Alex Van Halen Defends SNUBBING Sammy Hagar

Alex Van Halen explains why Van Hagar is not in his book.

[@stompythewonderlizard286]

Sammy just keeps on touring and living his life while Alex ,and Eddie before he passed, just keep on crying about the past.

[@olekpokorski9955]

The history is complicated. But for sure Sammy has positive and full of smile attitude

[@lyndonohue3350]

Sammy has whined and complained to anyone that would listen since 1996. Fact.

[@hdrake1000]

Sammy was a far better musician and singer than David Lee.

[@plantagenet444]

Agreed! Sammy’s one of the best frontman that ever ROCK-n-ROLLED!🎶🎸🎤❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Slush24]

That's subjective . You don't need to be the best singer to be a great frontman. David had attitude in his singing and it made VH raw and great. Sammy was too polished. More pop than rock. I love Sammy and despise David, but i always prefer David with VH. At his peak, NOBODY was a better frontman than David.

[@sashlipinski7034]

I'll take Sammy any day over David. Better singer by far, and a better person from anyone who talks about knowing each. Eddie chose the direction of the music, so blame him if anyone thinks it got fluffy. Eddie and Alex are typical rock stars.....you only matter to them when it's beneficial.

[@realledbetter5015]

@@sashlipinski7034​​⁠what I have said before & slush24 is correct, is that musical opinions are subjective (redundant I guess). VH’s music became more melodic & sophisticated with Sammy. Sammy definitely has more vocal range. The other thing that Dave seems to get a pass on musically, and to me not desirable, some of his solo work was schmaltzy, Vaudeville, self centered & cringeworthy. That was Dave’s musical direction towards the end of VH. Dave liked to cover tunes that were already major hits & play the role of an irresistible sex god. His songs were, hey look at me. Just a Gigolo, California Girls & Tobacco Road to name a few. Let’s remember that the gorgeous women in his videos were paid. My point being that they were there to do a job, not because Dave was an irresistible stud. Eddie was a great guitarist, & musician that loved to compose. I think it was Dave’s idea for VH to do covers of the Kinks, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt & others. Eddie wanted to grow creatively & to continue to write his own music.

[@timmcgrory7105]

There is Van Halen and then there is Van Hagar....

[@thomasbailey3511]

I read Alex's book Brothers it was a snorefest😴

[@robertchutonogbanua2564]

It's interesting how Alex says in his recent interview that the original Van Halen lineup was the "real" Van Halen. However, in 1986, Alex then proclaimed that "Van Hagar" was the "real" Van Halen. So which is it? Maybe it's the "Best of Both Worlds"!

[@crsantin]

He just said the Sammy years are for another book. And that they shouldn’t have broken up with Roth.

[@andyhayes7828]

Exactly that 👍

[@salmandudayev8259]

He is not interested in Hagar at all, so no Book about Van Hagar, he hates the guy.

[@TheChef470]

Roth was/is done as disco....

[@andyhayes7828]

@TheChef470 I must admit that his vocal abilities have diminished greatly, but Dave is still very creative in many other ways

[@pulsarlights2825]

"An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance" David Lee Roth Too bad his hair fell out by 1988....

[@thomasbailey3511]

I love Alex Van Halen's drumming one of my favorite hard rock drummers ever but snubbing Sammy was just petty and hateful of Alex😑

[@matthewmp111]

For those EVH fans that snub the Sammy era--dang you’re missing out on some insanely good guitar work.

[@stephenaccomando8427]

...let it be peeps. None of this matters. It was THEIR lives... and we were BLESSED to have been the beneficiaries ... the good, the bad, and the ugly! ... that's as REAL as life gets. And fuck anyone wanting to filter or sugarcoat ANY of it. Thanks VH... all of em. 😎☯️🖖🏻🤘

[@MrPercussionPete]

Why is this guy always wearing sunglasses ? Even in his own living room ?

[@toms4442]

His future is so bright he has to wear shades! Lol love ya Al!

[@sjs1555]

Perhaps it’s because he’s been looking into bright lights since 1978. That takes a toll on the eyes.

