Shinedown's Brent Smith tells us his Eddie Van Halen story

[MrHideyoursheep]

That sounds more like a Asshole story..Ed Van Halen is a very big baby who learned from Roth how too get Even. Tonight's about me man!..Not you're fucking hip. I say right here.

[Rebelsoul73]

can someone please break the rocknroll cycle and stop wearing makeup on men.

[TheFernodragon]

That's hilarious xD

I wish that i coulda been there lol

[MrRacso9]

Looks like and older overweight tranny. Gross

[xBornFromADreamx]

@MrRacso9 haha, you're an idiot.

[blakemoody3]

god i hope he told eddie (right afterward) that "yeah bro it was water, after washing my hands".

unless this was just some good natured fun, ed is a douche

[c197373]

Shambling mockery of man...

[theratfarmer]

ed doesn't fuck people up like that. get your story straight.

[TheCharm69]

@theratfarmer shut up 

[xBornFromADreamx]

@theratfarmer Dude, it was all in good fun, Brent's laughing the whole time he tells it! Obviously if "Ed" had "fucked him up" He wouldn't be telling the story in a happy way. Get YOUR story straight.

[icrevice]

Haha.

[chewychewy1213]

He looks like my neighbor Mrs. Jenkins. Maybe Eddie thought he was a chick and wanted to bone him... Im sure Mr. Van Halens eyes arent what they used to be.

[radairman33]

bad story....bet Ed don't like him no mo!!! Toured w/ VH for 2 months and hit it off with Ed and that is the story you chose to tell.....LOSER!!!

[wavesaplenty]

He is so fuckin cute....Damn.

[standad445]

@bartowawt you are an idiot!!!!!!!!!

[drewperry1993]

he looks retarded with thoes glasses,like a girl its f'ed up lol

[Sevensixseven78]

@drewperry1993 Ya he looks like a girl too when he paints his finger nails. Black finger nails are gay. I wish respectable singers like Brent would wake up to that fact and stop doing it. makes me want to puke.

[MsCoffinKisser]

Is it just me or does Brent act gay in this video? Is he bi or something?

[reinventmadness]

@MsCoffinKisser wtf hes married. to a woman. dur.

[Treaty4]

Gross! Eddie sounds like an oinky. Brent is ROCK!

[frehleyscomic]

gawd one an ugly girl

[Achilles940]

That's a beautiful story

[reinventmadness]

Oh my gosh i love the way he says 'Really?'

0:40

[jakemk21]

Shinedown is great, but not as good at writing amazing riffs and songs as Van Halen. Sound of Madness is pretty damn good, but compare that to Panama, Ain't Talkin Bout Love, Best of Both Worlds, or Runaround.

[theusedechelongirl94]

haha brent is the best. XD Love shinedown so much

[konshess]

no one has EVER heard of you! go back to your trailer in Jersey and stop mentioning great artists like Van halen

[THEDXFAN28]

@konshess dude.....come on, go and watch crow and the butterfly or if you only knew and then tell me if no one's heard of them...now STFU and get out of hear, this is Shinedown country

[lavaheadlvr1369]

@konshess okay, so the 3 year tour, three albums and 12 singles, all of which were in the top 100 songs at least, plus a multitude of adoring fans OBVIOUSLY means no one has "EVER heard of them" sounds like you're the one that needs to go back to her trailer.

[BrickChickens]

@konshess Okay, why don't you try listening to some of his music? Oh, and just for the record, Jacksonville Florida. :p

[scamgrammy]

Good on you Brent Your music is Awesome better than van halen even the sound of madness was awesome. Your a self fullfilling prophecy

[metalwizard13]

holy shit...this nerd played with van halen. I got to start playing some fuckin shows.

[MrNirvanafan18]

 Van Halen was lucky to even get to be around that nerds band Shinedown kicks fucking ass man.

[reinventmadness]

@metalwizard13 ... nerd???

[konshess]

i love these unknown artists tellin stories..no one has EVER heard of you Mr. Deep Voice what a joke

[FUCKITIGOACAPELLA70]

@konshess arent you a fucking douche that needs his dick kicked in!

[konshess]

@FUCKITIGOACAPELLA70 yes!!!!

[nejikid]

@konshess r u kidding me? Brent has had so many number 1 hits with shinedown... he is an amazing singer

[demagos009]

@konshess idiot stfu

[xBornFromADreamx]

@konshess Uh-huh. Unknown artists sell out shows, don't they?

[muzapstar]

oh dude, maybe he thought u were jerking off.

[BrokenBjartur]

I thought it would revolve around the "doing his business" as if he had masturbated or some shit and Eddie being like "Oh sh*t dude what tha hell?? Disgusting..."

