He's right about smoking cigarettes. I was up to 2 packs a day, and it definitely caused problems singing. After I quit, my range opened up and had much more power. Quit 28 years ago.
I won a meet and greet pass for VH’s Balance tour, and I’ll never forget we were taken to a room to wait for the band to stop by to say, “Hey” to all of us and take a pic (it felt very routine, like they went into rockstar mode), like they had done it hundreds of times before. Eddie, Mike and Alex came into the room, they seemed nice but, guarded, like they were obligated to meet a bunch of strangers … being professional, but not really loving being there. Don’t get me wrong, they were good at being cool, making small-talk, shaking hands, then posing for the obligatory pic, Then Sammy appeared in the doorway, I remember how white his teeth were, He said, “Sorry for being late.” The entire room seemed to light up and all of a sudden everyone’s attitude brightened and his band mates all seemed to take it up a notch, making everyone relax and feel welcome. So, say what you want about Sammy, but on that day, he showed why he’s a front man, loaded with charm and loaded with unmistakable charisma. I think’ back in the day,’ Dave, was the best frontman, however, the Little Red Rocker was no slouch. He was very entertaining - total pro, and I’m glad to have seen all versions of the band.
@ I was a 15 year old kid when I first saw Van Halen, and I gotta admit that Dave’s sound and crazy as fuck performance (I remember someone tossing a joint on stage and he stopped the band mid-song and picked it up and held it out to the crowd, and asked “Now what the hell is this?” Then he sparked it up and passed it to Eddie.) As a kid, this blew me away! I also saw Sammy just after his stint w/ Montrose, and I remember how much power his voice had. He had this kinda cool ‘Indian-like’ dance that he did as he balanced on the light bar above the stage - that was fucking crazy! I was thrilled when I found out that Sammy joined VH; mostly because it meant the band would continue. I mean, that was the band of my youth - Not a huge fan of the ‘Gary era’ but I like both Sammy and Dave (old Dave, not the way he is now), they both were good at their jobs. Sammy’s probably a cooler cat though…
You cannot expect ANYONE who is 77 going on 78 years old to be doing nation wide tours anymore. Most people Sammy's age are dead, in assisted living, or the nursing home. He owes nothing to no one. Let him decide what he wants to do and when he wants to do anything with the few good years he has left.
Seen Sammy many times, so I can appreciate his honesty about slowing way down at 77 and doing a residency to give us hopefully another 2 - 3 years' worth of shows. And another reason to go to Vegas.
04:40 SAMMY HAGAR Long Life Tips. 1 Grow your own Food. 2. Live by water, it gives such Pleasure. 3. Grow a beard and wander a round looking confused like THE BIG LEBOWSKI. "The Dude abides man, I mean, like ya know man...?" But Be Ye CAREFUL BECAUSE : "There's a beverage present, here man!!"
Sammy is an absolute superstar! He's a really cool guy who likes to have fun and give all of the people who go to his concerts so much joy because he gives it his all when performing. His voice has sounded consistently awesome for over 50 years, and I can understand him wanting to give it a rest after all of these decades. He is one powerhouse of a frontman, and I will always consider him one of the very best in rock music!
Most people have no clue how brutal it is to be on tour on top of the stresses of simply delivering a good performance. Its really remarkable how thay do it year after year especially when your past 50!
Can’t blame him. Constant never-ending road work must be exhausting. He’s 77, a residency allows him to leave the equipment set up, have a good nights sleep and relax the pace, keep his voice intact.
He's almost 20 years older than me. I'm slowing down myself already. Hard to say what health issues he doesn't tell anyone about. He's done great as far as longevity. I wouldn't blame him for wanting to sit back. He's incredibly rich
he RUINED VH, are you nuts?? he turned a fire-breathing rock juggernaut into Journey 2.0 but you’re right, Alex should’ve told him to fck off and stop trying to be his friend after what wrote in HIS awful book!!!
Sammy saved van halen, because when DLR left they were through. Alex had always been rumored to be an a******. Then he proved it by writing his cheap revenge book. Success, money, fame, wealth, popularity, and he's still a miserable bastard. Not the way I wanted to remember him, but he did this to himself.
His book was a good read, but essentially a van Halen tell-all. Sadly that's probably why he and Alex are still in the outs. At least he and Ed reconciled before Ed passed.
was it a mystery that ed drank like a fish and smoked like a train? it's not like it was a big mystery. people already knew, long before Hagar's book. there's a reason they call alcohol the drink of malevolent spirits- ed was an ass when he drank, simple as that.
