DLR, EVH, AVH Interview

[Va Beach VH Fan]

VH Interviews from Van Halen on Vimeo.

[Mr Walker]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Unchainme]

New Castle eh, dave? Cool! Drive nearby that every time I head to Lafayette.

Very cool interview Va.! Thanks man! and thanks DDE!

[vandeleur]

I live in newcastle.... as in the place that in 1080 ad they built the newcastle

[ELVIS]

That's pretty cool...

[vandeleur]

Awesome interview Va ...HATS OFF TO YOU AND DDE ... you all rock

[DLR Bridge]

Never saw the shots of the brothers in the house or young skinny horse riding Dave before. Awesome stuff.

[qikgts]

"The Schlep" loling at that...

[Hardrock69]

Damn. Can't watch on dialup. :mad:

[ThrillsNSpills]

Classical piano is a major bitch to pull off.

now imagine being a kid. it's a huge accomplishment.

[Angel]

Poor Al, every time Dave asked him a question, Dave would then cut him off when he tried to answer. Yup, Dave, you're like every other friggin interviewer out there. :D. Yes, interviewers cutting people off after asking them a question is a pet peeve of mine, lol.

Could someone please tell Eddie about his open fly?

Damn school.... got me critically thinking again, bastards...

[Sensible Shoes]

Never released photos - and stories we've really never heard before. Did this come from DDE today? WOW what a find.

[clarathecarrot]

I get that same info from the music, but to see these men discuss thier lives in words, not set to music, is just ..well, is wonderfull ..to schlep (lol, a bothersome travel time?) of a word..?

Nice.

[Mr Walker]

Al still doesn't look real happy. I remember when Dave and Al would do those old Rockline interviews in the 80s... they were thick as thieves. Can't blame Al though... I'd still carry a grudge with Dave if he stuck me with Fagar for all those years.

[clarathecarrot]

I see in this interview how much Dave really likes these guys and respects them and perhaps may have missed a few things, while they were all young and trying to take over the world as a R&R band.

I love this stuff.

[Combat Ready]

Poor Al, every time Dave asked him a question, Dave would then cut him off when he tried to answer. Yup, Dave, you're like every other friggin interviewer out there. :D.

Yeah, that was too fucking funny......Loved it. Classic Dave.

[ELVIS]

Scripted Dave...

[hain23x]

cool interview. But I agree about Dave just needing to ask the questions and then just shuttin up and listening

[george]

Very cool!

[78/84 guy]

I thought Dave would do worse !! They probably did too !! It was cool to see them like that. Looks like more to come.

[So this is love]

VH Interviews from Van Halen on Vimeo.

That is so cool...you made my day dude!

[VHscraps]

Awesome. More of this guys, please.

Some of those photos ... very cool. A real surprise.

[Jetstream]

they all seem to get along well and there is a lot of respect...and the biggest thing to notice in a conversation is that though Dave is a little hyper even at his calmest moments, he is listening to them and asking questions in accordance with their responses.

[rocking ron]

Great stuff..........it's getting better and better, hope this will go on for many many years...............

[VAiN]

Very cool! Looking forward to part 2!

[Sensible Shoes]

Remember Dave's scrapbook also said Part one and so far there hasn't been a part two. Not too greedy, am I.

[SNIPER]

This is great!! They look like they are really good friends and the history they have is killer! I think we have a real band here again. Thanks for posting this, now I am off to band practice in a great mood.

[ToraToraTora]

They seem so at ease in each others company, and that hasn't always been the case. Great to see them laughing and joking together! More of this please :)

[gbranton]

Very, VERY cool! That's probably the the most I've ever seen and heard Ed and Alex talk and I quite enjoyed it. To see them like that humanises them significantly and makes them far more likeable.

That wasn't so hard, was it fellas?

[dazzlindino]

they seem pretty happy about what they were talking about....then billy said...MORE MORE MORE!!!!
rock on!

[perrin29]

Very cool. So much history in that room. It's amazing to see them sitting there talking like old friends in 2012. Just makes me happy. Long live the mighty VH!!

[Sensible Shoes]

At one of the points they were talking over each other, did anyone else hear Ed say he and Al also played the violin?

[Zing!]

Awesome. More of this guys, please.

Some of those photos ... very cool. A real surprise.

