CIA Admits Role In 1985 Coup To Oust David Lee Roth

[Barthheart]

LANGLEY, VA—Shedding new light on a tumultuous period of upheaval that dominated international headlines nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. government declassified hundreds of documents Tuesday that confirm the CIA covertly organized and executed the coup that ousted lead singer David Lee Roth from Van Halen.

"As Van Halen's creative direction became uncertain in the early 1980s, it became increasingly apparent that we would have to take the steps necessary to remove Roth from power," said former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence John N. McMahon, describing the covert process by which he and his colleagues quietly forced a schism between the vocalist and members of the band's inner circle in order to disrupt the dangerous cult of personality that had taken hold around the hard-rock frontman. "Well before the commencement of the Hide Your Sheep Tour, Roth had become too unpredictable, too brazen, and he was preventing the band's sound from moving toward synthesizer-driven, radio-friendly rock. So, we felt we needed to act, and quickly."

http://www.theonion.com/article/cia-admits-role-in-1985-coup-to-oust-david-lee-rot-37570
:D

[mirth]

"This was a self-aggrandizing degenerate who needed to be toppled in order to bring stability to the band's direction. We did what needed to be done."

"That being said, none of us could possibly have foreseen that For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge would indirectly result from our actions," he added, solemnly shaking his head.

[Gusington]

HAHA I knew it

[airboy]

Was Yoko Ono also a CIA Plot?

[Staggerwing]

Was Yoko Ono also a CIA Plot?

Yes, because they feared John Lennon would eventually have become President of the World.

[jamus34]

Was Yoko Ono also a CIA Plot?

Yes, because they feared John Lennon would eventually have become President of the World.

And sold Earth out to the Mars aliens that landed in Roswell, NM.

[bayonetbrant]

Was Yoko Ono also a CIA Plot?

Martian plot

[Nefaro]

"Well before the commencement of the Hide Your Sheep Tour, Roth had become too unpredictable, too brazen, and he was preventing the band's sound from moving toward synthesizer-driven, radio-friendly rock. So, we felt we needed to act, and quickly."

  ;D

QFT


Van Halen was nearly dead to me, after the switch.  "Hagar?  Are you f*%$ing sh!##ing me?!". 

Maybe the CIA should've put explosives in "The Red Rocker's" cigar...


Or make him drive 80.  Without any damn brakes.