 10 pm, and had awoken feeling good, going out to grab a coffee and the paper. Thank God I got out of that. Nowadays I won’t even drink because I’m not willing to waste a day to a hangover.

@harryballs5080

2 жыл бұрын

@Ace Mechanical isn’t it funny how our brains retain seemingly innocuous things during our lives that turn out to be real turning points for us? Glad you’re on the right track. 👍

@freddiesoverbite6162

2 жыл бұрын

That birds chirping thing she said really hit home with me. I’ve been right there so many times.

@freeatlast1963

2 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful comment .....

@nickpruett8022

2 жыл бұрын

Truth!!!

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how simple memories like that can stick for a lifetime --- just seeing a man getting a morning coffee and paper can turn your whole life around, brother

Sammy H. has said that Valerie is one of the coolest, nicest, and down to earth women he has ever known. He said that Valerie always stayed out of their way when they would jam at Eds home studio , sometimes she would come have a listen and sip a beer , and just stay out of their way with no attitude , because she knew they were working .

@andy-doublebarrelhouseband5686

11 ай бұрын

She seems like that in person

@juanpabloperez9063

3 ай бұрын

Sammy the red ballader is a big mouth bastard

What Valerie Bertinelli said about the birds chirping bugging her, and hating the sunrise. I can totally relate because I had a cocaine habit all through the 1980s and I hated the sunrise and I hated the sound of birds. I love both now! Been clean since 1997!

@herbertrodriquez6456

Жыл бұрын

The fourth of July makes 26 years for me too.

@flipnap2112

Жыл бұрын

congrats. its telling how many people can relate to the bird chipping bit. When you can identify you know we all shared the same horror train. Sobriety is a Godsend and I consider myself blessed. stay strong and keep on keeping on.

@herbertrodriquez6456

Жыл бұрын

Thanks,you too

@toddcampbell9044

Жыл бұрын

Good for you. I’m 2 years clean from alcohol and on the Vivatrol shot

@herbertrodriquez6456

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong

Mrs. Bertinelli’s description of drug use is so spot on regardless of whether or not you’re famous.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

@@latsnojokelee6434 that Letterman show is hilarious --- she is describing how much she hates the editor of Penthouse Magazine while her hubby is standing nearby totally ignoring her LOL --- Letterman just seemed amused by a cocaine couple in the 80s!

@markvarbero4302

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@markvarbero4302

2 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! I Can soooo relate to the birds chirping thing!!! She nailed it!! It also took me years to appreciate a sunrise again. I can't believe how spot on that was. Glad your clean now Valerie

@antrygis1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Nick I remember when coke was something the rich did. Like studio 54. Before it turned into crack and the cities and jails got full of sad souls who got hooked on it. Hey, I'm tired. I worked all week and I'm depressed from working and being tired so I'll get a pick me up. It ain't speed. It's O.K. And I've got some money. Next thing you know you've spent $300 bucks and you're crawling on the carpet. Glad I wasn't rich enough to do the amount those guys did. Plus....I had to go to work! Oh, we can laugh now but, as Rick James said, "Cocaine....it's a hell of a drug.." Saw Eddie in 88 on the 1st day of the Monsters of Rock tour. He did his solo thing but I could see a druggie/drunk thing happening. Hey, he was still great but....it made him a little off. The Scorpions who preceded them were a well oiled R+R machine and if not for the drugs and drink...he would've been even better. Who knows? But musically the Scorps kicked Van Halen's ass that night. Despite Eddie's genius. R.I.P. Glad he had a clear head when he passed.

@skinovtheperineum1208

2 жыл бұрын

@@antrygis1 - I saw the same thing happen at a Blue Oyster Cult/Black Sabbath concert. Blue Oyster Cult opened and by the time they were done, nobody gave two shits about Black Sabbath.

Coke is the biggest waste. Luckily for me I moved away and my wife found out and I had a choice. I chose my wife. The craziest thing is after a few weeks you don't miss it. After 6 months I found what is really special, eating healthy, living an active life and giving love to my family. The high from that doesn't go away in 20 mins.

@seanmccall7277

2 жыл бұрын

True story brother... glad you found the truth... I did too, although I was lost for a while and almost didn't come back.

@paulgentile1024

2 ай бұрын

Amen

In the 80's I was a guitarist bouncing from band to band, constantly drinking, smoking weed, dropping acid and snorting coke. I only coke one day after miraculously avoiding cutting my hand off in a plastic shredding machine at my part time factory job. It scared me so bad I stopped coke and never messed with it again. Still amazes me how I survived.

@dwightjones2537

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Boy sounds like I had the same experience but never about cutting my hand off ...glad you didn't do that bro... cocaine... damn that cocaine ...It never did what it was supposed to do... out of anything that made me play The Worst ...I didn't do a lot of cocaine wasn't my cup of tea.. kind of like only when you have to fit in for a moment and do a few and then they leave you alone...that stuff expensive...cocaine made me feel depressed and stuck... plus more depressed when I came down... damn you cocaine you lied to me hope you don't lie to everybody else

@therightisright8276

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwightjones2537 Metallica really summed it up in Master of Puppets.

Gotta appreciate that woman's honesty. She doesn't shift blame or try to protect an image. She doesn't pretend to be a saint either. Shit happens. It happened to her and she dealt with it the best she could at the time. All anyone can do is try thier best. It doesn't matter what hand you are dealt. It's what you do with it. I'm so tired of people bitching about things or trying to "out victim" anyone within earshot.

@zebrastreet9993

2 жыл бұрын

Robert \ But she could have written her book and promoted it by being dishonest, shifting blame, and pretending to be a saint. All things to make herself look better. The point of the comment seems to be that she is not doing those things. Also she’s been famous for a very long time, since she was a kid, and she talks about other things, like the three hit TV shows she’s starred on, and her weight struggles. You might have a point if she were ONLY famous for being a rock stars ex and the mother of his child, but she’s famous more for her own career. She didn’t get her Emmys and her Golden Globes for being married to him.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

I like her honesty but Valerie shouldn't be writing books about her life --- she was a star on a hit TV show like 45 years ago and she was married to a rock star for 20 years and that's really about it --- she's milking it way too much

@zebrastreet9993

2 жыл бұрын

Tom Mitchell Her third hit TV show ended like just 5 or 6 years ago. From what I read she has another sitcom launching this year. She has published cookbooks, and she also has had a successful run hosting shows on the Food Network and has a new one coming up. So she has plenty more going on than a sitcom 45 years ago. And who are you to be declaring who should or should not be writing books? Her books sell, justifying her book publishing deals.

@manhalen7046

2 жыл бұрын

@@zebrastreet9993 Exactly, she has reinvented herself a number of times and that takes serious intelligence, introspection and hard work. To say shes a has been is such a bullshit comment.

@robincrabtree9981

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rjensen2, absolutely..

I think it's great what she is doing. Eddie dealt with shit tons of anxiety and depression. We all love him as a player but the dude was a real human just like all of us. I'm glad to know Ed got to feel that enlightenment eventually and learn to appreciate.

@deletebilderberg

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@Hengry-hn7rb

2 жыл бұрын

That’s crazy that this man had anxiety & depression, this man was loved by millions. He was a talented genius musician, sold millions of albums, had money to burn & all the women.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think many people realize that Ed's father Jan started him on alcohol --- happened after a German Shepherd bit Ed on the leg when he was 10 --- his Dad told him to drink some whiskey and have a smoke and it would dull the pain --- that got him on the road to alcoholism and drug addiction!

@ZiddersRooFurry

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hengry-hn7rb Having all the love in the world doesn't matter. Anxiety and depression are caused by brain chemicals being off-kilter. They're not something that fame and respect or self-love is going to fix. You need help with that stuff.