Definitely more! I love this stuff - could watch it all day. Al's body english at the start seemed like he'd rather be anywhere else - but then he and Ed both seemed genuinely pleased to be asked serious, respectful questions by Dave about their family history. For his part, I thought Dave was trying his hardest not to interrupt, but he's obviously used to being the talker and not the listener. A fantastic bit of VH history that I seriously dig, this band just keeps on wowing me in every way. Thanks for sharing this. The perfect way to pass the time while I wait for the stroke of midnight...

And let's hope this is part of a bigger picture documentary that will actually see the light of day!

[chi-town324]

if this is a dream don't wake me up...wow...Dave's mom from chicago...thats good enough for me!

[light 'em up!]

For his part, I thought Dave was trying his hardest not to interrupt, but he's obviously used to being the talker and not the listener. A fantastic bit of VH history that I seriously dig, this band just keeps on wowing me in every way.

I was thinking the same thing... but it's so obvious that this entire brilliant marketing campaign is Dave's brainchild, we'll cut him some slack.

[Dave's PA Rental]

Al still doesn't look real happy. I remember when Dave and Al would do those old Rockline interviews in the 80s... they were thick as thieves.
I thought the same thing...Dave and Al used to light the room on fire...and you could tell that Al used to worship the ground that Dave walked on. Now, not so much...

Still, I could watch HOURS and HOURS of these three sitting around, shooting the shit...

[ELVIS]

Ed's still writing the questions for part two...

[mdk1967]

I FUCKING LOVE this shit. Fucking love it.
In all my years as a VH fan, I've NEVER seen an interview with Al, Dave and Ed TOGETHER much less Dave interviewing Ed and Al.
Within the last 20 years or so, bands have been recording and releasing EPKs (electric press kits) which always went to the press/media but never to the fans.
What we're getting now from VH is essentially segments of an EPK posted and streamed online for EVERYONE to see. Brilliant...and about fucking time!!!

One word: MORE!

[ZahZoo]

Really cool... I'm assuming the choppy video is for effect and not lag due to traffic..?

So where's the bass player..?

[ELVIS]

The video is not choppy...

[moose]

this is incredible....

[Matt White]

FLIPPIN' AWESOME!!!

3 Bros sitting around shootin' the shit!!!

Thanks VA!!! And DDE!!!

SALUTE!!!

[INeedYou]

Phenomenal stuff! I was hopin' there'd be some of this kinda stuff on the DVD. 6-8 hours of extras would do me just fine... The history they share... Easy to see how alienated they could become when the thing derailed in the heyday. Buds since HS, stomp the world into submission, and it went south. It had to be a helluva traumatic experience! You can sense how intelligent these guys are, we already knew that from the stellar tunes all these years. Too much of this shit is never enough. I offer you... VHTV! 24 hours, all Halen, all the time!

[Roth & Roll]

Scripted Dave...

Obviously, everything is scripted. It's a brilliant way of controlling your own interview and bypassing the media.

[SNIPER]

Obviously, everything is scripted. It's a brilliant way of controlling your own interview and bypassing the media.

Was just thinking that. Very smart move.

[Guitar Shark]

That was fun. They are all showing a level of maturity they've never had, and it's really helping them connect with one another.

[Yount]

Serious pedigree

[sadaist]

WOW!

Just fucking wow!


So great to see them together like this. So great.

[philouze]

Fuckin' N.I.C.E.

Thanks boys, luv ya !

[SilvioDante]

New Castle, IN. Home of two of my heroes growing up, Steve Alford (look it up) and Diamond David Lee Roth. The 80's were a great time to be a Hoosier.

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Great interview, scripted or not. Dave using his radio experience. Al looks like he gets mad at one point 'cause Dave interrupts. Other than that, guys look relaxed and enjoying themselves.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Hey girls out there...the pic of dave on the horse must do some serious shit to your hormons, I guess... :biggrin:

[Panamark]

Dave loves to do the talking, and sometimes he talks over the answers he
asked for ! lol..
Not surpised the brothers would get frustrated getting chopped mid sentence,
(Dont like it much when Joe whoever does it to me) but its clear the shackles are
off and they are letting Dave be Dave, which is why we have a stellar album now !

