This is from a UK TV show called "Profiles in Rock".
This is part 1 of a transcription of an ultra rare interview back in 1982. Dave's stoned and pretty funny causing the interviewer to laugh almost throughout. The visual quality is bad and I wouldn't know how to up load it so hope you enjoy reading it anyway.
Seated on a sofa Dave is wearing a baseball cap and very large shades.
Doug Pringle: OK Dave why don't you set the scene for us, where are we?
David Lee Roth: Good afternoon. I'm David lee Roth live in Hollywood California (mimics PA echo) Land of 1000 dances. Today the interview live infront of your naked steaming eyes. ( lifts cap) No shit!
DP: LOL
DLR: We're in Hollywood and this is where it all comes from. This is ground zero in Van halen terminology. This is the "office" man, this is the 7th floor, high in the basement of Hollywood California. This is the land of 1000 dreams here. This is where it all unfolds: the hopes, the dreams, the misery, the fantasies...it's all here.
DP: Is it as much fun as you thought it would be?
DLR: Oh absolutely! Absolutely......It's everything you've heard is true. And I know you're getting a bad impression of me right now. Do me a favour and spread it around. LOL. Yeah, everything that you've heard is true. As a matter of fact, the people who are the quietest out there in the music business are the ones who do the most Now I ain't saying anything....It's true you know (mumbled) hey the Osmans are getting down. Anyways....we're having a ball! And it's like I get paid for what comes naturally ya know? I love bull shitting, I love to sit around and talk. And it's like adult Tinker Toys. Hey let's make something really big and then it'll come down and blow up and I'll jump out wearing my Zoro outfit and then you'll wiz by and we'll segue into Running With the Devil and that'll be the intro. Then we'll announce the group.
( clip of Unchained Live Oakland CA )
DP: OK tell us something about David Lee Roth.
DLR: Dazling young urbanite by day. Mild-mannered stock broker by night. kicky, blonde, mini-skirted habituare. Hollywood star sparked sun set strip. Hopping and bobbing and popping with the best bet for the bast beat of the top of the pop smash gold. For those of you with the timely taste. (???)
( Unchained resumed)
DP: Give me a run down of each member of the band one by one.
DLR: Crazy, crazy or out of this world. LOL You can match them. Everybody has very different personalities I've found in Van Halen. Alex, you have to understand, drummers by and large, make their livings hitting things with sticks. Ya know? So this is a personality deficit. This is a drawback. I think Al would tell you that. Edward is a recluse. Edward spent the longest time looking for a cave and was forced to settle for a house LOL. He is your traditional purist musician and he kind of hides out and he's off on his own thing. Michael just hot rodded his jet ski and now I believe it does 60mph. So with any luck at all we'll see him come rehearsal time.
DP: What part do you play in the VH empire?
DLR: I'm hesitant to use the word "guru" Doug, but it's something that's been kinda bestowed upon me. I'm the only one who understands Zen in the "office" here, in the band itself. As a matter of fact I'm the only one who can spell the word quite frankly...and that's why I guess how I found my niche...and of course that's all based on what occurred the night before in terms of merriment and what have you. I had a good night last night. Man, I woke up this morning and was out with Al and James Scott , the guitar player for the Pretenders, and we were out till quite late. I woke up this morning and I felt bad. I mean real bad. And I was aching and everything. So, I called up Al and says "Al what happened last night? I mean I feel bad." and Al says " Oh man! Don't you remember?' He says "We were out at the hotel, you know the marquee and everybody was drinking and partying and at about 4 o'clock you bet everybody that you could fly, man." And I says "Oh wow what happened?" and he says "Oh man luckily it was close to the ground, 'cause you jumped out of the window man." And I says "Wow dude! Why didn't you stop me?" and he says "STOP YOU? I bet him a hundred bucks you could do it!"
OK 1 break coming up. 2B continued.
This is part 1 of a transcription of an ultra rare interview back in 1982. Dave's stoned and pretty funny causing the interviewer to laugh almost throughout. The visual quality is bad and I wouldn't know how to up load it so hope you enjoy reading it anyway.
Seated on a sofa Dave is wearing a baseball cap and very large shades.
Doug Pringle: OK Dave why don't you set the scene for us, where are we?
David Lee Roth: Good afternoon. I'm David lee Roth live in Hollywood California (mimics PA echo) Land of 1000 dances. Today the interview live infront of your naked steaming eyes. ( lifts cap) No shit!
DP: LOL
DLR: We're in Hollywood and this is where it all comes from. This is ground zero in Van halen terminology. This is the "office" man, this is the 7th floor, high in the basement of Hollywood California. This is the land of 1000 dreams here. This is where it all unfolds: the hopes, the dreams, the misery, the fantasies...it's all here.
DP: Is it as much fun as you thought it would be?
DLR: Oh absolutely! Absolutely......It's everything you've heard is true. And I know you're getting a bad impression of me right now. Do me a favour and spread it around. LOL. Yeah, everything that you've heard is true. As a matter of fact, the people who are the quietest out there in the music business are the ones who do the most Now I ain't saying anything....It's true you know (mumbled) hey the Osmans are getting down. Anyways....we're having a ball! And it's like I get paid for what comes naturally ya know? I love bull shitting, I love to sit around and talk. And it's like adult Tinker Toys. Hey let's make something really big and then it'll come down and blow up and I'll jump out wearing my Zoro outfit and then you'll wiz by and we'll segue into Running With the Devil and that'll be the intro. Then we'll announce the group.
( clip of Unchained Live Oakland CA )
DP: OK tell us something about David Lee Roth.
DLR: Dazling young urbanite by day. Mild-mannered stock broker by night. kicky, blonde, mini-skirted habituare. Hollywood star sparked sun set strip. Hopping and bobbing and popping with the best bet for the bast beat of the top of the pop smash gold. For those of you with the timely taste. (???)
( Unchained resumed)
DP: Give me a run down of each member of the band one by one.
DLR: Crazy, crazy or out of this world. LOL You can match them. Everybody has very different personalities I've found in Van Halen. Alex, you have to understand, drummers by and large, make their livings hitting things with sticks. Ya know? So this is a personality deficit. This is a drawback. I think Al would tell you that. Edward is a recluse. Edward spent the longest time looking for a cave and was forced to settle for a house LOL. He is your traditional purist musician and he kind of hides out and he's off on his own thing. Michael just hot rodded his jet ski and now I believe it does 60mph. So with any luck at all we'll see him come rehearsal time.
DP: What part do you play in the VH empire?
DLR: I'm hesitant to use the word "guru" Doug, but it's something that's been kinda bestowed upon me. I'm the only one who understands Zen in the "office" here, in the band itself. As a matter of fact I'm the only one who can spell the word quite frankly...and that's why I guess how I found my niche...and of course that's all based on what occurred the night before in terms of merriment and what have you. I had a good night last night. Man, I woke up this morning and was out with Al and James Scott , the guitar player for the Pretenders, and we were out till quite late. I woke up this morning and I felt bad. I mean real bad. And I was aching and everything. So, I called up Al and says "Al what happened last night? I mean I feel bad." and Al says " Oh man! Don't you remember?' He says "We were out at the hotel, you know the marquee and everybody was drinking and partying and at about 4 o'clock you bet everybody that you could fly, man." And I says "Oh wow what happened?" and he says "Oh man luckily it was close to the ground, 'cause you jumped out of the window man." And I says "Wow dude! Why didn't you stop me?" and he says "STOP YOU? I bet him a hundred bucks you could do it!"
OK 1 break coming up. 2B continued.
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