- One of the few all-time famous rock stars who has never married.
- He is fluent in Spanish.
- Back in the mid-1970s when Van Halen was forming, the band originally agreed on the name "Mammoth". When they found out later that "Mammoth" was already taken, it was Dave's idea to call the band Van Halen.
- He is an avid mountain climber.
- He will be training in New York City to be an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). (2004)
- Although known as a lead singer, he can also play guitar quite well; on tour he plays a three to four minute bluesy acoustic guitar solo that will eventually lead into the "Ice Cream Man" riff; then his band will break into the heavy part of the song; at this point Dave puts his guitar away and sings
- Obtained a Private Pilot license for rotorcraft-helicopter 12/12/2006.
- Lead singer of the rock group Van Halen from the mid-1970s through 1985. He rejoined the band in 2007.
- After an unsuccessful reunion attempt in 1996, he reconvened with Van Halen again in 2000. They recorded a couple of songs but soon parted ways due to legal reasons.
- He is the son of Sibyl (Lazar) and Nathan Roth. His parents were both from Jewish immigrants families (from Ukraine and Russia).
- He was against having too many synthesizers in the Van Halen sound, especially during the 1984/"Jump" period, which was one of the things that led to his departure because he wanted more of a bluesy sound (according to Dave in his book "Crazy from the Heat").
- His uncle Manny Roth owned the famous Cafe Wha in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
- Attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. Graduated in 1972.
- Roth is the only member of the original Van Halen lineup that has never been married. He has been referred to as the biological father of at least two daughters (Avy Lee Roth and Brenna Roth), and he also reportedly has one son, named Kevin Roth, who was the singer of the short-lived punk rock band Bosworth. However, none of those claims have ever been officially verified by David Lee Roth himself.
- When he first joined the band that would become Van Halen, he wanted the group to be an all-covers band.
- Appeared on All Happy Families (2004) playing himself in a VIP poker game that involves Tony Soprano.
- He resides in Pasadena, California.
- Lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
- On tour with Sammy Hagar. Doing The Heavyweight Championship of Rock Tour. (August 2002)
- Will reunite with Van Halen on a 40 date 2007 tour. (February 2007)
- Worked with guitarists Bart Walsh and Brian Young, who were members of an early Van Halen tribute band called The Atomic Punks.
- Before 2007, his last two public appearances with the other members of Van Halen (besides Sammy Hagar) were at awards shows: in 1996, he appeared with Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony as a presenter at MTV's Video Music Awards; his last appearance before that was in 1985, as a nominee (with the other members of Van Halen) at the American Video Awards, a precursor to the MTV awards and produced by Casey Kasem. The last Video Music Awards show was held in 1987.
- He was released from CBS owned radio station Free Fm, after only three and a half months of being on the air.
- Ranked #100 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
- Son of Nathan Roth.
- On a 45-city tour as lead singer for Van Halen, promoting their new album "A Different Kind of Truth". (February 2012)
- Will start as an "all talk format" radio disc jockey in January 2006. He will replace Howard Stern on New York's K-Rock Station and some other United States cities as well.
- The morning radio host on 92.3 Free Fm (formerly K-Rock) in New York City, and other station affiliated cities (Boston,Dallas,Philadephia,Pittsburgh,Cleveland and West Palm Beach). (February 2006)
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