During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, actor / comedian Adam Sandler talked about his love for music, particularly rock ‘n’ roll.
He also mentioned that his brother introduced him to bands like BLACK SABBATH and VAN HALEN, which he absolutely loved. Discovering that Roth shared his Jewish heritage made Sandler even happier.
“I liked Barry Manilow for a long time when I was a little kid,” Sandler recalls. “I used to sing ‘Can’t Smile Without You’ a lot. But when I got into the deep darkness of rock ‘n’ roll… I mean I love the BEATLES, but one morning my brother – who had a great Pioneer system – all I heard was thump, thump, thump. And then I heard his voice say ‘I am Iron Man’. And literally me and my friends were like ‘what is this’
And it was BLACK SABBATH,” he continued. “And the darkness kind of took over right there. My brother Scott got me in the SABBATH and VAN HALEN. I was going to my first party at seventh grade and I remember hearing ‘Atomic Punk’. I mean my friends were going ‘holy cow what is this?’ And that was my first VAN HALEN moment. And when I found out that David Lee Roth was a Jew, boy that made me happy.”
