Oh boy, it’s time to grab some popcorn and watch the drama unfold! 🍿 Sammy Hagar has finally responded to Alex Van Halen’s scathing comments, and it’s a wild ride. The 73-year-old Van Halen drummer called Hagar a “complete idiot” in an interview with Brazilian music journalist Marcelo Vieira, and Hagar is not having it. 🙅♂️
So, what happened? Well, Alex Van Halen made the comment while discussing Van Halen’s memoir “Brothers” with Marcelo Vieira. When asked about Sammy Hagar’s book “Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock”, Alex said he had no interest in reading it and called Hagar a “complete idiot”. Ouch, that’s harsh! 😬
But Hagar didn’t take long to respond. On Saturday, September 5, he took to the comments section of a post about Alex’s comments and wrote: “This comment and post is so unnecessary at this time in our lives, but I guess the truth hurts sometimes. Peace already”. Hmm, sounds like someone’s trying to take the high road 🙏.
The Drama Unfolds
Let’s take a step back and look at the history between these two. Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen in 1985 and recorded four studio albums with the band. But it’s clear that there’s been bad blood between Hagar and the Van Halen brothers for years. In his book “Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock”, Hagar slammed Eddie Van Halen, saying he was unkempt, hunched over, and frighteningly skinny during their reunion tour in 2004. 🤯
And it’s not just Hagar who’s been speaking out. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Eddie Van Halen questioned an “embellished” portion of Hagar’s book that painted him as a “very angry drunk” during the group’s 2004 reunion tour. 🍺
More Drama, Because Why Not? 🤷♂️
In an April 2025 interview with Rolling Stone, Hagar spoke about his relationship with Alex Van Halen, who hadn’t spoken with Hagar in 25 years. Hagar said: “I’ve had this conversation with a few people, including [former Van Halen manager] Irving Azoff. I’ve asked him, ‘What’s the problem?’ And some people have said to me, ‘Oh, Cabo Wabo. At one time, Van Halen, when you built it, you guys were all partners in that. And then they didn’t want it anymore when it was losing money, and they gave it to you, and you turned it around and made hundreds of millions of dollars on it. And they’re angry. Alex is angry about that.'” 🤑
And then there’s the issue of Alex Van Halen’s memoir “Brothers”, which ignores Hagar’s stint with Van Halen. Alex told Billboard: “What happened after Dave left is not the same band… The magic was in the first years, when we didn’t know what we were doing, when we were willing to try anything.” 🎸
So, what’s the takeaway from all this drama? 🤔 Well, it’s clear that there’s still a lot of tension between Hagar and the Van Halen brothers. But hey, at least we get to enjoy the drama from the sidelines 🍿. And who knows, maybe someday they’ll all kiss and make up 🤷♂️. But until then, we’ll just have to keep watching the drama unfold 🎥.
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