[@davestuddaman8127]

He's Dutch, they're fkn weird

[@GTR1000ify]

I read the book and Michael Anthony is barely mentiond. It's all about how sensitive Ed were and how egosentric Dave was. The bok has alot of acknowledgements (140). But leaves out Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony. What an a##hole. Save your money.

[@akfreed6949]

@@GTR1000ify That's because it's not about Mike . It was about just Alex and Edward . Alex wasn't trying to start more bullshit between his family and Captain Candyass Hagar . We've all heard too much every fuckin day since Hagar quit almost 20 years ago .

[@EDDIE-c7f8y]

Hey Einstein ., the book is titled BROTHERS . Get an effing clue .

[@masshultzy6449]

Ed and Al were great musicians but conceited assholes who never appreciate no one but themselves

[@chrisnash430]

It really was a bore, sorry, I was expecting more.

[@DanielC__]

I bought the book too and sorry I wasted my money. Even though it was called 'Brothers' it didnt even encapsulate that aspect properly. It's garbage and I already donated my copy to the library.

[@akfreed6949]

Sammy was left out because we heard more than enough of his bullshit since he quit the band . It wasn't former manager Ray Danniels' fault because it wasn't his idea for a greatest hits album , its what Warner Bros DEMANDED .

[@xp50player]

Alex was a sideman. The fact that he received writing credit for anything was a nepotism gift. Was he in demand to play with anyone else? He thinks VH would have been less pop and cheesy if DLR stayed in the band? Evidenced by what, Dave’s solo career? Mr Rototoms and Simmons drums lectures about what’s “pure rock n’roll.”🤣

[@matthewmp111]

Good points

[@markgrant1302]

Sammy served a purpose, for the music to evolve, but it wasn't the same live, not even close. You can't compare the Sammy era to the first couple of albums, and I love all eras. Sammy joined when Van Halen was one of the biggest bands in the world and the reality is in 1986 it was all about Eddie. Ed made great music in all the eras, but nothing matches the monster they were from 1978 - 1984

[@johncole015]

Sammy still sings in key at 77 and DLR still de-tunes completely at 70.

[@adamfindlay7091]

Write a book. Seriously. You got it.

[@superorangeish]

​@@johncole015Whatever. No Roth no Hagar. Period.

[@bryangermain]

Hate to tell you this, but Sammy Hagar made that band even bigger than it was with DLR. Five number one albums with Sammy compared to zero with DLR kind of shows that they were a bigger band from 85 on.

[@TubeRJF]

In addition to being a great singer, Sammy Hager comes across as one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. (Mike Anthony too) The Van Halen Brothers long had a reputation for being very difficult to work with. They even fought with each other. Alex beat up Ed back stage a few times. If he ever makes a 2nd book as he claims, Alex should give a great big thank you to Sammy for helping the group continue on

[@EDDIE-c7f8y]

Oh pleaseeeeeee

[@pdx816]

Sammy seems like a nice guy but he’s misrepresented the truth so many times.

[@KevinSisson-b8e]

He's always seemed a lil dimwitted to me.

[@DanielC__]

Alex's book was dreadful. I donated my copy to the library and sorry I bought it. Even though it was called 'Brothers' he didnt even cover that well. The way he thumbed his nose and Mike and Sammy is reprehensible. Nobody can ever take away that first album, it will be played on classic rock stations forever but there is no doubt Alex is a jerk, an unlikeable one at that.

[@bowriverblog]

Dave was family...Sammy was just hired !! 🤘🤘🤔🤔

[@TheCountofToulouse]

There is a video series called 'The Tapes Archive' and on that channel they do some DEEP dives into the inner workings of Van Halen's early years. There is an interview on that channel with DLR and in that interview, he confirms many of his insecurities about his position in VH. DLR never liked how he got into VH, he sort of 'back door'd' his way into the band and he knew that Eddie was the real lynch pin and he also knew that Eddie was SICK of Roth's crappy ideas about doing covers of old dance songs and he also knew that Eddie was sick of DLR and Ted Templman pairing up and pressuring him in the studio to create music that he didn't like. DLR was planning his exit as soon as Eddie began building 5150, he saw it for what it was, Eddie wrestling control back away from Templeman and Roth. Roth also knew that discussions had taken place early on about replacing Roth with Sammy Hagar. Roth wanted a situation that HE controlled and he had Billy Sheehan and Steve Via working up music in a warehouse on the other side of LA and it was all on the DL. Roth used 1984 to promote his OWN star, making sure he was featured in ALL the video's and the 'big cheese', so when he dumped VH, he'd scalp tons of their fans. The truth is, Alex is bitter and being petty about all of this. He hated that it was his crappy decisions that got Hagar fired and that it was his crappy advice that led to the crumbling of the band. It was his humiliating idea to do a 'reunion tour' and to treat Michael Anthony like garbage. What a sad way to go out.

