Very good. So if you have not had a drink of alcohol have you stopped any other mood altering drug as well ? The weed is what I am getting to . Let us hope so but as you know substitution for one thing to another has always been a battle .
I agree with Sam. I saw this tour. It was the first time that VH ever played in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ed was clearly “plastered”, didn’t give a puck about anything or anybody. He was yelling at his guitar tech, the sound guy that was responsible for the stage monitors, because he felt that he couldn’t hear properly. During his “supposed guitar solo”, he got his guitar into a constant feedback and let it feedback for almost 10 minutes, while he was bent backwards, on his knees and sleeping backwards. Then, when he was going to change guitars or just didn’t like one, he would take it off and “throw it at the guitar tech” like he meant to hurt him. Also, at the end of the concert, he walked over, stould in front of a stage security bouncer and just jumped backwards at him. It was lucky that the security guy was big and he caught Ed around the waste, feet above the ground and I’m pretty sure that he told Ed to “behave”. This was the worst performance that I had ever seen him. I know his mom died shortly before, but he had no right to do what he did to his stage people and us - the fans that night. He must have been going through some severe turmoil in his brain. I felt for Sammy, Mike and his own brother that night, how embarrassing it must have been. It was the first time in 7 times that I saw VH, and I felt ripped off.
We actually saw something similar with Diamond Dave at a concert where he was clearly plastered before taking the stage and had an open bottle of Jack Daniels (maybe?) which he sprayed out on the first few rows of people. It didn't seem like he was really into it that night and it was a little disappointing.
Sammy had a great solo career and was a valuable member with Montrose. Sammy was the only person who could have made VH successful after DLR left. Alcoholism is destructive. Eddie is a tragic figure. An icon who left a great legacy in music. I wish the "good Eddie" would have made it through the gauntlet of alcohol abuse.
A friend of mine was invited to a backstage party after a concert back in the late 80’s He claims at one point Eddie had gotten drunk and was fighting with Valerie Beetunelli. Next thing he knew a beer bottle was flying through the air and busted against the wall beside Valerie. He what was really screwed up is that he was shocked, but when looking around everyone else was acted like it was no big deal. As if it was common behavior.
Not really it's called rockstar or frontman syndrome. Most guys who get that kind of fame it goes to their head. Both Eddie and David were said to have giant ego's and hard to work with. What's bad is Sammy was originally brought in to counter how bad David had acted. Then he allegedly deals with Eddie's issues as talented as he was.
Alcohol is a terrible addiction! I know I went through it myself! I to am a nice person sober and a ass drunk !! I have been clean for 4 years now! I am 61yrs old . I was a binge drinker for 38 years!! 😢 please if you have a problem get help! You can't get those lost years back!! To me alcohol is the most terrible addiction besides nicotine!! 😊
You can die from alcohol withdrawal. Withdrawal from other drugs will make you wish you were dead, but booze withdrawal can be deadly without proper medical attention.
thank you for sharing your journey with us. fyi, Eddie was on Heroin not Booze. His withdrawals and inability to actually get high after awhile turned into mania. It happens a lot with opiate addicts who have enough money to blow out their receptors.
Yeah . Captain Candyass Hagar is a hypocrite rat . In his book that's supposed to be about HIM , he ratted on the Halen brothers touring getting BJs whenever Mike did a bass solo . But it's OK for Candyass to cheat on his wife because she literally goes insane . Then he dumped her because he can't be married to a nut job . I don't remember that clause in the Bible to say it's okay to dump your wife if she becomes less than perfect . I guess Candyass doesn't have to apply to " in sickness and in health til death do you part " part . What I still don't understand is why no one criticized Hagar for ratting on his friends and put lies in there to boot . I grew up learning that you don't rat on your friends .
'There are two sides to every story and somewhere in the middle lies the truth." -- ? Human beings are flawed-- *all* of them (even Mother Theresa) and as for the book, well, it wouldn't make much money if it read like a Disney movie. I'm not saying it's not true, just taking it with a grain of salt. It certainly won't stop me from loving the music-- and it won't stop me from being an EVH fan. R.I.P. Eddie!
I was a big fan of Sammy before he was in Van Hagar & likewise am a huge fan of the Van Halen Roth era. They both wrote better songs without each other. Eddie was mistaken thinking it was the same band because they were known by his family name. Those 2 bands were on different planets.
so we should only talk about the good parts and hide the rest, and then wonder how no one noticed when serious shit happens ? Besides, it's not like Eddie didn't routinely take shots at people he didn't like. You can be a great musician and still be a terrible person, even when they're your brother
Ed is the kindest man I ever met, but he could not handle his fame.And no, of course we do not want to swipe bad issues under the carpet : if you are outsider, it is just that good and bad things need to be little bit balanced to get the right point of view ..❤
Eddie if what we're told is true,controlled that band top to bottom like a General from late 1981 onwards. I agree he needed the (bleep) knocked out of him once a year.
We have all probably faced demons in our lifetime. I know I have. Eddie was in a place very vulnerable to them. All said & done, Van Halen and Van Hagar both made great music.
Eddie definitely was using Meth in the 2000s; I'd say about 2000-06. He was very fond of cocaine and one who gets tired of it has to graduate onto something that will elevate even more. My experience as a health care worker. I've seen it in my career. Sad. He got sober for his son. 2007.
Yeah I doubt they made Peace. Would you make peace with a guy that kept himself relevant by talking smack about you and your brother for 25 years. Another one of Sam's BS stories. The VH's hated Hagar implicitly.
@@ricdale7813 Ed and Alex didn’t always ‘hate’ Sammy. They clearly didn’t during the initial 5150 album period or even after this. They enthused about him and even in 1991 Ed was describing Sam as being ‘like a brother’. But then new management came in and the perceptions of the balance of power and the band politics totally changed and it became an issue not of ‘how can we work together to create great music’ and more of an issue of ‘whose band is this anyway? And who is calling the shots’ ?
@@ricdale7813 I think when Sammy wrote that book RED with that chapter ‘crazy Ed’ Sammy made a TERRIBLE tactical mistake. Which had counterproductive ramifications which possibly never healed. I could understand why Alex would feel enraged about that chapter because it was written in a ‘kiss ‘n tell’ ‘sell a book with outrageous content’ kind of way rather than a ‘let’s try to have sympathy with Ed because with that cancer and marriage break up he was going through hell drinking kind of way’. (Paul)
Ephesians 6:10-17 KJV [10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. [11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. [12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. [13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. [14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; [15] and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; [16] above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. [17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
It is what it is. Our friend's ex-husband used to know him and said he was "difficult." He also worked briefly with Eric Johnson and had the complete opposite experience.
Do people not realize that these videos are made to get views using very old news?!? Sammy isn’t continuing to tell these stories, he has better shit to do!
Wrong. He just re-released this interview to promote his tribute tour. Why don't you go to his channel and watch him say "F-You, EVH!" That's right, he's still saying F You to a dead person. He's sick in the head!
@trailerparkcryptoking5213 Ever hear Hagar say F you to a dead man? It's happening right now while he pays tribute at the same time for money. Hagar is a fraud.
