I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing - a hamburger and fries to go - but to him it was just the greatest thing ever, and he was going to make it the greatest thing ever for everybody else, and he did. David Lee Roth admirecommonplacefry share on social
Van Halen can keep providing the rain and I'll keep providing the parade. David Lee Roth halenparadeprovide Change image and share on social
My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general. David Lee Roth ambitioncontributioncreate Change image and share on social
Maybe I'm like acts of Congress or your favorite Chinese restaurant - you don't really want to know what's going on behind the door. I'm a real study in contrast, I expect, looking from without. But it adds up to what you get on stage. David Lee Roth actaddchinese share on social
Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos. David Lee Roth beardbeatnikbongo Change image and share on social
People ask me how far I've come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage. David Lee Roth audiencefoothave Change image and share on social
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. David Lee Roth brandchannelmtv share on social
In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street in New York City, that's bohemian; that's left-wing. David Lee Roth 14thbohemiancity Change image and share on social
It doesn't matter the kind of music, it doesn't matter whether it's a cowboy hat or a yarmulke. I don't care if it's outer space or pop, the spirit is the same. David Lee Roth carecowboyhat Change image and share on social