@ZiddersRooFurry

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommitchell7294 Like most addicts I think Ed tried to pass things like that off as just being stuff people of his father's generation did. In that interview, he also stated that it's just what his father's generation did. He didn't seem to understand that the reason addiction is generational has a lot to do with genetics.

My dad would mow the lawn early I mean early in the morning. And when he new I had been up or out all nite he would let the lawnmower idle right by my window! I miss that man! Love you pops

@Budman_4044

Жыл бұрын

I know the feeling. But my dad wasn't making noise outside my bedroom window to annoy me. He had asthma and when his lungs got an infection, he'd be put on prednisone. He'd be up at 3 or 4 in the morning with his table saw and tools building something. We didn't have AC so our windows were always open in the summer. I complained to mom at the time but what I wouldn't give now to here that saw going to have him back.

I have a theory on 'why' David Lee Roth hated Valerie Bertinelli. I cannot prove this theory, as, only David Lee Roth would know whether this theory is/was true or not, but, I sincerely believe that in David's mind, and in David's soul, both he and Edward Van Halen enjoyed a bond for many years, a bond, or, as I would suggest, a Musical Marriage, and, even though women came and went, then next morning DLR and EVH still had their Musical Marriage in which they enjoyed song-writing, touring, recording and fame and money! Along comes Valerie Bertinelli, and she begins a new romance with Eddie, and, David Lee Roth feels threatened by her, because 'she' is the one thing that could potentially end Dave's relationship with Edward, and she alone is the one thing/person that could get in between both Dave and Ed, and so, he didn't know how to deal with her so he simply showed her hatred, rejection and ice-cold vibes. This is what I've come to become aware of, both back then, and especially now with hearing Valerie's own words in this here video. Hopefully one day, some day, Dave and Val can have a sit-down and discuss these things. Anyways, Cheers Everyone!

@latsnojokelee6434

2 жыл бұрын

I think you’re on the right path. These guys knew each other since about high school age, and I’ve met guys before that don’t like it when one of them gets a girlfriend. It disrupts the harmony is they see it.

@PaulyV56

2 жыл бұрын

FDLR

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say you're pretty much spot on and even Dave would admit it --- David Lee worked his ass off to make Van Halen a successful band and anyone who knows the details of how he had to audition multiple times to get into that band knows that he wasn't taking anything for granted --- so when Valerie comes along and marries Ed, then Dave instantly foresaw the "Yoko Destruction of Van Halen" unfolding before his eyes and that's why he turned the cold shoulder on her --- she was wrecking all of Dave's dreams!

@nenadmomcilovic9133

2 жыл бұрын

The introduction of Valerie wouldve changed the whole dynamic of the group.

@nickgodfrey1148

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on I reckon. Think it was the same with Tyler and Perry.

We usually only did coke like on a Friday or Saturday night along with a case or 2 of beer but that's how our dirty drug addiction started. After awhile coke wasn't really good enough so we started smoking crack and doing heroin to come down from the crack crash. That party lasted for me like 23 years until 1/2 my friends were dropping like flies and some of them were younger than me but even that wasn't motivation enough for me to quit. I had to lose my 2 children and fiancee and sit in jail for a while before i was able to fully stop using drugs. Once i got outta jail i packed my bags the next day and got the hell outta New York and moved to the middle of nowhere North Carolina where nobody could find me cause i knew it would just be a matter of time if i stayed in NY that the same old ways would start happening again. I forced myself to stay in NC and here i am about 10 years clean now. I'm one of the few of my group of friends that survived. 🙏

@oneeyedmonster9460

2 жыл бұрын

You poor thang

@DanielJKoubleRenegadeNation

2 жыл бұрын

Literally everyone I know does either coke or crack, they range from full blown habits to manageable habits (for now) to dabblers. Despite having done coke myself several times in the past I always found it very overrated and overpriced. So never got addicted and seem to feel no urge to join in even if people around me are caning it... I may even do the odd line if offered just to be sociable ...and then it's like "yeah it's okay" and I'll leave at that... Some of my friends genuinely think it's crazy that I'm not even remotely craving for more, because in their case they are the exact opposite and just want to shovel as much as possible...there's never enough for 'em...meanwhile I'm like "nah... I'm good" I'd never pay for it because I think it's a waste of money personally and it barely has any affect on me anyway so what's the point ? . I thought that maybe I have a non addictive personality ...but I still smoke cigarettes and tobacco which I am addicted to. Someone suggested that because I have Ritalin prescribed for adult ADHD my body may be so adjusted to stimulants ... that maybe they barely affect me... The Ritalin I have is very slow release...but it is pretty much constantly in my system ...so it is possible I have never known anyone personally to die from cocaine...but know of a few who OD'd on Heroin . (something I've never touched myself and never will) There have been plenty who've died from alcohol though. (something I used to do plenty of but now down to the odd beer or glass of red with a meal once in blue moon...who'd have thought?) I've heard of the "heroin to come down from the crack crash." thing . Last year one of my closest friends did this while staying in a hostel ...I was like Wtf? so let her stay at mine for a few weeks to get her away from that environment. Happy to say she is now relatively clean . The weird thing is that as a teenager ...I'd always be the one who was getting fucked up and doing stupid shit Never thought I'd end up being the adult in the room 40 years later...

@zappa1723

2 жыл бұрын

Never did crack but we had a columbian connection thru the. Late 70s & early 80s then I walked away from it all.

@oneeyedmonster9460

2 жыл бұрын

@@zappa1723 I don't believe you.

@fritzherrmann762

2 жыл бұрын

I went thru hell and back until In 2018, moved to Mountains and do not do drugs anymore.

Valerie BERTINELLI and Eddie VAN HALEN were soulmates. They were both lucky to have found each other. Valerie appreciates and knows that David Lee ROTH is an amazing lyricist and a brilliant mind individual. Eddie was an introverted, genius musician who formed one of the greatest songwriting partnerships with the extroverted DLR. Blessings from above for destiny to have brought together EVH, DLR, Michael ANTHONY and Alex VAN HALEN. Our generation is lucky to have had the Mighty VAN HALEN between 1974 and 1985. Long live the Mighty VAN HALEN.

@jimmysapien9961

Жыл бұрын

I lived it too R.I.P. Eddie

@iowa7693

Жыл бұрын

I remember waiting anxiously on MTV, World Premier! 'Have you seen Juniors grades'? So relatable, I never came home for half the week either

@jamesragsdale8202

Жыл бұрын

​@@iowa7693I think you mean Hot for Teacher and not the cradle will rock.

@iowa7693

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesragsdale8202 no, that was the cradle will rock. The kid is into losing sleep, winds up tired of who he meets and he's unemployed unemployed. And the cradle will rock ROCK ON!

@slowery43

Жыл бұрын

you have absolutely zero clue about anything you're posting about, you've never met any of these people yet you speak like you think you're an expert

She is always so honest about everything. They lived it

@christopherweise438

2 жыл бұрын

fdafdsa fdsafdsa - The part about being totally gacked, and the birds chirping is very real. I lived that as well. I'd hear the birds chirping and knew i had lost track of time and it was so late that i had to be at work soon. Just hated that. She nailed that feeling.

I've been there...should've stopped three bumps ago. I can relate.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

You can tell Valerie and Eddie did a lot of coke because the phrase "just do a little bump" rolls so easily off her tongue --- only true addicts talk like that

RIP Ed and thanks for the fantastic body of guitar work that is your musical legacy...

I remember being 21 at a Stones concert in Orlando in 1981. Van Halen opened and I was the most excited to see Valerie sitting side stage during VH’s performance. She and Eddie were truly both rockstars-rock gods-in my mind. RIP EVH

@bettygreenhansen

Жыл бұрын

@KingLouisV Were you even alive then? I had seen VH a time or two before. I grew up with Valerie (in a sense) aging along with her (relatively the same age) as her celebrity life played out emanating from her hit ensemble show, “One Day At A Time”. She was a true celebrity and at least equal in star-power with Ed. Together they were the LA power-, “it”-couple of their time.

