David Lee Roth Quotes - Page 4

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• What's missing is the testosterone. What's missing is the fury. What's missing is the passionate convicted commitment. And I got a lot of mine from my religious background. So y'all best stop imagining the way Dr. Zorba looked, or some defenseless Hasidic Jew with a little yarmulke on his head, 'cause that ain't here for you.

  David Lee Roth

  Religious, Commitment, Missing

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• Somebody asked me the question not too long ago: 'Dave, do you think the music business has turned corrupt.' I said: 'Absolutely not - it has always been corrupt.'

  David Lee Roth

  Thinking, Long Ago, Dave

  "Roth 'N' Roll: Flashy - But David's A Shrewd Businessman". Brett Thomas, The Sun-Herald (Section: News and Features), October 16, 1988.

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• Many of the critics have kids of their own. It scares the hell out of them to think that their kids could be anything remotely like David Lee Roth.

  David Lee Roth

  Kids, Thinking, Scare

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• The travels before and after the tour are what add up to what you're doing. You are really called into service - and it's the service industry man, it's blue collar man, I'm sweating by the second song. It's construction work from that second song on.

  David Lee Roth

  Song, Men, Blue

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• When you get something like MTV, it's like regular television. You get it, and at first it's novel and brand new and then you watch every channel, every show. And then you become a little more selective and more selective, until ultimately... you wind up with a radio.

  David Lee Roth

  Wind, Mtv, Firsts

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• A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds.

  David Lee Roth

  Rocks, Mind, Band

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• On parties it's not about who you are. The real reason to which a party revolves is how good you look.

  David Lee Roth

  Real, Party, Looks

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• There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.

  David Lee Roth

  Advice, Musician, Different

  "David Lee Roth vents about Van Halen's future". Interview with Steve Baltin, www.usatoday.com. February 13, 2013.

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• I'm a natural behind the camera... My attentions are more toward behind the scenes, more toward creating, producing, and directing what's going on here... When I finally do pop in front of the lens, I'm genuinely glad and relieved to be there.

  David Lee Roth

  Creating, Cameras, Lenses

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Nobody's going to get a hot dog at my concert!

  David Lee Roth

  Dog, Hot, Concerts

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• In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street in New York City, that's bohemian; that's left-wing.

  David Lee Roth

  Country, New York, Cowboy

  "David Lee Roth vents about Van Halen's future". Interview with Steve Baltin, www.usatoday.com. February 13, 2013.

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• I grew up on radio, not TV.

  David Lee Roth

  Radio, Tvs, Grew Up

  "'Diamond Dave' rehashes old tunes to new beats" by Chuck Darrow, Courier-Post (p. 22S), May 30, 2003.

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• I've always been very self-motivated.

  David Lee Roth

  Self, Motivated, Self Motivated

  "Van Halen's David Lee Roth: 'I've always been a show-off' - a classic interview from the vaults". Interview with Mick Brown, www.theguardian.com. 1984.

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• Let's play with the career, if we can't find anything else to do

  David Lee Roth

  Play, Careers, Ifs

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• I think very frequently, musicians become a victim of every song they sing. I like all kinds of recreation. It's aggressive. I want to be part of everything.

  David Lee Roth

  Song, Thinking, Musician

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I knew already when I was seven years old, that I wanted to be on stage and entertain people. I sell laughs. Here, you got one for free!

  David Lee Roth

  Years, People, Laughing

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• Music videos are like girlfriends. I'm constantly amazed on what other people doing

  David Lee Roth

  Girlfriend, People, Video

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• Radio as we know it is pretty much changing completely.

  David Lee Roth

  Radio, Knows

  "Share Your World With Neil Cavuto", June 16, 2006.

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