[-=VH=-]

I hoped they would say some Dutch curse words...very cool...brilliant! Makes me extra proud to be from the same town as EVH...Nijmegen that is...

[DavidLeeNatra]

what's really funny is the fact that everyone here is hypersensitive of the fragility that might occur in the band...if dave could piss the sisters off by saying things like "my song" or by interrupting alexis during the interview. after almost 40 years that these guys know and hate each other it could happen anytime anyway...relax and enjoy it as long as it lasts...

Dave says it all in "the trouble with never"..."you wanna play?..."

[ZahZoo]

The video is not choppy...

OK... maybe choppy isn't the right word. Rather than a true motion picture... it's shot with time lapse snap shots about every 1-2 seconds rather than real time?

Seems so far every black and white video is shot this way... it's ok. But every fuckin video it gets eh... ok we've seen artsy, but these intimate conversations would look better in real time.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say they could have those three talk for 10 minutes about the best shit they've ever taken and we'd all be "That was so fucking cool" !!!

[DavidLeeNatra]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say they could have those three talk for 10 minutes about the best shit they've ever taken and we'd all be "That was so fucking cool" !!!

I thought they were talking about that? :confused:

[Mr Walker]

Would be awesome if part 3 or 4 has them sitting and discussing the initial break up of the band amongst themselves.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Would be awesome if part 3 or 4 has them sitting and discussing the initial break up of the band amongst themselves.

I prefer selective amnesia...

[philouze]

Would be awesome if part 3 or 4 has them sitting and discussing the initial break up of the band amongst themselves.

Oh yeah... The fuck it would.

[ZahZoo]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say they could have those three talk for 10 minutes about the best shit they've ever taken and we'd all be "That was so fucking cool" !!!

Probably fine for most of the crowd over 45 who are finding bodily functions or dysfunctions become a way of life... and unfortunately an all too frequent conversation piece.

In a sense, I get the feeling this first section is more a history lesson for the kids and those who never paid attention... the 99%'ers. Curious to see if the discussion timeline progresses past 1985...

[DavidLeeNatra]

Oh yeah... The fuck it would.

http://addictedtothegrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Are-you-out-of-your-mind-Fuck-no-300x257.jpg

[philouze]

http://addictedtothegrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Are-you-out-of-your-mind-Fuck-no-300x257.jpg

LMFAO

Dirk, shouting from Germany... Outstanding !!!

:clap:

[DLR Bridge]

OK... maybe choppy isn't the right word. Rather than a true motion picture... it's shot with time lapse snap shots about every 1-2 seconds rather than real time?

Seems so far every black and white video is shot this way... it's ok. But every fuckin video it gets eh... ok we've seen artsy, but these intimate conversations would look better in real time.

Seems possible that all of these clips will tie together nicely for a full blown documentary. It'll be interesting to see how far along into their careers in music this discussion progresses. Now we know when Dave says "meet us in the future, not the pasture" he is in no way asking that we forget the past. How could we? Doubtful that there has ever been a more glorious origin to a rock band than theirs.

[evil_lil]

I can't get over how clear and alert Ed is.

[Yount]

Cool mullet! Ed slouches like a typical guitarist. Al still wearin' shades inside.

[Seshmeister]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say they could have those three talk for 10 minutes about the best shit they've ever taken and we'd all be "That was so fucking cool" !!!

But maybe not the worst.

Between the booze, the drugs and the trips to the jungle there could be some horrendous ones.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Cool mullet! Ed slouches like a typical guitarist. Al still wearin' shades inside.

I for one, dig the gray goatee... Mine is nearly all gray....

[ZahZoo]

Nice to know you aren't the only gray goat in the herd...

[Dave's PA Rental]

The video is not choppy...

It was for me. When Tattoo first came out on Vimeo it was really choppy too. I think Vimeo's servers are hit and miss...

[bantonelli]

...To Be Continued?? I didn't realize how parched I was until I watched. :)

I'm thirsty for MORE (Part 2)!!!

This has got to be one of the COOLEST interiews - candid, upclose and real. As Lisa Roth would say "You heard it right from the horse's mouth". This is the way I like an interview to be especially with the Bros & Dave.

Thanks and much appreciation to DDE and VA Beach Fan for an amazing interview posted.
This made my day!!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Thanks and much appreciation to DDE and VA Beach Fan for an amazing interview posted. This made my day!!