@janebeatty9472

Жыл бұрын

Can’t remember which one of the tours I was seeing in Indianapolis (saw a few and my hearing is bad because of it) but Valerie was sitting side stage left up in the seats with a couple of guys. Of course she got cheers since her tv show was centered around Indianapolis. She was the only wife I ever saw sit side stage to see the show and I thought that was so cool.

@nowitsabadtime

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thought they'd be Headlining by 1981, how interesting!

@bettygreenhansen

Жыл бұрын

@@nowitsabadtime Opening for The Rolling Stones in 1981 was a HUGE THING! I was also present when VH toured in 1983, at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Miami, FL.

@rickmooney6028

Жыл бұрын

​@@nowitsabadtime they headlined in 1980 and every year since then. Still grabbed the slot on the Stone's tour (of course)

Wow, I remember a section in our high school health book on drug addiction. One example they used were birds singing in the morning. FIrst people are upset because it interrupts their sleeping late but then it becomes a matter where they are no longer mentally able to process it. For some reason the birds chirping seems unreal; as if the birds are doing it on purpose to ruin their morning. I guess that is when you know you've been partying too long and too hard.

@rolanddeschain965

Жыл бұрын

It's not that at all, it's because when the birds start chirping a normal person's day is just beginning while the person with a head full of snow is still living yesterday , It's an awful feeling.

@cheriseroueche8102

Жыл бұрын

And time to go to work sick as fk!😊

@vicvega3614

Жыл бұрын

@@rolanddeschain965 yeah well i knew a guy who went out every morning and shot birds in his backyard then he wrapped them in foil and buried them. True story. He was on meth though. Its all junk

@MoreFormosa

5 күн бұрын

wild, sounds like the author knee what he was talking about!

I can relate to the birds chirping thing. For me & my friends back in our 20's, it was (and Valerie touched on it also) going home as the sun was rising to crawl into bed to try to sleep. I saw so many sunrises high on coke that I eventually came to despise them. Took me many years to get over that & enjoy the sunrise again. Edit: It's been so long since I've messed with cocaine that I'd forgotten some of the feelings I experienced when the coke was gone, and the night was over & it was time to go home. My friends & I used to joke that we felt like vampires when the party was over & the sun was rising. Direct sunlight to the face was painful! Ouch! Sunlight! Cover your eyes & face! Crazy times.

@Purexxtascy

2 жыл бұрын

I can absolutely relate....i spent MANY mornings high on coke all night driving home with all the working tools on their way to work....meanwhile i was just ending my drug fueled binge.....by the way....at one point it was fun....quickly that fun went away and it became hell....an addiction that nearly killed me....that was 16 years ago...ive fallen off the wagon a couple times but the paranoia never goes away.....you can be clean forever and then do it and you jump right back into that paranoia again....i dont miss it

@lenorejohnson5428

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@thermanmendoza8839

2 жыл бұрын

Just relax and do a line. GAWD

@errose5967

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, completely hits home for me as well. The birds chirping line brings back memories, but at the time that was what i did and it seemed normal. I am glad i got off that train also, not a good way to live.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

I heard people who have clinical depression get irritated by "happy" things like birds chirping --- so Valerie probably had a touch of that during the 80's

Anything that makes you hate the sound of birds chirping in the morning is bad

@zzyzxx13

2 жыл бұрын

What's your opinion on crow's "cawing"? As if hanging out on the telephone/cable/power lines in my front yard so they can to drop a load on the sidewalk below isn't bad enough, I have to endure listening to them "caw" throughout the day, too??? I'm cool with the birds chirping (I leave dead earwigs and crickets on my porch for them to eat when I can), but I swear I am >this< close to buying a bb gun to plink at those f'n crows!

@sontinos528

Жыл бұрын

😂

@kelleymcbride4633

Жыл бұрын

@Tom P. Baxter Believe it or not I like crows too. In Colorado they are called "snow chickens" and they are fun to watch they do interesting things! Among the smartest of birds they are problem solvers!

@paulgentile1024

2 ай бұрын

I love that sound

I miss Eddie so much, I can't believe he has been gone as long as he has. Not only a master of playing but building his guitar and sound. Rest easy Eddie.

@Itsme-ni9jk

Жыл бұрын

He was running with the devil..he even told us In His song, right from the get go of his "Popularity...sad reality for sure ! Shalom +

@richardbertrand3217

Жыл бұрын

You miss him? You were friends ? You knew him? No, you did not. STFU. 🖕 Eddie!

@Wesmancan

8 ай бұрын

If he could handle success he would still be here.

I can relate to those awful sunrises. Being up all night and totally geeked out. I was sober a few years before I could have an appreciation for those early morning sunrises again.

@vaekkriinhart4347

10 ай бұрын

yeah, it signalled that the party was over- the night went by so fast :( It always bummed me out so bad... Driving home, feeling like a zombie, bummed out n just wanting to sleep to escape how shitty u feel (my experience) Glad those days are long gone... Now, I get bummed out when the sun's coming up because I gotta go to work lol

About the sunrise and birds, yes! OMG. For years I dreaded and hated the sunrise and birds in the morning. I am not sure why. Drugs and booze turn us into like vampires or something. Now, 12 years clean and sober, and the best part of any day is seeing the sun come up and hearing the birds and sweet animals wake up. Don't be fooled kids, drink and drugs drowns your soul.

@antonchigurh3794

2 жыл бұрын

That in noooooo shit . There are still songs I can't listen to because they remind me of that horrible feeling of the sun coming up and knowing in advance that my whole day was going to be ruined by coming down and trying to sleep. I'll never touch that shit again.

@johnphantom

2 жыл бұрын

@@antonchigurh3794 Yeah I can't listen to Led Zep IV, I had that in the tape deck of the car as pretty much the only tape I had all the time during the 3 years I did heavy amounts of cocaine. My supply got cut off - my dad died. I had to change my ways and I was just this morning listening to a really loud bird chirping just before dawn after I got up, and thinking this would have been annoying in my cocaine days. It has been over 30 years since that time.

@DonnyHooterHoot

2 жыл бұрын

OH BS! I'm 64 and have been partying since 17! If you have a brain you can handle it! Even had a fulltime job the whole time! So don't preach nonsense to me.

@johnphantom

2 жыл бұрын

@@DonnyHooterHoot I partied harder. I got end stage liver disease at 47.

@j.goebbels2134

2 жыл бұрын

@@DonnyHooterHoot I wasn't preaching anything to you. How are you doing tho? Happy, joyous and free, is it?

The birds chirping are a message if encouragement. A refreshing reward of rejuvenation to the healthy and a wake up call to those who need a lifestyle change.

@daniels2368

2 жыл бұрын

Your right, but when your getting high, hearing them birds in the morning is the most depressing thing BECAUSE of the reminder of a better life...

RIP Eddie. I grew up with you and perhaps even learned from you. Thank you for all the good times.

Ozzy said the same thing about hearing the birds chirp in the morning after doing lines all night

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

Eddie and the Motley guys all said Ozzy could out-drink and out-coke all of them --- just imagine what partying with Ozzy was like back then

I met EVH 2 times... once on the set of 'The seduction of Gina' - ( I was working with Valerie ) - and then once just driving down Sunset. He was just cruisin' in his Lambo. I was nobody... and you'd think the man would be arrogant to a commoner - but he was completely cool with me... and at the height of his fame. Always greatly appreciated that. As a guitarist myself, just in awe of what he brought to the genre.'

