david lee roth

As the members of Van Halen would have been happy to tell you at pretty much any point between 1985 and 2007, David Lee Roth isn't always the easiest guy to get along with.

Van Halen just released their first live album with David Lee Roth last Tuesday. I am a little disappointed. When I went to see them in Minneapolis, David Lee Roth seemed like he was calling in the show. He was talk singing and not even singing lyrics.

Like the histories of all great rock bands, Van Halen’s past includes some landmark dates.

Van Halen has announced their new world tour to start on July 5th and to make a big splash on TV and announce the North American leg, the band announced their first TV appearance with original lead singer David Lee Roth. Wait till you hear what they are going to do.

If one in an infinite number of monkeys would eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare, then it stands to reason that a similar number of YouTube channels would eventually produce a cover of Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" by a former stripper and lingerie model turned vlogger and reality TV celebrity.

The guitarist revealed that he is unaware of his lead singer's current whereabouts.

I found this string of interviews so interesting. Not only am I a huge Van Halen fan, but I love hearing the stories when they first started and when they were hungry and poor. They were regular guys trying to make good music and wanting a record deal.

Van Halen has always insisted they have a "brown sound", the nice part is, no one can sound like them, but they also had trouble playing cover songs early in their career.

I will have to explain something before you watch this video. Every band has, what is called, a contract rider. The part of the contract that tells the person hiring the band what is needed for backstage, on stage, and extras. Van Halen had something in their rider that stated they were to have no brown M&Ms, and if the band found one, the show was over before it began.

Well, that escalated quickly.

For years, David Lee Roth's hair has been as memorable as his outfits -- from the flowing mane of the multi-colored '80s to the parted look of his more recent cover-alls era.

Diamond Dave sends us all holiday greetings from his tiki bunker.