VAN HALEN’S ROTH REVEALS LITTLE-KNOWN FACT ABOUT THE BEATLES’ PAUL McCARTNEY

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VAN HALEN’S ROTH REVEALS LITTLE-KNOWN FACT ABOUT THE BEATLES’ PAUL McCARTNEY
By Feyyaz Ustaer
March 14, 2019

During a recent interview with Joe Rogan in a podcast, Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has shared his thoughts on jazz music.

In a conversation, David has revealed little-known facts about The Beatles members, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. He said that ‘The Beatles songs written by Paul McCartney was always kinda happy’.

Rogan asked ‘how would you explain jazz’, and Roth stated:

“…We will do it in the old Beatles style, here is the best way to go for somebody that’s interested [in Jazz]. The old Lennon note and McCartney note. The McCartney note is always kinda happy. I’ve actually bumped into Sir Paul over at Henson Studios and he’s really happy.”

He continued:

“There’s a darkness among those last three notes. That’s where you get a little bit of pepper in the chocolate, ya know. [Roth repeats] It’s a little wistful, a little melancholy and when you put them together it doesn’t sound like they do but if I could I would sing both parts and it goes together. Bittersweet like my fucking career [Roth and Rogan laugh]. Like my last three relatio-here we go!”

Rogan said:

“So you kinda have to listen to jazz like you’d taste wine?”

David responded:

“The best for this is Thelonious Monk, the same thing, the right hand is Paul, the left hand is John, it’s working and you can’t tell is it happy or sad? I don’t know how was dinner last night? Same!

It’s indicative of what’s around you because it’s not just happy, that’s Disney. It’s not just sad, think of someone just tuning his guitar to sad, think of Leonard Cohen. [Roth imitates Cohen] That sounded more like Bowie but whatever.”

You can watch the entire interview below. Click  here for the source of the statement.