EVH started my obsession with guitar and went the same road,,,, 25 years,,,, now sober 10 years Picked up my guitar after 8 years of no music Took that long to pick up a guitar without "help" Found a new & clear headed love for guitar again RIP Ed You continue to inspire generation after generation

i have to call B.S. on the notion that in the 90's anyone thought coke was good for you. It all comes down to your appetite for dependency and your ability to think critically and make disciplined decisions. When I got out of Engineering College in the 80's and had my first job and was making very good money I started running with a pretty fast crowd and ended up living with a guy and girl who were big coke dealers. It only took me about two or three all night coke parties to realize this stuff felt so good and the down felt so bad that it was obvious that if I kept it up I would become addicted and no way could a rational thinking person believe it was good for you. So I told the dealers they had to move out after their 30 day notice. Neither one was happy and the girl several weeks later asked if she could move back in and basically then be my girlfriend and she was hot but I said no. I never did it again, but I did continue to drink pretty heavily socially but I managed to also dial that way back when I started to feel like I was needing it when I wasn't drinking. You just can't rationalize things that are obviously bad for you.

I've been reading a book on cocaine addiction and it's serious stuff. After the first few lines I was hooked and I'm gonna try one more time to put it down. This is the last straw.

@mattmorin4460

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck brother, you’re already half way there just having the idea to stop, don’t give up now. Every time you fall back down just get back up and try again but just know when you do fall down again it’s a deeper and harder fall each and every time. Trust me man, once you are completely past all of that in your life you’re going to love your life again, especially the way you feel each and every day, feels better than being high, it’s awesome. If you’re really serious about quitting start by changing your cell phone number and keep it between the people that really care for you as a person. It just comes down to people, places, and things to stay away from, you got this dude! Bravo for having the stones to post what you’re going through, means you really want to change and we’re all behind you sending positive vibes your way my brother!

@jamesftoland

2 жыл бұрын

@@tense99 you're not really bright, are you?

@orion681

2 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there 🤣

@jeffsnider7842

2 жыл бұрын

We are all binding demons. I did and i have faith in you. Love you man.

@bobfrapples1208

2 жыл бұрын

Whoosh

I liked coke for awhile but to me there is NOTHING worse than a room full of people jacked up on coke trying to talk over each other, each thinking what they have to say is really profound and important . I would grow tired of it quickly and go take a couple valium and go someplace where I could listen to music and hopefully find a girl. Next day all my friends would say ' dude, you just disappeared , what happened to you! You missed out on the fun, we did 3 8 balls ( and followed each other into the bathroom fearing someone was doing a line without them ) . I couldn't stand it long enough to get addicted. It turned people into self important morons

@lonesometinman3147

2 жыл бұрын

Hated.that shit too Even more when my friends got mad at me For " wasting " that shit cause I would rather do lines than smoke rock. I don't miss those times or "friends" at all fuck ' em....

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

"turned people into self-important morons" --- sounds like Trumpism has the same effect as coke!

@christopherweise438

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommitchell7294 - I'll agree with that.

@creamydistortion

2 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@garyhoffman503

2 жыл бұрын

That is the entertainment debacle.

Dave didn't dislike her, personally, he didn't like the "attachments" on the bus, on tour. To put it bluntly - "You don't bring sand to the beach".

@Me-qp8vz

2 жыл бұрын

She was the one who banned Dave from the 5150 studio in their backyard. That's why most of Dave's lyrics were recorded in a different studio for the 1984 album. Some of us old enough to remember the things she used to say about Dave but after Eddie died it's all in the past now. She needs to let go.

@totigerus

2 жыл бұрын

@@Me-qp8vz what did she used to say about Dave?

@travzimmerman1340

2 жыл бұрын

How the fuck do you know?

@orvil9223

2 жыл бұрын

@@travzimmerman1340 Because Dave said it in an interview, you dumb fuck.

@edwardlagrossa1246

2 жыл бұрын

@@Me-qp8vz She's selling a book. For major bucks!

EVH was a Brilliant guitarist and that's how he should be remembered, he changed the game,then everybody jumped on board after that Ratt,Randy Rhodes,Motley Crue,Whitesnake,Def Leopard, all those 80s bands like Poison came from the EVH camp,R.I.P. Eddie I'll see you again..🤣

@dominysynclair

2 жыл бұрын

Randy and Ed were neck and neck in LA. Ed came out first, but Randy made his own mark with just 2 albums.

@randywissler9923

2 жыл бұрын

Randy was already well established when Eddie started making his mark.

@kevincampbell9526

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt Whitesnake was influenced by VH, they're a spinoff of Deep Purple.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

It would be really cool to see what would've happened in the 80's if Randy lived and thrived alongside Eddie --- those two were the best gunslingers on the planet and you can tell there was a friendly rivalry about who could produce the coolest solo or monster riff --- and the fans got the rewards of that battle!

@kkdeveauxgue2784

2 жыл бұрын

I was really talking about EVH rhythm guitar playing,those power chords,and the reverb alongside it,it was the pinnacle of the 80s movement,Everybody had that rhythm sound in the 80s,If you didn't play like that,You weren't on MTV,MTV was more than looks it was music too,and that's what sold records,Ozzy's first 2 albums really didn't really blow up until Bark at the Moon,Cause I never heard of him,but I heard of Black Sabbath just the name.🤔

Its still amazes me how identical Valery and Eddie are, I mean they were really perfect for each other. That industry and the drugs and people involved can really ruin things.

@bobravenscraft5376

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ed what about you and Val looking alike? Ed. That's why you Never see us together lol

@laurielentz6696

Жыл бұрын

Only if you let it. You are always in control. People have choices. 😢

What she said about the birds chirping I know too well. In 1981 Backstage at a Van Halen concert at the Oakland coliseum, Eddie gave my friend Frank a vile of Coke and we were underneath the stage while they were performing snorting it and smoking joints and drinking beers. I remember being super high and looking through the cracks in the floorboards of the stage and watching David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen running around while the crowd was roaring.

@deniseclaeys8295

Жыл бұрын

Wow- that is wild! My friends and I were at that show. My friend's brother was in front and DLR stepped on his hand!

Ed couldn't have found a better girl then Valerie. He was VERY lucky to find such an amazing person, to help him walk thru the rock and roll minefield and make it back home alive.

@jjohnson8977

2 жыл бұрын

Uh up until 2000 when they divorced then he got remarried to his current wife don't forget

@standdown4929

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjohnson8977 She divorced him in 2007...

@jerk_store

Жыл бұрын

Whatever....Ed was more like Bobby Brown. Dragging his wife down a hole with him. Both were lucky to escape, unlike Whitney and her daughter.

@Andy-ok7ev

Жыл бұрын

Great people had 2 go thru hard times like all of us

Dear old Dad introducing Edward to cigarettes and alcohol at the age of 12 might not have been the best parenting ideal.

@joshgrant824

Жыл бұрын

Everyone was smoking back then

@mnbv990

Жыл бұрын

That was totally normal back then.

@billyboy1093

Жыл бұрын

If not his dad it would have been someone else, some people are just pulled to drugs like a magnet and yes most everyone was smoking back then.

@oopsydaizi3s824

Жыл бұрын

@@mnbv990 with all these vape pens around now it’s still normal.

@Incomudro1963

Жыл бұрын

@@joshgrant824 My father smoked about two packs a day, but he certainly knew better than to introduce me to smoking. He would never have permitted me to smoke.

The worst part of not being able to sleep is having to reexperience the bird chirping nightmare (sober for years).

@michaelgarcia2050

2 жыл бұрын

I used to keep Benadryl around when I was binging on cocaine. When I'd run out of coke, I'd take Benadryl to knock myself out.

@divingduck1970

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgarcia2050 Wish I'd thought of that. I would try to drink myself to sleep, smoke dope, whatever, and it would just add to the toxicity of my hangover.

