David Lee Roth had the idea that if you covered a successful song, you were half way home. C'mon - Van Halen doing 'Dancing in the Streets'? It was stupid. I started feeling like I would rather bomb playing my own songs than be successful playing someone else's music.

Summary

In this quote, the speaker expresses their disagreement with David Lee Roth's belief that covering a popular song would guarantee success. They cite the example of Van Halen's rendition of 'Dancing in the Streets' as an example of a misguided cover. The speaker begins to feel that they would prefer facing failure while performing their own original songs rather than finding success by playing music created by others. This quote highlights the speaker's desire for authenticity and creative expression rather than relying on the popularity of established works.

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