[@BeastmasterGeneral5000]

All Sammy cares about is cashing in on the VH name. Roth lives rent free in his head; Hagar is a complete self absorbed jackass.

[@barclaydonaldson8863]

There is a tad of truth to that , ( still I think sammy, his side bands and sit ins are for the most part cool) Mikey has great vocals, but really has never stood up for himself. The whole vh fan base steps up for mike. Yet never a " voice " or backbone by Mike. Yes the brothers are a tallented..hot mess; and Wolfe to me is boring and generic... Vh..has been burned to the ground

[@godbyone]

Yes Sammy always backstabbing

[@SLiMCHiCKeN5150]

I wonder if Al realizes, every time he says crap like that it's yet ANOTHER kick in the nuts to VH fans. It was and always will be Edward Van Halen 🤟

[@Nizzle5150]

Sammy was Van Halen from 1986 till eddies death. Van Halen did absolutely nothing without him.

[@EDDIE-c7f8y]

What a brilliant hypothesis LOL.

[@Nizzle5150]

@ what a half asses comeback

[@texastank9413]

If Sam did not join VH in 1985 VH would have been done. Thank God he did and we got some great music as a result. All water under the bridge. That entire VH catalog is fucking awesome.

[@salmandudayev8259]

Alex is right! The Red Rooster can‘t handle the truth!

[@billjordan3952]

I agree with Alex

[@scottschroeder4920]

Thanks for the awesome music VH bros…. Amazing as it was, you could have been 5150X better without the egos…

[@neano62]

Alex is 💯 truthful. It’s not that it wasn’t good he stated but from 78 to 84 was VH. Period end of story. People that saw these guys 6 times from 78 to 84 then 13 times w/Hagar knows what or just how memorizing Edward was and how the band showed such diversity from DLR to Hagar. But let me add this , there was so sooo many times after Hagar stepped in , in concert I wanted to old back. Both Van Fucking Tastic know matter what - PERIOD

[@pulsarlights2825]

Did you like those "assless" pants Roth wore on the Diver Down tour? How much did you pay to see that?

[@danieldeblasio9368]

They were the cheesiest pop songs of pop rock. Sammy is a real musician.

[@Tonybeheler]

Maybe he has Alzheimer's and can't remember the recent past. The first iteration of Van Halen was a play band a kitty band, When Sammy joined they became a real band an adult land... And when Sammy first joined I was p*****, I loved the party songs that girl songs drinking songs etc... But the 2 bands are not even comparable in their quality. Eddie stepped it up Alex stepped it up because they had a real singer and real lyrics with feeling emotions etc.

[@Dogboy1960]

