David Lee Roth Quotes

Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don't need to go into the details. What would you do if you were a rock star?

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

Stick your head above the crowd and eventually somebody will throw a rock at it.

I live and breathe and do four times as much four times as fast as anyone else.

The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism.

I grew up on radio, not TV.

My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

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.'

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.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound.

Critics like Elvis Costello because critics are like Elvis Costello.

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.

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!

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

Whether I'm on for a day or whether I'm on for a year, at the end of the day, I sing for my dinner.

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.

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

Radio as we know it is pretty much changing completely.

I've always been very self-motivated.

Self-tragedy is always a great way to dramatize yourself - ask any teenager.

I change as the times change. I'm a reflection of what's around me without trying at all.

Audience participation should extend from on-stage to backstage to under the stage

I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.

Money can't buy happiness but it can buy a huge yacht that sails right next to it.