Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar
Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar, also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed huge commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth13 October 1947
CitySalinas, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You just went up and started playing, the audience got into it, and it was just a great high experience. That's what I kind of invented with "Mas Tequila" in Cabo.
It was a horrible way to end the whole thing, ... So, I just say, 'Man, that's it for me. I'm not playing with people like this.'
Seeing what kind of person Dave is, now I know why they have never been able to do the reunion with him because he is unreasonable, ... He's a complete nut. He is not an average bear. He's on the moon. He's unreasonable and he's shot.
Valerie is a pretty strong woman. She's not intimidated.
If they called me up, I would puke.
To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.
When Eddie and Alex got wind of what was going down with my greatest hits record, they called my attorney. They thought something was up.
It's kind of a groovy record, ... It's almost a little retro. It's not '80s-type fist-in-the-air Sammy Hagar -- well, a couple of songs are always like that because that's where I came from -- but it's almost more '70s rock.
When they brought Roth back into the picture, obviously I didn't go along with that too well.
Our manager had promised me that after we finished the Twister project, that was it. I told him point blank that we needed a break from each other.
He just was the most humble rock star I have ever met, besides having the best hands of any bass player in the history of rock and roll,
My only commitment to Geffen was a week's worth of press in New York, plus a week in Los Angeles,and that would end my involvement.
It was just way too drawn out. I can't work like that.
I don't like dragging kids, young kids especially, through the darkness because I believe in positive. Yin and yang, black or white. I'm an up guy.