David Lee Roth. Gay?

Never married and he claims he has slept with thousands of women a la lady doth protests too much.

It may just his rock persona, but he seemed rather effeminate.

"la lady doth protests too much. "

Doesn't that mean he he would be super defensive about gay rumors or comments?

"I fucked a lot of women" doesn't seem crazy for a rock start of his nature.

None of this is to say he couldn't be gay, but I'm not sure what you've outlined is that noteworthy.

omg that butt wiggle move!

I've watched a few of his videos again w/Van Halen and holy crap...he pings to high heaven!

[quote]David Lee Roth is gay

I wish. Even now.

Jesus Christ, I figured he was when I saw a video of a VH performance from the early 80s and he was wearing assless pants and shaking that thing to high heaven. Sammy Hagar alluded to that a few weeks ago by saying something on the order of “nobody knows much about Dave, he’s not married, he has no kids”.

[quote] He's tiny in real life.

He was six feet tall in his heyday.

Just because a guy likes wiggling his ass or wearing leather chaps and shimmery pink lip gloss doesn't mean he's gay!

R9 Is Prince posting from the beyond.

He was the inspiration for Dr Rockso

I'm happy to find out I wasn't the only one who thought he was a little fey. Interesting.

Yeah because all rock guys from the '70s and '80s had pictures taken of them with leather and chains tied to a fence

Never met the man, but I can quite confidently say his mouth has very likely enjoyed the pleasures of the penis at some point in his adult life.

He's 66 and not hot anymore, so I really don't care if he fucks with a plant or a llama just to get off, OP.

And are you also the dullard who questioned Janet Reno's sexuality in the other thread? Such a pointless, listless life you lead.

My late brother had a common friend/ acquaintance with Dave back in the period when Dave was pretty much laying low e.g. not doing music. From what I've heard about Dave, he's a very interesting guy, surprisingly a Renaissance man, very eclectic in thinking and philosophy, who led this rock lifestyle on and hand, but had a very different side most of the time. Apparently he used to go on these travels/ adventures to non-glamourous places, backpacking or doing spiritual trips. He'd do this for months and not even his bandmates would know where he was or what he was doing. He's been a practitioner of Japanese martial arts since he was a teenager and after he made enough money these past 10 or so years, he actually moved to Japan to study the language and more martial arts full time. But his home base has always been his late father's mansion in Pasadena. Dave came back to VH and touring because he needed money to maintain that mansion. He still lives there with his dog.

He's a bad looking 66, that's for sure.

should read " led this rock lifestyle on one hand"

Whatever he was, he certainly flamed....and a song like "Janie's Crying" is SO gay.

He sounds like a trip in this…super sharp but an overwhelming personality. And a working EMT?!

Basically when you interview DLR, you just place a microphone in front of him and let him go freestyle. It'll be entertaining, he's one of those rock musicians who don't have to sing or play music in order to be entertaining.

R16, how dare someone speculate about a celebrity's sexuality on a gay gossip board!

Boy, if ever anyone famous would benefit from a face lift, it is he.

Paul Stanley's gay, right?

Roth talks endlessly, but never says anything.

He's 66 and not hot anymore, so I really don't care if he fucks with a plant or a llama just to get off, OP.

And are you also the dullard who questioned Janet Reno's sexuality in the other thread? Such a pointless, listless life you lead.

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Yet here you are , relying to a thread you didn’t have to reply too and giving your time too. What does that make you?

He suggests Anne Bancroft to me.

I mean... think about it. Yeah, you've seen him in endless PR photos with one nameless bimbo after the next, but where are the pap photos of him walking hand-in-hand down the street in L.A. with a girlfriend? Or a wife? Even the wildest rock dudes-- if they're straight-- have to attempt monogamy now and then, because they want to flaunt "the hottest girl of them all." Jerry. Heather. Pam. Tawny. They can't resist it.

But Dave could.

He's probably bi. Who cares?

Sammy Hagar had an axe to grind and made homophobic remarks about David in his memoir. But with all the 'facts' in after all these years I would say that he is either bisexual or gay. He has probably embraced it in his older years.

There's no proof that he's gay. For decades, Eddie Van Halen hated Roth. If Roth is gay, Van Halen would have witnessed it, and would have used that info to trash Roth.

You could say David Lee Roth got fucked by Sammy Haggar.

This is the photo for his greatest hits album. Many retailers put a sticker in the lower right corner of the CD jewel case.

The most offensive thing about DLR is that he couldn't sing. He always sounded very amateur with a very limited range. The band let him be the singer only because he had a PA system. When he rejoined the band several years later, there was no way in hell he could have covered the songs that Sammy Hagar sang with the band.

