Van Halen Drama Exposed: Sammy Hagar Tells All
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2015
- Sammy Hagar was always a great guest when he came on the Opie Radio show. Rock legend Sammy Hagar pulls no punches in this classic Opie Radio interview! Dive into Sammy's honest takes on the Van Halen drama, his relationships with Eddie, Alex, and David Lee Roth, and more. It's so refreshing when a celebrity would let his or her guard own.
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I was a guitar tech for a band on the strip back in the day and ran into Eddie Van Halen several times at Guitar Center when he used to take care of a lot of his own gear. Nothing but Cool every time. Never met Sammy Hagar but everyone always said the same thing; Great Guy. My experience was what Sammy mentioned. Outside People, (“a new manager..”), come in and manipulate different band members and cause tension to further their agenda and get their way. I could never understand why someone would want to take a group of people that got along and were successful and making progress and create tension that didn’t exist before they arrived. It was crazy - you know, a band starts out and everyone just wants to play and as you get better and move forward, the “Leeches and Hang-Ons” come out of the sewer and start crap from nothing to get themselves in. The music business is Absolutely Brutal, filled with Back Stabbing, Attention Seeking Loudmouths with Super Egos. As soon as you start gaining some bit of success, here they come, trying to take credit for what others have done before they arrived.
Reminds me of what Paul Prenter did to Queen and Freddie Mercury. Sure, a lot of Bohemian Rhapsody was fictionalized, but Paul was still an asshole and a snake in real life. Sold Freddie out to the media.
That’s just how some people are.
musicians in a band is an ego battle whether you admit it or not. Fame and money ruins it every time
@@shable1436 Exactly. Look at all the biggest rock bands over the decades- going back to the Beatles.
@@shable1436not at all. Or do you mean terrible bands like yours and your friends? Battling egos in a band ruins the music .
Sammy is the sweetest man in the Rock & Roll business. So down to earth & modest. He has a great singing voice & his presence on the stage is GREAT. Wishing him all the best on his career, & his Tequilla Business. I must try Tequilla to toast you Sammy.
Hello Annette
How are you doing?
It's nice meeting you here.
Man, I've grown to really like Sam. Dude is a class act!
He's the Red Rocker
Donates to children's hospitals..Cancer wards n stuff...
Hes straight up,he aint as wierd as roth
Kathryn Cherry Snow hell yeah!!
Never been a serious fan of Sammy's music but dammit the guy himself grows on you. He is hilariously entertaining without even trying to be. Down to earth, matter of fact type of guy.
Sammy's music is awesome. One of the greatest rock vocalist in history.
I own every van halen album up until sammy, but i agree he's a down to earth guy...
yah dave' voice fits the old vh better...but when sammy came along they wrote differently...somthing changed after the 84 album...more melloncollie...perfect for sammy
You don’t like sammy’s music ?wtf 😂
He lost most of his fans . He can BARELY go gold on album sales .
Sammy is a rock star but a regular straight up dude! One of my top fave rock singers! ✌️
I could listen to Sammy talk for hours.
true. and i enjoy his talking more than his music.
I love both these guys.Sammy/Dave.
Just different styles I respect.
yes Sammys style is class, Dave's style is douche.
It's a shame we can't admit both version were great and leave it all that.
good thang that i dont care anymore
I agree 100%. I never understood the DLR-Van Halen or Van-Hagar deal with fans. Both put out great Rock n Roll.
I'm the same way with Megadeth and Metallica. I started listening to Mega when the Countdown to Extinction album came out. It wasn't until the Crypitc Writings album came out that I learned Mustaine was the original lead guitar and a songwriter in Metallica. Didn't matter to me one bit. Both great bands and I own both of their music. I do like Megadeth's music better but I enjoy both bands.
Gary... I'm with ya man...both made great music and both put on great shows...let the band fucking fight about it...not us fans...
100% mate. Loved both versions of the band. Would love to meet both lead singers but after 5 minutes with DLR you'd have had enough. I reckon I could party with Sammy for a week and not get tired of him. Such a cool, laid back gut. Plus he's a tequila man so that has to be a good thing !
Best words ever.
Sammy is one of the nicest rock musicians out there. Cool interview.
Sammy Hagar, my favorite rock singer of all time!!
um sure, ok?
