Van Halen didn't start writing and recording ballads until Sammy Hagar joined the band following David Lee Roth's departure after the career-changing 1984 album. For better or worse, Hagar's ...
Sammy Hagar shed light on the schism between him and Alex Van Halen, telling Rolling Stone that he "want[s] to be friends" with his former bandmate even if they don't play music together again.
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As for the “III” title for a second album, Hagar says the group was adamantly opposed to calling the 10-song set “Chickenfoot ... year for former Van Halen bandmates Hagar and Anthony ...
Sammy Hagar has always seemed like a pretty laid-back, likable dude, and even after all the drama he's experienced with Van Halen, he's "disappointed that they have not reached out to be friends, ...