Phun story though.

[petie58]

lol. Well it sounds like eddie probably got the best of you

[wolflord548]

brent is married

[foreverwild11794]

oh my god,i always thought that about his voice in that part but i thought it was just me!god i love brent and think hes just adorable!

[coleluvr8492]

I agree with u he does need to kinda deepin his voice a little bit ,but I think his voice is fine the way it is. his voice is sexy.he is sooo HOT!!!!!

[250honda]

when he says "ya'know" at like :44 . sounds a little.......

yea he should deepen that voice a bit more when he talks.

[250honda]

sounded like a huge insult to me. but. nice story.

[jpjeffery]

er, nice...

[greendayz2000]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!­!! Thats kinda funny at the ending :)

Shinedown roxxxxxxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[MrMatyboy3000]

shinedown rock woohoo

[josielovesboosh]

omg, i dont understand why people are arguing about different artists on this video page! i just wanted to watch an interview with Brent cos he's awesome XD

[durtmagert]

ed's probably a dirty bastard. being from holland, he's into the kinky shit

[skydyver33]

JFC why does everything have to have turn into a who was better fucking commentfest!! BTW Nice tour story man. When I toured with VH (crew) Mikey nailed all of my shoes to the floor in my hotel room... From your tale now I know why the crews sandwich meat alway's had a twang....

[anchovy93]

what band you in man?

[skydyver33]

I was with the sound production crew for VH for a few tours; I played guitar for The Meatmen and TVHP, currently in a rock/punk/funk band I formed.

[anchovy93]

sounds sexy man, lucky

[jhop5150]

HILLARIOUS!!!

[zsondy]

as long as people keep track of album sales, it is a competition. You may not think it should be, and I would tend to agree, but it doesn't mean it isn't.

[tsarka1888]

music is not competition...it is art...fans were blessed with two great singers and many cool songs...please stop being petty about things that are unimportant

[RothisVH]

"name me any artist that had a 10-15 million selling album and continued those sales numbers"

Well, it sure wasn't Van Hagar, was it? LOL

But Dave and VH *did* have *two* albums to sell over 10 million.

Sammy just played to 450 people with Chickenfoot at a "lounge" club.

Roth just finished playing to 70,000 in Los Angeles and wrapped up a 100 million dollar tour.

Dave is going out on top and Sammy is going out in the gutter.

Sorry, but those are the facts...

[guitarguy120]

ok just gonna throw this out there

chickenfoot did a small tour as a test to see what reaction they would get. it wasn't soppused to be some big event.

on top of that it wasn't even advertised yet every single show sold out within the first 5 minutes of the tickets going on sale

but what does it even matter? it has no relation to the video in any way

[RothisVH]

Sammys last solo album sold only 7000 its first week. Sammy has never gone gold after being canned by VH. He only had platinum albums after he joined and was in VH. Never before or after.

Dave had multiple platinum records after he left VH.

Dave's reunion grossed 97 million in 74 concerts. Sammy's reunion grossed only 54 million in 79 concerts.

Sammy is playing 1,000 seaters while Dave just played 20,000 seaters.

Dave is going out on top while Hagar is in the gutter.

LOL

[RothisVH]

David Lee Roth 1st album with VH - VH1 - 10 million sold Last album with Vh - 1984 - 10 million sold Sammy Hagar 1st album with VH - 5150 - 6 million sold Last album with Vh - Balance - 3 million sold Dave gained 10 million fans for VH and kept them. Sammy inherited 6 million and lost 3 million and was FIRED! LOL

[jameslugo]

Classic!!! You're my hero.

[bloodzone666]

HAHAHAH He looks like a fat chick.

[miracledrug5150]

hunkola = pathetic fucking faggot possibly DLR on youtube.... LOL

[TheFernseher09]

I thougt this was Ozzy?

[DrewJD22]

hahaha NICE! WTF!? no one is going to comment on Brent's EMO glasses? fucking disgrace..sure 12 year old girls now are in love with him, really brent is it fucking worth it....this band should no longer be called shinedown, theyre far from it...rename it green day or something of that nature...unless they decided to return to ROCK instead of mainstream bull shit..take off the fucking make up brent, i used to idolize you now im lost, this is ridiculous

[AlienKinetics]

Fuck the more I hear the shit, the worse it gets. First up, eddie has so much money he can buy this guys ass out of pocket money. Second, eddie would never! worry about some fuck being on the can! Fuck, the the dude took a shit and thinks the king of rock guitar would even care. What a bullshit story. This guy is a born lier and should serve out his days being a sex bitch to van halens roadies.

