The guitarist Howard Stern thought was out of everybody’s league: “Something superior”
Changing the world overnight.
Van Halen Archives: 05/2026
The 1991 hit song that tested Eddie Van Halen’s patience: “Like pulling teeth”
Trying to nail down the one magical take.
The Van Halen album Sammy Hagar couldn’t stomach: “It has zero creativity”
Not moving their music forward.
The 1981 Van Halen album that made Eddie hate David Lee Roth: “A guy that wanted everything”
Getting a bit too jealous.
The 1986 song that made Van Halen fall in love with Sammy Hagar: “They got all excited”
Resurrecting the band.
Five times support bands destroyed the headliner: “We gotta follow these guys?”
“We blew everybody off the stage”.
The history of Sammy Hagar’s feud with Eddie Van Halen: “He did horrible things to people”
When the communication fully breaks down.
The musician Eddie Van Halen cut ties with forever: “We had some issues”
Never able to kiss and make up.
The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen admitted was out of his league: “Better at what I do”
Everything played slightly cleaner.
The 2015 Van Halen album Sammy Hagar wanted to delete: “Some pretty rough vocals”
The wrong legacy to leave behind.