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David Lee Roth 1988

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In this episode, 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. To learn more about Steve, please check out our podcast-only interview with him, which is out now.
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In the interview, Roth talks about:

If he displays himself as the wild man of rock and roll

If he’s different on stage than off?

What’s Diamond Enterprises

If he considers himself a dictator

His street smarts

If he follows what everyone else is doing

The work you must put in 

Who is his mentors

If he’s perceived the way he wants to be

His two friends

What drives him

What crowd he fit in with as a kid

Where he developed his flamboyant swagger

If he resented being bussed into minority schools

How Steve Vai stacks up to Eddie Van Halen

The toughness to his music and lyrics.

If he can see the quality in other people immediately

If he’s one big heap of ego

If he listens to his own records

His onstage presence

What’s wrong with Van Halen

How it was different with him in the band

Eddie and Alex on the wagon

Roth goes off the record about Ed and Al’s sobriety

Why he isn’t lucky in love

His critique of Axl Rose

His critique of Ozzy Osbourne

His critique of Brian Wilson

His critique of Bon Jovi
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