If you cant get along with Sammy Hagar there is a problem.
I agree there’s something just not right if you couldn’t get along with Sammy he’s a hell of a guy 😊🎸🎤🥁
He seems cool, but the whole "my band" thing is a red flag.
@@Andarovin I agree. The nice guy thing is all an act with Hagar. He is a dick and an egomaniac.
@Nick Strapko - finally..its said
@@Rich-kp1eu You must be talking about David Lee Roth.
Sam is so open and down to earth. This made me want to buy his book.
Who would you rather have a beer with? DLR, of course. Who would you rather have a few beers with? Sammy, of course. Dave would be a riot, but after an hour you'd probably want to punch him just to shut him up. With Sammy you'd still be smiling at the end of the night.
have you ever tried any of sammys rum, holy shit its good
Tequila also but man Tequila is the shyte.
Well dlr has like 3 black belts,so kicking his ass would be quite a challenge,Sammy is lucky Dave doesn't just one day beat on Sammy's ass.
Agreed
@@hdeline We all know how effective a black belt in karate can be in fights, I mean, look at how successful they have been in mma.
I was on stage with Sammy Hagar several years ago in Tahoe. Great show.
Sammy is the picture and definition of Rock Star. 100%.
Sammy is one of the coolest & most real.
And Dave ain't?
NOT REALLY HE'S OVER WIGHT DRESSES LIKE SHIT AND THE CHIN HAIR IS GROSS. PERIOD
Lol bottle of water.
he's too normal to be the "picture and definition of Rock Star. 100%."
Sammy Hagar is a genuinely legit man, and I love that he always had Michael Anthony's back.
He seems kind of full of himself here.
@@deadlyoneable Confidence , Sammy has always been a nice guy ..
@@deadlyoneable Sammy's a big time A HOLE . I don't know why anybody believes his side . The Van Halen brothers call it all lies.
@@deadlyoneable Really? lol
Really ? His book is a smear campaign against the Halen Bros . Look up the Ridge Racer Type 4 videogame TV commercial and you can hear his Can't Drive 55 song . He doesn't mention it in his book RED yet he criticized the Halen Bros for selling songs for TV commercials .
Nice to see Sammy's still doing it. I never saw Van Halen perform but I did catch Sammy in NYC way back in the day with Ronnie Montrose on the tour for the "Montrose" album. They rocked out "Bad motor scooter" and "Rock candy" and sounded fantastic. Those were the days. Best to all.
Yes, yes they were.
The smartest, most successful guy to come out of the whole VH saga, Sammy Hagar.
bellmeisterful bro agree, Hagar hits those notes like a boss
Sammy Hagar was successful before he joined VH
Great rum too.
Sammy sucks
and ironically , the least enjoyable on the ears
Sammy doesn't seem to age. there must be something to this good tequila.
Sammy isn’t the party guy he pretends to be. Not when it comes to drugs and booze.
He’s a Libra. Happy ass spirit
It's good shit. Like water
Sammy has been distilled. He is at once blanco and reposado.
Is it good I wanna try it
6:46 "..go kiss Mikey..." LMAO!!
Sam is a class act, hard to believe he is almost 70.
73 now
75 this year as of October 13th
87 this year!
@@SonnyGTA 105 this year!!
Man Sammy seems like such a down to earth guy.
"Go kiss Mikey.." Lol
Poor Mikey.
Ray Daniels, that manager, he practically destroyed Eddie.
Eddie destroyed himself
Sammy is awesome. Having read/heard both sides, I would side with Sammy all day every day.
Would you go under the stage with him? 😁😁
@@blessedinpark 😀😮😀😮
@@blessedinpark she would ‘side’ with him.
Great interview-Sammy called it like it was-I was a big fan of both versions of VH but honestly after Sammy left, the VH brothers couldn't get their shit together as Sammy noted at 1:52 - Dave was a cool entertainer and clown, but Sammy was a great musician!
And what music did Hagar write again?
@@Rich-kp1eu He actually commited more than just vocals. Guitar. I think thats what he meant.
Dude,you are just hung up on hagar,he was there as a singer at first but then started to whine after the 2nd and 3rd record and still today whines,it was vh which brought him.up.to.heights that he would have never reached with all his camp bands, still today,him.and his cover band are still whining !