Thanks for rocking out in Taylorsville Utah ( lol you guys called it Salt Lake City ) 3 years ago, Phoenix AZ in 2007, all the records including the awesome Street Machine, and all your Sammy RUclips concert videos including a kick ass take no prisoners guitar battle with Gary Phill on a blistering 17 minute version of Bad Motor Scooter. From Chad, thankyou very much red rocker!! 🎸 🎸 🎸
Van Halen IF judged strictly by their phenomenal talent and song catalog is 1 of the Top 10 Rock and Roll bands of all time.. sadly their legacy will be forever tarnished by the endless back stabbing and infighting within the 5 members.. especially the Van Halen brothers.. these dudes bicker like a room full of 8 year old girls
The dude deserves a Vegas residency at his age. Perhaps Sammy should keep his mouth shut about Van Halen as nobody cares at this point. Go out on-top Sammy you're a superior musician and have proved your point.
I’ve seen old old VH with Dave and VH with Sammy . My perspective is , Dave sings like my azzhole after hot chili . Sammy’s voice is and was perfect for expanding VH …I don’t think Dave could have kept up obviously . VH would have become same ol’ same . Sammy broke and breaks all new territory constantly. Dave plays cover tunes . SAMMY RULES . and,, VH would have been way way less popular without him.
He's right about smoking cigarettes. I was up to 2 packs a day, and it definitely caused problems singing. After I quit, my range opened up and had much more power. Quit 28 years ago.
I mean he's what, 77? I think he's earned a massive retirement party down at Cabo.
Absolutely
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I won a meet and greet pass for VH’s Balance tour, and I’ll never forget we were taken to a room to wait for the band to stop by to say, “Hey” to all of us and take a pic (it felt very routine, like they went into rockstar mode), like they had done it hundreds of times before. Eddie, Mike and Alex came into the room, they seemed nice but, guarded, like they were obligated to meet a bunch of strangers … being professional, but not really loving being there. Don’t get me wrong, they were good at being cool, making small-talk, shaking hands, then posing for the obligatory pic, Then Sammy appeared in the doorway, I remember how white his teeth were, He said, “Sorry for being late.” The entire room seemed to light up and all of a sudden everyone’s attitude brightened and his band mates all seemed to take it up a notch, making everyone relax and feel welcome. So, say what you want about Sammy, but on that day, he showed why he’s a front man, loaded with charm and loaded with unmistakable charisma. I think’ back in the day,’ Dave, was the best frontman, however, the Little Red Rocker was no slouch. He was very entertaining - total pro, and I’m glad to have seen all versions of the band.
Hagar really is a one-of-a-kind persona.
Love Sammy😊
Sammy, much better singer then Dave by a mile.
@ I was a 15 year old kid when I first saw Van Halen, and I gotta admit that Dave’s sound and crazy as fuck performance (I remember someone tossing a joint on stage and he stopped the band mid-song and picked it up and held it out to the crowd, and asked “Now what the hell is this?” Then he sparked it up and passed it to Eddie.) As a kid, this blew me away! I also saw Sammy just after his stint w/ Montrose, and I remember how much power his voice had. He had this kinda cool ‘Indian-like’ dance that he did as he balanced on the light bar above the stage - that was fucking crazy! I was thrilled when I found out that Sammy joined VH; mostly because it meant the band would continue. I mean, that was the band of my youth - Not a huge fan of the ‘Gary era’ but I like both Sammy and Dave (old Dave, not the way he is now), they both were good at their jobs. Sammy’s probably a cooler cat though…
Let us hear HIM tell the story.
I know I hate these videos!
Agree
You cannot expect ANYONE who is 77 going on 78 years old to be doing nation wide tours anymore. Most people Sammy's age are dead, in assisted living, or the nursing home. He owes nothing to no one. Let him decide what he wants to do and when he wants to do anything with the few good years he has left.
Seen Sammy many times, so I can appreciate his honesty about slowing way down at 77 and doing a residency to give us hopefully another 2 - 3 years' worth of shows. And another reason to go to Vegas.
I SEEN AND AGREE with you
04:40 SAMMY HAGAR Long Life Tips. 1 Grow your own Food. 2. Live by water, it gives such Pleasure. 3. Grow a beard and wander a round looking confused like THE BIG LEBOWSKI. "The Dude abides man, I mean, like ya know man...?" But Be Ye CAREFUL BECAUSE : "There's a beverage present, here man!!"
