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> [I'm a natural behind the camera... My attentions are more toward behind the scenes, more toward creating, producing, and directing what's going on here... When I finally do pop in front of the lens, I'm genuinely glad and relieved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/i-m-a-natural-behind-the-camera-my-attentions-are-more-toward-behind/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/david-lee-roth-6560_attention_i-m-a-natural-behind-the-camera-my-atten_346103.jpg)

> [In front of the camera and in front of the lens, there's no lawsuits, there's no agent, and there's most frequently no time limits... There's a longevity that's kind of built into it. I spend most of my time behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/in-front-of-the-camera-and-in-front-of-the-lens-there-s-no-lawsuits/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/david-lee-roth-6560_agents_in-front-of-the-camera-and-in-front-of-t_2631090.jpg)

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## More by David Lee Roth

> [Music journalists love Elvis Costello and hate me because they look like Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/music-journalists-love-elvis-costello-and-hate-me-because-they-look/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [Many of the critics have kids of their own. It scares the hell out of them to think that their kids could be anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/many-of-the-critics-have-kids-of-their-own-it-scares-the-hell-out-of/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [I'm gonna abandon my spirit to them, which is actually what I attempt to do. You work yourself up into that state and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/i-m-gonna-abandon-my-spirit-to-them-which-is-actually-what-i-attempt/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [If you put a Van Halen album in your record collection, it will melt all the rest of your records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/if-you-put-a-van-halen-album-in-your-record-collection-it-will-melt/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [Somebody asked me the question not too long ago: 'Dave, do you think the music business has turned corrupt.' I said: 'Absolutely not -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/somebody-asked-me-the-question-not-too-long-ago-dave-do-you-think-the/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [“Money can't buy happiness but it can buy a huge yacht that sails right next to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/money-can-t-buy-happiness-but-it-can-buy-a-huge-yacht-that-sails/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [I am a one-trick pony. If you tell most people to draw a picture of a tree, they'd draw 35 branches and 10,000 leaves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/i-am-a-one-trick-pony-if-you-tell-most-people-to-draw-a-picture-of-a/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [If you want to split a bottle with a friend, then Sammy Hagar is your guy. If you want to split your friend with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/if-you-want-to-split-a-bottle-with-a-friend-then-sammy-hagar-is-your/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/an-ounce-of-image-is-worth-a-pound-of-performance/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [I'm a natural behind the camera... My attentions are more toward behind the scenes, more toward creating, producing, and directing what's going on here...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/i-m-a-natural-behind-the-camera-my-attentions-are-more-toward-behind/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [I always wanted to be an outrage to public decency and a threat to women. And this is one of the few occupations where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-outrage-to-public-decency-and-a-threat-to/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [Stick your head above the crowd and eventually somebody will throw a rock at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/stick-your-head-above-the-crowd-and-eventually-somebody-will-throw-a/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [We've all got out self-destructive bad habits, the trick is to find four or five you personally like the best and just do those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/we-ve-all-got-out-self-destructive-bad-habits-the-trick-is-to-find/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [Give me a glazed doughnut, and a bottle of anything... to go!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/give-me-a-glazed-doughnut-and-a-bottle-of-anything-to-go/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

> [Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm continually astonished by the choices other people make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/music-is-like-girlfriends-to-me-i-m-continually-astonished-by-the/)

[David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/)

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