@@jamesmccracken9323 You nailed it , Sammy sucks .
@@jamesmccracken9323 right... And what did they do after Hagar was gone? 👂
I seriously love hearing both Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth speak. Charisma powerhouses. Great front men for such a legendary band.
Sammy is right about one thing, Van Halen hasn't done anything on their own. Without someone calling the shots for them they just don't have anything going for themselves. Really, all you have to do is look at their body of work and you'll see when they were doing things they either had DLR or Hagar, then there was that one guy which didn't work out at all.
Yup, the reality of their catalog speaks to that. Dave and Sam were the musical directors as well as guiding many other aspects. Lightning struck twice for the VH bros.
Sammy brought in good lyrics and better song writing, something roth sucked at..
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Ken Parnell that’s probably why Cherone didn’t work was because he wasn’t a leader like Dave and Same and more of like a wide eyed fan waiting for them to call the shots
Eddie wanted to quit and go home on the first Van Halen tour. He never wanted to be a rock star like Roth. He was more comfortable sitting at home playing his guitar by himself. This is in Noel Monk's book who was the band's manager in the glory days. Probably why Eddie is content to mostly stay at home and do his own thing these days.
@@mtnnoel63 nah
Vaudeville act!!! That's what Dave is. Classic Sammy
Huge fan of Sammys and yeah would like to see him back IMO
When the only thing you notice in this interview is the Atari shirt, you know your fricken old ! 😉
Yes. Middle aged men in an interview about Van Halen and the Atari shirt is what makes folks think you're old..
@@tophr2710 what do millennials know about age? Anyone over 24 is ancient to them. That kid is probably 20 years old .
Or the “ADHD meds” haven’t kicked in yet ;)
@@Contact_Info it’s not the millennials. We’re getting called boomer too, the ills everyone speaks of about millennials is largely being done by GenZ(folks born and 2000 onward. I’m a millennial but am closer to identifying with Gen X than any others. But millennials are a misunderstood generation. Many people disagree when it’s started or ended exactly
Eddie if you're out there watching... PLEASE recognize that you don't have much time left to make things right.
Bury the hatchet. Do the right thing and give us one last tour with Sammy and Mike.
Prophetic words. Unfortunately, Ed was too sick to tour.
@@rubicon-oh9km Yessir. Too bad it didn't happen 10 years ago. I was glad to hear that he and Sammy were texting and became friends again before Eddie died. That is some consolation.
Tour?? He was probably laying in a hospital bed when you typed that.
Sher F yeah... We all know that now, Sherlock. 🙄
I fuck with Florentine. He's not always the most vocal on the show, or dropping the zingers, but he's a good dude.
+Daniel Hooper Agreed Florentine's a cool ass dude.
Sammy, Brother! That was big of you, to say early Van Halen rocked, and you were as big a fan as anybody!
My friend's dad was buddies with Jeff Keith of Tesla. I'll never forget when Jeff gave my buddy and I a bunch of backstage passes to use to go out and collect girls at the concert. That was the greatest experience ever at a rock concert and yes, like Sammy said. They did offers services to get a backstage pass.
Van Halen is an All Time Great Band. You can be a fan of both versions, Dave's VH and Sammy's VH. I like a lot of songs from Sammy's version
of VH, but if I want to blast the radio, dance and jump around, rock my head back and forth, and feel the music, I'm playing The Original Van Halen with DLR. I prefer The Original stuff by far over Sammy's. It's all in what you like, and I like more energy, more edge, and heavier cords that The Original guys put out.
I like them both equally well!! They both are extremely talented and rock the stage!!
Sammy Hagar seems so much more down to earth that DLR
Morning Glory disagree
well yeah, that's because Sammy is from planet earth.
Also because he lets people finish a sentence. The minute DLR starts , he's on until 3 hours later
Sammy Hagar withstood the test of time! Simply an all around nice guy and a true rocker! Where are the Van Halen Brothers... HISTORY!!!
Sammy has aged really well for being 70+ . He looks like 50! He also took really care of his voice. Not so much Dave and I am huge Roth fan.
Probably around 66 in this interview.
