{"id":347320,"date":"2021-10-02T05:48:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T02:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-am-throwing-in-the-shoes\/"},"modified":"2021-10-02T05:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T02:48:59","slug":"i-am-throwing-in-the-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-am-throwing-in-the-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018I am throwing in the shoes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018I am throwing in the shoes\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>David Lee Roth, the iconic\u00a0rock star\u00a0known for fronting\u00a0Van Halen\u00a0a number of times, has announced his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old musician confirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/entertainment\/entertainment-columns\/kats\/david-lee-roth-im-throwing-in-the-shoes-im-retiring-2451302\/\">in a phone call with the\u00a0Las Vegas Review-Journal\u00a0recently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am throwing in the shoes. I\u2019m retiring,\u201d he said. \u201d This is the first, and only, official announcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told the outlet that since they\u2019ve \u201cgot the news,\u201d they can \u201cshare it with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roth plans to finish by playing a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of shows at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in\u00a0Las Vegas\u00a0late this year and early next.<\/p>\n<p>The shows will take place on Dec. 31, 2021, and Jan. 1, 5, 7 and 8.<\/p>\n<p>The musician, known for his high-energy and even kooky on-stage presence, added: \u201cI\u2019m not going to explain the statement. The explanation is in a safe. These are my last five shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the final show will be on sale beginning on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Mandalay Bay did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to Fox News\u2019 request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking to the Review-Journal, Roth asked the interviewer to \u201ctry not to interrupt,\u201d as he was \u201cgoing to close my eyes and take you on a ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that he had recently spoken with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/eddie-van-halen-alex-van-halen-tribute\">Alex Van Halen<\/a>, drummer with the iconic rock band, and he was aware of Roth\u2019s upcoming announcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-584.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A group shot of Van Halen: Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen.\" class=\"wp-image-19673126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-584.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-584.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-584.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A group shot of Van Halen: Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fin Costello\/Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAl and I have been talking, and I can\u2019t speak for him just yet, but he knows what I am about to say,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe speak to each other constantly, two or three times a day. We laugh like pirates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what Roth was referring to when he said he couldn\u2019t \u201cspeak for\u201d Van Halen. Fox News has reached out to the drummer\u2019s reps for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Roth said that the recent \u201cdeparture of my beloved classmate\u201d \u2013 a clear reference to the late\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/eddie-van-halen-dead\">Eddie Van Halen<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 had been on his mind recently, and made note of his upcoming 67th birthday on Oct. 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am encouraged and compelled to really come to grips with how short time is, and my time is probably even shorter,\u201d Roth said.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that he expected to be \u201cthe first\u201d member of Van Halen to pass away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Hey Ed, objects in the rear-view mirror are probably me,\u2019\u201d the musician said. \u201cAnd my doctors, my handlers, compelled me to really address that every time I go on stage, I endanger that future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained that for 50 years, he gave audiences his all, as he would ask any performer on stage to do, \u201cwhether you come out with a ukulele or a marching band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roch recalled his early days with the band when they\u2019d be paid less than $200 per night, spending most of the money on gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the Saturday Night Supper Club, we\u2019d get there at 3 in the morning, and order everything on the menu, all three three banana splits, the Grand Slam Breakfasts with the bacon, and the ones with the sausage,\u201d Roth remembered. \u201cWe pulled two tables together \u2026 This cop came walking in \u2014 this was Cop Town \u2014 and asked, \u2018Who are you all?\u2019 I said, \u2018Sir, we\u2019re a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band!\u2019 He said, \u2018Do you have enough money to pay for all this?\u2019 And we all pulled our $125 green, crisp, sweat-through-your-[expletive[-shoes, money.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-583.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"David Lee Roth \" class=\"wp-image-19673127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-583.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-583.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/david-lee-roth-retires-583.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>David Lee Roth will perform the final shows at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Ochs Archives<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that he remembers those days \u201clike they were yesterday\u201d and recently reminisced on that very story with Alex Van Halen recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just found some pants upstairs. I save some of the old clothes,\u201d revealed the star, who was also known for colorful and fashion-forward outfits. \u201cI was a size 29. Eddie was a size 26. That\u2019s where we came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a band that is doing what Al and I used to call a \u2018block,\u2019 that means 75 rehearsals for one show,\u201d Roth said of his upcoming shows. \u201cWe are bringing it in classic VH style. Alex and I are the only version, that was his message. There is no other variation. There is no torch being passed. There is no other side to this coin. This is classic, in-your-face Van Halen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded saying that his career has \u201cbeen an amazing, great run,\u201d adding that he has \u201cno regrets, nothing to say about anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rocker added: \u201cI\u2019ll miss you all. 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The 66-year-old musician confirmed the news in a phone call with the\u00a0Las Vegas Review-Journal\u00a0recently. \u201cI am throwing in the shoes. 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