@Me-qp8vz Which one are you referring to? The backstabbing "F-you, EVH" video which he uses to sell T-shirts with or the one re-released last week of him trash talking EVH? Both are tasteless and expose Hagar for the fraud he is...
From 2001 ,,,through 2004 Poor ED spiralled out of control. He was fearful of that damn cancer and was trying to blot it out with alcohol and drug overload. And it made a lot of anger come out which was horrible. But if Sammy found a way to forgive Ed for all that then maybe WE should find a way to forgive Ed too. (Paul)
Let's also not forget about Valery leaving him around that time. That seemed to be one of the last nails in the coffin at that particular time period. Actually, I don't think Ed ever truly recovered after that era, and that flood of ordeals. I read somewhere Ed saying he became so used to the drinking for so many years he couldn't relax on stage when he tried to stop drinking, and stage fright nearly took him over to the point where it affected his playing in a major way... it took some major getting used to for him. VERY SAD! From that point to the end of his life was a very sad ending to an otherwise near-brilliant career. I hope Edward made peace with his maker before passing. If so, he will never be tormented in any way again. If so, he has an eternity to play without those demons hounding him. Hounding him... Never, ever again! RIP, Edward!
Sammy never forgave Eddie. Or sammy would not continuously keep saying bad things like this in every single interview. Sammy holds a grudge because he got booted from van halen and because they brought dave back.
@@4GuitarTrance thank you for pointing out Edward,s problems that he was dealing with , people are too quick to judge someone when they have no idea of what the person is going through.
@@ronsilvia8127 I believe you sir are correct. Sammy thinks he can only stay relevant by talking about Van Halen and I think he is right for a change. He wouldnt like someone telling the Belcher story I bet.
@@ronsilvia8127 sammy has a ego...but sammy has always been reliable and is very popular and respected in the music business...yes dlr and evh...were / are amazing...but sammy knows how to " read the room"
@@Billy-ml1si "If you were told U had cancer what would U do" - I'm sure the cancer diagnosis/surgery significantly amped up his famous addictive tendencies to the degree Hagar and others describe. But had he not already been a lifelong alcoholic, the cancer probably wouldn't have pushed that addiction to the extreme it did. So to answer your question, if I were told I had cancer, I'd be majorly bummed out, but I doubt I'd become as batshit insufferable as he reportedly did. Of course, had he not also been a lifelong tobacco addict, he might have avoided the tongue cancer altogether, thus rendering the question moot. (Ed believed the tongue cancer was caused by the metal guitar picks he would hold in his mouth while tapping. Maybe so, but there's no established science to support the claim. Chain-smoking, on the other hand, is a well-documented cause of tongue cancer.)
I'm glad I saw VH in 1978 in Raleigh,the early yrs. Yes I missed out on a lot of newer stuff but they were fresh & hungry & what a show. Poco, the Outlaws, Van Halen & Boston
I saw Sammy with Ronnie Montrose in the band 'Montrose' back in '75 I think. Santana was the headliner for that show. Great night. But it was when the first Montrose album came out with Sammy, that Sammy became one of my favorite vocalists. That album remains in my top 5 favorites. Space Station #5 forever.
I heard Eddie was in his worse state of mind at this time. I feel like the cancer diagnosis was very mental mind fuck. It was an off and on again battle. I’m sure a lot of us would have felt the same.
I too was at the Hamilton, Ontario show in 2004. It was a shocking decline from the Toronto concert months earlier which was excellent with no signs of trouble. I was unaware what was wrong in Hamilton yet I could hardly recognize the band and specifically Eddie. Even worse the arena was empty and lacking energy which shocked me given it was a Van Halen concert which would normally be "electric". Van Halen was huge in Canada and any VH concert was a genuine highlight to those who loved rock music. I have seen many, many VH concerts and all were very good except this one show in Hamilton. Eddie did thank the audience for their patience after his meandering guitar solo. He seemed to acknowledge he was all over the place that night. Eddie appeared to me genuinely apologetic for his "odd" performance. The band played the previous night in Montreal, Quebec and I assumed exhaustion got the better of the band. Little did I know something far more serious was going on. I must confess I did not sense a bad vibe between Eddie and Sammy that night. Tension within the band was news to me and details of the dysfunction only became available once the tour had concluded.
Copps was always a terrible place for music. It's the only place that could make Rush and Judas Priest sound bad. And those 2 in other venues were the best shows I've ever seen
I’ve always thought Eddie was a total jerk ! Eddie and Dave are a perfect match .Alec isn’t much of nice guy either! Michael Anthony will be way better off without those guys!
Sad. Drug and booze fueled by being told how GREAT you are for most of your life did not help. He WAS great! Still his life was far from great and too distant from reality.
When you mistreat people from a position of power and have the power to silence them you can’t blame them for talking when they become free. It’s just the way it works. This is Efdie’s fault.
@@DonaldBermudez-k6u I sympathize with him too. Being a rock star is a ton of money, fame, and license with drugs everywhere. Any normal person is likely to struggle at some point and it’s hard to kick. My comments are in favor of poor Sammy finally getting to say something. You just can’t blame the guy for talking about how he was treated. These guys trying to shame him for disloyalty aren’t considering the disloyalty and more Eddie put on him for years. They are trying to keep him quiet the same way Eddie did.
@@joehiggs4349 Hey I do not really disagree with your view at all. I like Hagar as a person way more than I like his version of VH though. I hear you though. Sammy did not do anything wrong to Eddie, I agree with you there.
I partied up until 33/34 and it started to kick my ass! I couldn't even imagine being strung out at 49!!! Some people never quit before it's to late and unfortunately Rockers seldom do.
I was a big VH fan going back to the early 1980's. I spent good money to see their show in Milwaukee that year. In short, EVH sucked that day. It was just as Sammy described. I never spent another dollar on a VH ticket/music again. I believe this is why it was wise for Sammy to leave, and for Michael Anthony to stick with Sammy. If you respect your fans, then you show up TO WORK sober, and get hammered AFTER the show if you like. But, you'd better be sober for the next one too. I have to show up to my workplace sober & ready to work. Why not expect that from a member of a band as well?
I used to party pretty f’n hard back in the day. Then I married an actual alcoholic. Thats when the party ended. I had to be the babysitter all of the sudden and make up excuses for my asshole ex wife’s behavior. Then it got to the point that my friends stopped coming over and inviting me to places. Imagine being responsible for an adult toddler from Fall River Massachusetts that likes coke and can’t control their alcohol. EVH will stand tall as one of history’s greats, but man… “What a dick!”
I just saw this video yesterday, this drummer from a band who opened up for VH said Eddie kicked Sammy in the nuts as hard as he could. Onstage! During a song! WOW!
80 shows * 40,000 people = 3,200,000 people that saw the same thing as Sammy did. Sammy has courage to tell the truth and without malice. Stop blaming him #1 he didn’t make EVH do what he did #2 Sammy tried to quit after 40 shows #3 Sammy is answering the questions asked of him, direct your anger at the interviewers. DLR on the other hand spends his time producing his own VH family attacks and uploads them. He is the one that is still living in 1996.
