Sammy Hagar Speaks Candidly About David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen

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  @MichaelDoucette-t6l · 2 years ago

  Saw Van Halen with Sammy in Reno.  I was in front and saw some idiot spit a Luger on Sammy Hagar and it landed on his arm dangling.  Sammy, a true professional, kept singing, never missed a beat, pointed out the nimrod in the crowd so he could be removed by security, wiped off the spit, and never showed any anger or animosity, and still came back to Reno and Tahoe many times.  I think only those of us up front even saw what happened.  I have the utmost respect for him as an artist and a professional and I’m glad he realized that not all people in Reno are idiots.

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• RW

  @rwest1966 · 2 years ago

  This was 2016 by the way

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• WW

  @wwrighthv1840 · 2 years ago

  Sammy has been the front man for great bands for over 50 years now.  myself as an older senior now, having lived through all my own exhausting youth, it is astonishing to me that Sammy still has so much energy.

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• LO

  @lofiwire7917 · 2 years ago

  Sammy : Why Can&apos;t This Be Love? <br>Dave: Aint Talkin Bout Love

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• SL

  @sleepinglionarchives · 2 years ago

  Sam is just the nicest guy... saw him in 2004&apos;s reunion and on his first solo tour post 1995 split, he&apos;s a genuine class act and always carries himself well in interviews

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• CA

  @canadeplorable2893 · 2 years ago

  There&apos;s a quote that I read when A Different Kind of Truth came out. It said something like &quot;When David Lee Roth sings with Van Halen, it makes Eddie Van Halen play guitar the way the world wants to hear him play guitar.&quot;

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• CN

  @CNK_WGDJ5150 · 2 years ago

  For the record, I think that Hagar from 1986-1991 was an absolute monster of a vocalist. &quot;Dreams&quot; is a masterclass in rock vocals. <br><br>With that said, Dave is a severely underrated vocalist. He has way more range than he&apos;s commonly given credit for (remember, &quot;range&quot; constitutes notes on both the high and low ends of the spectrum), his phrasing and inflections are unique, and his whistle-range scream takes considerable effort to develop and master. <br><br>Yeah, Dave could be spotty live through the years, but so could Sammy. Sammy now tunes down a full step, and has for some years, whereas when Dave did the KISS tour and sang very well, he was singing his songs in their original keys. <br><br>I wish Van Halen had kept Dave beyond 1984, but I also wish we&apos;d have heard more VH with Sammy beyond Balance. They both made great music with VH, and it&apos;s such a shame we never got more than we did from either lineup of the band.<br><br>It&apos;s okay to be a fan of both singers. Liking one doesn&apos;t mean you have to dislike the other.

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• RO

  @robertcarey3383 · 2 years ago

  I saw Sammy in Boise a couple years ago&apos; I had tickets to see REO but one of the band members was ill and they weren&apos;t able to perform, Sammy was supposed to perform the next night, but they had arrived a day early so Sammy says last minuet that they will play both nights, anybody who wanted to use their REO tickets to see them instead could, if not they would issue a refund. They played a two-hour shown without playing any songs that they intended to play the next night so anybody who had tickets for Sammy wouldn&apos;t be seeing the same show two days in a row, and it was a really great show. And here is the best part the shows were to raise money for a charity, and they probably weren&apos;t getting paid anyway.

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  @Rommie248 · 2 years ago

  I love Sammy Hagar! After meeting him when I was hanging out with Herbie Herbert in San Francisco, I can honestly say he is as advertised! I played bass in the Eddie $$ band early days &amp; saw how he handle his fame! It&apos;s not easy! Sammy is just that cool as dude, you should be lucky to call a friend! Fame didn&apos;t make Sammy cool..... he started out cool from Day 1....😎

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  @edwoll · 2 years ago

  Sammy is a rare breed in that world. Not only does he work hard at his craft even today... He always manages to find time for worthy charitable causes. Loyal and loving family man and friend. &nbsp;The first concert I ever saw was when he opened up for Boston in 1978 during the Don&apos;t Look Back tour. It was an awesome experience.

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• ED

  @Edgekeeper747 · 2 years ago

  I’ve met Sammy before a show and can honestly say he is a fantastic down to earth man.

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• ME

  @meal_team_six · 2 years ago

  Sammy is a true artist. Mad respect for him!

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