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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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Bloomington
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Diamond Dave
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In front of the camera and in front of the lens, there's no lawsuits, there's no agent, and there's most frequently no time limits... There's a longevity that's kind of built into it. I spend most of my time behind the scenes, and when it is time to perform, I'm genuinely delighted to do it.
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He who knows how will always work for he who knows why.
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The best time is during the struggle. The top of the mountain is usually small, freezing and lonesome. To this day I'm continually reinvesting myself in something new. I'm not afraid to start as a beginner in anything.
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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.
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When you can spell subpoena without thinking about it, that's when you know you've made it.
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On parties it's not about who you are. The real reason to which a party revolves is how good you look.
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The most important part of any rock song is the guitar solo.
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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.
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I used to have a drug problem, but now I have enough money.
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Remember, life is just a game and no one gets out alive
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It dont matter WHAT your doin, ust as long as you LOOK GOOD doin it
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A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds.
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People ask me how far I've come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage.
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When you get something like MTV, it's like regular television. You get it, and at first it's novel and brand new and then you watch every channel, every show. And then you become a little more selective and more selective, until ultimately... you wind up with a radio.
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Audience participation should extend from on-stage to backstage to under the stage
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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.
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You stick your head above the crowd and attract attention and sometimes somebody will throw a rock at you. That's the territory. You buy the land, you get the Indians.
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I live and breathe and do four times as much four times as fast as anyone else.
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The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.
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I know that people think I'm a party king but, face it, if I finished the bottle every time I took a drink, I wouldn't be able to do the aerials I do onstage.
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