David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American
singer-songwriter, rock climber, adventurer, actor, author, and former radio personality, being best known for his work with the
hard rock band
Van Halen and for his fast-talking, larger-than-life persona. Though earning critical and commercial success, Roth left Van Halen due to creative differences in 1985, being replaced by
Sammy Hagar (of
Montrose and
HSAS), and Roth went solo. After a short time spent performing tongue-in-cheek
jazz music, Roth recruited a
rock supergroup of
Steve Vai (guitar),
Billy … read more