@scottson2

2 жыл бұрын

@George Lynch Dixon They mean they can't sleep and are awake all night and so they hear the real live birds outside at 5am the next morning after the binge...

@ChannelEleven59

2 жыл бұрын

It can be. But at least in sobriety we dont have the guilt and shame that comes with the sound of the birds😊

@ChannelEleven59

2 жыл бұрын

@George Lynch Dixon cocaine hangovers suck. Especially when u drink a lot on top of them. Mine would only last for about a day / 24 hours. But I was much younger then. I would imagine they do last longer as we age and continue to party. I dont want to find out though.

I think alot of us in that Era dealt with same issues. Dammit. The fun caught up with us.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

The 80's were just wacky, crazy, fun, and tragic all rolled into one --- I remember so much of that decade and it was truly an "all or nothing" type of culture back then

I got to meet Ed and Alex back in 87 was building a house for them in Beverly Hills. Good memories.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

I always heard Alex was a real prick but Ed was always nice --- true or no?

@cjacob813

2 жыл бұрын

For them? They didn’t live together.

@davidcramer4173

2 жыл бұрын

The house they were building was for their mother

@davidcramer4173

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha actually Al was really nice and Ed was more about just the house

i have a van halen road case, and when you pull out the 2nd drawer 3/4 of it has a lift up door with V.V.H. stenciled on it. i figured it was val's married initials but she always went by her maiden name. i recently found out it was for her to put her purse in while at the gigs. to the left of the compartment is a custom molded drawer for a jack daniels bottle with one of those red medical cross' on it. i'm not saying it was also for val but it only hints to the "antics" a young bands delves into.

I had a buddy come in one day and tell me he had some Peruvian Flake coke, so we did it. It did absolutely nothing to me or for me. I never went back. I did drink on the weekends and did so without realizing I was hypoglycemic. It would tear me up so badly that I had 3-day hangovers. One weekend I decided to not get drunk, went to bed about 11 and got up and felt great. I quit then.

After learning how all those guys treated Michael Anthony; I have lost all respect for Dave, Alex, and Eddie.

@iddddaduncan

2 жыл бұрын

Mikey was the only thing that grounded them, they should do right by him and give him what is owed.

@tomdecuca3627

2 жыл бұрын

What happened? I don't know that much about these guys. I had heard that they paid him less, which I don't understand. Did they treat him badly?

@JamminClemmons

2 жыл бұрын

* *Larry,* * - Dave didn't harm Anthony. What the hell you talkin' 'bout? Imma-gonna-slappa-you-with-the-wet-spaghetti!! *Mama Mia!!!*

@shaunclifton5281

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Dave did Anything to Michael Anthony. In fact , Dave Immediately sent $10,000 when Michael Anthony's infant grandson died.

@steveshook8403

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomdecuca3627 There was an audio book on here for a while done by Noel Monk, who was their manager. He said they cut Mike out of a lot of money because they felt like he wasn't doing his part writing songs. He talked about a lot of behind the scenes stuff that wasn't public.

Been in many bands in 35 yrs., watched the miles go by, happy I was living the "life". Lotta good times! Lotta crazier times too. A lot of bed-hopping with different girls by everyone in the group, and even some times with other band wives...made 6 figures a year between band and married income for a few years (get about 3 good years outta 10 where you really do well) but when you do well, the stage trappings begin to exert themselves into the lives of the members, and things can get....rather insane..for a period of about five years, after every show we did, there'd be an after hours band party with members, friends, people at the show who came over. The only reason I remember most of what happened (we drank A LOT) was because of how much blow we always did, keeping us from getting to drunk. At a bunch of parties, I remember about 15 of us at mine & my now ex-wifes condo, partying, and almost EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US had at least an 8ball in their pocket, and the mirror never stopped being passed around. There was always someone in a locked bathroom or bedroom, and the sun was always up when we finally collapsed from exhaustion. Then we'd do it again the next night. It's an impossible way of life which led to my wife cheating on me, and me in an affair with one of my drummers wife. And then the group imploded under the insanity and stupidity. Doing alright now, but I tell you, cocaine will make you do some psychotic things. Beware Cousin Cocaine.

Cocaine still is my life after 35 years of use and distribution. Crazy thing is now it helps me forget the pain that doing the shit itself has caused. I've lost everything in life that I love and at this point, I don't feel a reason to quit now. Those people dear to me that I've lost will never come back. Married to that white girl I guess. To all you young people, don't start and ir quit before you end up like me. Life is really depressing when I have to be sober.

@marcantoinesavard9212

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong you can get out of this I believe in you

@danilaroche1156

8 ай бұрын

Jesus can give you joy and peace.

@LoyalOpposition

5 ай бұрын

@@danilaroche1156You are on drugs. Or mentally ill.

DLR didnt like Valerie cuz she probably tamed Eddie. Girls do that. They're a distraction too. I hated having them around while practicing /w the band.

@radiationsnowman

2 жыл бұрын

Adam Warlock, I also agree with you Sir, and, I have always had a theory on 'why' David Lee Roth hated Valerie Bertinelli. I cannot prove this theory, as, only David Lee Roth would know whether this theory is/was true or not, but, I sincerely believe that in David's mind, and in David's soul, both he and Edward Van Halen enjoyed a bond for many years, a bond, or, as I would suggest, a Musical Marriage, and, even though women came and went, then next morning DLR and EVH still had their Musical Marriage in which they enjoyed song-writing, touring, recording and fame and money! Along comes Valerie Bertinelli, and she begins a new romance with Eddie, and, David Lee Roth feels threatened by her, because 'she' is the one thing that could potentially end Dave's relationship with Edward, and she alone is the one thing/person that could get in between both Dave and Ed, and so, he didn't know how to deal with her so he simply showed her hatred, rejection and ice-cold vibes. This is what I've come to become aware of, both back then, and especially now with hearing Valerie's own words in this here video. Hopefully one day, some day, Dave and Val can have a sit-down and discuss these things. Anyways, Cheers!

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

Remember that famous line from the "The Dirt" ---- "muzzle that" LOL

@adamwarlock3530

Жыл бұрын

@@radiationsnowman I agree. Even music suffered when Valerie entered the picture. He wrote far less heavy material.

When you get older there all these regrets about past behavior. But the late 70's and 80's when I partied very hard are full of great memories for me. I grew up on the beach in Florida so I knew to stay away from coke. I did it on rare occasion but had a lot of reverse role models around me that showed me the effects of overindulgence. I remember leaving a party and finding out someone had died there later that night. They did so much nearly pure blow they stopped breathing. I saw female friends get badly exploited for coke. I saw people blow small fortunes. It was just a negative drug to me. I was a party animal, but coke, heroin and downers like quaaludes were not part of my party. They just seemed to lead to misery for all involved.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you had "situational awareness" and it saved from a lot of misery --- I had a similar experience when I went to a big party college where there were raging keggers all over the place every weekend --- it was too easy to become a drunk asshole from Thursday night to Sunday morning but luckily I paid attention and saw kids dropping out and ruining their lives because they couldnt control the booze --- I limited myself to only two or three parties every semester and kept my grades up --- best decision I ever made

@dwightjones2537

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds excellent what you wrote ...same experience here but in the mountains and not at the beach ...glad to see we're both still alive and made it through the journey... Rock on brother Rock on

Good piece.

Best friend died from blow been 12 years never gets easier.

Weeeeeellllll... NEWS FLASH!!! I do remember an interview Eddie gave to Guitar World magazine where he explicitly explained why Dave took that stance (or at least partly the reason). Sorry Dave, I love you, but... Eddie explained (almost verbatim as I'm typing this right now) They were all backstage after a show and Dave started to do his "Hey, Baby" thing and she just walked right through him and straight to Eddie. From the very first moment she always wanted Eddie. Straight from the Maestro's mouth. It's definitely in the GW archives.

