Video: David Lee Roth Reveals the Truth Behind the Brown M&Ms
Anyone familiar with rock and roll lore has undoubtedly heard the story of Van Halen's classic tour rider. The rider stated that there could be no brown M&Ms in the backstage area, or the venue's manager would forfeit all of the money from the show to the band.
While the story propagated like wildfire in the years since, it's not often accompanied by David Lee Roth's official explanation. In a new video, David Lee Roth himself speaks out to once and for all set the record straight on the brown M&Ms. Watch below.
Van Halen's new album, A Different Kind of Truth, is out now.
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Ed Jones
February 14, 2012 at 1:33pm
David Lee Roth... You BE the man.... Luv' it.... Damn fine idea....
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krshnakrunch
February 14, 2012 at 12:18pm
This is not the first time. Roth gave the same explanation for the brown M&Ms in his 1997 autobiography, Crazy From the Heat.