Here’s the thing… you guys should’ve spoke up about this when he was alive. I don’t care if it’s Sammy Hagar or who. If you had a problem with him, then you should’ve talked about it then … leave Eddie alone he’s dead and gone. His legacy speaks for itself. No one is perfect but anyway Sammy just drop it.
ive been there... it sucks when you wake up and its like something changed... no fun anymore, just a struggle to find nornal or be sick as a dog. lots of folks have fought that specific demon, you can do it too. God bless ya brother
Never, ever give up. Find your centre, find your strength, let God in if you’re willing. Asking for help is the opposite of weak… do it. You can do it.
As we respectfully allow Eddie to rest in peace, with our hearts still broken, let’s remember to forgive Eddie for drinking and drugging to kill his pain during those times. Let’s remember what a supremely talented musician and loving father he was. Most of all, let’s be grateful to have seen Eddie perform at the pinnacle of his ability in 2015. May he forever rest in peace, and may we be better and do better as humans being.
And he wrote about it in a book and made tons of money and the van halen brothers got not one penny. Sammy buried Eddie and Alex. That's cold blooded man..He Wonders why Eddie and Alex never spoke to him again
@@josephesposito3499 no thank you finally someone speaks the truth like I do. What did Sammy expect was going to happen after he big game hunted using the van Halen brothers names in his book you did not do that to anyone especially the van Halen brothers whether they were being jerks or not. Sammy claimed 'Ed and I are best friends then why didn't you help him try and get sober? Instead wrote a book burying both brothers badly exposing eds drug problems that's a very personal private matter. He did it for revenge and to make money. That's just straight up evil. Exactly he had one sing I can't drive 55. If it wasn't for the van halen brothers he'd be cleaning toilets at McDonald's.He goes on these interviews on the and acts surprised and perplexed like,," I don't understand why Ed and Alex have a broom stick up their butts they won't talk to me I just don't know why" umm yeah you do low life worthless waste of human DNA you absolutely buried the best musical duo in the history of music who saved your career and that's how you repay them. He's going straight to hell in a hand basket. I can't drive 55 that song wasn't even good either. Ugly clown not funny either like Dave was Dave was gorgeous incredible body built jacked like Eddie incredible hair, write unbelievable lyrics and I didn't even think his singing wasn't that bad I lived for that one in a trillion god given scream. Blended in perfect with the van halen brothers music. The acrobatics kicks, splits he did it all. Sammy didn't fit in Van Halen. That ugly hair he wasn't entertaining and he was in the end evil still can't believe he acts shocked that Alex won't talk to him and Eddie didn't when he was alive. You absolutely buried them for no reason and never gave them a penny. That's straight up evil. Cold blooded. Enjoy hell when you get there. And he's doing that dumb tour that Eddie would never approve of and no wonder Alex isn't having any part of it he hates him for burying him and Eddie after they saved his career. Absolute trailer trash. Like I said that's cold blooded evil man. If Eddie was your best friend like you claimed then you would have helped him get sober not write a book making money off of him. Piece of garbage.
They gave him copyrights of the Van Halen tracks, while Michael did not participate in writing - as bands go, that was EXTREMELY generous of Eddie and made Michael a lot of money. So, other bandleaders may sweet talk their band members and be "nice" to them, but in the meantime pocket all that copyright money THEMSELVES.
@@ignacedhont9816MANY bands split royalties equally. Mikey played bass on the first 7-8 recordings as well as demos, live albums and hundreds of rehearsals. He deserved some royalties. When Ed made him sign away his rights in 2004, that was the lowest $h!t I think I’ve ever heard a band mate do (financially) to another. Then he only payed him a salary for the 2004 tour! It was a kick in the crotch. To heck with Ed…he can take his metal pick and swallow it! Oh and BTW, cocaine and liquor are fun, until you can’t live without them.
@@ignacedhont9816 actually after researching this, it appears that in the end, they never did change it so he did keep receiving what he was going to be receiving
Yep. It's called, Karma. We know Anthony is the best harmony vocal for VH. Without Anthony's high voice, it wouldn't sound like VH. Lol. Once Anthony and Sammy left, I never cared anything about Eddie's song writing skills. Look what happened to VH 3? It sucks big time. Lol. 😅 VH "was good."
Everyone is blaming the alcohol. Alcohol removes your inhibitions and reveals who you are. He was a talented musician but not a good person. In his moments of sobriety and even when he got clean, he didn't attempt to mend a lot of fences.
From a lifetime Eddie fan, I wish the 2004 tour never happened. I saw the first show in Greensboro NC and it was sad. Glad EVH got better towards the end.
Them demons are some hard fellows to hang out with. Many have tried and I have never heard of a success story. I myself tried it and while I believe I should get an honorable mention I failed miserably. I know Eddie handled it better than I would have.
No one is better from having gotten hooked on the bottle. The insights and perspectives you have while drunk are paper thin delusions of grandeur. Even at it's most innocent - a couple of drinks to take the edge off, booze just complicates matters.
Why not. Should we let ppl like Jimmy Saville rip. Just because they're dead does that they get a free pardon?!... OK then Adolf Hitler should get a pass too.
There is a classic saying about drinking. "Instant As$hole, just add alcohol". Just because I loved his guitar playing doesn't mean I have to love EVERYTHING about his life. RIP EVH. He made changes before he died. That's all we can ask for.
He's actually more polite . He never trash-talked Captain Candyass for letting the band open for Bon Jovi . Dave made it public that it would be bad for his image if he opened for a band he proceeded like Motley Crue . That's why he turned down their offer . He could have been a dick like Hagar always is and rubbed Hagar's nose into it for opening for Bon Jovi BUT Dave is the one always talking the high road . Let Captain Candyass look like a big mouth ex-wife
Sammy is cool as shit. He does a radio show that’s on KSHE in St. Louis on Sunday afternoon. Michael Anthony must be as well, otherwise Sammy wouldn’t be around him.
@jimmyraidjames absolutely and it's funny he won't say or post any interviews on his social media accounts saying these things. Because he knows the van halen fans would tear him a new one.
I agree with you, bro. Sammy Hagar is the coolest guy in rock so you want as a friend and I totally agree with Sam when he says Anthony Michaels or is it Michael Anthony they became really close and that pissed Eddie off plus he had health problems and they just start off his great friends for about eight years then it all fell apart, but I agree with you. It’s time to move on how many goddamn times you’re gonna go on Howard Stern radio to talk about
The worst things i have heard about eddie really arent that bad cpmpared to what ive seen from some people who have been truly evil. he was a good guy.
There is ZERO reason to be saying ANYTHING negative about a guy who has been DEAD for 5 years. SHUT UP Sammy, we have heard WAY more than enough from you about EVERYTHING....
I have a friend who was on that tour who relayed what jerk Eddie was on that tour. If you grow never being told "No", you end being a piece of shit as a human being.
I cannot for the life of me understand why Eddie and Alex treated Michael so badly. I can't even imagine the pain Michael must have felt when he was betrayed!! 😢😢
It's true. I was at one of the shows in 2004 and waiting outside for an autograph. Eddie handed me a bottle of what he said was apple juice and told me to drink it if I wanted anything signed. I did, and knew immediately it was piss.
