David Lee Roth Says Van Halen Isn't Breaking Up | Letterman
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Published 2022-08-09
(From "Late Night," air date: 1/2/85)
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All Comments (21)
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Dave was so chill and uncaffeinated here. I dig it.
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Dave was/is the best. God when this aired I was 17, me and all my buddies rocked out to VH all through high school and we partied the whole time. I graduated in '85. It was 4 years of decadence before I had to clean up and get a little serious. Diamond Dave inspired many a high school boy to be a man and have some fun. The 80's were incredible to say the least. I miss it but the memories are incredible. I wish i could do it all over again. 😃👍🎈
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Diamond Dave... I saw the Eat 'Em and Smile tour with Steve Vai & Billy Sheehan and the Skyscraper tour , with Vai and the Bissonette brothers tours back to back in Portland Oregon. Great stuff. Them I saw Van Hagar at the Monsters of Rock tour in Seattle, 1988. The eighties were some great times.
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Over forty years later, and who would've thought that Dave would be ten times more intense and animated when doing interviews? This is so tame compared to his appearances on Joe Rogan and anything else from 2020 onward. Amazing.
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This interview was just classic. Best frontman and guest.
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5:35 Diamond Dave making a Spinal Tap reference not long after it was released. Very cool.
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How many light years was David Lee Roth ahead of everyone else, brilliance at it purest. Love to shake his hand someday.
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Met him backstage of the Glens Falls Civic Center during his solo tour, a normal guy all around.🎼🎹🥁🎸
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Dave always looks like he is about to do something wicked while, simultaneously, looking like he just did something wicked.
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Dave in his Jeff Spicoli phase.
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Diamond Dave best front man ever!👍
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Magnificent creature he is.
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That one didn’t age quite so well… 90 days later he left the band! Diamond Dave best frontman ever..
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I feel bad for Roth here. He's telling jokes that everyone EXCEPT Letterman gets. It's like he's having to explain everything to Letterman, but chooses not to, for good reason.
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I find DLR fascinating…his appearances on Joe Rogan’s podcast (who I’m not particularly a fan of) are quite interesting and extremely entertaining. He occasionally sets aside the “Diamond Dave” shtick and talks about real life, but those moments are few and far between. He’s just one of those guys who became his public persona and now refuses to turn it off. I wonder if it’s even possible to know the real Dave.
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I like a David Lee Roth interview! Funny, very talented guy.
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I miss the days when rock stars were authentic 24 hrs. a day --- nobody more colorful than Diamond Lee!
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I turned 16 in 85. Had a Tiny Honda hatchback with speakers everywhere I could find to install one & a bunch of VH on cassettes..Talk-about the goodies days!good times
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I like Dave. He's pretty honest, and he stands for exactly what rock is supposed to be. A collaborative effort. He was ahead of his time. The internet has become just what he said. Technology bringing us closer together. I'm surprised he doesn't have a bunch of lawsuits he's dealing with-and being cancelled.
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I love when he says in this dog eat dog world we live are you a hot dog or a lil weenie lol