There was a period of time in the mid 80s when he made sure to pose for every PR photo with his mouth hanging wide open.

Wasn’t there a rumor he’s poz?

Gayer than springtime, and twice as exciting!

In his later years he only seems to pose for photos with that weird exaggerated, if not crazed, smile. That has to hurt the face muscles after a while. It's not so much a smile as it is a contortion of the mouth to get as much of the lower teeth exposed as possible. It is the kind of smile I've always felt showed a level of mental illness.

My sister knew him because she worked with his dad. DLR is likely straight, just an asshole, much like his father,

When I was in 9th grade I was in study hall and the teacher left us all alone for a while. This trashy older girl got up, out of the blue, and wrote I WANT DAVID LEE ROTH’S BODY on the chalkboard. I always think about that when someone mentions DLR.

That’s funny r40 because my brothers ex was a big hairstylist in the 80s and 90s and she said he’s 100% gay.

His solo videos were absolutely hysterical.

Wasn't DLR hated by the other members of Van Halen? Or am I thinking about another one in that group?

I never could stand Sammy Hagar's voice and I had a wild crush on DLR when Van Halen hit the scene.

What's the story about the bad blood between him and the others?

Pretty much an open secret.Roth preferred the company of men. His womanizer persona was just an act. He is a short little jew with a big cock.

He moved to NYC to become a working paramedic for a while and got high praise from co-workers for how serious and committed he was. I read an interview a few years ago that I wish I could find (I tried). He was interviewed in the Pasadena mansion, which was mostly empty of furniture. He wounds a little out there, someone who spends a lot of time in his head, thinking about things on a plane different from most of us.

The DLR on-stage is a persona. He didn't come across anything remotely like that in his real life.

Hagar used to call Roth "f-ggot" as an insult, r7, so if he was implying anything with what he said, it wasn't just simply wondering aloud if DLR was gay.

I think it's telling that DLR essentially co-opts the looks and poses of the girls in the California Girls video.

You see as much of his bod as you do of theirs, and they strike the dominant poses.

Telling of his sexuality or of a tongue-in-cheek gender reversal? That I don't know.

This thread encouraged me to do some Googling, here is what I have found:

[quote][bold]Regarding Van Halens Latest Lovers Quarrel[/bold]

[quote]June 22, 2015

[quote]Van Halen.  Look it is no secret their records up to 1984 were amazing. Classics. Everything they did was gold. I have nothing against Sammy VH except it just sucked. Sammy is a cool dude though. Good guitar player and singer. Diehard fans ( cock ) love DLR. Or did? As i write this there is a commercial on for a sex spa on and i am suddenly having really dirty thoughts. It does NOT involve DLR though. Only one girl in the world for me. And its not him!  * Clears Throat*  And here we go.

[quote]David Lee Roth is gay. Period. And i truly believe this has been the main reason why Van Halen feud so much.  Listen this is no gay bash because i am not like that at all. I grew up in the 80s if that helps you any. But my guess here is Eddie got a drunken hummer one night in the 70s from David and its gone downhill since.   As a matter of fact i am pretty sure he blew the entire band! Something has (cock) to be done about this David. Because if what you said in an interview is true? You are living with a young Japanese girl because its OK in Japan to do that. Right then. So you are a pedophile? Really in the ( cock ) end it does not matter what your sexual preference is. Unless of course you are a pedophile then you need to be strung up by your bell end with rope and wait for it to pop off.  But I do not think very many people are fooled by these stories you tell. Are they? Come on Dave gimme a break! Just admit it!!! The amount of money you could make being a gay icon would be insane bro.

[quote]We have watched you make a come back David. And its been ( cock ) one of the most embarrassing come backs in the history of cock. Sorry rock. I mean painful.  Even worse Van Halen seems to have a large following of old crusty ass stoners and drunks ( I am both of those but I am not fooled )  who still give a shit. So you are making $! But you complain so much over the years! David you even went as far as to blame GRUNGE music for ruining your career. Meanwhile you are doing show tunes in Vegas just to make money. You loved doing that dude! I saw the interviews!  Apparently (cock)  you love dance music so much that you cannot get a new VH album done. So says Eddie. Not that any of us reading this want to even hear it. The last one was horrid.  There are clues here people. And its not only with DLR. Eddie is a complete asshole and always has been. I mean does Eddies hatred for DLR tell you anything at all? Eddie dreams of that ill fated night when David sucked on his nuts. But you let him do it Ed. Is that any reason to be such an asshole? I admit i do my fair share of being an asshole. A lot of people will tell you that! But really Ed you are in a band dude. Why would you go off on your singer right before you go out on a big tour? Is it just (cock )  OK because you know its the final one and you do not really give a rats ass about the music anymore? Knowing you will make the money you need to go on supporting wolfdongs career? Hey i think its cool you are helping your son actually! It proves you are a good dad? I guess. Or really are you just living through his eyes knowing  nobody cares about you anymore. I wonder? I suppose again it really does not matter because like DLR. You (cock ) need to GO.

