Despite being at the peak of their career, selling out stadiums world-wide, and having just released their best-selling album EVER, "1984," Van Halen was in deep turmoil becoz Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth hated each others' guts. Dave decides to leave and launch his solo career. It would be a 24 year long solo career for Dave, including trying his hand at being an EMT and a Morning Radio Show Host.