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03-02-2009, 06:44 AM
I know this is probably old news but I just found link on web of supposed Sammy Hagar autobiography dishing dirt on Van Halen brothers. You have to wade thru a lot of Red Rocker wanking, it's l o n g.
Here's the highlights:
Starts with VH Mgr Ed Leffler's death,
Cabo Wabo money pit,
Spam's Geffen Greatest Hits Fiasco,
New Mgr Alex's brother-in-law Ray Danniels;
"Everyone I spoke with in a position of authority, who had
some sort of contact with him in the past, told me quote unquote, 'If you
use Ray Danniels, this band will go down to nothing." - Hagar
Well he got that one right!
Meeting w/ Aerosmith Manager Tim Collins;
At one point, Eddie started crying, grabbed a pair of clippers,
and cut all his long hair in front of Tim. He said, 'I'm so frustrated.
I've got to stop drinking. I've got to stop doing drugs. I'm not happy,
I want to kill myself. I can't make a record like this. My wife hates
me.'
Cabo II, Recording Balance CD, Divorce,
Ray Daniels II
Michael Anthony didn't have a real vote per se,
so his involvement was limited. He's not a full partner, just a salaried
musician in the band. He was almost replaced on every record we did, but
believe me, I fought for Mikey too." - Hagar
Ray Danniels makes more money off the David Lee Roth era albums than Michael Anthony. How about that one? Ray Danniels makes more money than Michael Anthony period! - Hagar
Strange busine$$ dealings,
Alex was obnoxiously stubborn over this affair with the publishing, says Hagar, because he was in financial trouble... Together, Ed and Al are impossible to deal with. Alex is as hardheaded as they come and as adamant a fool you'll ever meet. - Hagar
I confronted Eddie, and said, "Wait a minute. When we
get a $4 million advance for writing songs, why does Alex get a million? Tell
me why . . . he doesn't write the songs! When we get a publishing check for
$7-8 million for all these wonderful songs that Eddie and I write, why does
Alex get $2 million? Those questions caused a lot of tension and arguments
in the band.
Alex and Eddie had no problem taking Michael Anthony's money from
him. He and Eddie got away with it by making Mike feel guilty for taking a
free ride in the band. Alex had been equally as guilty, but since his last
name was Van Halen, it didn't count. Mikey wouldn't go against the brothers.
Death in the family, Greatest Hits, Tarot Cards,
Euro Tour opening for Bon Jovi:
The cool reception Van Halen received from the
capacity crowds of 60 to 70,000 people on a nightly basis jolted them. It
nearly mimicked their headlining romp in 1993 when the dumbfounded band
realized they weren't the rock gods in this part of the world they thought
they were. "In most of the festivals we played," sighed Hagar, "while I was
singing, I'd see makeshift signs that read "Jon," or "We Love Bon Jovi." It
was actually kind of cute to see these young girls holding signs up, but Eddie
couldn't handle it. He was freaking, because he wasn't a guitar hero to any of
these kids.
"Van Halen wasn't getting called back for any encores until we finally wised
up and made 'Jump' the last song of the set. That would get people going, and we'd come back for another song. Even then, it didn't always work.
Eddie Van Halen's torrid two-year affair with 33-year old Andi Remington.
Cabo III, Pay Per View, Twister, Tour troubles,
Unfortunately, after years of sobriety, brother Al also began to partake
in alcoholic beverages. He was separated from his wife and, despite his
attempts at reconciliation, his marriage was falling apart... "Listen," Sammy chided, "Eddie really became a horrible person when he tried to quit drinking. Throughout the tour, he was constantly battling his addiction. Every time Eddie got drunk, he ended up hating himself. The guy was one miserable bastard to be around,
Eddie did drugs too, but I'm not going to sit here and
make him out to be a drug addict. Within a year or two after I joined the
band, he started cleaning that up a lot. He just became a closet user,
like myself. I don't smoke dope religiously, but I do light up three or
four times a year. I'll do cocaine three or four times a year as well.
I'm not saying Eddie was that sparse with it, but his main problem was
alcohol. When he would drink, his emotions would swing wildly. He would
cry and almost have breakdowns.
Don't be a whore to your fans, because nobody likes one. You buy a whore, you screw her, then you want her to get the hell out. You certainly aren't going to marry the bitch. Ray Danniels was a whore and he was turning Van Halen into one.
B-day, Japan, Sgt Peppered:
(Hagar) even suggested the band rent a house in the
desert, overdose on mushrooms, and trip out for three or four days after
the tour ended. He figured the experience would change everyone's lives,
and they could go directly into the studio and make a record.
Edward, all the sudden he says, "You know, I'm going to
decide what I want to do at the first of the year, then I'll tell you. It
will either include you or it won't, because there's a lot of options I
got pissed off when he said that...
Those options as we know included DLR & My Cherona.
Here is description from SuckaInA3Piece guy who posted it on Guitars101.com:
This book was never released fellas, so there was no title. Sam even went to court to prevent the writer that helped him write the book from releasing it. I'm guessing that he didn't want to air all this dirty laundry, especially since a (VH) reunion would still be possible. And as we all know, it was possible. These chapters leaked out to the net back in like 2000 I think, maybe later and I was really fascinated when I read it. Up until then I had a different vision of what all these guys were like in my mind. Reading this sort of changed that, but like I said, this is Sam's side of what went down.
