Is Dave Broke?

[Diamondjimi]

I remember reading an article on Dave around '82. On the subject of
their new found wealth and how they're spending it . Roth says the other guys we buying Rolex's,Lamboughini's and homes while he rents apartments on each coast and basically lives out of a suitcase most of the year .
Smart guy !
Stash the cash and spend it later .

[spmusicplyr]

he took 1.9million out on his house in 2003...i wonder what for

[twonabomber]

Originally posted by franksters

The fact he dresses with the same clothes doesn't mean he's poor. I mean, it's the jewish way to live, your wardrobe is not the thing on your mind - plus Dave always chose a different style year after year.

wasn't Einstein rumored to have 10 of the same set of clothes? that way, you know what you're gonna wear, and it's one less thing to think about.

[arastar]

Here's a quick "for instance". I've posted this before but I'll repeat.

I'm close friends with the original drummer from the band BOSTON. He played on two albums and two tours. That was in the mid/late 70's. Since then he's done nothing with the band and has basically retired since then. He's probably not a multi millionaire but I'm sure he's still got close to a mill in the bank. He lives in a very high end area, has no problem going out golfing anytime I'm ready to him 'em and has expressed many times that the internet and illegal downloading has killed most of his royalties. And remember, he didn't write 1/2 of each of those tunes like Dave did.

So Dave is SET...no question. He was on Stern last week and Stern asked the same question. Dave's remark was that it's something he's always wanted to do. It'll put him in the spot light in front of potentially millions instead of the 15-20,000 he used to be in front of with VH.

So all is good in Dave land.

Plus, and no offense to anyone, he's Jewish. I'm sure he's protected his money well!

[Nickdfresh]

Re: Re: Is Dave Broke?

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
Shaddup!!

Would someone who is broke spend his time doing volunteer work?

Actually, DAVE drew a city salary.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by diamondjimi
I remember reading an article on Dave around '82. On the subject of
their new found wealth and how they're spending it . Roth says the other guys we buying Rolex's,Lamboughini's and homes while he rents apartments on each coast and basically lives out of a suitcase most of the year .
Smart guy !
Stash the cash and spend it later .

I concur...

I've read more than one interview with DAVE or the people around him. He had a reputaiton for being frugal. I know he only had a couple of cars by '84 (since he really didn't drive much while on tour), this came up in a discussion of the subject matter for the song "PANAMA." (As in was it a girl or a car he was singing about?) I think the classic auto in the video was his as well...

[hot for david]

i don't think that, maybe he's just so tired of the spotlight, i mean maybe he just wants to be a normal , person, or he has more important things to spend his money....

[scamper]

Originally posted by thome
He probably has some toys

I thought Dave was kind of a minimalist, only buys what he needs and travels a lot.

[franksters]

Originally posted by twonabomber
wasn't Einstein rumored to have 10 of the same set of clothes? that way, you know what you're gonna wear, and it's one less thing to think about.

I do that myself.

[Nitro Express]

Dave could be a flat out broke bum in the street but that wouldn't change how his talent over the years affected me. I don't care what Dave is worth, it's what he did on the stage, in interviews, and on recordings that blew me away.

[Diamondjimi]

Originally posted by arastar
Here's a quick "for instance". I've posted this before but I'll repeat.

I'm close friends with the original drummer from the band BOSTON. He played on two albums and two tours. That was in the mid/late 70's. Since then he's done nothing with the band and has basically retired since then. He's probably not a multi millionaire but I'm sure he's still got close to a mill in the bank. He lives in a very high end area, has no problem going out golfing anytime I'm ready to him 'em and has expressed many times that the internet and illegal downloading has killed most of his royalties. And remember, he didn't write 1/2 of each of those tunes like Dave did.

Sib rocks !

Great drummer and the craziest hair of the 70's.

Tell him I say hello !

[ritetoolforjob]

if david lee roth makes more touring than the 4 million for the radio gig he most either demand a massive sum of money for each show or he played a few hundred shows we don't know about. what a load of shit! what kind of prices are they charging for hotdogs at these damn festivals anyway?

[spmusicplyr]

i know that when the backers of the 1995 vegas show pulled their money, he put in a ton of his own and god burned when the show closed.

im willing to bet he lost money on no holds...wasnt that like 600grand to make?

but im sure he made a lot of money on the '02 tour so i dont know what all the debate is about

[arastar]

Originally posted by diamondjimi
Sib rocks !

Great drummer and the craziest hair of the 70's.

Tell him I say hello !

That's a great picture! He's still got the big hair...just not that big.

Where'd you get that from?

[rustoffa]

Originally posted by spmusicplyr
i dont know what all the debate is about

Me neither. This is a stupid fucking thread. One I debated in!