Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar recently talked to Ultimate Classic Rock where he opened up about a possible collaboration with David Lee Roth and late guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s brother, Alex Van Halen.
Regarding this, Hagar replied:
“I guess if Dave and Alex teamed up then that would be kind of cool, but other than that, there is very much you can do here. You know what I mean with that… It was one of the greatest bands of all time and one of the greatest times in my life musically. So, I think we should start sharing with the people and having fun as well.
“Alex just seems to he just doesn’t want to communicate with anybody. You know, Mike has reached out, and I reached out many times. I don’t know, I’m sure he’s still in pain from the whole thing, but I’m not dogging him.
”I’m just saying he just really doesn’t want to be friends or doesn’t want to communicate. I don’t know why but, we still got the rest of our lives to work this out. I’m going to live to be a hundred, so I got away. We have got a lot of time to work this out.“
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I think Alex could be overwhelmed by guilt that he didn’t help his brother more in cleaning himself up earlier.
By the time Eddie got clean the prognosis wasn’t good, Eddie. Probably didn’t or understand what he was doing to himself was destroying himself day by day and that is what addiction does .
Sam…let Alex take AS MUCH TIME AS HE NEEDS TO GRIEVE!!! I’m a big fan of yours but stop pushing it!!! Some deal with death monthly or a year or two; others might take way more….Ed’s sleeping, Alex and the family need some rest too- on their own terms…
I think people should stop speculating and If they dont know him or Sammy personaly I think its best you leave it at that and keep your nasty comments to yourselfs
Sometimes you have the past be the past and realize how lucky we were to be alive in the same time of Van Halen
Hey Sammy, ever once thought about the book you wrote and threw Ed under the bus when he was going through a rough time? You aired out dirty laundry to sell books and make a buck…..your the dbags and I applaud Alex for ignoring you….
I also remember when they split up, Eddie throwing Sammy under the bus. Both Eddie and Alex said some things about Sammy. That’s what happens when people split up in bands or divorces and then later they regret it. Sammy and Eddie did talk and work out their difference. Alex won’t even talk to Michael Anthony.
Your hate starts early in the morning, eh?
What about the song Sammy wrote “Little White Lies?” That was about Edward. The video showed a monkey playing guitar with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.