The one person Sammy Hagar said tore Van Halen apart: “Made the brothers think they’d been screwed”
Poisoning the friendship.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 11/2025
The one band Eric Clapton felt was out of his league: “I’m firing myself”
Way beyond his wildest dreams.
The one musician Carlos Santana said will go down in legend: “He’s at the level of Stravinsky”
Far beyond any genre labels.
The one musician Don Henley said kept Eagles together: “The only way it felt justified”
The story of musical survival.
The singer that Linda Ronstadt said was out of her league: “A lot better than I could”
Nowhere near that level.
The drummers George Martin said Ringo Starr couldn’t match: “He wouldn’t be able to”
Far from being technical.
The musician Jeff Lynne called “the greatest piano player I have ever heard in my life”
The purest kind of soundscape.
The band Don Felder called the most talented in the business: “Just great musicians”
The best any musician could ask for.
The one musician Keith Richards said never fit The Rolling Stones: “He didn’t do anything”
Not having the same attitude.
