Backbeat Books has set a January 1, 2024 release date for DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World by Darren Paltrowitz.
However, Van Halen Store has permission from the publisher to start shipping the book NOW, so if you place your order now, you could have your hands on it a bit early. It’s currently only in stock & shipping at Van Halen Store.
Book description:
What do you do after leaving one of the world’s biggest bands? If you’re David Lee Roth, you write a memoir, become a radio host, sell a screenplay to a major studio, get certified as an EMT, play Vegas, and put out bluegrass versions of your biggest hits. And then you rejoin Van Halen for a reunion tour.
Encompassing the highs and lows of a truly unusual career, DLR Book is an intimate look at the force of nature that is David Lee Roth, from his start with Van Halen to his highly publicized departure from the band and his triumphant return. Drawing on nearly one hundred exclusive interviews, DLR Book delves into Diamond Dave’s many extracurricular activities, including his unclassifiable video series “The Roth Show,” the rise and fall of his syndicated radio program, and his line of tattoo skincare products. Also included are conversations with some of Roth’s most popular collaborators (among them Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, Travis Tritt, and Korn’s Ray Luzier) and contributions from figures influenced by Roth, including Jason Aldean, Billy Corgan, Butch Vig, and legendary sumo wrestler Konishiki.
The first book on Roth in over 25 years (since his “Crazy From The Heat” autobiography) – DLR Book is a front-row seat to one of the wildest and most unpredictable artists of all time.
272 pages, Paperback, 6.0″ x 9.0″ x 0.9″. $24.95.
About the author:
Darren Paltrowitz is a licensed private investigator who began working around the music business as a teenager. Since then, he has worked with numerous influential recording artists, including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Tracy Bonham, Mike Viola, Amanda Palmer, TNT and Loudness. DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World is his third book, a followup to 2019’s Good Advice From Professional Wrestling: Full Contact Life Lessons, as co-written with prolific author D.X. Ferris and published by 6623 Press.
Darren is also the host of Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz, which regularly airs on over 150 television stations and OTT carriers (including Byron Allen’s Local Now, 30A, Maybacks Global Ent. and Troptions Television Network) in addition to key podcast and digital outlets. Paltrocast guests have included major film and television stars (e.g. Alison Brie, Michael Cera, Johnny Knoxville, Joel McHale, The Fraggles), notable athletes (e.g. Danica Patrick, Jimmy Garoppolo, Jorge Masvidal, Channing Frye, Chris Jericho), top-rated chefs and hospitality-related personalities (e.g. Marcus Samuelsson, Andrew Zimmern, Elizabeth Faulkner, Jon Taffer), reality TV favorites (e.g. Captain Sandy, Mike Holmes, Chloe Sims, La La Anthony), hip-hop pioneers (e.g. Ice-T, Method Man, Flavor Flav, Kid Koala), and Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers (e.g. members of Van Halen, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Deep Purple, Pearl Jam, Radiohead).When not busy with writing, investigating, or co-hosting the world’s only Roth podcast (The DLR Cast), he and his wife Melissa – co-host of the Paltrobox unboxing video series — enjoy their adopted hometown of Long Beach, New York.
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