I'm of two minds on this subject. First off I can understand a book that is going to about a band of kids getting together, slugging it out on the club circuit in the mid 1970s, paid virtually nothing and doing it with no more than a Pie in the Sky dream of making it BIG one day. The band's rise to popularity in Southern California, a record deal finally made and then the stories of working to keep an early lit flame alive as a new band in a supporting role, opening for bands that were "Rock Heroes" to a group of young guys. Then the band is head lining and on it's way to becoming what could easily be argued as the most significant Hard Rock band of that time with that last David Lee Roth record "1984". The break up story and how finding Sammy Hagar, almost by chance, is a whole other chapter in the Van Halen story. Very different story and band. The struggle was never there for Van Hagar. 5150 was incredibly well received and I'd argue the band was PERFECTION with the vocal prowess of Sam and Mike along side Eddie's amazing riffs, solos and super creative song writing in general. The book could have covered EVERYTHING.......but in doing so Alex would also have had to write a lot more about the ugly stuff too. As Sammy often says in interviews, "the band had 11 amazing years from '85-'96". The story didn't end in 1996 but there really was a long period after that I'm betting Alex figured he really didn't want to reveal any more of than is already out there. The split with Dave, after the release of 1984, scared and pissed off Eddie and Alex for their future as a band. Both have talked about this in interviews. Sammy coming into the picture saved the day and as result any problems with Dave at the time have had no lasting impact that made writing about the Dave era too hard to write about. You really can't same of the split with Sammy Hagar. If Alex had chosen to include this time period of time as well, a lot of pretty ugly stuff concerning the total screwing over of Mike Anthony would have been impossible to omit. The other glaring problem. Dave was THE ENEMY in 1985 but success with Sammy in the band allowed Ed and Alex to get past it quickly. Van Halen wasn't nearly so blessed with Success after spitting with Sammy Hagar. We've all seen the ugly interviews and comments. Alex and Eddie never got past the break with Sam. I'm betting the difference is found in everything from drug addiction to a complete lack of any success that came close to the 1978-96 run the band had. They say, "time heals all wounds" but in Van Halen's case it's more of a "time + success" heals wounds inflicted in break ups. In this thought I find my most likely explanation for how Alex can easily write about the Dave era and yet he couldn't write about the Sammy Hagar era.

[@toms4442]

Is Alex wearing a wig for the Japan interview? Lol his hair looks horrible!😂

[@brianshaffneraclc]

If you weren't around in the 80s, it was the era of embarrassing hair styles, wigs, and toupees. It wasn't yet ok for musicians to just shave their heads if they had thinning hair, so there was a lotta dudes who looked liked they had a dead animal on their head. Hell, even Geddy Lee, who had a shit ton of his own air, looked like he had a dead animal on his head.

[@jeffs4760]

At 2:23 there you go. I'm not sure why the snubbing happened or why Mike was taken out of the band. Maybe for Wolfy but I thought I heard Eddie say his playing was terrible one time.

[@Antownibrapo8sn]

How bad ass would it have been if they came out with one more album!!!

[@s4lroachclip]

They did.

[@SpecialAgentSamCooper]

They did and it was poorly received. I think by 1986 DLR was well past his ability to write new material. 10 years later by 1996 EVH and SH were both in the same boat. The band was poorly managed at times and people within the band (the VH bros) failed to maintain stable working relationships with their peers thus resulting in the revolving door of singers they had. Sorry guys but the common denominator as to why people could get along was the Eddie and Alex. It’s a different kind of truth but it’s the truth. What made the band was the ability to come together and create that spark doesn’t matter what era it was the band was stronger together than it was apart and they all couldn’t see that at the time. That’s the benefit we have now of hindsight.

[@s4lroachclip]

@@SpecialAgentSamCooper Tatoo You was the worst.

[@davidshibilia7421]

Look, I am a long time fan and I have to say that both eras were awesome. I understand Alex looking at each one as an era and focusing on the David Lee Roth days from the beginning. However, if one were to avoid history and not talk about either era is completely wrong. Clearly, Alex talks out both sides of his mouth in this regard when you look at the historical video interviews. Hey, if there's a part 2 book about the Hagar days - great! However, I would not hold my breath. I guess you would go read Sammy's book.

[@MarkBarna1]

I did not watch all of this. But keep in mind both of these guys are in their 70s, their prefontal cortex is not guiding their social skills as it once had. Alex I think is doing better, while Sammy is stuck on feeling he needs recognition and more kudos. And he has lost the ability to hold back his egotism. Sammy needed to let this go years ago, and certainly now it is time to stop, leave his ego at the door, acknowledge the Roth years were special. His years with band offer something, but it is different, as Alex says.

[@nickwells27w]

To me it will always be Van Halen and Van Hagar. But it's always about the brothers Alex and Edward Van Halen. Everyone else contributed their talents.

[@zoef234]

As much as I love VH , I’m bored shitless of hearing them complain about each other. How much did they do after Balance? Ego got the better of them.

[@troyw1000]

Ok AVH - give back all that money Sammy help make you then.

