David Lee Roth Sold His Publishing Catalog for Big Bucks, Feels “Rich”

David Lee Roth is rolling within the dough as of late, revealing he not too long ago offered his publishing catalog for a big sum of cash.

The Associated Press caught up with the previous Van Halen singer backstage earlier this month on the first weekend of Coachella, the place he made a shock look singing “Jump” with Teddy Swims.

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In a video interview simply posted to YouTube (watch beneath), Roth mentioned, “I sold my publishing eight months ago,” and instructed the AP reporter to ask him how he feels. When the reporter obliged, Roth responded, “Rich! [laughs] For the first time in my life, I can rub two coins together and create a little interest. “No, really!”

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While Diamond Dave didn’t disclose the precise quantity he acquired for his publishing catalog, it’s seemingly effectively into the tens of tens of millions. Recent comparable gross sales have garnered Bruce Springsteen $500 million, Bob Dylan $300 million, and Sting $300 million.

Elsewhere within the interview, DLR emphasised that he and the late Eddie Van Halen wrote all of the Van Halen songs from his time within the band: “Eddie and I wrote all the songs. I wrote everything I sing. Every note that I sing, every word, all the titles, I stacked the harmonies, that was my job. If you’re singing it, Roth was bringing it.”

David Lee Roth not too long ago kicked off a North American solo tour that includes a set virtually fully made up of classic Van Halen songs. The outing runs by means of a June twentieth present in Milwaukee, with tickets to the remaining dates available here.

Watch his interview with the Associated Press beneath.