EVH's drug issues existed, confirmed. The entertainment world makes drug use the norm. It's everywhere, so accessible to them. EVH did so much in his life, even with his personal issues. He actually has patents on his custom made guitars. Few addicts or recovering alcoholics have done so well. EVH wasn't a saint. He wasn't just like us, he was Brilliant & truly gifted. Lastly, he was an awesome Dad. I choose to celebrate the guy's life. 🙏🙏🙏🐺🐺🐺🎸🎸🎸🌟🌟🌟

David Lee Roth has a PHENOMENAL Voice he's a Awesome musician,I hate that these bands have arguments and disagreements.

That feeling at 6 or 7am when you've been up all night doing coke and now it's all finished and you can hear and see everyone outside starting their day feeling normal and refreshed from a nice nights sleep, and you're just faced with a long weird day of post coke anxiety and come down or alternatively making a call and organising some more coke to get you through the day, I do miss some aspects of my partying days but not that.

Edward was a musical genius, but there is a fine line between genius and madness. Couple that with the need to recreate the feeling of being on stage for tens of thousands of adoring fans, and you can see how drugs become important. RIP Edward. Valerie sounds awesome too.

What Valerie said about the birds chirping i can relate to. I was in my early 40 before i even did my first bump of coke. I didn't care for it much actually but my drug of choice was getting harder to find. The ingredients to make it was being watched hard by the feds and the paranoia was to much to bare. Coke was widly available and easy to come by so I learned to like it over m6 other drug of choice. Looking back, i can hardly believe i was so strung out on that shit. It was like living a horror movie. Literally. I started hearing the voices even before the sticker went into my vains. The shadow people came instantly. And the bush narcs were everywhere. Extremely stressful and frightening. 8 think those monsters i saw came straight from the depths of hell. Im sure of it. I decided one day i was sick and tired of feeling like crap because i spent all my heard earned money on coke and the other drug. Mostly coke. I laid it all down and never looked back. Ah yeah. The devil created ample oppertunity for me like never before but i adapted and overcame that strong erge to run that crap into my vains. By the grace of God and God alone i was free.

@stanleybroniszewsky8538

Жыл бұрын

I myself loved coke. I'd either snort it or freebase it and smoke it. After an all night party of unlimited marijuana, coke everywhere, and more alcohol than I ever saw before. My heart was racing and I stayed awake for about two days. I hated how I felt. I prayed to God that if He let me live, I'd never touch marijuana and cocaine ever again. I prayed that in 1987. To this day I never touched it ever again.

@vicvega3614

Жыл бұрын

Dam when you talked about the shadow people and bush narcs i instantly knew what you're talking about. I got to the point where i couldn't be around anyone and i had friends who would literally hide in the closet for hours, another friend who would look out the window and lined his whole houe in aluminum foil. Those 2 friends died from drugs and many others. I ended up hooked on heroin and after a 20 year battle have been clean 8 years this June. We were crazy with drugs and im lucky im alive. No more of that junk ever again, stay safe 🙏

@chethammer

Жыл бұрын

Why can't you just say the name of the other drug?

@vicvega3614

Жыл бұрын

@@chethammer guessing meth?

@brianvincavage7626

Жыл бұрын

Amen..been there too..the aboriginals ran around my house for yrs...soooo glad it's over

I used to do 2 or 3 days straight, with friends. Drinking, snorting speed and coke, listening to music. It became an ordeal, rather than fun. Always chasing the hit, of that first line. Now I’ll just have a few, on a (rare) night out. I suppose moderation is the key.

Back in the late 70s, early 80s - when I was a kid - she lived in the Los Feliz hills above me and they partied what seemed like forever. Lol. I got it, that's why I took Ed's passing harder than any other celebrity - they were neighbors, like family. We lost a member of my childhood neighborhood. I still tear up when I think about Ed

People criticize everybody for everything. Why poke and pry to try and to analyze everything? Theres so much more to life like gratitude. Appreciate Eddie for who he was. Enjoy what he created. Be thankful for all those kick-ass songs and ideas, just burning the neck completely. I wish I could stop all the bla bla soap opera garbage but this world is already damned. We love you, Eddie Van Halen.🙏🎶

@jamescarter3196

Жыл бұрын

"People criticize everybody for everything. I wish I could stop all the bla bla bla soap opera garbage..." then stop issuing the dipshit-level criticism and end your soap opera garbage. You're your own worst offender.

Valerie sounds like a woman who is now incredibly clear minded and mature in her thinking. That food demon is a real monster who is one tuff mother to beat. Glad she finally did it, she looks incredible, I did too. Two words people. Intermittent Fasting, It just works.

@vaekkriinhart4347

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I dont judge big people because I know people can be addicted to food just like I was addicted to a couple things.. There's no difference. I wish everyone understood this

@cbotten106

Ай бұрын

Intermittent fasting is excellent for many people. Great reset for the body.

Once me and my friend " Willie " were doing bumps in the bath room at the bowling ally. After it closed we went to the bottle club. He drove. We did so much coke i thought I would die, ( Or live forever) .....When he drove me back to my car at the bowling ally , i saw my girlfriend leaving a note on my car , she was worried to death. After she left , i got in my car , went home and felt like the biggest piece of shit ever !!!! It was Easter Sunday and I wasted the whole day .

I've had that same feeling of dread when 'the birds start chirping'. Again and again and again.

I'm sick and tired about those lame easy way out excuses for raging alcoholics. If alcoholism is an illness, get treatment when the illness occurs, not 20 years later. Michael Anthony is still waiting Ed's call to make amends. Mike was 'in the trenches' from the start and he was treated like a supernumemary employee by the Van Halen brothers. Sad!

@pookiepookie8669

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! If addition was an illness, you could get it from standing next to another addict. Addicts make a clear decision every time they put whatever in their bodies. The people who become addicts always have some mental issue they refuse to deal with so they keep themselves in a constant stand of repression through their drug of choice.

@jamescarter3196

Жыл бұрын

I'm sick and tired of stupid people making lame commentary when you're clueless. Stupidity is your illness, so go get treatment now, "not 20 years later". See, I'm letting you know you have a problem, so go ahead and solve it instead of making other people deal with it. You're one more clueless jackoff pretending to be smart while saying the dumbest shit in the room.

Great video! Well done.👍👍👍

Remembering Eddie, man we offered him some lines in the parking lot of VH SHOW LA, anyway we passed him the mirror and he sorted it All! God bless him.

@jonaldblip_

10 ай бұрын

I didn't follow his marriages, but did he divorce Valerie because she gained weight? Or did she divorce him because he was screwing other women? His son is an amazing musician. I don't know if he's a songwriter though.

Valerie is awesome. She’s a smart lady.

@jonaldblip_

10 ай бұрын

I think David Lee Roth said it best, "Ed Van Halen without a guitar in his hand is a lousy human being." Just because he looked "cute" doesn't mean that he was innocent or kind.

@freddiesoverbite6162

10 ай бұрын

@@jonaldblip_ Yeah, I’m gonna have to agree with Diamond Dave on that assessment. Ed did seem to come to some sort of epiphany about being a better human being once he was able to get the substances out of his life. Looking back Ed did do some f**ked up things… especially to Michael Anthony who anyone who knew him would tell ya he was a sweetheart of a guy.

She could lie to me about everything and I'd still believe her. FRom the countless times I've seen interviews and from what people in the business say about her, she is one of themost honest and genuine people. One radio host told me she was delusional about Eddie and how she places him as a sweet and loving person, but I'd believe her before some drugged-up and burned-out radio guy who peaked in high school

@iamkarma20

Жыл бұрын

If Dweezil Zappa say's Eddie was one of the kindest people he's ever known. Then I would say those two people were spot on about who he REALLY was. I may not have been a hardcore Van Halen fan but that kid had unbelievable talent. He's in that tight group of players who are second to none!

