Diamond Dave was one of the greatest front men of a mega rock group. He looked damned good in spandex, rocked a black belt and was good with the ladies. One thing that he was known for was a crazy story that many people chalked up to being rock folklore. He was the man that demanded that all of the brown M&M's be taken out of the candy bowl in the Van Halen dressing room. DLR shocked folks when he owned up to this story and then he was labeled an egotistical jerk by many in the press. However, the candy was used strictly for business.
This story has become quite popular recently since it was featured in Fast Company and This American Life. They do a much better job of telling the story than I can (TAL is much more in depth), but it gave me a much better image of Mr. Roth. The quick version, is that he put that demand deep in the contract and if there were brown candies present, the venue did not thoroughly follow the rider and may have missed some very important safety details and Roth would have their manager double check everything.
For a guy that bright, why did he get picked up in central park trying to buy weed?
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