Sammy is an absolute superstar! He's a really cool guy who likes to have fun and give all of the people who go to his concerts so much joy because he gives it his all when performing. His voice has sounded consistently awesome for over 50 years, and I can understand him wanting to give it a rest after all of these decades. He is one powerhouse of a frontman, and I will always consider him one of the very best in rock music!
yea but hes a trash talker backstabber
So....... I grew a garden. The damn snails ate everything, and now, I'm not happy!!
Nothings Gained, Something's Lost. Paid Half the Price at Twice the Cost.
Selling your Soul for Fame is just not worth it....
Most people have no clue how brutal it is to be on tour on top of the stresses of simply delivering a good performance. Its really remarkable how thay do it year after year especially when your past 50!
Fake news! He’s not in bad health!!!
The guy who made this video is sitting in china somewhere using a AI voice making things up
@@TheNinjaPicker I know, I hate these AI videos but I keep takin the bait
Can’t blame him. Constant never-ending road work must be exhausting. He’s 77, a residency allows him to leave the equipment set up, have a good nights sleep and relax the pace, keep his voice intact.
A lot of Hagar haters here
Wonder why?! Oh, yeah…..it’s Sammy’s fault.
He's almost 20 years older than me. I'm slowing down myself already. Hard to say what health issues he doesn't tell anyone about. He's done great as far as longevity. I wouldn't blame him for wanting to sit back. He's incredibly rich
He's still going to sing, during residencies here in Vegas. Like he said in an interview, "I will sing until I die."
Rock Good...Booze Bad
sammy your voice was a big screech !! Lou Graham Was The Best Voice in American Rock !! Lou could sing Anything
Sam is the best, he saved van halen. Alex is an idiot to not mention him in his trash book.
Sammy is the definition of MEH
he RUINED VH, are you nuts?? he turned a fire-breathing rock juggernaut into Journey 2.0 but you’re right, Alex should’ve told him to fck off and stop trying to be his friend after what wrote in HIS awful book!!!
lol Van Halen with Sammy = Van Gina
Sammy saved van halen, because when DLR left they were through.
Alex had always been rumored to be an a******. Then he proved it by writing his cheap revenge book. Success, money, fame, wealth, popularity, and he's still a miserable bastard. Not the way I wanted to remember him, but he did this to himself.
@ besides about 6 songs van hagar was not good
number one thing, pay the mortgage. sell the house, make a profit.
GOD NEVER MISLEADS HIM😊❤❤❤
Working 9 days a year sounds fair. Dude is well past the age of most retirees doing nothing.
His book was a good read, but essentially a van Halen tell-all. Sadly that's probably why he and Alex are still in the outs. At least he and Ed reconciled before Ed passed.
agreed!
was it a mystery that ed drank like a fish and smoked like a train? it's not like it was a big mystery. people already knew, long before Hagar's book. there's a reason they call alcohol the drink of malevolent spirits- ed was an ass when he drank, simple as that.
Sounds like speculation……
Time to call it a day. Call it an iconic and phenomenal day if you want but lets pack it up and call it a day.
He's earned it! Let the Red Rocker play out his golden years however he wants. It's just great he's still performing.
Well, let's face it...he's no spring chicken.
Love you Sammy!💀🖤 I hope you keep playing but maybe just slow down or cut out the traveling like you said. Love you always either way.🦄🤠✌️🎉🇺🇸🎊🌅
Booze is a killer too though. #1 cause of esophageal cancer. And a lot of other problems.
relax man. enjoy what you have. 77.
He had a great run. Do what you love while you can. Eventually you will have to give up everything-welcome to the club.
You made enough dough, Chuckie. Time to "go fishing."
Life's a garden...Dig it.
Thanks for rocking out in Taylorsville Utah ( lol you guys called it Salt Lake City ) 3 years ago, Phoenix AZ in 2007, all the records including the awesome Street Machine, and all your Sammy RUclips concert videos including a kick ass take no prisoners guitar battle with Gary Phill on a blistering 17 minute version of Bad Motor Scooter. From Chad, thankyou very much red rocker!! 🎸 🎸 🎸
One of the best. I hope things get better for him!
