Why Sammy Hagar says he is "never friends" with David Lee Roth
Van Halen's frontmen never got along, even when they co-turn a tour.
Hard rock group Van Halen has survived almost imposed when the original singer David Lee Roth left the group in 1985. Recruit "I cannot drive 55" singer and former member of Montrose Sammy Hagar To take the place of Roth, the group continued to succeed with the 1986 album 5150 And a number of successful singles in the 90s.
But despite the two singers who inaugurated the group in the domination of rock - and the two finally having finally respective benefits with the deceased guitarist Eddie Van Halen - The two most notable singers in Van Halen (Extreme Gary Cherone Briefly joined the group in 1996) have never found a lot of common ground. In an interview in March 2023 on The Opie & Anthony Show , Hagar explained his controversial relationship with Roth, saying that they have never been friends. "Read the rest to find out more about the off-And-On Rock Stars quarrel.
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Roth has nothing to do with his character on stage, according to Hagar.
Known for its disproportionate staging, Roth was aboard the revolutionary album acclaimed by the criticism of Van Halen, 1978 Van Halen . Taking a signature mixture of Sleaze, clumsy and acrobatics on stage, he gave some of the best known successes of the group, including "Panama" and "Jump". But Hagar said that despite his noisy behavior, Roth is a bit of a trail.
Calling for the other singer "an [explanive] in the chest" " Hagar said on the podcast Steve-O Wild Ride in April 2023, "he doesn't look like his character when you get around." The 75 -year -old also said: "He's not a fun guy. He doesn't play well with others. I don't know what is his problem ... He's still on? And not only me - in the life. "
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Roth said that he and the group "still hated himself".
This alleged "breast beat" raised his ugly head in the years that followed the original departure of Roth of the group. Although this move finally led Van Halen fans divided into two camps - traditional fans of Van Halen and the so -called "Van Hagar" fans - there was still greater tension between Roth and the other members. When they released the 1988 album OU812 ("Oh, you ate it too"), rumors circulated, it was a devious excavation at Roth recently entitled "Eat 'Em and Smile", himself A rumor in his old group , according to Siriusxm.
While Roth finally joined Van Halen in 2004 and stayed with the group until its official dissolution in 2020, this was not done with a feeling of friendship. In an appearance in 2019 on the WTF with Marc Maron Podcast, the singer was clear that despite their creative success, he and the other original members of the group never got along, saying: "We have always hated himself , until the last telephone call. ""
Roth and Hagar are not friends.
According to Hagar, he and Diamond Dave are not getting better. Earlier this year, during an appearance on The Opie & Anthony Show , he said, " I have never been friends with Dave . I never even knew him. He and I went on tour together and we did huge business, but we never talked about ... He's a weird guy. "" AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The tour he mentioned was the 2002 "Sam & Dave Tour", which was launched on May 29, 2002. At that time, Hagar had also left the group, saying USA today Last April that consumption of substances and personal problems were behind his 1996 departure. This allowed Hagar and Roth to play 21 dates together "without Halen" - although they refused to share a scene. “We don't know each other well enough. I don't trust him "Said Hagar to MTV at the time.
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A literal wall was built between them.
This lack of confidence quickly devoted to a point that the Tour managers separated them with a makeshift barricade built in plywood. "They have done the wall since We almost got into the punches One night, "said Hagar Rolling stone In 2022. "The promoters were like" Oh, we have to separate these guys. This visit is too well. We don't want to see him separate because there is a trial. ""
Hagar continued to assert that Roth never recognized him when he would try to join him on stage. "I'm going to beat the thing and I would say:" Dave, I continue. Go to about an hour and we will play a few songs together. "He wouldn't even answer."
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