The day Van Halen played the humble Cafe Wha?: “This is a temple”
A huge gig.
Van Halen Archives: 11/2025
The one person Sammy Hagar said tore Van Halen apart: “Made the brothers think they’d been screwed”
Poisoning the friendship.
The best guitarist of all time, according to Eddie Van Halen: “Best in my book”
From rock and roll to jazz fusion.
Sammy Hagar’s abandoned prog album about the strange second-coming of Jesus
We missed out on greatness.
The musician Eddie Van Halen called an “original” who “breathed” rock ‘n’ roll
He only met him once.
The one musician Sammy Hagar said should have never joined Van Halen: “A talented guy”
Not the right guy for the job.
The song Eddie Van Halen called “one of the best live songs ever recorded”
Feeling the energy on the tape.
The one band Sammy Hagar said Van Halen could equal: “My favourite rock band ever”
Going toe-to-toe with the icons.
When Eddie Van Halen almost pushed Sammy Hagar off a tour: “The weirdest f*** I had ever seen”
Losing the faith in his craft.
