"If I don't do this, I'm gonna die. So, I'm gonna do this til the day I die!" GREAT QUOTE! Freaking COOL interview Jeff and Loren! Amazing stories from someone who was THERE! Much appreciated. Long Live King Edward! =VH=
That's cool that Roth got Marshall Berle to look at his band. If I remember right, Ratt was able to get Milton Berle in their video because of working with Marshall Berle. Roth got Stephen Pearcy to move to LA or talked him into it. Such a small world back then.
Rudy Sarzo quote : What were Randy’s main influences? His influences were late-’60s, early-’70s English rock guitar players. He didn’t have any R&B influence or anything, so it’s totally English. And classical music because of his schooling. His mother had a lot to do with that, teaching him and influencing him with classical music. So by the time he got to England, he was not like a typical American guitar player who had had the influence of R&B music and country music, because he’d never played that. Were there any particular players he admired? Yeah, let me tell you who they were. He really admired Gary Moore and Eddie Van Halen. Those were the top two guys he really, really admired. Rudy Sarzo
I wonder if Loren knows about: "Little Caesar / East Side Indians, plus special guests, 18 and over - Saturday May 16th, The Cadillac Club" -Sammy Hagar Live:RHRN audio version before his "Give to Live" solo.
You are correct. Confirmed by Renoff's book. Molinare was also calling him "Templetan" so there's that. Memories are a strange thing when you get older. Trust only the documents. :)
When ACDC debuted at the Whiskey, they stayed at a motel on Sunset across from the Hollywood high school. The cover of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is a picture from the motel parking lot.
This is freaking awesome. I love hearing these stories. I 1st saw Van Halen in Jacksonville Florida in 1978 when they opened for Black Sabbath. The two guys I went with didn't even know who Van Halen was. They couldn't say that after that night. The legendary block parties in Pasadena, oh man Loren. Loren's experiences sound book worthy to me. Good stuff F.R.
