--- title: "Best David Lee Roth Sayings" description: "David Lee Roth known as \"Diamond Dave\" is an American rock singer. Browse 98 David Lee Roth quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lee-roth-27681.jpg" --- ![Portrait of David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lee-roth-27681.jpg) # David Lee Roth (1954) Singer United States **98** quotes in **581** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet David Lee Roth is a singer from the United States, best known for *Van Halen Hits : Featuring*. ## Quick Facts About David Lee Roth Born October 10, 1954 Nationality United States Profession Singer Notable works Van Halen Hits : Featuring ## About David Lee Roth David Lee Roth known as "Diamond Dave" is an American rock singer. Known for his wild and energetic stage persona, he was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen for three separate periods: from 1974 to 1985, in 1996, and from 2007 to when they disbanded in 2020. He has had a successful solo career, releasing eight albums, four of which have been RIAA-certified Gold or Platinum. After more than two decades apart, Roth re-joined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that became the highest-grossing in the band's history, and one of the highest-grossing of that year. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. Roth had solo hits with the songs "California Girls", "Yankee Rose", and "Just Like Paradise" in the late 1980s. ## Quotes by David Lee Roth · Page 3 > [“Reach up to the feet of God, looking for a sign...it was right here all the time...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/reach-up-to-the-feet-of-god-looking-for-a-sign-it-was-right-here-all/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Sign](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sign/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/david-lee-roth-6560_quote_reach-up-to-the-feet-of-god-looking-for_1541755.jpg) > [Classic Van Halen made people want to dance and f\*\*k. Modern Van Halen makes you want to drink milk and drive foreign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/classic-van-halen-made-people-want-to-dance-and-f-k-modern-van-halen/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/david-lee-roth-6560_car_classic-van-halen-made-people-want-to-da_1858879.jpg) > [The perfect woman has an IQ of 150, wants to make love until 4 in the morning, then turns into a pizza!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/the-perfect-woman-has-an-iq-of-150-wants-to-make-love-until-4-in-the/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/david-lee-roth-6560_love_the-perfect-woman-has-an-iq-of-150-wants_2309320.jpg) > [Somebody asked me the question not too long ago: 'Dave, do you think the music business has turned corrupt.' I said: 'Absolutely…](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/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/david-lee-roth-6560_business_somebody-asked-me-the-question-not-too-l_230695.jpg) > [You stick your head above the crowd and attract attention and sometimes somebody will throw a rock at you. That's the territory.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/you-stick-your-head-above-the-crowd-and-attract-attention-and/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/david-lee-roth-6560_attention_you-stick-your-head-above-the-crowd-and_2989125.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/it-doesn-t-matter-the-kind-of-music-it-doesn-t-matter-whether-it-s-a/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/david-lee-roth-6560_care_it-doesn-t-matter-the-kind-of-music-it-d_2152159.jpg) > [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/) [Hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/david-lee-roth-6560_hate_music-journalists-love-elvis-costello-an_6824.jpg) > [Many of the critics have kids of their own. It scares the hell out of them to think that their kids could…](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/) [Critics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/critics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f2/david-lee-roth-6560_critics_many-of-the-critics-have-kids-of-their-o_26500.jpg) > [In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/in-the-united-states-you-can-put-on-a-cowboy-hat-and-join-the-country/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Below](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/below/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/david-lee-roth-6560_below_in-the-united-states-you-can-put-on-a-co_3011361.jpg) > [When you get something like MTV, it's like regular television. You get it, and at first it's novel and brand new and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/when-you-get-something-like-mtv-it-s-like-regular-television-you-get/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Brand new](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brand-new/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/david-lee-roth-6560_brand-new_when-you-get-something-like-mtv-it-s-lik_648308.jpg) > [Nine times out of 10 when people do a tribute album or tribute songs for somebody, it's what I call 'white boys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/nine-times-out-of-10-when-people-do-a-tribute-album-or-tribute-songs/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Accents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/david-lee-roth-6560_accents_nine-times-out-of-10-when-people-do-a-tr_2146470.jpg) > [I always wanted to be an outrage to public decency and a threat to women. And this is one of the few…](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/) [Decency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decency/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/david-lee-roth-6560_decency_i-always-wanted-to-be-an-outrage-to-publ_354521.jpg) > [The best time is during the struggle. The top of the mountain is usually small, freezing and lonesome. To this day I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/the-best-time-is-during-the-struggle-the-top-of-the-mountain-is/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Beginner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/david-lee-roth-6560_beginner_the-best-time-is-during-the-struggle-the_2773843.jpg) > [You gotta learn the alphabet, backwards and forwards. And then the choice is yours, 'cause last I looked, the Bible is written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/you-gotta-learn-the-alphabet-backwards-and-forwards-and-then-the/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Alphabet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alphabet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/david-lee-roth-6560_alphabet_you-gotta-learn-the-alphabet-backwards-a_2414147.jpg) > [Women are great. When they dig you, there's nothing they won't do. That kind of loyalty is hard to find - unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/women-are-great-when-they-dig-you-there-s-nothing-they-won-t-do-that/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Dog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dog/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/david-lee-roth-6560_dog_women-are-great-when-they-dig-you-there_2633365.jpg) > [Being a rock star is being a rock star, I don't need to go into the details. What would you do if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/being-a-rock-star-is-being-a-rock-star-i-don-t-need-to-go-into-the/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c66/david-lee-roth-6560_astronomy_being-a-rock-star-is-being-a-rock-star-i_938970.jpg) > [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/) [Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/david-lee-roth-6560_albums_if-you-put-a-van-halen-album-in-your-rec_217216.jpg) > [I know that people think I'm a party king; but, face it, if I finished the bottle every time I took a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/i-know-that-people-think-i-m-a-party-king-but-face-it-if-i-finished/) [David Lee Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/david-lee-roth-6560_able_i-know-that-people-think-i-m-a-party-kin_482659.jpg) ## David Lee Roth by topic [Song (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/david-lee-roth/) [Music (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/david-lee-roth/) [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/david-lee-roth/) [Ifs (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/david-lee-roth/) [Want (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/david-lee-roth/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee-roth/#itemlist", "name": "David Lee Roth Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Reach up to the feet of God, looking for a sign...it was right here all the time...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Lee Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee-roth/reach-up-to-the-feet-of-god-looking-for-a-sign-it-was-right-here-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/david-lee-roth-6560_quote_reach-up-to-the-feet-of-god-looking-for_1541755.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/david-lee-roth-6560_quote_reach-up-to-the-feet-of-god-looking-for_1541755.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/david-lee-roth-6560_quote_reach-up-to-the-feet-of-god-looking-for_1541755.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Reach up to the feet of God, looking for a sign...it was right here all the time...” — David Lee Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Classic Van Halen made people want to dance and f**k. 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