Shut up, Sammy. Enough is enough. Stop talking about someone else's problems only after he's dead. We get it. We know what happened, and now it's time to just let it fade away, and leave everyone else to our own memories and feelings.
He’s allowed to tell his story, especially when someone engages in abusive behavior and makes others miserable. Sammy strikes me as genuine and kind. Someone who treats people like Eddie did repeatedly has forfeited loyalty by having none himself. I think everyone has bent over backwards to cover for him even with this little bit Sammy shared.
Sammy I really think it was because of what he did to Valerie and Wolfie he loved them so much but he couldn't get off of drugs and the alcohol and he knew he messed up big time he wanted her back so bad but he couldn't get away from his addiction. And even at the end regardless of Janie he still loved Valerie and Wolfie more than anything else in the world. I have a sister who doesn't have any addictions but when she gets mad at someone she's mad at the whole world. But I think that's what Eddie's problem was. Anyway we still love and miss all of you in the van halen band we will never forget about you and we still listen to your music 🎶🎵❤ Rip Eddie van Halen 😢❤
I heard in an interview that he claimed he tought Pete Townsend, David Gilmore and George Harrison how to play guitar lol. This guy acts like he invented the guitar. People feared him because of the way he acted not by the way he played.
Sammy wonders why Alex can’t be bothered with him, but here it is. Telling dirt, on a man who was loved & looked up to so many, with the man being deceased. I cannot pay Sammy anymore attention, or go see or get what he does trying to get money from that was Van Halen. does not ever have a nice thing to say, about any of the members of the band. Eddie was going thru bad shit, and I think during the ‘04 tour the divorce was final. And Alex has the right of not going out and play “for the fans” for he played enough and the band is no more. Ed is gone. The fans need to stop as well.
I have seen interviews with both Dave and Sammy and they both said that they left the band for issues with both of the VH brothers. Even if Dave and Sammy don’t like each other they both agree on the same thing
I'm sorry not sorry, but just for the very simple fact that Ed completely revolutionized electric guitar playing, excuses any and all bad behavior. Just the intro to Aint Talking Bout Love...just that riff alone. Out of his orgasmic collection of otherworldly riffs. He could do anything all is forgiven. He was a fuckin Genius. Sammy Hagar isn't even a rock singer. Eddie Van Halen is a ROCK GOD. END OF STORY.
Ed had a terrible addiction to drugs and alcohol. He eventually beat it and ended up dead from cancer and other complications. People need to stop beating a dead horse and let it go. As a guitarist myself, I loved the guy...warts and all. I consider myself to be lucky to witness them hit the scene in '78 and it blew my mind and still does until this day. When Ed was straight and clean he was a beautiful human being. Those of you that are so damn perfect continue to run Ed down. He was a gift from God
Saw Van Halen in 1978 open for Black Sabbath. I can't even describe how good Eddie was. I thought the whole venue was gonna come crashing down it was so loud before they came back for encores.
I won't even touch any alcohol anymore. I've been clean over 4 yrs.
Keep it up one of the worst drugs there is best thing I ever did 👍✌️
good job. same here. almost 8 yrs.
i wished i'd quit long ago. i'm not young.
I've been for 8 years...
Just found out I have cirrhosis...
Yeah...
Well done, all of you.
Very good. So if you have not had a drink of alcohol have you stopped any other mood altering drug as well ? The weed is what I am getting to . Let us hope so but as you know substitution for one thing to another has always been
a battle .
I agree with Sam. I saw this tour. It was the first time that VH ever played in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ed was clearly “plastered”, didn’t give a puck about anything or anybody. He was yelling at his guitar tech, the sound guy that was responsible for the stage monitors, because he felt that he couldn’t hear properly. During his “supposed guitar solo”, he got his guitar into a constant feedback and let it feedback for almost 10 minutes, while he was bent backwards, on his knees and sleeping backwards. Then, when he was going to change guitars or just didn’t like one, he would take it off and “throw it at the guitar tech” like he meant to hurt him. Also, at the end of the concert, he walked over, stould in front of a stage security bouncer and just jumped backwards at him. It was lucky that the security guy was big and he caught Ed around the waste, feet above the ground and I’m pretty sure that he told Ed to “behave”. This was the worst performance that I had ever seen him. I know his mom died shortly before, but he had no right to do what he did to his stage people and us - the fans that night. He must have been going through some severe turmoil in his brain. I felt for Sammy, Mike and his own brother that night, how embarrassing it must have been. It was the first time in 7 times that I saw VH, and I felt ripped off.
We actually saw something similar with Diamond Dave at a concert where he was clearly plastered before taking the stage and had an open bottle of Jack Daniels (maybe?) which he sprayed out on the first few rows of people. It didn't seem like he was really into it that night and it was a little disappointing.
Van Halen put Sammy Hagar on the Map
@jimmyraidjames you do realize Sammy was a highly successful musician long before joining VH right?
@@scottthomas4779 Do you realize Van Halen smoked everyone in the early days including Hagar so yes Van Halen put him on a much larger map👍👍
Sammy had a great solo career and was a valuable member with Montrose. Sammy was the only person who could have made VH successful after DLR left. Alcoholism is destructive. Eddie is a tragic figure. An icon who left a great legacy in music. I wish the "good Eddie" would have made it through the gauntlet of alcohol abuse.
Let's see hmmm. Problems with David Lee Roth? OK. Problems with Sammy Hagar? OK. Problems with Michael Anthony? OK , there seems to be 1 common factor
A friend of mine was invited to a backstage party after a concert back in the late 80’s
He claims at one point Eddie had gotten drunk and was fighting with Valerie Beetunelli. Next thing he knew a beer bottle was flying through the air and busted against the wall beside Valerie. He what was really screwed up is that he was shocked, but when looking around everyone else was acted like it was no big deal. As if it was common behavior.
Not really it's called rockstar or frontman syndrome. Most guys who get that kind of fame it goes to their head. Both Eddie and David were said to have giant ego's and hard to work with. What's bad is Sammy was originally brought in to counter how bad David had acted. Then he allegedly deals with Eddie's issues as talented as he was.
And they all had problems with each other. Your Point fails.
@ricric9521 Yeah...Well..Who gives a 💩 WHAT YOU THINK 🤣🤣
@@ricric9521 TROLL ON A--HOLE
Alcohol is a terrible addiction! I know I went through it myself! I to am a nice person sober and a ass drunk !! I have been clean for 4 years now! I am 61yrs old . I was a binge drinker for 38 years!! 😢 please if you have a problem get help! You can't get those lost years back!! To me alcohol is the most terrible addiction besides nicotine!! 😊
Well put God Bless stay well peace
Glad you’re doing well!!!
I hear ya !
You can die from alcohol withdrawal. Withdrawal from other drugs will make you wish you were dead, but booze withdrawal can be deadly without proper medical attention.
thank you for sharing your journey with us. fyi, Eddie was on Heroin not Booze. His withdrawals and inability to actually get high after awhile turned into mania. It happens a lot with opiate addicts who have enough money to blow out their receptors.
I'm shocked to learn that rock stars do drugs, drink and treat people like shit.