Sammy Hagar book excerpts, Chapters 19&20 - Guitars101 - Guitar Forums (http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f77/sammy-hagar-book-excerpts-chapters-19amp20-a-22489.html)
They also have a lot of VH boots for download.
Here's the highlights:
Starts with VH Mgr Ed Leffler's death,
Cabo Wabo money pit,
Spam's Geffen Greatest Hits Fiasco,
New Mgr Alex's brother-in-law Ray Danniels;
"Everyone I spoke with in a position of authority, who had
some sort of contact with him in the past, told me quote unquote, 'If you
use Ray Danniels, this band will go down to nothing." - Hagar
Well he got that one right!
Meeting w/ Aerosmith Manager Tim Collins;
At one point, Eddie started crying, grabbed a pair of clippers,
and cut all his long hair in front of Tim. He said, 'I'm so frustrated.
I've got to stop drinking. I've got to stop doing drugs. I'm not happy,
I want to kill myself. I can't make a record like this. My wife hates
me.'
Cabo II, Recording Balance CD, Divorce,
Ray Daniels II
Michael Anthony didn't have a real vote per se,
so his involvement was limited. He's not a full partner, just a salaried
musician in the band. He was almost replaced on every record we did, but
believe me, I fought for Mikey too." - Hagar
Ray Danniels makes more money off the David Lee Roth era albums than Michael Anthony. How about that one? Ray Danniels makes more money than Michael Anthony period! - Hagar
Strange busine$$ dealings,
Alex was obnoxiously stubborn over this affair with the publishing, says Hagar, because he was in financial trouble... Together, Ed and Al are impossible to deal with. Alex is as hardheaded as they come and as adamant a fool you'll ever meet. - Hagar
I confronted Eddie, and said, "Wait a minute. When we
get a $4 million advance for writing songs, why does Alex get a million? Tell
me why . . . he doesn't write the songs! When we get a publishing check for
$7-8 million for all these wonderful songs that Eddie and I write, why does
Alex get $2 million? Those questions caused a lot of tension and arguments
in the band.
Alex and Eddie had no problem taking Michael Anthony's money from
him. He and Eddie got away with it by making Mike feel guilty for taking a
free ride in the band. Alex had been equally as guilty, but since his last
name was Van Halen, it didn't count. Mikey wouldn't go against the brothers.
Death in the family, Greatest Hits, Tarot Cards,
Euro Tour opening for Bon Jovi:
The cool reception Van Halen received from the
capacity crowds of 60 to 70,000 people on a nightly basis jolted them. It
nearly mimicked their headlining romp in 1993 when the dumbfounded band
realized they weren't the rock gods in this part of the world they thought
they were. "In most of the festivals we played," sighed Hagar, "while I was
singing, I'd see makeshift signs that read "Jon," or "We Love Bon Jovi." It
was actually kind of cute to see these young girls holding signs up, but Eddie
couldn't handle it. He was freaking, because he wasn't a guitar hero to any of
these kids.
"Van Halen wasn't getting called back for any encores until we finally wised
up and made 'Jump' the last song of the set. That would get people going, and we'd come back for another song. Even then, it didn't always work.
Eddie Van Halen's torrid two-year affair with 33-year old Andi Remington.
Cabo III, Pay Per View, Twister, Tour troubles,
Unfortunately, after years of sobriety, brother Al also began to partake
in alcoholic beverages. He was separated from his wife and, despite his
attempts at reconciliation, his marriage was falling apart... "Listen," Sammy chided, "Eddie really became a horrible person when he tried to quit drinking. Throughout the tour, he was constantly battling his addiction. Every time Eddie got drunk, he ended up hating himself. The guy was one miserable bastard to be around,
Eddie did drugs too, but I'm not going to sit here and
make him out to be a drug addict. Within a year or two after I joined the
band, he started cleaning that up a lot. He just became a closet user,
like myself. I don't smoke dope religiously, but I do light up three or
four times a year. I'll do cocaine three or four times a year as well.
I'm not saying Eddie was that sparse with it, but his main problem was
alcohol. When he would drink, his emotions would swing wildly. He would
cry and almost have breakdowns.
Don't be a whore to your fans, because nobody likes one. You buy a whore, you screw her, then you want her to get the hell out. You certainly aren't going to marry the bitch. Ray Danniels was a whore and he was turning Van Halen into one.
B-day, Japan, Sgt Peppered:
(Hagar) even suggested the band rent a house in the
desert, overdose on mushrooms, and trip out for three or four days after
the tour ended. He figured the experience would change everyone's lives,
and they could go directly into the studio and make a record.
Edward, all the sudden he says, "You know, I'm going to
decide what I want to do at the first of the year, then I'll tell you. It
will either include you or it won't, because there's a lot of options I
got pissed off when he said that...
Those options as we know included DLR & My Cherona.
Here is description from SuckaInA3Piece guy who posted it on Guitars101.com:
This book was never released fellas, so there was no title. Sam even went to court to prevent the writer that helped him write the book from releasing it. I'm guessing that he didn't want to air all this dirty laundry, especially since a (VH) reunion would still be possible. And as we all know, it was possible. These chapters leaked out to the net back in like 2000 I think, maybe later and I was really fascinated when I read it. Up until then I had a different vision of what all these guys were like in my mind. Reading this sort of changed that, but like I said, this is Sam's side of what went down.
Sammy Hagar book excerpts, Chapters 19&20 - Guitars101 - Guitar Forums (http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f77/sammy-hagar-book-excerpts-chapters-19amp20-a-22489.html)
They also have a lot of VH boots for download.