[@mcflotty]

Do you think there’s any chance he should be thankful for Sammy? Alex never wrote anything. Anyone can play with someone every day. In his case Edward. Ed wrote the music, but in reality, Sammy made the songs hits. I don’t mean to shit on the guy, but all he was, was a great drummer. Sammy has consistently, with different people, different bands, on his own been a success over and over again. What has Alex done? Be related to greatness?

[@pdx816]

He and Ed worked out the songs together. Al doesn’t need to be thankful for Sammy’s cheesy, cringey lyrics.

[@chrisnash430]

@@pdx816 Then they should have just released instrumentals

[@GggA.T.-music]

Wam bam. ........... Doing the Cabo Wabo......... 😆@@pdx816

[@pdx816]

@@chrisnash430 agreed

[@drlarrymitchell]

Even Alex agrees that Hagar didn't belong there. I feel vindicated.

[@Pat9201]

well they would have looked odd with no singer...lol

[@johnhernandez1505]

Well then blame Roth and Eddie, Sammy didn't force himself in the band. Wrf? If Dammy would have never joined who would they have, Patty Smythe????? Alex is just fucking confused.

[@matthewmp111]

But then they said Cherone didn’t belong there, then they said that DLR didn’t belong back.

[@pulsarlights2825]

I think 5150 sold 6 plus million and OU812 another 4 million, so I guess it's good you don't work for Warner Brother or David Geffen...lol I think only VH1 and 1984 sold more than the first 2 VanHagar albums...

[@dukeford8893]

@@pulsarlights2825 Van Hagar = Bon Jovi. Music for housewives.

[@pulsarlights2825]

How many Van Halen songs did Alex write again? How many Van Hagar songs did Alex write again? Maybe they should release a compilation of all the songs Alex wrote...

[@TimAnthonymkmusicnw]

I remember when Sammy joined. Alex was all for Sam and anti Dave. So maybe he’s a flip flopper.

[@Bond-ms4wf]

Actually that was edward because he made michael a contract player instead of making it part of the band so hedidn't have to pay him as much

[@s4lroachclip]

Eddie didn't run the band. Alex did.

[@dukeford8893]

Mike's share of the royalties was reduced over time. He still made a shitload of money.

[@JamesWhaley-b7l]

Sammy gave Van Halen four #1 albums. Hagar rocks!!

[@King5150Ed]

i wanted to read the book but when i found out al basically went out of his way to ignore the hagar era i was honestly not interested. Both sides were guilty of slinging shit after sam left/quit, but the fact that al is gonna take this anger to his grave is disturbing.

[@ardisbubba]

Don’t get me wrong we all know what the first Van Halen record did to us all but Ed’s playing with the Sammy years was amazing he matured as a guitarist and it’s a lot harder to play those guitar parts than on the first one I loved all 😊

[@danv8717]

Not just in the Sammy era but even into the short Cherone era he was at the peak of his playing. From OU812 to VH3 he never played better! Especially live.

[@chriscook874]

alex, a sad state of affairs!

[@Bond-ms4wf]

Alex mindy says hello.... I'm sure you remember her.Used to ride your bike from pasadena To arcadia where she lived waiting for her to get done with school as you talk to her parents...

[@CiscoDuck]

Who cares?!!!!! I am sick of both of them and all the VH drama with Wolfy, his mama, Dave and all the rest (except Michael Anthony who is the least in the VH drama scene!) I wish they would all just move on. Eddie's dead and so is VH. It's over, it's done, over and out!

[@adamfindlay7091]

Edward needed to expand his wings@85. Other wise hed have imploded creatively.

[@tupole272]

I’ve been trying to follow this. And I still don’t know why Alex and Ed were mad at Sammy

[@stevew6910]

Basically Alex is fond of the old grind, When Sammy joined the band had already launched towards the moon

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

As much as I like Sammys voice, in more recent years I've noticed that his personality is just as annoying and overbearing as Roth, but in a different way

[@ernestschneider3355]

Alex is awesome and a great drummer. 🥁🙏🙏🙏🙏🤘✌️👍

[@FirebrandVOCALS]

Sammy was a Power House!! Not a showboat

[@dw9034]

See, this is why drummers don't get interviewed.