No Fear of God. Demon possessed. Mark 1:15
😂😂😂
Yeah . Captain Candyass Hagar is a hypocrite rat . In his book that's supposed to be about HIM , he ratted on the Halen brothers touring getting BJs whenever Mike did a bass solo . But it's OK for Candyass to cheat on his wife because she literally goes insane . Then he dumped her because he can't be married to a nut job . I don't remember that clause in the Bible to say it's okay to dump your wife if she becomes less than perfect . I guess Candyass doesn't have to apply to " in sickness and in health til death do you part " part . What I still don't understand is why no one criticized Hagar for ratting on his friends and put lies in there to boot . I grew up learning that you don't rat on your friends .
Newsflash... It's not just rock stars
I am with you kc. Being a huge Rolling Stones fan there is no way Keith Richards is AN alcoholic, druggie, and treat people like...
The VH brothers treated lots of people like crap at times, no sense in misleading fans.
They all treated some people like shit. There are no surprises there
@ThomasBN4G Nope!
Anyone who thinks the Van Halen brothers were "otherwise nice guys" needs to read Running With the Devil, written by their tour manager.
Yes, he was a nice guy. Acting like a prick because of problems doesn't negate his goodness
@@josephesposito3499 Really. So you knew Ed personally? Better than his tour manager who toured with him for years?
'There are two sides to every story and somewhere in the middle lies the truth." -- ?
Human beings are flawed-- *all* of them (even Mother Theresa) and as for the book, well, it wouldn't make much money if it read like a Disney movie. I'm not saying it's not true, just taking it with a grain of salt. It certainly won't stop me from loving the music-- and it won't stop me from being an EVH fan. R.I.P. Eddie!
@@theodosios2615I knew Eddie. He wax cool gave me a guitar pick. 2nd tour still have it. Got another. From his birthday bash. Still have it
agreed
Shocking, rock and roll stars high on drugs and booze and doing stupid shit. Never heard of that before.
Meh. This sounds like next level.
I was a big fan of Sammy before he was in Van Hagar & likewise am a huge fan of the Van Halen Roth era. They both wrote better songs without each other. Eddie was mistaken thinking it was the same band because they were known by his family name. Those 2 bands were on different planets.
Uh , Ed never said it was the same band with Sam . In the beginning it was better because Sam's vocal chords aren't as bad as Dave's .
It's like my late mother always said: Where booze goes in, the brain goes out.
so we should only talk about the good parts and hide the rest, and then wonder how no one noticed when serious shit happens ?
Besides, it's not like Eddie didn't routinely take shots at people he didn't like.
You can be a great musician and still be a terrible person, even when they're your brother
Ed is the kindest man I ever met, but he could not handle his fame.And no, of course we do not want to swipe bad issues under the carpet : if you are outsider, it is just that good and bad things need to be little bit balanced to get the right point of view ..❤
@@rockingsteady4019 one good does not undo one bad
@@boxonothing4087 How bad was the bad? If a lot of his good outdid his bad then we're gonna mainly remember the good
Love EVH, but he strikes me as someone who never got punched square in the mouth really hard - even though he desperately needed it.
Having a brother, I'd bet it happened probably every day of his life
FOOL
Eddie if what we're told is true,controlled that band top to bottom like a General from late 1981 onwards. I agree he needed the (bleep) knocked out of him once a year.
Agreed, he needed his ass kicked
A lot of people might change if that was the case.
We have all probably faced demons in our lifetime. I know I have. Eddie was in a place very vulnerable to them. All said & done, Van Halen and Van Hagar both made great music.
Yeah those poor little vulnerable millionaires have it so tuff ….
Not….no self control (that includes not getting help)
Personal Demons? You mean Methamphetamine?
Yep.
lol yep
Definitely demonic
Eddie definitely was using Meth in the 2000s; I'd say about 2000-06. He was very fond of cocaine and one who gets tired of it has to graduate onto something that will elevate even more. My experience as a health care worker. I've seen it in my career. Sad. He got sober for his son. 2007.
Apparently both brothers were douchebags but how did Michael Anthony manage to last forever it seems.
At least they made peace with each other at the end.
Says Sammy Belcher
Yeah I doubt they made Peace. Would you make peace with a guy that kept himself relevant by talking smack about you and your brother for 25 years. Another one of Sam's BS stories. The VH's hated Hagar implicitly.
Not true. Everything Hagar says is a lie. Same with you...
@@ricdale7813 Ed and Alex didn’t always ‘hate’ Sammy. They clearly didn’t during the initial 5150 album period or even after this. They enthused about him and even in 1991 Ed was describing Sam as being ‘like a brother’. But then new management came in and the perceptions of the balance of power and the band politics totally changed and it became an issue not of ‘how can we work together to create great music’ and more of an issue of ‘whose band is this anyway? And who is calling the shots’ ?
@@ricdale7813 I think when Sammy wrote that book RED with that chapter ‘crazy Ed’ Sammy made a TERRIBLE tactical mistake. Which had counterproductive ramifications which possibly never healed. I could understand why Alex would feel enraged about that chapter because it was written in a ‘kiss ‘n tell’ ‘sell a book with outrageous content’ kind of way rather than a ‘let’s try to have sympathy with Ed because with that cancer and marriage break up he was going through hell drinking kind of way’. (Paul)
Sammy tells it like it is. I’m sure if Eddie was around today he’d probably agree.
Ephesians 6:10-17 KJV
[10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. [11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. [12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. [13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. [14] Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; [15] and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; [16] above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. [17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Amen
I have no respect for Eddie or Al. They were shit. Just sayin
This really sucks. He shouldn't put out Eddie's dirty laundry out like this. So sad.
It is what it is. Our friend's ex-husband used to know him and said he was "difficult." He also worked briefly with Eric Johnson and had the complete opposite experience.
With every so called story from Sammy...i lose more respect for him.....IF its true ....cuz these channels just stirring the pot for views
It's not really a secret!
@@Tubes12AX7k Eddie or Sammy was difficult?
@@raoulduke344 Eddie. Partially due to alcohol.
Do people not realize that these videos are made to get views using very old news?!? Sammy isn’t continuing to tell these stories, he has better shit to do!
Wrong. He just re-released this interview to promote his tribute tour. Why don't you go to his channel and watch him say "F-You, EVH!" That's right, he's still saying F You to a dead person. He's sick in the head!
@@Me_Wise_Magic ever heard of deep fakes?
@trailerparkcryptoking5213 Ever hear Hagar say F you to a dead man? It's happening right now while he pays tribute at the same time for money. Hagar is a fraud.
@@Me_Wise_Magic That video was old too. Not a new one...
@Me-qp8vz Which one are you referring to? The backstabbing "F-you, EVH" video which he uses to sell T-shirts with or the one re-released last week of him trash talking EVH? Both are tasteless and expose Hagar for the fraud he is...
From 2001 ,,,through 2004 Poor ED spiralled out of control. He was fearful of that damn cancer and was trying to blot it out with alcohol and drug overload. And it made a lot of anger come out which was horrible. But if Sammy found a way to forgive Ed for all that then maybe WE should find a way to forgive Ed too. (Paul)
Let's also not forget about Valery leaving him around that time. That seemed to be one of the last nails in the coffin at that particular time period. Actually, I don't think Ed ever truly recovered after that era, and that flood of ordeals.
