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David Lee Roth
11 quotes
“I think that there is a whole lot turning upside down at rock radio -- not -- excuse me, talk radio particularly. Radio as we know it is pretty much changing completely. You know, the diversity of the taste of the folks that are watching the show right now is way more than what is available in the little Motorola in your car today. And where are the new personalities? Where is the new Stern, somebody who has that much impact? Where is the new.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Neil Cavuto (June 16, 2006) "Interview with David Lee Roth", Share Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News Network.
“Maybe I'm like acts of Congress or your favorite chinese restaurant -- you don't really want to know what's going on behind the door. I'm a real study in contrast, I expect, looking from without. But it adds up to what you get on stage.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nicole Keiper (June 7, 2006) "David Lee Roth covers himself on bluegrass tribute ", The Tennessean, p. 1D.
“Nine times out of 10 when people do a tribute album or tribute songs for somebody, it's what I call 'white boys playing reggae'. They know they can't, we know they can't, so they sing like they can't and play like they can't. They gently make fun of the idiom or sing in a false accent.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John Gerome (June 5, 2006) "Roth still 'Runnin' with the Devil' on bluegrass tribute", Associated Press.
“For the last 30 years, I've been leading a life of crime and international intrigue that's involved 40 stamps in my passport, love affairs, and broken hearts to go with each one of them. You would have to live three lifetimes to catch up with just the allegations that follow me!”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jay Lustig (January 1, 2006) "Diamond Dave hits the airwaves", The Star-Ledger, p. 1.
“What I do is dangerous for sponsors, dangerous for editors. But I'm really a radio kid. I grew up on radio, not TV. Ultimately, I'll probably do radio.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chuck Darrow (May 30, 2003) "'Diamond Dave' rehashes old tunes to new beats", Courier-Post, p. 22S.
“It's not about money right now. My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: David Barton (July 3, 1994) "Jumping at the Chance - With His Newest Album, David Lee Roth Rocks, Rolls and Moves On", Sacramento Bee, p. EN3.
“I change as the times change. I'm a reflection of what's around me without trying at all.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Michael Saunders (March 18, 1994) "The reemergence of David Lee Roth", The Boston Globe, Section: Arts & Film, p. 75.
“I believe more and more that this business is about people. People, people. The idea is to make friends at the retail level, the warehouse level, let people see you exist, can form sentences and have an interest in something other than yourself.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jim White (February 17, 1994) "POP / Hi, I'm Dave - lovely to see you: Last week, David Lee Roth went to Wembley to promote his new album - not at the stadium but at the distribution factory, saying hello to the packers…
“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 (born 1954) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brett Thomas (October 16, 1988) "Roth 'N' Roll: Flashy - But David's A Shrewd Businessman", The Sun-Herald, Section: News and Features, p. 25.
“You can really bring so much more to rock'n'roll. Rock'n'roll is the most accepting, is the most fertile ground for creating hybrid forms of music and hybrid forms of show, if you draw from many, many different wells. It's just unfortunate so many rock'n'roll stars only bother to learn how to play like Led Zeppelin and/or the Rolling Stones and that's what you get, disc after disc and show after show.”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Patrick McDonald (October 13, 1988) "David Lee Roth: Outrageous or normal?", The Advertiser.
“Fun is the pivotal point of our existence. Fun is what the United States is based on. The thing is, when you are working all night in the studio, is it possible to have fun?”
David Lee Roth (born 1954) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Iain Blair (August/September, 1986) "The Meaning of Life: If anyone knows, it's Diamond Dave Lee Roth", Rock Express (Canada).