[dbros5150]

Fucking relax, you don't Ed. That sounds just like him. His home is spotless, his cars are spotless, and he would do just that. Fucking looser, can't play, can't sing, all you can do is suck dicks.

[newgod13]

Do you feel cool now? Or are you really just that restarted?

[dogfart1313]

Shinedown touring with Van Halen? Seems a little weird but really really cool!

[Hunkola]

Sorry........but I lost all respect for Shinedown if they toured with that shit outfit called Van Hagar.........Sammy ruined the greatest American rock band of all time.........FAT RED ROCKIN' DOUCHER !!!

[killersccrplayer]

van halen might not have been as good with hagar as they were with roth, but dude sammy aint bad. Gary Cherone was the nobody singer Van Halen picked up dude, not sammy!!

[danimal97520]

Yeah man Van Halen is getting such respect these days with David. He looks like he should be singing lounge shows in Vegas.

[Hunkola]

The last time David Lee toured with Van Halen, they set a tour gross record with $93 million.........the Red-Rocked Doucher and Chickenshit are currently having trouble selling tickets to their county fair gigs..........LOL........who's the loser now, dippy ??

[danimal97520]

A reunion tour that does great is always a good thing (just like the sold out reunion tour with Hagar in 2004).... When is the last time though that Roth had an actual hit album or single? It's been more than a decade bare minimum if you want to count the reunion tracks with Van Halen in '96. Hagar may not have any current hits, but he's had alot more "recent" success (meaning the last 20 years) as compared to David Lee Roth. Roth's solo career wasn't exactly spectacular.

[Hunkola]

You need to check your facts, dumbo........the 2004 Van Hagar tour was far from sold-out and some shows were close to being cancelled for poor ticket sales........the Van Roth tour grossed almost twice as much with FEWER shows........Hagar also hasn't had a solo hit since "I Cant Drive 55" way back in 1984.........of course, I'm sure you'll tell me about him selling his tequila company for $80 million -- bragging about his liquor business rather than his pathetic artistic accomplishments.

[danimal97520]

Odd. His "Marching to Mars" album hit number 18. Red Voodoo hit number 22 on the charts. 1997 and 1999 respectively. When's the last time a Roth album charted in the top 100, much less as high as 22?

[danimal97520]

Speaking of the charts. When's the last time a Van Halen track of any kind other than with Hagar charted? Let's see, the Roth reunion...um no....Cherone.....um no.......Roth re-reunion....ummm no...... Were it not for the 1984 album (after which Roth left, thinkin' he'd be fantastic solo LOLOLOL), Roth wouldn't be remembered. I grew up during that time. I was there for it. Pre-1984 it wasn't that people over all didn't know Van Halen. They weren't impressed.

[danimal97520]

And in case you need assistance figuring it out....Roth hasn't charted an album at all since 1998 (it made it all the way to 172. Staggering....), hasn't had a platinum album since 1988, and hasn't even reached gold since 1991. He's just been so overwhelmingly successful. Really. I mean wow....

[danimal97520]

Also of note, of the 22 singles Roth released with Van Halen, just 12 actually charted. So nearly half of his Van Halen singles went unnoticed. By comparison, Hagar has 12 hit's with Van Halen with less albums released. And all but 1 of his hit the hot 100 radio charts. Roth can't say the same. Facts can be a real bitch sometimes Roth boy.

[Hunkola]

Facts are like kryptonite for you Red Doucher fans --- case in point:

Roth-era VH albums sold = 34 million

Hagar-era VH albums sold = 18 million

Van Roth had two 10-million+ albums........Van Hagar's highest was "5150" which sold 5 million.

Remember that outside of "1984", Van Roth never enjoyed the mainstream exposure of MTV and Top 40 radio that Van Hagar did.......and Dave-era still sold twice as many records!

Red Voodoo hit #22 back in 1999.......quite impressive.......LOL.

[danimal97520]

Funny. Roth era Halen didn't get mtv exposure and yet made videos. So while other rock bands were getting exposure, Van Halen was not. And as far as sales. Your right, Roth era sold more. The Roth era also did 2 more albums than the Hagar era. 6 albums to 4 douche. And odd thing is, if you take 1984 out of the equation, sales are near identical, even with Roth having an extra album. As for Red Voodoo hitting 22. Yep it was '99. Roth hasn't sniffed the charts since '91. Not solo or in Van Halen..

[Hunkola]

Roth Van Halen only got heavy MTV exposure with "1984"......MTV was hardly showing any Fair Warning or Diver Down videos because it was still a new network.......meanwhile, Van Hagar's run enjoyed the peak of MTV's popularity and yet they still failed to sell half the records Van Roth did.