I read somewhere Ed saying he became so used to the drinking for so many years he couldn't relax on stage when he tried to stop drinking, and stage fright nearly took him over to the point where it affected his playing in a major way... it took some major getting used to for him.
VERY SAD! From that point to the end of his life was a very sad ending to an otherwise near-brilliant career. I hope Edward made peace with his maker before passing. If so, he will never be tormented in any way again. If so, he has an eternity to play without those demons hounding him. Hounding him... Never, ever again!
RIP, Edward!
Sammy never forgave Eddie. Or sammy would not continuously keep saying bad things like this in every single interview. Sammy holds a grudge because he got booted from van halen and because they brought dave back.
@@4GuitarTrance thank you for pointing out Edward,s problems that he was dealing with , people are too quick to judge someone when they have no idea of what the person is going through.
@@ronsilvia8127 I believe you sir are correct. Sammy thinks he can only stay relevant by talking about Van Halen and I think he is right for a change. He wouldnt like someone telling the Belcher story I bet.
@@ronsilvia8127 sammy has a ego...but sammy has always been reliable and is very popular and respected in the music business...yes dlr and evh...were / are amazing...but sammy knows how to " read the room"
Eddie became a crackhead and was always a mean drunk
Jason Becker disagrees with you
@@jimmyraidjames Precisely.
If you were told U had cancer what would U do
@@walterevans2118 👍👍
@@Billy-ml1si "If you were told U had cancer what would U do" - I'm sure the cancer diagnosis/surgery significantly amped up his famous addictive tendencies to the degree Hagar and others describe. But had he not already been a lifelong alcoholic, the cancer probably wouldn't have pushed that addiction to the extreme it did. So to answer your question, if I were told I had cancer, I'd be majorly bummed out, but I doubt I'd become as batshit insufferable as he reportedly did. Of course, had he not also been a lifelong tobacco addict, he might have avoided the tongue cancer altogether, thus rendering the question moot. (Ed believed the tongue cancer was caused by the metal guitar picks he would hold in his mouth while tapping. Maybe so, but there's no established science to support the claim. Chain-smoking, on the other hand, is a well-documented cause of tongue cancer.)
I'm glad I saw VH in 1978 in Raleigh,the early yrs. Yes I missed out on a lot of newer stuff but they were fresh & hungry & what a show. Poco, the Outlaws, Van Halen & Boston
I saw Sammy with Ronnie Montrose in the band 'Montrose' back in '75 I think. Santana was the headliner for that show. Great night. But it was when the first Montrose album came out with Sammy, that Sammy became one of my favorite vocalists. That album remains in my top 5 favorites. Space Station #5 forever.
I still play "Connection" all the time.
I heard Eddie was in his worse state of mind at this time. I feel like the cancer diagnosis was very mental mind fuck. It was an off and on again battle. I’m sure a lot of us would have felt the same.
I too was at the Hamilton, Ontario show in 2004. It was a shocking decline from the Toronto concert months earlier which was excellent with no signs of trouble. I was unaware what was wrong in Hamilton yet I could hardly recognize the band and specifically Eddie. Even worse the arena was empty and lacking energy which shocked me given it was a Van Halen concert which would normally be "electric". Van Halen was huge in Canada and any VH concert was a genuine highlight to those who loved rock music. I have seen many, many VH concerts and all were very good except this one show in Hamilton. Eddie did thank the audience for their patience after his meandering guitar solo. He seemed to acknowledge he was all over the place that night. Eddie appeared to me genuinely apologetic for his "odd" performance. The band played the previous night in Montreal, Quebec and I assumed exhaustion got the better of the band. Little did I know something far more serious was going on. I must confess I did not sense a bad vibe between Eddie and Sammy that night. Tension within the band was news to me and details of the dysfunction only became available once the tour had concluded.
Copps was always a terrible place for music. It's the only place that could make Rush and Judas Priest sound bad. And those 2 in other venues were the best shows I've ever seen
Eddie couldn't drive 55
I’ve always thought Eddie was a total jerk ! Eddie and Dave are a perfect match .Alec isn’t much of nice guy either! Michael Anthony will be way better off without those guys!
Sad. Drug and booze fueled by being told how GREAT you are for most of your life did not help. He WAS great! Still his life was far from great and too distant from reality.
Your reality doesn’t apply to anybody else except you
When you mistreat people from a position of power and have the power to silence them you can’t blame them for talking when they become free. It’s just the way it works. This is Efdie’s fault.
I really sympathize with Eddie but you are right. Not matter how troubled you are you cannot treat other people poorly or its gonna come back around
@@DonaldBermudez-k6u I sympathize with him too. Being a rock star is a ton of money, fame, and license with drugs everywhere. Any normal person is likely to struggle at some point and it’s hard to kick. My comments are in favor of poor Sammy finally getting to say something. You just can’t blame the guy for talking about how he was treated. These guys trying to shame him for disloyalty aren’t considering the disloyalty and more Eddie put on him for years. They are trying to keep him quiet the same way Eddie did.
@@joehiggs4349 Hey I do not really disagree with your view at all. I like Hagar as a person way more than I like his version of VH though. I hear you though. Sammy did not do anything wrong to Eddie, I agree with you there.
That last tour with David Lee Roth was the best I've ever heard Eddie live. No slop, he nailed everything.
I know exactly what he went through. One time I drank a bunch of sangria and threw up.
Eddie was brilliant but his problems caused an early demise, such a tragedy
No Fear of God. Demon possessed. Mark 1:15
I partied up until 33/34 and it started to kick my ass! I couldn't even imagine being strung out at 49!!! Some people never quit before it's to late and unfortunately Rockers seldom do.
I was a big VH fan going back to the early 1980's. I spent good money to see their show in Milwaukee that year. In short, EVH sucked that day. It was just as Sammy described. I never spent another dollar on a VH ticket/music again. I believe this is why it was wise for Sammy to leave, and for Michael Anthony to stick with Sammy. If you respect your fans, then you show up TO WORK sober, and get hammered AFTER the show if you like. But, you'd better be sober for the next one too. I have to show up to my workplace sober & ready to work. Why not expect that from a member of a band as well?
I used to party pretty f’n hard back in the day. Then I married an actual alcoholic. Thats when the party ended. I had to be the babysitter all of the sudden and make up excuses for my asshole ex wife’s behavior. Then it got to the point that my friends stopped coming over and inviting me to places.
Imagine being responsible for an adult toddler from Fall River Massachusetts that likes coke and can’t control their alcohol.
EVH will stand tall as one of history’s greats, but man…
“What a dick!”
Being From Fall River is why they didn’t like her.
I just saw this video yesterday, this drummer from a band who opened up for VH said Eddie kicked Sammy in the nuts as hard as he could. Onstage! During a song! WOW!
80 shows * 40,000 people = 3,200,000 people that saw the same thing as Sammy did. Sammy has courage to tell the truth and without malice. Stop blaming him #1 he didn’t make EVH do what he did #2 Sammy tried to quit after 40 shows #3 Sammy is answering the questions asked of him, direct your anger at the interviewers. DLR on the other hand spends his time producing his own VH family attacks and uploads them. He is the one that is still living in 1996.