@Gunner192

Жыл бұрын

@@iamkarma20 Eddie may have been the nicest person in the world when he was clean & sober. Unfortunately there's was years & years when he struggled with addiction to cocaine, meth and alcohol.

Yess Ms Valerie.. We (As Jimi Put it.. That Are Experienced) Can Totally Sympathize... Been There Did That... And Hey... Like You Said You (We) Were Young... But for Those of Us That are Fortunate Enough to See That Light at The End of The Tunnel and Escape That Life You Learn to Get High On Life.... And It's The Best High There is ☺☺👊💯💯

Sometimes, even with the best of Intentions & Efforts, you cannot save someone who refuses to be saved.

There are three RINGS in a relationship, " the engagement RING, the wedding RING and the suffeRING."

Oh God I haven't thought of the birds chirping in years. God I hated it.

Back in the day I heard that when Valerie started coming away and hanging out, both Eddie and Dave had an eye for her. They both tried to court her and ended up getting into arguments and fighting over her. Eventually Eddie got the girl and Dave was jealous and resentful. She was one of only 2 girls he was willing to get serious with during his career. The other girl he confessed to wanting to marry was Tai Appalonia.

@fyermun

Жыл бұрын

Tai was a great skater. I can see why he'd be interested in her.

Now, I love watching the sunrise and listening to the birds chirping, as I go for my morning run.

As Rick James once said,"cocaine is a hell of a drug."

@danilaroche1156

8 ай бұрын

I met Rick at Studio 54. He was a mess.

I think it's funny how she thinks DLR was the one who made the rule about no wives or girlfriends on the road.😆 As if Roth could have kept her off the road if Eddie wanted her there. I think that's pretty much a unanimous decision among band mates.

Since the mid 80's DLR has been saying he never had a problem with Valerie or anyone else's wife being around. According to Dave, Eddie didn't want Valerie around because he liked to step out on her, but he made up stories that it was DLRs fault.

Very honest and candid. Although a great Front Man, I get the feeling Diamond Dave can be Self Absorbed, during his Van Halen Days.

I hate birds chirping because it means i have to get up and go to work after a long restful night of amazing sleep

If I could speak to her on why he didn't like her, I'd say, " Don't take it personally.. David knew that having the opposite sex around would cause friction." I've seen it- I've lived it- I understand completely why he didn't want it- He may have been right.. It might have been her mere presence that caused the division after the 1984 album. (the timeline can't be ignored) On this topic I have just one last point to make.. Yoko Ono

Demon spirits are real. Sammy Hagar talked about them in reference to Eddie, too. He said the same things Valerie is saying. During the reunion tour, Sammy said Eddie was taken over by them, the image of the DRAGON (satan) was being used to symbolize who was in control and Eddie was OUT of control. Drinking, going on violent rampages, screaming, berating, accusing, slandering, reviling and just being a horrible person the entire tour. His resentment and regrets were the door the devil used to jump in and ride him into the ground. "and give NO place to the devil for he only comes to steal, kill and destroy".

@danilaroche1156

8 ай бұрын

Precisely. I pray Valerie comes to Jesus Christ.

Thank God there was a Van Halen. When my father left our family, I was angry, hurt and depressed. I got really into hard rock/Metal and became very rebellious. If I had gone through this during the NuMetal phase or Gansta Rap, I just don't think there would have been the same positive vibes that I got from Van Halen, Quiet Riot, etc. They were uplifting, not angry and dark.

Rob Lowe's justifying his cocaine abuse by using the excuse, "people said it's good for you-makes you smarter!" Nobody can be that STUPID! "Hey dude, snort this drug... it's good for you. It'll increase your SAT score by 200 pts." "WOW... that's GREAT! What an SAT score?!" That aside, I think Dear Valerie is having a difficult time with the age factor. Cookbook, her ccoking show, this book, interviews, etc. SHE still wants the spotlight! Not like she needs the money. AND I'm sure people know that anytime a celebrity writes a book ( who's not an author), they have a "ghost writer" do the actual writing. These people who live in "the bubble" should step out occasionally... and see what's going on in the real world!! RIP EDDIE- you were the real deal; but should've kept "Michael Anthony" in the band!!!

@jamescarter3196

Жыл бұрын

You're really coming up with some dumb stuff here in a place where there are lots of people who actually KNOW this subject, so don't bother trying to 'tell' everybody what they were supposed to have done or thought at random times in their lives. You're trying to justify your ignorance with more ignorance. Doesn't work. I'd like to think 'Nobody could be that stupid' as to make up shit on a subject they're totally clueless about, but here you are doing it, so go solve YOUR problems instead of jabbering about others you don't understand.

OMG I TOTALLY KNOW WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE WHOLE BIRDS CHIRPING AND MORNING COMING THING WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD ... I QUIT IN MY EARLY 20'S

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you, brother --- I never tried coke but I was hooked on booze for awhile --- listened to Dave bragging about "taking whiskey to the party tonight and lookin' for somebody to squeeze" and I took it to heart in my 20's LOL

@lorriecrow7872

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

Add to this Ed had a hard time dealing with the death of his father Jan. Also the death of Ed Leffler of cancer in 1993 really haunted Ed or tormented him to the core. The song "Crossing Over" (originally recorded in 1983 as David's Song) was later dedicated to Leffler....... but Ed refused to have it included in the album Balance for it was just too haunting. The death of Dimebag also put even more pressure on Ed. At the funeral someone said something about god in eulogy, Ed screamed out "There is no God"

Never did coke. I have no idea the effects and how someone can become dependent, but all of the musicians I admired, even including bands like Kansas, did it all day and night. It's a hell of a drug, eh?

@ruthlessreid9172

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

@karlsalocks

2 жыл бұрын

@@ruthlessreid9172 not really lol

@spiderfan1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@karlsalocks to quote Alice Cooper when he said his kids asked him about drugs and alcohol when they were young. I told the truth they can make you feel good. They can be fun until they are neither pleasurable or fun. Well he said something akin to that. Some people like (insert vice here) some don't . Some people can control their vices others the vices control them.

@truthhurts79

2 жыл бұрын

It's awesome when you're in control

@philbarrows424

2 жыл бұрын

You musta been real boring...😼🤪

The DLR reason for excluding her from the road/gigs simply could be the Yoko Ono Factor.

@adamwarlock3530

2 жыл бұрын

That's it. Chicks are a distraction.

@DrTomoculus

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamwarlock3530 it's a guess. If Valerie and Eddie get into an argument, or anything, and it effects their gigs, personal relationships with the rest of the band members who AREN'T bringing their significant others on the road, well. What people are paying for they're not getting. It's nothing personal at all. It's about a smooth business operation without personal conflicts arising from external factors of an equally personal nature. Nothing worse than fighting with your boyfriend girlfriend wife or husband, then trying to focus on your job. Good luck!!!!

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

The funny part is that in her first book Valerie talks about all the good times she had on the tour bus talking to DLR during those long stretches in between cities on tour

@DrTomoculus

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommitchell7294 He ain't no dummy. That's a smart dude. He's one of those people who can quote verbatim whole passages from books. Under the DLR personality and when he turns that all off, he is probably a very interesting, intelligent, well read dude.

@tommitchell7294

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrTomoculus yep for sure --- I read Dave's autobiography a couple times and it becomes apparent he's a very intelligent guy --- grew up with a surgeon father who taught him to be smart and explore the world and all it has to offer

When l was lot younger, l partyed like everyone else l just drank booze smoke cigerettes because it was legal , but never did drugs or pot because l was afraid of addiction or getting arrested for possession. Alcohol is so addictive too, almost lost my Job because of it. I finally got help because the withdrawals were devestating. Being sober is really hard but l do have couple drinks on occasions. Don't drink to take the edge of everyday life anymore. I had great times when we partyed back in the days go in to Van Halen concerts!