Instead of hating Sammy for making a ton of money in tequila among other things, the VH brothers (Eddie) should have realized this dude knows how to be successful in business and a band is just that...a business. Sammy actually has his sh@* together. They shouldn't have cared that he was "running the band" somebody had to do it. Then again, who cares anymore, Dave and Sammy cranked out a bunch of great stuff. Too bad they went crawling back to DLR. Talk about not moving forward. They will never recapture the early days. They (VH) need to retire or move on to something new. I would think someone like Eddie who was always pushing the envelope would still be doing that. Eddie still plays great but, I think they are just embarrassing themselves now.
Been watching your channel for years!! And to respond to your comment, I agree, I think VH should drop the entire old band thing and just move on to new projects. EVH is still an incredible musician and always innovating something, he should start an entirely new project that doesn't have traces of the old VH members (besides his bro, since they are glued to each other)
@Bruce S Yeah, he should have done an instrumental album for sure!
they started embarrassing themselves the moment DLR quit the band. the early stuff was their best, really peaking with Women and children first and Fair Warning. everything after those two LPs was just blah
@@bconni2 good thing your not god cause even then I’d call you an idiot for saying that
Sammy was 6-7 years older, so naturally he ran the band. More experience.
By every measure that counts, Sammy is the better musician. The vocal range, the delivery, his writing, guitar playing, stage presence. DLR could strut and jump, but in the end he was the limiting factor on VH and they all knew it. Sammy was the natural evolution from clubs, amphitheaters, and smaller arenas to stadium multiplatinum megastars. VH would never have reached the heights they did without Sammy.
Uummmmmmm......Yeah, they played the Mega Arenas with Dave, lol.
@@orvil9223 They played those mostly in the 07-15 reunion, after Sammy's era of getting them there. They did play the US fest but that was an outlier, and then 1984 tour somewhat (which doesn't even have any real pro footage!). But it was significantly bigger with Sammy. They never had a #1 either until Sam and all 4 of his albums were #1s.
Not that I'm saying selling tons of records and playing the biggest venues is at all a direct indicator of your quality as a musician -- look at today. But at the time I think it did more.
Sammy Hagar is 72 years old now & still looks young.
There is one reason and one reason only why I listen to Van Halen: Eddie. Nobody else mattered to me, Dave, Sammy, Mike, etc. Sammy's playing and singing definitely would not draw me to that band.
More footage of this interview!!
Great interview - the way their incredible talents mix for social interplay.
Hello katie
How are you doing
it's nice meeting you here.
I remember really liking "Van Halen" with David Lee Roth > "Jump", "Panama", etc.... When he left Van Halen, I didn't understand why & 'kinda' liked some of his solo songs... Then Van Halen got Sammy Hagar & to me it wasn't that great in the beginning... Then as time progressed, Van Halen really got good with Sammy Hagar & I really enjoyed it. Then Hager left & I stopped following them. They got Gary Cherone as lead singer & I don't even know 1 of their songs... Then Roth returned & I didn't follow that either. It's sad to find out that Mr. Eddie Van Halen passed away. When I found out, I could truly see I haven't been keeping up on Van Halen.
Good Job Sammy ..... very professional ....
The problem with van halen was always the brothers
Yup. Great musicians but two pricks. They were never happy
True. But they are essentially the band.
TheGregsLife
Not anymore..... Eddie shit the bed for good.
you live by the sword and die by the sword. without the brothers , there is no VH
I absolutely died when Sammy's said dave vaudeville type dance stuff Roflmao 😂
Sammy : let's have a party!
Dave : I am the party!
i would take Sammy as friend over Dave any day
Same here!
true. but i would take DLR- VH over Van Hagar any day.
I'M GOING WITH DAVE! WHY? BECAUSE SAMMY WOULD GET TIRED OF ME AND DAVE PROBABLY WOULDN'T!👍✌❤🤘
@@bconni2 Sammy can still sing, Dave can’t !
David has left The planet....
great interview. Insane!, and yes, the Atari shirt was cool to see.
Luv watching this. Norton, Florentine, & Hagar - funny regular, down to earth guys.
Hagar is such a cool dude...but Van Halen have the brotherly bond
Its true, Dave and Sam actually made the songs. They created the melodies and arranged the music. Eddie came up with riffs and bits of songs. It was Dave and Sam who made them into songs. Evidence? Van Halen III. More evidence...nothing created since.