If he worked out and lost that gut he probably could play longer. 😂
Van Halen IF judged strictly by their phenomenal talent and song catalog is 1 of the Top 10 Rock and Roll bands of all time.. sadly their legacy will be forever tarnished by the endless back stabbing and infighting within the 5 members.. especially the Van Halen brothers.. these dudes bicker like a room full of 8 year old girls
the blonde hair dye isn't good for you either love ya Sammy I'm 72
Love you Sammy!
Damn, if you're gonna post this info, how about showing an interview where Sammy is speaking the information.
Sammy. Say it ain't so! Oh, wait. WHO CARES???
He is a total promotional message.. this is his pitch for his residency..mick is 81 be better red rocker
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Pay the mortgage is the number thing.
He's a great musician and humanitarian.
Enjoy your semi retirement
"sammy retirement "
Lol. Sammy said this isn't true. Taken out of context. He's not quitting. He'll die before quitting.
After slamming DLR for doing it now here he is....
Why go to the fans when the fans can come into Vegas and see him.
HAGAR'S QUITTING ?
GREAT NEWS !!!!
Bless him !,,, he’s the man
BS clickbait title
Sammy unlike most rock stars is a sharp businessman who has a heavy net worth..fame does not always equate $$$ like everyone assumes
Love to see him in vegas. Go there and watch the RED chiefs beat the raiders then check out the red rocker.
Are we gonna hear more V/H has lighting
Age happens if you are blessed. Or you are dead.
I'm pretty sure he's like 80 as well
The dude deserves a Vegas residency at his age. Perhaps Sammy should keep his mouth shut about Van Halen as nobody cares at this point. Go out on-top Sammy you're a superior musician and have proved your point.
Fake News. He’s 77 years old, btw. This AI generated, best to avoid.
Imagine, Sammy’s had a career of sex drugs , Rock & Roll, is 77 yrs old and Still in better than Bubba Clinton at 78.
3 tips drink tequila buy a big house piss everybody off 🎉
I have to keep on , you do not. Alright.
Hagar rocks, always has.
Hagar wailed on the unlawful carnal knowledge album, much Better singer than Roth IMO. Also he has great stage presence, One of the best.
Health? no theyve been dogging him and he realizes hes done.
Okay Sam. Now ur sounding like Steven Tyler.
Don't trash him or Steven you don't know what's going on,Tyler can't speak right now, you don't no sammy,he's pretty good at 77.
Al play once in a while. lift all this equipment. makes it all worth will. I drink alcohol.
Now Sammy can dedicate himself full-time to gaslighting Van Halen fans with his mixed messaging of hate/regret/love/reconciliation
LOL!!!
Yep it's getting old.
@@stevemellin5806 I was done w/VH in '95
Congratulations-you have communicated the dumbest thing ever thought by all past, current, or future humans. Quite the accomplishment!
@@CamaroSS-sy2ei Awww... did someone's feelings get hurt?
Trying to increase ticket sales trick
suit, Igouge out your eye balls, dont ever touch me/
77 relax man. enjoy what you have. fuck em. 77.
Sammy, just retire. You are addicted to the attention, the dopamine. Let it go. Performing the same songs for decades is not needed.
Wrong. He doesn't want to tour anymore but it has nothing to do with his health.
He needs a break really
77 relax man. enjoy.
Work 20 hours a week.
Am I alright. yeah. Play some music.
Dont touch me.
Personally, never a fan of Van Hagar
77 man, relax.
I’ve seen old old VH with Dave and VH with Sammy . My perspective is , Dave sings like my azzhole after hot chili . Sammy’s voice is and was perfect for expanding VH …I don’t think Dave could have kept up obviously . VH would have become same ol’ same . Sammy broke and breaks all new territory constantly. Dave plays cover tunes . SAMMY RULES . and,, VH would have been way way less popular without him.
I can't relax, goda work.
Sam. I know. do not touch me.
Sam, he is worth million's, I am worth 0. Relax, work 20 hours a week, stay active.
why that guy over talking sam
I got old and quit hanging drywall,and nobody cares
Money City Maniac.
They keep there hair ?
Drinking booze is bad for ya too but I've seen videos where your very tipsy. Just saying!
Make another dollar.
Sammy thinks he’s Elvis
Tekillya
too much tequila
This story is BS
good, he gayed up the band anyway #HorribleVHchoice
lol
Sing not hollging his penuse
Relax man.
Poor whining multi multi millionaire.
Relax settle down.
Good bye
We've had PLENTY of Sammy.......just stop...
He's old.