Here’s the thing… you guys should’ve spoke up about this when he was alive. I don’t care if it’s Sammy Hagar or who. If you had a problem with him, then you should’ve talked about it then … leave Eddie alone he’s dead and gone. His legacy speaks for itself. No one is perfect but anyway Sammy just drop it.
It doesn't erase his good deads or his legacy.
It's just sad that he had those demons to battle.
AGREED. Eddie was a good kid. Just look at the tears in his eyes when he visited Jason Becker. It's on you tube.
What was once “ partying “ is now a ball an chain I can’t escape
ive been there... it sucks when you wake up and its like something changed... no fun anymore, just a struggle to find nornal or be sick as a dog. lots of folks have fought that specific demon, you can do it too. God bless ya brother
Never, ever give up. Find your centre, find your strength, let God in if you’re willing. Asking for help is the opposite of weak… do it. You can do it.
The most ironic thing is Eddie VH actually looks like Valleri Bertinelli.
😂😂yes he does.
Always looked like siblings.
100% they were a match
Right
"Aint talkin' bout love..................his love was rotten to the core"
As we respectfully allow Eddie to rest in peace, with our hearts still broken, let’s remember to forgive Eddie for drinking and drugging to kill his pain during those times. Let’s remember what a supremely talented musician and loving father he was. Most of all, let’s be grateful to have seen Eddie perform at the pinnacle of his ability in 2015. May he forever rest in peace, and may we be better and do better as humans being.
I think, Eddie was a great guy, he just had a lot of pain to deal with. The guy, that keeps calling Sammy a candy ass……PISS-OFF!
BINGO!
And he wrote about it in a book and made tons of money and the van halen brothers got not one penny. Sammy buried Eddie and Alex. That's cold blooded man..He Wonders why Eddie and Alex never spoke to him again
BINGO. Sammy SUCKS and was never anything special. 55 is his ONLY song
@@josephesposito3499 no thank you finally someone speaks the truth like I do. What did Sammy expect was going to happen after he big game hunted using the van Halen brothers names in his book you did not do that to anyone especially the van Halen brothers whether they were being jerks or not. Sammy claimed 'Ed and I are best friends then why didn't you help him try and get sober? Instead wrote a book burying both brothers badly exposing eds drug problems that's a very personal private matter. He did it for revenge and to make money. That's just straight up evil. Exactly he had one sing I can't drive 55. If it wasn't for the van halen brothers he'd be cleaning toilets at McDonald's.He goes on these interviews on the and acts surprised and perplexed like,," I don't understand why Ed and Alex have a broom stick up their butts they won't talk to me I just don't know why" umm yeah you do low life worthless waste of human DNA you absolutely buried the best musical duo in the history of music who saved your career and that's how you repay them. He's going straight to hell in a hand basket. I can't drive 55 that song wasn't even good either. Ugly clown not funny either like Dave was Dave was gorgeous incredible body built jacked like Eddie incredible hair, write unbelievable lyrics and I didn't even think his singing wasn't that bad I lived for that one in a trillion god given scream. Blended in perfect with the van halen brothers music. The acrobatics kicks, splits he did it all. Sammy didn't fit in Van Halen. That ugly hair he wasn't entertaining and he was in the end evil still can't believe he acts shocked that Alex won't talk to him and Eddie didn't when he was alive. You absolutely buried them for no reason and never gave them a penny. That's straight up evil. Cold blooded. Enjoy hell when you get there. And he's doing that dumb tour that Eddie would never approve of and no wonder Alex isn't having any part of it he hates him for burying him and Eddie after they saved his career. Absolute trailer trash. Like I said that's cold blooded evil man. If Eddie was your best friend like you claimed then you would have helped him get sober not write a book making money off of him. Piece of garbage.
What Eddie and his brother and Roth tried to do to Michael Anthony is all I needed to know
They gave him copyrights of the Van Halen tracks, while Michael did not participate in writing - as bands go, that was EXTREMELY generous of Eddie and made Michael a lot of money. So, other bandleaders may sweet talk their band members and be "nice" to them, but in the meantime pocket all that copyright money THEMSELVES.
@@ignacedhont9816MANY bands split royalties equally. Mikey played bass on the first 7-8 recordings as well as demos, live albums and hundreds of rehearsals. He deserved some royalties. When Ed made him sign away his rights in 2004, that was the lowest $h!t I think I’ve ever heard a band mate do (financially) to another. Then he only payed him a salary for the 2004 tour! It was a kick in the crotch. To heck with Ed…he can take his metal pick and swallow it! Oh and BTW, cocaine and liquor are fun, until you can’t live without them.
@@ignacedhont9816 actually after researching this, it appears that in the end, they never did change it so he did keep receiving what he was going to be receiving
Yep. It's called, Karma. We know Anthony is the best harmony vocal for VH. Without Anthony's high voice, it wouldn't sound like VH. Lol. Once Anthony and Sammy left, I never cared anything about Eddie's song writing skills. Look what happened to VH 3? It sucks big time. Lol. 😅 VH "was good."
Absolutely!
Every time I hear a Van Halen song my brain goes right to how much I miss Eddie Van Halen. Rest in Paradise Eddie 😇🎸
Everyone is blaming the alcohol. Alcohol removes your inhibitions and reveals who you are. He was a talented musician but not a good person. In his moments of sobriety and even when he got clean, he didn't attempt to mend a lot of fences.
This is for all who we have lost in this battle we call life.🕯️🙏
It was his CHOICE to pick up the bottle , not an addiction !! Smh
Who'd have thought Sammy would end up looking like Bob Vila?
From a lifetime Eddie fan, I wish the 2004 tour never happened. I saw the first show in Greensboro NC and it was sad. Glad EVH got better towards the end.
Them demons are some hard fellows to hang out with. Many have tried and I have never heard of a success story. I myself tried it and while I believe I should get an honorable mention I failed miserably. I know Eddie handled it better than I would have.
Eddie was a drunk no doubt but it is time to move on.
Gary Cherone was the best singer in the Van Halens
The interview was 12 years ago
The channel needs views so they repost old news....sad channel
Yeah, thats what a lot of people don't realize thinking Sammy said it yesterday!
That whole Eddie and Val brother and sister clones
Go away Hagar
No one is better from having gotten hooked on the bottle. The insights and perspectives you have while drunk are paper thin delusions of grandeur. Even at it's most innocent - a couple of drinks to take the edge off, booze just complicates matters.
Alcoholism sucks, but it's no excuse to be an a-hole.
Why we even talking about EVH. Let the man RIP.
Why not. Should we let ppl like Jimmy Saville rip. Just because they're dead does that they get a free pardon?!... OK then Adolf Hitler should get a pass too.
There is a classic saying about drinking. "Instant As$hole, just add alcohol". Just because I loved his guitar playing doesn't mean I have to love EVERYTHING about his life. RIP EVH. He made changes before he died. That's all we can ask for.