Did you see Todd In The Shadows’ Trainwreckords episode about Van Halen III?
@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 yes I did. That really shows how badly they need a strong and creative leader in the band.
I like both versions of VH. I always have trouble saying which was better.
I will say this though, when I saw VH with Sammy, they played the older songs (the songs with Dave). I went to see them with Dave and well, DLR won't (and probably can't) do the Sammy songs. I'm not sure if even a young Dave could but a couple.
Yes, with Sammy, they changed a couple of the songs so Sammy could sing them, but you still recognized the songs, but why wouldn't they do that with DLR.
Sammy not only appears to be much more down to earth, but he is clearly much more of a professional. I've never seen a bad Sammy show, with or without the brothers.
Is the full interview available anywhere?
Sammy has got some anti aging genetics, holy shit.
There’s legit footage of Sammy trying to get ahold of Dave and Dave just purposefully ignored him. Even mocked him for trying to reach out.
where can i find the whole video?
great interview opie
Huge Van Halen and in every interview that I've seen Sammy in he's always class... I like his down to earth talk about all the bullshit with the Van Halen's and David Lee Roth.
Sammy can be summed up very quickly, and this is by his own words. When any band or business venture he was involved in was doing well, it's because of Sammy. When they didn't do well, that would be the other guys' fault. Always. Just read his book. :D The Red Rocker.
Look at his track record , maybe he's right.
@@mikaelhaggard8031 ...maybe? Yeah, he IS right.
I meet Sammy in Atlantic City at a UFC fight, what a great guy. I didn't fan boy out on him and he was like talking to anyone person. 👍
Hagar is a great singer, songwriter, performer, and manager!
I liked Roth but the band was tighter musically with Sam.
Then why are the early Van Halen albums so much better?
They are called producers.
@Crimson Idol thank you dude. I'm more of a hagar dude mainly cause of F.U.C.K. and balance although I love sammy's other stuff, so thank you for clarifying that there are different opinions.
LOL Sammy "I can't drive 55" hagar will never be as good for Van Halen as David Lee Roth was. EVER.
CelestialWoodway They’re not.
“ I mean, I didn’t do it every night” lol
The end portion of the video reminds me of when old guys (non-musician) tell war stories at the local diner. Lol
What year was this ? Good interview as always with Sammy!
SAMMY !!
Hello Luciano
How are you doing
It's nice meeting you here.
Alex and Eddie killed Van Halen. The Band was run by David and Sammy and it was successful, the band died when Eddie and Alex took over.
'fraid you're right. also EVH 'needed' to be paranoid about coups that didn't exist. if i had 10 bucks for every story where eddie says he presented innovative material and the band reacted (even in Roth days) by supposedly saying: "this isn't our style," but brave EVH insisted they put it on vinyl...if i had ten bucks for each such anecdote i'd have at least 200 bucks.
@@Allan-et5ig He was a inwardly tortured soul
the band died when DLR quit . as much as i like Sammy as a person, the sound he brought to VH was just too happy, polished and over produced.
@@bconni2 In your opinion, the band died when DLR quit, but in reality that is very far from the truth. With Sammy they sold out areas worldwide. If you didn't like Sammy that is your right, but Van Halen made amazing music with him. Eddie made amazing music with DLR and with Sammy.
@@ravenstrange8466 everyone is entitled to their opinions. and it's mine that their best work was the Fair Warning LP. i'd hold that album up against anything they ever did with Sammy.
I saw a show on the Sam and Dave tour and Sammy blew him off the stage. Sammy is THE MAN!
Oh man! Great stories.
Atari shirt?? he must be a child of the 80's...
+Code Name Hardhead wut
+z vaccarezza That would make him 70? He looks about 30 or 40 NOW.
Care to try again?
@@dewdude2112 he looks like he's in his 50's
@@dewdude2112 well He was 67 in this vidéo so almost 70. Seems u didnt really know who Sammy or van halen were
Errr...he was a child of the 50’s/60’s
When sammy was in the band was the window in time where van halen was listenable. now they are just an off key cartoon of what music should be.
Awesome Stuff! Sammy seems very cool!
