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I just wanted to be in show biz. I wanted to make music and sing and dance, tell jokes and stories, make ya smile, make ya cry - and charge you $ 8.50

David Lee Roth

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David Lee Roth
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 10
Guitarist
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It dont matter WHAT your doin, ust as long as you LOOK GOOD doin it
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I don't get all the women that I want... I get all the women that want me.
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A song without a hook is like a train without rails. It skitters all over the place, bangs into everything. Boom! Crash! There goes Grand Central Station. Crushed by a train.
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My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.
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