[...]

[quote]So lets just wrap this up. DLR you are gay. Please come out of the closet and stop fighting it. Some of us would be so happy if you would. Hell i might even put on some assless chaps in celebration!  Eddie you are just a dick. One of the greatest guitar players even besides all the amazing things you did to your guitars and amps over the years. Genius.

[quote][bold]Latent Gay Icon David Lee Roth Really Wants Van Halen To Perform At The Next Super Bowl[/bold]

[quote]July 11, 2012

[quote]A couple of weeks ago I did something I’d never done before: I attended a Van Helen concert. Now, I had a Van Halen phase once upon a time — I was always more of a Sammy Hagar guy than a David Lee Roth kind of guy, mind you — but I’d never attended any of their shows.

[quote]Conversely, I’ve seen plenty of Broadway shows in my lifetime and this Van Halen show, specifically David Lee Roth’s campy frontman act, was gayer than just about every Broadway show I’ve ever seen. I mean, this guy makes Lloyd from Entourage look like John Wayne.

[quote]What was especially striking to me was that most of the attendees of the show had necks that were bright red — this was in the South, after all — but they all seemed completely oblivious to the strong homosexual undertones emanating from Roth when he’s on stage. Like, I’m pretty sure that if some guy wearing makeup dressed in sequined tights came prancing at them Roth-style on the street they’d probably want to fight him.

[quote]But because Roth, pictured above wearing assless chaps, is perceived as some sort of swinging dick groupie slayer — and he did make multiple sad, painful references to banging groupies during the show — they were seemingly clueless as to how overtly gay Roth’s entire act is. It left me seriously wondering: how is David Lee Roth not a gay icon?

[quote]Anyway, Roth really wants Van Halen to be chosen to perform at halftime of the next Super Bowl, so he wrote a letter pleading for such to happen…

Nov 28, 2007

[quote]I have been wanting to see Van Halen for years, I finally got to last night and had 2 major disappointments.

[quote]My $157 seat was all that great sad.gif

[quote]And DLR was so gay on stage I couldnt enjoy the show, I mean it was vivid. Everything from his clothes to his walk / trot up and down the runway. When did he go to the other side? Or was he allways?

Consensus is, straight guys think he's gay.

[quote][bold]Is David Lee Roth gay or just kind of feminine?[/bold]

August 30, 2015

[quote]Stories have been out there for years. Google the question and see what you find.....

Well back in the 80s when DLR was popular in some circles, effeminate behavior and looks were popular. He was a horrible singer and looked like a horse faced fool. He wasn’t hot then or now.

So R16 has intractable psychiatric issues? That's sad. I hope she gets better, poor thing.

He looks a bit like Buffalo Bill- Silence of the Lambs. Or maybe Bill looks a bit like David...

That pic at r34 is gayer than a bag of dicks

I always thought he seemed pretty enamored with himself.

He's not gay. He's Jewish, vain, and self-obsessed, and therefore he's flamboyant. And he's always "on" during media interviews.

R47, there is no way that DLR felted EVH. I think DLR is straight. But even if he were gay, the two men hated each other. Eddie was an introvert with social anxiety, and he struggled with media engagement. EVH had talent. DLR had zero talent, but he became a star because of his looks and because of his obnoxious, attention-seeking extroverted behavior. DLR could dress the part of rock star, but he didn't know as much about music as he thought. He tried to talk EVH out of playing keyboards on the album 1984. If EVH had stuck solely to guitar as DLR had suggested, then they wouldn't have had the huge hit "Jump".

DLR left the band in 1984 at age 30, and the band hired Sammy Hagar. Things were great for awhile. But soon, EVH didn't get along with Hagar either. EVH was an alcoholic and it affected his relationships with his bandmates (and sometimes his wife).

Eventually, Hagar left the band. In 1996, the band considered reuniting with DLR (after more than 10 years apart). The four appeared together at the MTV awards to present an award to the best male vocalist. Dave was his obnoxious, attention-seeking self, and at times, EVH looked very annoyed (as seen in the video below). EVH cites DLR's disrespectful behavior towards Beck as the reason the reunion didn't happen.

