David Lee Roth Shares Not-So-Nice Wolfgang Van Halen Story
David Lee Roth has a knack for adding color to any given story, so take this tale about Wolfgang Van Halen however you choose.
Roth shared a new clip to his YouTube channel titled “This Crazy Kid.” Once you get through DLR’s interview with “Jesus Christ” (no, not kidding), he then talks about two incidents involving Wolfgang from Van Halen’s final tour.
Roth starts this story by referring to Wolfgang as “The f—in’ kid.” (Note: Wolfgang was about 24 in Roth’s story.) Diamond Dave accused Wolfgang of complaining throughout the tour that he wasn’t paying enough attention to him on stage. DLR refutes that and says he was giving Wolfgang ” … the best, everything I’ve got in front of 20-30,000 people at a clip.”
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Roth then alleges that at a tour stop in New York, Wolfgang had security kick out two women who were Diamond Dave’s guests. However, Roth claims these two women also work at the accounting firm that represents Van Halen. He then accuses Wolfgang of doing this as a way of “teaching me a lesson.” According to Roth, these women had the paychecks of the road crew on them. When he found that out, Roth said he laughed so hard he spilled his Snapple.
Cut to the final shows of this tour, which are hometown gigs at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Roth alleges Wolfgang pulled the same move and had a guest of his removed from the venue.
“Wolfie Van Halen’s going to teach me a less by throwing out what he thinks is my girlfriend, but guess what? Not only is she an accountant again, and not only is she carrying the paychecks for 82 of us on the road crew, but she’s carrying cash bonuses for everybody there … and that’s how I remember my last show with Eddie Van Halen.”
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