Too bad she took it personally. Seems to me that Dave just didn’t want another Yoko Ono situation happening with VH.

@edwardlagrossa1246

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Back in the day having a "Yoko" was the first sign of the death of a band!

@ruebencristobal7790

2 жыл бұрын

Females ruin everything

She's so right exactly how it was for me

Roth was jealous of Eddie's attention to her 😂🤣

@pfzt

2 жыл бұрын

i honestly believe that this is the answer. some friendships can't be turned into a triangle, the new one changes the dynamic.

@andrewbroughton65

2 жыл бұрын

No..He was jealous of them getting all the attention out on the road.

@seatstitcher3636

2 жыл бұрын

Roth was jealous that Valerie wasn’t attracted to him. Read Noel monk’s book “runnin’ with the devil”. Roth thought 100 percent of all the chicks should have gone for him.

@adamwarlock3530

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Rjensen2 Roth got plenty of HOT pvssy. WAAAAAAY hotter than Valerie. That wasnt it. Chicks and bands don't mix. They're a distraction. She tamed Eddie. Notice how the music started to get less heavy once she entered the scene? ...then you have Jump. (◔_◔)

@aerlial360

2 жыл бұрын

True, but you know how many wives / girlfriends have broken up notable bands once they've traveled with them and created division?

Man did she hit the nail on the head when she said dammit three months ago I wasn't going to do anymore now the birds are chirping that is so for real and once again thanks for fantastic interview some stuff men

Great info! Rob Lowe s awesome!

I very well remember birds chirping also..

@texasturner2313

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, too ramped up to go to sleep, yet exhausted at the same time. What a shitty feeling. Then sleep all day and do it all over again. 🤦🏻

@sconni666

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Not pleasant.

@davidkiefer9875

2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn, I could not have described it in any better possible way "I used to hate the birds chirping"... If you've been there, especially over and over and over again you can certainly relate with what can only be a sad, sad smile... Then, if you must, imagine not having an unlimited financial reserve and/or unlimited access to that shit, because then it becomes a completely different fucking nightmare...those of us who know, we just know.... Thank you for your honesty Ms. B... And may EVH always RIP.....

@mattmacarthur520

2 жыл бұрын

I feel this so hard . Such a low and nasty feeling . Hopeless feeling . So glad I left that life I sure don’t miss it !!

Why is it that so many Rock Stars get addicted to drugs and alcohol and end up dying young ? I can understand a factory worker or [insert depressing, monotonous dead end job here] working 80 hour weeks barely keeping ahead of the bills, Using/Abusing to dull the pain an get through the misery.. but EVH was literally living the DREAM, blessed with amazing talent, worshipped by fans worldwide.. making millions of dollars doing what you love,, playing music.... I just don't get it

@edwardlagrossa1246

2 жыл бұрын

Boredom!

@waltjames407

2 жыл бұрын

Except it's not "living the DREAM" at all. It only looks like that from the outside. You have no privacy, you're never home, everyone wants a piece of you, people bug you constantly and if you tell them to leave you alone you're the Oz-whole. The drugs and the drama and the chaos are constant, you have no control of your life, you attract toxic people, and everyone around you is an enabler and does absolutely nothing to help the situation. There were times where I felt my life was literally in danger, just from the situations I'd find myself in...people flipping out in a coke-induced paranoid rage, ready to do anything, and there's a gun in the next room, for instance. Scary stuff. I walked away from a "rock star career," or at least that's what I was told I was doing when I walked away. Been teaching music to kids and only performing occasionally since. Walking away from "rock stardom" was one of the smartest things I ever did. The only way I ever even came close to "living the DREAM" is the fact that I've met a few of these famous people I admired as a kid and actually got to have a decent conversation with a handful of them.

@andrewhudson7108

2 жыл бұрын

Well touring is an hour or two of playing followed by getting on the road, sitting in a hotel room, interviews, and sound check. Not saying there’s worse jobs by a mile but I also get it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Also, when I started reading a lot of rock and roll autobiographies, I realized that a.) they suffered a lot of abuse and trauma and drugs helped them cope with it. b.) they have an addictive personality which is why some people can try a Vice and walk away and others get sucked completely in. Also, I remember Eddie once recounted how his father advised him to have a drink when he was having stage fright. It doesn’t take an expert to realize that using substances to deal with anxiety, especially at a young age, is a quick ticket to addiction.

@lindaellen808

Жыл бұрын

Factory workers could not afford those drugs even if they were available .

@danilaroche1156

8 ай бұрын

Because creative people are different. They often have a keener portal to God. The devil knows this and attacks then hard.

Nice reading. I could really hear her through you.

Man what she had to say about doing coke is the reason I quit doing coke and crank so that hit home for me. I havent done either one in 30 years now and haven't regretted it one day since

At the beginning, coke is fun. Euphoria and a serious buzz. But it does a number on you over time. Paranoia kicks in and you are creeping about your own house at 6 in the morning, hearing sounds that are insignificant in sobriety but become someone trying to break into your house on a coke-high. Not for me anymore thank Christ. There is no better feeling waking up on a Saturday morning with a clear head and a love for what the day is going to bring.

Don't worry about drugs. Everyone ends up taking them in the modern world. Enjoy them , just don't let them kill you. If you feel good and don't need them , avoid taking them. At the end of the day , you're better off without any addictions , even coffee.

@creamydistortion

2 жыл бұрын

Pure cocaine is totally different from the garage that the Americans are used to.

@edwardlagrossa1246

2 жыл бұрын

@@creamydistortion You mean Garbage

@ghendar

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardlagrossa1246 Man, stay away from that garage cocaine. Mess you up!!

Wow.. So well put

33 years clean wow I can relate

Who needs a broad around in the creation of rock n roll? You don't need that. Ask Paul McCartney how that goes

@radiationsnowman

2 жыл бұрын

Shallnot .... I agree 100% with you! I also have a theory on 'why' David Lee Roth hated Valerie Bertinelli. I cannot prove this theory, as, only David Lee Roth would know whether this theory is/was true or not, but, I sincerely believe that in David's mind, and in David's soul, both he and Edward Van Halen enjoyed a bond for many years, a bond, or, as I would suggest, a Musical Marriage, and, even though women came and went, then next morning DLR and EVH still had their Musical Marriage in which they enjoyed song-writing, touring, recording and fame and money! Along comes Valerie Bertinelli, and she begins a new romance with Eddie, and, David Lee Roth feels threatened by her, because 'she' is the one thing that could potentially end Dave's relationship with Edward, and she alone is the one thing/person that could get in between both Dave and Ed, and so, he didn't know how to deal with her so he simply showed her hatred, rejection and ice-cold vibes. This is what I've come to become aware of, both back then, and especially now with hearing Valerie's own words in this here video. Hopefully one day, some day, Dave and Val can have a sit-down and discuss these things. Anyways, Cheers Everyone!

@Vibeagain

2 жыл бұрын

@@radiationsnowman yes that's precisely it. Keep the realms separate. Ask McCartney!

@pookiepookie8669

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vibeagain - Yeah, that certainly explains why Paul remained married to his "broad" Linda until she died. Face the facts, the Beatles were spent. Paul was becoming a tyrant, George was pissed no one took him seriously and John wanted out. YO was John's ticket to ride out of the band. Meanwhile, Paul went on to form Wings where he brought his broad/wife in as a member of the band. Your logic is crystal clear.

@Vibeagain

2 жыл бұрын

@@pookiepookie8669 Your litany goes not at all to the point, don't bring your broads to the studio when the boys are playing

Valerie is brilliant ❤️