You are clinging hard to this #22 chart position 10 yrs. ago......LOL.....you fail, bud........besides, Britney Spears charted higher than Sammy ever did.........you think she's a better artist ?? LOL

[danimal97520]

Dude are you dense. It's not about Sammy charting. It's about Dave NOT CHARTING in nearly 2 decades. 1991. And he barely snuck in. That means anybody (and everybody) with a slight hit single from 1992 on has out done Roth. EVERYONE.

And more than double the sales? 18 is less than half of 32? Interesting math you have there. And Diver Down and Fair Warning weren't heavily played because they weren't that good. Even Eddie has said those albums weren't that good. But I'm sure your right. Not EVH

[danimal97520]

And for me, I could care less who out sold who. Am I drop down impressed with either singer? No. I like the band as a whole. Roth, Hagar, Cherone, whatever. I'll listen to it all. But there is a reason Hagar has been singing since about 1970 professionally. Where as Roth....well he did Van Halen. Did his solo "career" that did so well that he ended up as a lounge act in Vegas, and when that dried up, he became an EMT. High demand for Roth obviously. Drivin' them ambulances.....

[Hunkola]

Neither Roth nor Hagar had much of a solo career since the 80's........but Dave definitely had a bigger solo act that decade than Hagar - just check the sales numbers and tour grosses.........and both singers had the same members in Van Halen (Ed, Al, Mike)........the numbers dont lie........Van Roth was getting more popular with each album, and Van Hagar was becoming less relevant with each new release..........but dont let facts get in the way of your delusions.......LOL.

[Hunkola]

Retards like you always misconstrue why Dave did the EMT gig.......he isnt low on cash.......he owns a $10 million mansion in Pasadena and his VH royalties alone probably earns him a million bucks a year........Dave became an EMT because his father was a doctor and Dave always admired his life dedicated to helping people........that's why he asked to serve the poorest neighborhoods in NYC........when is the last time Hagar ever did anything that noble and selfless.......selling his crap tequila?

[Hunkola]

LMAO.......your facts are so weak, dummy........methinks your brain been sloshing around in Sammy's douche water too long........look at the sales trend during 11 yrs. of Van Hagar.......each album sold LESS than the one before it........Van Roth had an awesome debut in 1978 and finished with an album that went neck-and-neck with the biggest-selling album in world history (Thriller).

Roth always owned you Hagar buttplugs.........true Halen fans always knew Hagar's tenure would be forgettable.

[danimal97520]

Are you fucking dense.

5150 - 9 times platinum.

OU812 - 4 times platinum.

F.U.C.K. - 5 times platinum.

Balance - 6 times platinum.

Those numbers are from the RIAA website. You know, the guys that keep track of sales. I don't see a decline. What I do see is a more consistant steak than the Roth era. And once again, Hagar had 2 FEWER albums than Roth.

As for going "neck and neck" with Thriller, well that one sold 30 million copies. 1984 sold 10 million. That isn't exactly neck and neck bubba

[Hunkola]

LOL.......fudging RIAA official numbers.......how desperate are you, douche?

Official RIAA stats -- read 'em and weep:

5150 = 6X platinum (NOT 9X)

F.U.C.K. = 3X platinum (NOT 5X)

Balance = 3X platinum (NOT 6X)

You inflated numbers on those 3 albums by 8 million units........do you have dyslexia, stupid ??

You're getting more desperare with each post.........I bet you got tears runnin' down your cheeks........LOL!

[danimal97520]

World wide sales DOUCH which I also included on all Roth albums I listed. MORON

[Hunkola]

I'm going to try to find a radio interview Hagar gave back in 1995 when Balance came out........he basically admitted that Diamond Dave was "never going away" despite Sammy's persistent attempts to erase him from the minds of Halen fans........you can tell Hagar was close to tears when he said it because he was defeated........Dave got in his head, just like he did to you Van Hagar pussies..........ROTH OWNS YOU...........ALWAYS WILL.

[danimal97520]

Sure man. I personally would like Roth alright but to many Roth ball lickers like yourself that deny Hagar's influence. And let's keep in mind with all the "ohhh bring Dave back" you did for years. HE LEFT to begin with. Numbskull.

[danimal97520]

Roth era was getting more popular with each album?

VH1 - 14 times platinum

VH2 - 7

Women & Children - 5

Fair Warning - 3

Diver - 4

That's getting more popular? From 14 mil to 4? Once again, figures from the RIAA official site. And excluding "1984", the band was in decline with Roth there. Sales dropped. Period.

