Van Hagar is Done!!

[Viking]

Fuckin' SHWEET!

[Nickdfresh]

Could it be true? Is Nov.3 the last date of Sammy's current tenure? That was the last concert date posted on Van-Halen.com. Let us pray.

[franksters]

I really don't give a flying fuck about a reunion anymore...

it would be lovely to see the sister get another morron like extreme ...

and funny to see them crawl.!!

as for Dave he should keep doing what he's workin on right now and he can rise again on his own...

who needs sisters when your name is David lee roth and you have an army of dedicated supporters around this great big world!!

fuck the sisters

long live to dlrband!!!

[Carmine]

diamondjimi...your avatar alone is worth a 5 star vote!

[Panamark]

Apparently a transcript of the interview as posted to the VH Newsgroup.


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KSHE: So how are things in camp Van Halen these days? The tour is still going strong.

Sammy: You know, this tour is something I'm really glad we could do for the fans. There was so much work that went into this, you know- before it went public. It's been surreal being on stage again with these guys again.

KSHE: So how are things looking for the future? Is the band going to put out a new CD?

Sammy: The future is really up in the air. We made it clear that there was no long term commitment going into this. You know I have a lot going on right now. I'm in the process of turning Cabo into a franchise. I have a growing Tequila company to look after. At this point in my life, what I do on stage is my downtime. It's not work, when it becomes work it starts to cross a line for me, because you know... There's enough work in the real world; too much.

KSHE: Do you see yourself in Van Halen a year from now?

Sammy: If that happens it would great.. It would be great to put out another album and.. and if did I think we could make the [explicit] chart again. But there are many powers working against that right now. It's like, like I said, I've got a whole lot a [explicit] going on, too much to take this on too seriously and the truth is, it's really hard work. When you put out an album you're competing, and when you're going up against (laughs) bands like Nickleback and Velvet Revolver that's not easy to do. Those guys are working their [explicit] off. I'm pround of every Sammy Hagar album. I'm pround of every Van Halen, but my music isn't really trying to compete anymore. It's just a release for me. If you like what I put on a record, great, if not that's fine too.

KSHE: Art is in the eye of the beholder

Sammy: Exactly! But what it takes today is different, you know the music biz isn't the same as it was back in 85 or even 95, man it's a different game today. Creative freedom; I'm not willing to give that up, okay? I've worked too hard for it.

KSHE: So you want creative freedom and you want to have fun doing it, but do you think that will happen inside Van Halen?

Sammy: I'd rather just leave that one. Man I love these guys like brothers, ok. We're back at that level. But brothers can fight and argue it out. I don't think all of that needs to be public (laughs).


KSHE: There has been a few, strange stories about Eddie. I heard he's calling people who write negative reviews and making threats. What do you make of all that?

Sammy: Eddie is... Eddie today isn't the same guy I toured with on Balance with ten years ago. He's gone though a lot. I don't judge anybody man, only God can judge you know, but when you screw up, you don't have to apologize to the audience and go threatening journalist.

KSHE: Sounds a bit like a control freak.

Sammy: Well, you said it (laughs)

KSHE: Do you think that's just a phase for him? Is it creating friction for the band.

Sammy: Everyone in the band is evolving with this tour differently. Some nights it feels like 1985 all over again, some nights unfortunately it feels more like 1995, but it's not. It's here, it's now. All I can tell you is how I'm evolving and this tour is... It's something I needed to do.
Now we have closure.

KSHE: That doesn't sound very promising.

Sammy: I hope the fans can appreciate this tour for what it has been. Van Halen was always an "in the moment" kind of band. If we all walk off that stage for the last time this year and that's it, it would have been worth it. I wouldn't change anything.

KSHE: What if the band decided to go with another singer? Any bad blood?

Sammy: If I leave Van Halen for whatever reason, the bad blood is all under the bridge at this point. If they want to try for singer number four, all the power to them. I wish them the best actually.

[Panamark]

If that transcript is real. Praise the Lord ! :D

[Va Beach VH Fan]

You said it PM.... If true, it's fucking over....

Hey Ed, 1-800-CALL-DLR.....

[ZahZoo]

That interview sounds more like the one posted at KLOS a few weeks ago... guess we'll have to wait til the tour ends to verify unless there's someone from St Louis here that heard it...

[Don Corleone]

Originally posted by Panamark
If that transcript is real. Praise the Lord ! :D

I knew today was going to be a good day.

[classicdude]

Straight from the fat f**ker's mouth himself, read the transcript again! Is it no wonder these "new" songs spewed? Spermmy himself admits to only putting a half-assed effort into Van Hagar. Go back and wallow in your freaking tequila you over-rated under-talented waborito pig-whore.

[scottydabodi]

What I don't understand is that when fatso joined them in '85, he blatantly REFUSED to sing any older material, just like his whole tenure with the band, but why would you join a band whose material you OBVIOUSLY HATE?!?!! Just to be a dick, it seems to me...

[rob100]

Sammy Hagar is complaining that it is such hard work doing an album.

Van Halen albums only took about three weeks to record AND mix.

So Ed, let Dave take care of the job and start making some REAL money.

[Atomic_Rob]

That last question about any bad blood if they get another singer in is blantantly referring to Roth :D

If they get Dave in, they fuckin better bring it over to the UK. Is Ed's playing really that shit these days?

[Diamondjimi]

Originally posted by Carmine Raguzza.
diamondjimi...your avatar alone is worth a 5 star vote!

Thanks !!!
Say hi to Lenny & Squiggy for me.
Cheers !!!

[Halen High]

Thanks Panamark!

Well, after reading this I'm convinced this is the last we'll see of Van Hagar. One thing that really comes across loud and clear in this interview is that Sammy has and always will see himself as first and foremost a solo performer. For him, VH is just a means to further his own commercial interests. It's incredible that the brothers let him back in after they themselves recognised this during the early-mid 90s.

Doing it for the fans Sammy? For your solo fans yes, but not for Van Halen fans that's for sure! Since he joined VH, Sammy has been on a mission to bury the music and legacy of the original band. He's never cared about the millions of fans this band once had before he came along.