2. The vanhalen record sales and concert appearances are the indicators of who what and where they may be yesterday and today.
I've never been a fan or anything but Sammy is a fucking cool guy, great interview
Hey: Great to hear how it went down and although I don't think Sammy was perfect I do think he is way more upstanding a guy and less "ego" driven than Eddie or Dave. As far as Alex goes he just stuck by his brother. Just my $0.02 worth
I absolutely love him!
What a cool nice guy. 🥰🥰
Hello Patricia
How are you doing?
it's nice meeting you here.
@ 7:25 "What a great life..." LoL
Sammy is a classy dude ! loved him since Stranding Hampton!!!!!
I just don't know, having two great Singers at the end of everyone's career, Van Halen should tour with both of them. David L.R. could take care of the old repertoire and Sammy Hagar will sing the second amazing part that Van Halen had back in the day. I think they would please every fan out there, making tons of $$$.
Egos unfortunately always f$#@s up anything.
Great band anyways with Mr. Roth and with Mr. Hagar love them forever.
Ermz (The intelligent Bulldog) ;-)
Saw VH in Memphis w/ Roth, excellent show.
Both flavors made VH, without either, just wasn’t the same…
As far as VH goes, I’m a DLR era guy, even thiugh I enjoy alot of Hagar’s period on the band. As far as hanging out? Would 10000% want to hang out with Sammy! Dude’s mad chill, down to earth, and confident! Whereas Diamond Dave is the epitome of insecureness: Egocentric, Self Absorbed...even though he us a very intelligent guy.
this dude is 67?
Yeah he's older than shit. I couldn't believe that either
yeah I know. I am almost 39, not that old but time flew. I'm already grey
yeah, and way cool. . .I'm 63. I wana b him when I grow up. LOL
You all can't see the surgery he's had done on his face? That's weird to me.
Groupies keep ya young.
2020-Valerie Bertinelli said EVH could not get off the coke & whatever else he was doing. Hard to work when you are strung out all the time. Also managers SUCK. Too bad they didn't know who to trust. But EVH played guitar like a god to the end. RIP.
and destroyed his life with drugs and alcohol. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.
Too bad Sammy and Dave never were able to get along. Two very different vocalists/musicians, but both incredible in their own ways.
Thank God we were blessed to have a Van Halen fronted by both of these guys!!!!
I agree
I seen Sammy in St. Louis 1978 he rocks
Sammy never says shit about Eddies accomplishments and innovations on the guitar! In his book he just says eds a great musician, never mind he reinvented the instrument and gave Hagar a career, without Van halen he'd be playing I can't drive 55 at county fairs,
Finger tapping was around WAY before Eddie. There’s even a video on RUclips of an Italian guitar player doing it on tv back in the 60s.
I do agree that Sammy’s career probably would’ve fizzled out by the end of the 80s. Van Halen kept him famous, but then again, what would Van Halen have done but hired a Dave clone?
Given Van Halen’s momentum after Roth’s departure, they could have went platinum with an unknown singer plus there more to Eddie Van Halen than tapping and no one took it to the level he took it,
@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 No disrespect to Vittorio Camardese, but how many people went out and bought a guitar or started tapping when he played? EVH took tapping to an unforeseen level and to the mainstream consciousness of the country and eventually, many parts of the world.
Edward's father turning him on to cigarettes and alcohol at the age of 12 was not exactly award winning parenting.
Yeah, I don't think that's how you win the Mike Brady Father of The Year award.
The only VH albums I ever play are the ones Sammy.
Roth for me.
Sammy is the Best !!! I loved the Dave era, but Sammy is the Real Deal !!! The Red Rocker Rules !!!
DAVE IS INTENSE! IF HE WASN'T?HE WOULDN'T BE DAVE! THE DUDE IS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING INTERESTING🤘
I love Van Halen, I even bought David Lee Roths' albums "A Little Ain't Enough" and "Skyscraper" I prefer Van Halen's albums with Sammy. My favorte album is 5150
just so im clear here you like 5150 better then any other VH album there is?
@@jhaeck1 Yeah, but some others are very close!
I love Sammy ever since Montrose. What a role model
Always love the Sammy era
What a shame Sammy & Mike left the Van Halen. They were great!
Fired. They didn't leave willingly.