Dave not such a bad guy
He's actually more polite . He never trash-talked Captain Candyass for letting the band open for Bon Jovi . Dave made it public that it would be bad for his image if he opened for a band he proceeded like Motley Crue . That's why he turned down their offer . He could have been a dick like Hagar always is and rubbed Hagar's nose into it for opening for Bon Jovi BUT Dave is the one always talking the high road . Let Captain Candyass look like a big mouth ex-wife
Sammy is cool as shit. He does a radio show that’s on KSHE in St. Louis on Sunday afternoon. Michael Anthony must be as well, otherwise Sammy wouldn’t be around him.
He's just a jealous prick.
I went to a show on this tour. It was really bad. Ed was sloppy and the sound in the venue was horrible.
When is Sammy going to put a lid on this?? Geez already! Time to move on
This channel is looking for views is all. but ya ur right. Move on already
He won't just like every interview he goes into van halen or David lee roth.
@@ronsilvia8127 Not the way i thought he would go out...a bitter old man talking smack
@jimmyraidjames absolutely and it's funny he won't say or post any interviews on his social media accounts saying these things. Because he knows the van halen fans would tear him a new one.
I agree with you, bro. Sammy Hagar is the coolest guy in rock so you want as a friend and I totally agree with Sam when he says Anthony Michaels or is it Michael Anthony they became really close and that pissed Eddie off plus he had health problems and they just start off his great friends for about eight years then it all fell apart, but I agree with you. It’s time to move on how many goddamn times you’re gonna go on Howard Stern radio to talk about
He f"d up the Denver show. To drunk to play. I was pissed!
The worst things i have heard about eddie really arent that bad cpmpared to what ive seen from some people who have been truly evil. he was a good guy.
YUP. Just look at his tears when he visited Jason Becker
There is ZERO reason to be saying ANYTHING negative about a guy who has been DEAD for 5 years. SHUT UP Sammy, we have heard WAY more than enough from you about EVERYTHING....
I have a friend who was on that tour who relayed what jerk Eddie was on that tour. If you grow never being told "No", you end being a piece of shit as a human being.
what purpose is this for him to tell all of this after Eddie passes away?
This interview is 12 years old, and Sammy also wrote a book while Eddie was alive.
What they did to Michael Anthony is unforgivable.
I cannot for the life of me understand why Eddie and Alex treated Michael so badly. I can't even imagine the pain Michael must have felt when he was betrayed!! 😢😢
Another AI scripted channel?
So far I've seen this exact story duplicated 3 or 4 times on RUclips, all using AI generated narration, same exact script and title. Ridiculous.
It's true. I was at one of the shows in 2004 and waiting outside for an autograph. Eddie handed me a bottle of what he said was apple juice and told me to drink it if I wanted anything signed. I did, and knew immediately it was piss.
It’s karma 🎸you do good, you get good. You do bad, you get bad…
Shut up, Sammy. Enough is enough. Stop talking about someone else's problems only after he's dead. We get it. We know what happened, and now it's time to just let it fade away, and leave everyone else to our own memories and feelings.
Does Sammy speak here ?
I used to think sammy was a good guy. Not after hearing him air that dirty laundry. He's lucky alex ignorea him...he'd probably kick his ass!
He’s allowed to tell his story, especially when someone engages in abusive behavior and makes others miserable. Sammy strikes me as genuine and kind. Someone who treats people like Eddie did repeatedly has forfeited loyalty by having none himself. I think everyone has bent over backwards to cover for him even with this little bit Sammy shared.
Sammy I really think it was because of what he did to Valerie and Wolfie he loved them so much but he couldn't get off of drugs and the alcohol and he knew he messed up big time he wanted her back so bad but he couldn't get away from his addiction. And even at the end regardless of Janie he still loved Valerie and Wolfie more than anything else in the world. I have a sister who doesn't have any addictions but when she gets mad at someone she's mad at the whole world. But I think that's what Eddie's problem was.
Anyway we still love and miss all of you in the van halen band we will never forget about you and we still listen to your music 🎶🎵❤ Rip Eddie van Halen 😢❤
Yes, he loved Valerie so much that he cheated on her their entire marriage.....🙄🙄🙄
"Eddie was a genuinely sweet person, however" its the however part that seems to be the truth about Eddie. By all accounts, Eddie was an asshole.
Drugs ruin everything
I heard in an interview that he claimed he tought Pete Townsend, David Gilmore and George Harrison how to play guitar lol. This guy acts like he invented the guitar. People feared him because of the way he acted not by the way he played.
I think it’s disrespectful to speak about someone, who is gone. They have zero voice then. Not fair or ethical. What a great friend (not).
Treat people like you want to be treated
Thank you Sammy for not being mean.
Sammy wonders why Alex can’t be bothered with him, but here it is. Telling dirt, on a man who was loved & looked up to so many, with the man being deceased. I cannot pay Sammy anymore attention, or go see or get what he does trying to get money from that was Van Halen. does not ever have a nice thing to say, about any of the members of the band. Eddie was going thru bad shit, and I think during the ‘04 tour the divorce was final. And Alex has the right of not going out and play “for the fans” for he played enough and the band is no more. Ed is gone. The fans need to stop as well.
Eddie was really sick at this point. He wasnt himself
Cocaine’s a hell of a drug..
Anybody sick of Sammy yet? Talk about somebody when they are alive, not when they are dead. No wonder Alex wants nothing to do with him.
The G5 plane was at 40,000 feet, not "4,000 feet"
I have seen interviews with both Dave and Sammy and they both said that they left the band for issues with both of the VH brothers. Even if Dave and Sammy don’t like each other they both agree on the same thing
I'm sorry not sorry, but just for the very simple fact that Ed completely revolutionized electric guitar playing, excuses any and all bad behavior. Just the intro to Aint Talking Bout Love...just that riff alone. Out of his orgasmic collection of otherworldly riffs. He could do anything all is forgiven. He was a fuckin Genius. Sammy Hagar isn't even a rock singer. Eddie Van Halen is a ROCK GOD. END OF STORY.
Let the guy rest in peace..
Standing Hampton is a great album Sammy don't need nobody
Ed had a terrible addiction to drugs and alcohol. He eventually beat it and ended up dead from cancer and other complications. People need to stop beating a dead horse and let it go. As a guitarist myself, I loved the guy...warts and all. I consider myself to be lucky to witness them hit the scene in '78 and it blew my mind and still does until this day. When Ed was straight and clean he was a beautiful human being. Those of you that are so damn perfect continue to run Ed down. He was a gift from God
@@user-xf8wr3ot7n well said man he was a great gift from God thanks for the good words stay well God Bless peace
Saw Van Halen in 1978 open for Black Sabbath. I can't even describe how good Eddie was. I thought the whole venue was gonna come crashing down it was so loud before they came back for encores.
Exactly! Just like Ginger Baker, a good MAN who acted terrible. Ginger Baker even admitted that he was a bastard. Shows that he wasn't
If Hagar’s nose keeps growing at the massive rate it currently is, he will need to join a circus sideshow soon!
Unfortunately, he descended into alcoholism and threw away all he worked hard for. Just say no.
that tour could’ve been epic, and maybe a possible longer reunion…
such a shame…