[@JacksonPlant]

Alex is a crybaby and liar! He kicked out Mike !

[@johnhernandez1505]

I absolutely agree 💯. He said himself all 4 members are what defined their sound. If Michael didn't contribute anything to the writing of the music then neither did he, but I guess it felt better to point at the guy who's vocals defined the Van Halen sound. Fucking ridiculous.

[@akfreed6949]

Mike must've quit . He wasn't around when the band got back together with Dave .

[@arthuredens]

I think he kicked Roth out too. And later kicked out Sammy.

[@joshadams8123]

Good thing your opinion means nothing.

[@akfreed6949]

@arthuredens Roth quit . Sammy quit . He even said so himself . So did Mike .Mike said he quit . In print THE INSIDE MAGAZINE VH3 album promotion issue . Sam even told one of the INSIDE MAGAZINE reporters he didn't want to do the greatest hits album . TRUTH

[@sjs1555]

Hagar had, has, and always will have the most ridiculous hair.

[@jam1701]

Don’t care anymore.

[@jeffswank9018]

Heard his book is a bunch of lies, ask his drum tech

[@johnmichalek9802]

The VanHagar years were the best! Dave sucks and Alex is bitter after losing his brother. Sorry Alex.

[@toddfrank3344]

Drama drama drama and more drama...

[@dorfsteen]

What's the name of the album that Wolfgang played on (a simple truth)? or something like that I loved everything Van Halen ever did even with the stuff with Charon I liked a lot of it, but that album they did the first album with Dave and Wolfgang together I don't like, I don't enjoy it. two songs on it are cool tattoo and she's a she's a woman, the rest of it's terrible of course the music is great the drumming the bass and the guitar is always awesome but the songs I don't like them I don't I don't feel it.

[@lw3918]

Alex is a little crybaby. Meanwhile Sammy is selling out venues.

[@Slush24]

Dave was the raw unfiltered VH singer that was what a frontman should be. Sammy was the fine-tuned pop rock guy that came later. Who held up better? Sammy hands down. Who's a better singer? Sammy is. I prefer David with VH though. I like his voice with those older gut punch rock anthems in early VH. I was at the filming of Live Without a Net.... Both nights. It was ok. Nothing great.

[@jasonmorrow1981]

He always talks like he is from the East coast

[@Pergamon666]

When Sammy joined Van Halen they got into their comfort zone, but complacency is the enemy of excellence.

[@samzach2057]

I believe very little of what Alex Van Halen says. To me Van Halen were 2 of the greatest bands of all time!!!😂.

[@Nizzle5150]

Van Hagar was a million times better than dlr era Van Halen. Even the very first Van Halen album can’t touch 5150!

[@EDDIE-c7f8y]

OMG , consider yourself the only person on the entire planet that thinks that .

[@Nizzle5150]

@ 😆 I promise you I’m not. Matter of fact I had this same conversation at the best of both worlds tour. 5150 was a number one album. There is not one single bad song on the album. You really gonna tell me ice cream man was better than Good enough!? 🤭 gtfoh!

[@quit293]

​@@Nizzle5150Yes 10000 times better than Sammy lyrics are pure garbage . Take your 5150 and listen to it cuz no one else does.

[@dukeford8893]

@@Nizzle5150 Bon Jovi sold a lot of records to housewives, too.

[@Nizzle5150]

@ did you just compare Van Halen to Bon Jovi?!?😂

[@medicman5278]

Eddie was a fantastic, innovative guitarist. Van Halen music from both era's was great. All this shit talking and ego bashing some 30-40 years later? Who care's? All you're doing is tarnishing the legacy of a great band.

[@paulmoore-LPC-LMFT-NCC]

Musicians can be ego centric, self absorbed, and ungrateful and still make good music. I cannot like their personalities but still like their music.

[@jobprojobpro3238]

Alex so full of it. stop now please

[@GaryDelabate]

Alex is fantastic about talking smack about someone he holds a grudge against

[@kimblers]

Loved the book.

