David Lee Roth Interview 1988 | The Tapes Archive podcast

In this rare interview, we have the one and only Diamond David Lee Roth. At the time of this interview in 1988, Roth was 34 years old and was promoting his Skyscraper tour and record.. In the interview, Roth talks about Diamond Enterprises, if he thinks Ed and Al are sober, and what’s wrong with Van Halen, and he critiques Axl Rose, Ozzy, and Bon Jovi. The interview is conducted by Steve Harris 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Start of David Lee Roth interview 01:03 - If he displays himself as the wild man of rock and roll 01:57 - Is he different on stage than off? 02:43 - What’s Diamond Enterprises 04:44 - If he considers himself a dictator 06:04 - His street smarts 07:05 - If he follows what everyone else is doing 07:57 - The work you must put in 09:10 - Who is his mentors 09:51 - If he’s perceived the way he wants to be 12:27 - His two friends 14:21 - What drives him 15:56 - What crowd he fit in with as a kid 17:00 - Where he developed his flamboyant swagger