VAN HALEN’s David Lee Roth On Singing SAMMY HAGAR-Era Material On Tour - “You Know Roth Means It, The Other Guy Doesn’t; That’s Why It Sold Half As Well”
May 18, 2015, 9 years ago
Van Halen singer David Lee Roth was interviewed backstage at the Billboard Music Awards 2015 last night (May 17th) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. When asked about new music Roth responded: “We are always working and singing and making the music. I’m always writing and I’ve written with a number of different people. I would look forward to doing again with Van Halen, but that works on a very traditional … think like Rolling Stones.”
Roth was also asked about the possibilities of doing Sammy Hagar era stuff on the tour which kicks off on July 5th: “There’s a credibility issue there. Good, bad or in the middle, you know Roth means it. The other guy doesn’t. That’s why it sold half as well. It never did better than half. Why would you bring that into the preceedings. This hamburger needs no helper.”
Van Halen kicked off the Billboard Music Awards 2015 with a rousing rendition of their classic "Panama". Pro-shot footage can be viewed below:
