“We gotta keep these guys apart”: The closest Sammy Hagar ever came to fighting David Lee Roth
Ready to throw hands.
David Lee Roth
“He’s not working with us”: The one Van Halen album David Lee Roth didn’t want people to hear
Far from his greatest performance.
David Lee Roth plays first full show in more than five years
The former Van Halen front man blasted through 16 songs.
“One of the best”: the singer David Lee Roth called the best in any genre
The epitome of rock excellence.
What was the difference between David Lee Roth’s and Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen?
Lucky enough to have two of the defining voices of the 1980s…
“That fucking little prick”: The rivalry that defined Van Halen
David Lee Roth’s sheer swagger and stage presence made Van Halen bona-fide rock stars. The kind that may have cut their teeth touring with Journey and Black Sabbath, but not as adoring disciples just happy to pay tribute. They completely blew the hoary old legends off stage night after night and by the end of the 1970s were poised to be the defining hard rock band of the next decade.
“No more fucking guitar solos”: The song David Lee Roth didn’t want Van Halen to record
“He’s on an ego trip.”