I'm going to be talking to her very soon (cough), and I'm going to bring up these videos....

[jhale667]

I'm going to be talking to her very soon (cough), and I'm going to bring up these videos....

Lisa and Allison are both super cool!

[bantonelli]

...and so did the picture of Dave on a horse. (Hot for Teacher!)

[bantonelli]

VA Beach Fan - So terrific U will talk to Lisa. She was so friendly. I introduced myself as Bunny and then corrected myself stating my name was Bernice. She commented that she had an Aunt Bunny whose real name was Bernice too. She was so personable as well as Allison.

So very cool, V.

[bantonelli]

...These are "Damn Good Times".

[Va Beach VH Fan]

VA Beach Fan - So terrific U will talk to Lisa. She was so friendly. I introduced myself as Bunny and then corrected myself stating my name was Bernice. She commented that she had an Aunt Bunny whose real name was Bernice too. She was so personable as well as Allison.

So very cool, V.

Wait a second, Eddie Murphy had an Aunt Bunny too !!

You're Eddie Murphy's little sister !!

[fourthcoming]

Wait a second, Eddie Murphy had an Aunt Bunny too !!

You're Eddie Murphy's little sister !!

She got a mustache!!!!!

[Jagermeister]

lol that was kick ass. The maps cracked me up.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Sorry, I hijacked the thread...

Resume normal interview discussion.... :D

[jhale667]

I can attest that at no point during the evening did B yell out "Gunygoogoo"...just sayin'... :biggrin:

[Jagermeister]

I wonder why Wolfie wasn't included in this interview? :umm:

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I can attest that at no point during the evening did B yell out "Gunygoogoo"...just sayin'... :biggrin:

Yes, but she fall down the steps ??

[gbranton]

New Castle, IN. Home of two of my heroes growing up, Steve Alford (look it up)

I don't have to. I read "A Season on the Brink", "Playing For Knight: My Six Seasons..." and "Knight".

[fourthcoming]

Thanks VA for this video....very cool shit.

[ThatArtGuy]

It was for me. When Tattoo first came out on Vimeo it was really choppy too. I think Vimeo's servers are hit and miss...

I believe the problem is that the videos default to HD. So, if you you have a computer that can't handle HD video, you're going to get the one shot every two seconds instead of the fluid video that you're supposed to get. Change the video to standard definition and it should play better.

[Angel]

I wonder why Wolfie wasn't included in this interview? :umm:
Well, no need to ask him about his parents, etc lol. I'm hoping they'll have one at some point and Dave can ask him about his role in reuniting him and Eddie.

Plus, these guys know that his life is about to change dramatically. The kid's that fucking good. He's blowing people's minds already. Let him have normalcy for as long as possible. My favourite tweet yesterday: "If Wolf was playing guitar,Eddie would have to fire himself. :lmao:

[DlocRoth]

Man... This is crazy good.....

Wish they would have brought up "Big Bad Bill" during all the talk about Jan.......

[mohican]

This audio posted in Dec seem to fit with the rest of this video. This could be a lengthy nostalgic type of interview/discussion. Probably why Wolf was not there.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMOCB5r02CQ

[vandeleur]

Well, no need to ask him about his parents, etc lol. I'm hoping they'll have one at some point and Dave can ask him about his role in reuniting him and Eddie.

Plus, these guys know that his life is about to change dramatically. The kid's that fucking good. He's blowing people's minds already. Let him have normalcy for as long as possible. My favourite tweet yesterday: "If Wolf was playing guitar,Eddie would have to fire himself. :lmao:

Love the tweet

[bantonelli]

Wait a second, Eddie Murphy had an Aunt Bunny too !!

You're Eddie Murphy's little sister !!

:hee: and I might be Dave's Auntie too ??!

[kr4m3r]

I was thinking the same thing first time I watched: Dave just shut the fuck up and let Al answer the question.....jeez.


Dave loves to do the talking, and sometimes he talks over the answers he
asked for ! lol..
Not surpised the brothers would get frustrated getting chopped mid sentence,
(Dont like it much when Joe whoever does it to me) but its clear the shackles are
off and they are letting Dave be Dave, which is why we have a stellar album now !