[@twlowe19]

Well, he was right about it being not the same as the Roth era. But it certainly wasn't any less. And putting Hagar aside for a second, you guys really sh*t all over Mike Anthony for what appears on the outside to be no good reason whatsoever, so that's something that would bear explaining someday...or maybe the explanation is that you simply weren't good people. Still, as someone very wisely pointed out, all of your drama is meaningless ... we got the music to enjoy, all 3 eras, and thats what counts anyway.

[@stephenholtz6357]

Your brother made you famous, otherwise you'd be driving a cement truck

[@MrSeventySix]

Alex can feel how he likes about things. It wasn’t a snub to Sam in my opinion. And as much as I like Sam… He is the one that decided to stir up stink in his own book. And I enjoyed his book. I enjoyed Roth’s book as well. Can’t wait to read Alex’s book. The other books from Noel Monk.. and.. I can’t remember the other authors name… were great books as well. There’s a lot of inner workings in a band. Especially one as huge as the mighty Van Halen. I kinda do wish that Sam had waited a few more years to drop his book tho. He obviously needed just a little more time to properly heal. I guess it doesn’t matter now. This is where we are. Where things are. Not where we would like things to be. But it’s the reality of it nonetheless. The music will live on. Just don’t tarnish it further with useless fighting and blaming. Wolf is the continuation that Ed wanted. Not tributes and multiple guitarists. And it’s sounding really great so far. Can’t wait for the third Mammoth WVH record.

[@kurtholder6894]

There is no Van Halen like Roth Van Halen like no Van Halen I know .

[@stormrider878]

They started out as a rock band, but they ended up being a sell out, and a mtv pop band.

[@jobprojobpro3238]

sammys hair extentions were really kool!

[@jeff19554]

Then why did you tour with sam? Alex? Full of shi# you have nothing to add to your book from 1984 onward

[@bigbigy58]

The book ended right where it needed to, the DLR years is far more interesting than the Red rocket years, The Red Rooster was not with them during their formative years in the clubs he and mike still continue to bag off the the VH name, sammy also bad mouthed the brothers alot during the 2000's

[@masshultzy6449]

The brothers always praise what they have at the time and they rebuke later. They were never true to themselves. I wished Sammy had never joined the band just to see how they would have CRASHED without Dave or Sammy.

[@scottlin777]

I see a second book in the future

[@DanielC__]

Nobody who bought the first one will buy it, it's terrible.

[@troydimsdale2331]

Sammy made that band.

[@landofgoshenstudios6402]

I agree Alex that band was amazing did anybody check out the demo tape yet? Called ZERO. Check out the demo version of House of Pain. Modern metal light years ahead of its time. The fast forward to the '80s with the cradle will rock,.. They were probably the best classic rock band that ever existed.

[@aldito7586]

Van Halen songs Suck !!! --- They wrote "CLOWN" lyrics. --- That's why 1990's music blew them away. I was working backstage at a concert at the Nassau Coliseum 1990/91. The person in charge of all operations said to me - "Very soon you will see that these BIG band concerts will be a thing of the past". "We just had Van-Halen in here and they couldn't fill this place past half". - Well, the man was right. What happened just very soon after? - That's right - MTV Unplugged. A nice small quiet intimate setting. EVH never needed a singer. He should have took a page out of Les Paul's script and played a nice small quaint venue in L.A. or New York and demonstrated his skill and invited some musicians up to jam. Hey, I would have bought a ticket for that!!!

[@Mike-hr6jz]

Alex is not getting any attention now that his brother is dead so he hast to stir attention up by saying ludicrously nonsensical crap here’s a guy it had to have ours an hours of practice to accomplish anything and how many overdubs will never know and now he wants to rag on Sammy and Michael, Anthony Talon, and their little fingers. Let’s face it if you get a drum machine today it’ll have more personality than Alex.

[@johnhernandez1505]

Rothe sucked after 1987, his voice was rapidly on its way out. Maybe one more albu. With Van Halen but thats it. Sammy kicked ass and of course it was gonna change the chemistry but so would have Patty Smythe. Lol

[@marvinmartin3438]

Before Eddie died he made Alex promise never to talk to Sammy. Just sayin

[@JacksonPlant]

Oh you were there?

[@CarreraTrackOntheFloor]

I call BS