The band instead hired Gary Cherone (former lead singer of Extreme) as its new lead singer. I remember an interview where Eddie told a guitar magazine, (not an exact quote) "this is the first time Van Halen has had a lead singer who isn't obsessed with the female anatomy." So, EVH wouldn't say that if he believed DLR is gay.

“He's not gay. He's Jewish, vain, and self-obsessed, and therefore he's flamboyant. And he's always "on" during media interviews.”

Tell me how you know that he isn’t gay? Because as I mentioned upthread I know someone who worked directly with him off and on for years, and she said he’s gay.

[quote] DLR had zero talent

That’s simply not true.

[quote]DLR had zero talent, but he became a star because of his looks and because of his obnoxious, attention-seeking extroverted behavior.

I agree with R60, this statement by R58 is absolutely not true. Van Halen wasn’t the same without him.

R60 and R61. OK, he has talent in marketing himself and crafting an image. Maybe we can say he's a showman. But he cannot sing. And...he's a singer. And have you heard him sing live without the benefit of studio tricks? He HAD to wear tight spandex and jump really high to distract the audience from his lacking performance. He looked like he spent more time in the photo studio than the recording studio.

Compare his singing to Sammy Hagar. Hagar's soaring vocals took the band to the next level. But some people (even straight men) refused to accept Hagar in the band because his face wasn't as pretty as DLR's (at the time), and he refused to wear spandex pants and perform topless.

Maybe because Hagar just wasn’t liked by some people. I prefer DLR’s voice and performances or Sammy Hagar. I don’t care for Sammy at all whatever band he’s in.

Dylan or Lou Reed, or Britney can’t sing and are singers.

Van Halen wasn't the real deal without David Lee Roth. That's why Sammy Hagar was jealous of him.

The problem with Hagar in VH was that Hagar was a star on his own and wanted to include some of his songs on tour and the group said no way. Roth never really hit it big on his own, Hagar was somewhat famous on his own.

True, dat. I’d always thought that Dave was a lesbian?

Listen to Hagar sing on Dreams, Love Comes Walking In, How Do I Know if it's Love. Now imagine Dave trying to sing those songs.

R65, the band also wanted Sammy to sing the songs that Dave had sung. Sammy didn't want to do that. I think he agreed only to sing Jump because it was the band's biggest hit. I can understand the band's point of view here. If I went to a Van Halen concert, even when Sammy was lead singer, I would be disappointed if I didn't hear the earlier classics like Running with the Devil and Panama. Sammy should have been willing to sing those songs. And he could have sung them ten times better than DLR sang them. It was really the guitar licks that the audience wanted to hear most of all, so it didn't mater who sang the songs. Michael Anthony should have sung them if Sammy refused. Michael sang the high-register background vocals that distracted from DLR's limited range.

Diamond Dave did just fine on his own.

Van Halen was not Van Halen without David in my opinion.

I still have that poster of him in the butt-less chaps somewhere in storage.

R68 Yes!! He had great charisma.

"Maybe we can say he's a showman."

MAYBE??? By the way, he makes Liberace look like an Amish farmer in this live video, so...

No DLR, no VH. I do not care what anyone says about his voice, I liked it. DLR WAS VL. I did not like SH at all. That is just my opinion, of course, but I was done with VH when Dave left.

[quote]DLR WAS VL

I've never done this before, but...oh, dear!

Van Halen headlined the last night (metal night) of the US Festival in San Bernardino, California on May 29, 1983. I remember listening to a broadcast of the audio somehow, and in between songs David Lee Roth suggested that everyone in the audience take off all their clothes. I'm sure some did.

Van Halen, lol! I was thinking VPL!

"I'm just a jiggle-hoe and everywhere I go, people know the part I'm playin."

Bosie, Bosie, Bop! Zitty, Bop!

[quote]he was wearing assless pants and shaking that thing to high heaven

Lifelong VH fan here. I’m one of those rare birds that enjoyed the Hagar version of the band as much as the DLR version. I think the problem is brand identification: VH became a different band with Hagar, and some folks wouldn’t accept it. Hagar is a far more competent and versatile musician than Roth ever could be, but Roth had archetypal Rock God Frontman charisma that makes Hagar seem pedestrian in that role.

On the question of Roth’s sexuality: I can’t speak to any hookups/dalliances/etc that he may have had with men, but in the late 70s a close relative of mine was a bartender/manager at a (hetero) strip club in a major Southern city that was always on the VH tour schedule. VH as a group, or sometimes just a couple of the guys, partied at this bar on multiple occasions—Roth was always part of the group, and always took waitresses/strippers back to his hotel. Make of that what you will, lol.

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