[Hunkola]

I can list all the bands who name Van Roth as a major influence, and you can list all the bands who thought Van Hagar was an influence..........I'll be typing for a couple weeks.........you'll have a lot of empty white space...........LOL, you fail, brah.

[danimal97520]

And Im still waiting to hear how 1984 was neck and neck with Thriller when Thriller sold 30 million units world wide as compared to 14 million world wide. That more than double. Neck and neck my ass

[RothisVH]

Just look up the youtube video "America's Top 10 Casey Kasem March 4,1984". Jump was number 1 for second week, above Thiller. 1984 was no. 3.

1984 went 5x platinum in it's first year.

It took 5150 over 8 years to go 5x platinum and no other Van Hagar album has went 5x platinum, period.

This hurts Hagar fans badly and it shows in their bitterness.

1984 and VH1 have outsold all 6 Van Hagar albums (incl RHRN and BOBW) combined..

Van Hagar is sad...

[danimal97520]

Jump beat Thriller for ONE WEEK and your bragging? LOLOLOL Dude get over your David Lee Roth love fest and move on. The guy has not done shit since friggin' 1985. I could care less how you compare Haggar and Roth. You like Roth (good for you), I like Haggar. That's how it is. What I find amusing is I hadn't thought of you in over a month. Yet this bugs you so badly that you tried diging up Casey Kasem from 25 years ago. LOLOL. Read up on 1984. It did great. And was out done by Thriller. Period

[RothisVH]

Actually Jump was number one the week before that as well. Don't really know how long it was number one, but that's two weeks longer than you said.

Read up on 1984, it was Van Halen at their peak. Every album after that sold less and sales declined under Hagar until he was fired.

I came across this thread two days ago and have never spoken to you before. Funny how it bugs you so much that Roth beats Sammy so badly you are confusing me for other people.

LOL

[danimal97520]

Bug me? No. I like Hagar. Roth is alright. But not my cup of tea. And read up on 1984. It was their peak and came up short compared to the competition it was against. Number 1 a couple weeks on Casey Kasum doesn't mean it was the best album of the time. It was VH's commercial peak by all means. Never denied that. As far as continued sales, name me any artist that had a 10-15 million selling album and continued those sales numbers. Only 2 come to mind. Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd.

[danimal97520]

And of note, it was Roth fans pulling in this whole Roth vs Hagar debate on this video that says NOTHING about either. It's about Eddie. No mention of Roth. No mention of Hagar. But Roth fans feel the need to bring up the paramedic....errrr lounge singer.

[AlienKinetics]

Bullshit. Hes just talking out his ass

[mnc51]

Shinedown opened for Van Halen 13 times from August 2-20, 2004, during Van Halen's "summer" tour with Sammy Hagar. They only played in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California.

[MOMOLOX3]

Helll nooooooo!!!! LMAO!!!

[scrubs9999]

hahahaha,funny shit

[dtdionne]

Yeah, he's got some mad pipes

[bigbubba954]

haha! "it's called a smoking gun"

[illusionfreak]

HAHAHAHA! Funny shit man.

[JonathansGurl91]

Brent looks so cute with glasses ^__^

[XxXemobabesXxX]

Hehe 0:43

He is so adorable! Love Shinedown.

Brent is the best

[JonathansGurl91]

I know it was so cute ^__^

[XxXemobabesXxX]

I giggle every time I see it ^.^

You met him??! =O

[JonathansGurl91]

lol me too, yep me and my dad met him ^__^ he and all the guys were really cool

[joeypandabob1]

ozzy osbourne wanna be

[triedntru2]

Dude, r u fukin high??? Brent's voice REIGN'S over Ozzy's any damn day of the week, ADJUST UR HEARING AID, POPS!

[XxPunkRockChikaxX]

omg hahahaha smoking gun hes so awsome

i love brent

[fredthebluetakman]

Hmm...he looks like a young Ozzy Osbourne !

=]

[XxPunkRockChikaxX]

damn sure does and he looks so HOT!

[kevinvestfossen]

. i didn't know he wear glases :D

[ramthrax]

yeah neither did i until i saw them 2 weeks ago and he stepped off the bus and he was wearing glasses never got the chance to ask him when he started wearing them though lol

[triedntru2]

ha, me neitha! funny :) ROCK GOD!

[ramthrax]

haha awesome story

Shinedown are a great band and Brent is such a nice dude

[triedntru2]

Brent is the best vocalist of our time... no doubt! :)

[MOMOLOX3]

Yes he is!!!!

[JonathansGurl91]

he is totally nice I got to go to a meet and greet last night at the Lincoln Theater here in NC