SAMMY HAGAR Responds To ALEX VAN HALEN's 'Idiot' Slam: 'I Guess The Truth Hurts Sometimes'
Hagar said the comment was unnecessary and defended his memoir, saying Van Halen earned hundreds of millions of dollars after the band’s early losses.
- On Saturday, Sammy Hagar responded to Alex Van Halen after the drummer called him a "complete idiot" while discussing books written by former VAN HALEN members.
- Alex dismissed Hagar's memoir, "Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock," stating "I don't know what he wrote, and I don't wanna know" in recent interviews.
- Focusing his memoir "Brothers" on the band's early years, Alex stated, "For me, the spirit of the band ended in 1984," intentionally omitting Hagar's tenure.
- Responding on Saturday, Hagar wrote in an Instagram comment that the criticism is "so unnecessary at this time in our lives, but I guess the truth hurts sometimes."
- Long-Standing tensions between the musicians persist, with Hagar previously describing the 2004 reunion tour as "some of the most miserable, back-stabbing dark crap" of his life.
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"This comment is so unnecessary at this time in our lives, but I guess the truth hurts." Sammy Hagar responds to Alex Van Halen calling him "a complete idiot"
Sammy Hagar has reacted to his former bandmate Alex Van Halen calling him "a complete idiot".The former Van Halen drummer made the comment during an interview with Brazilian music journalist Marcelo Vieira for Roadie Crew magazine.Vieira, who translated Van Halen's 2024 memoir Brothers memoir into Portuguese for sale in Brazil, asked the drummer for his opinions on the the autobiographies written by his former bandmates David Lee Roth and Hagar.…
SAMMY HAGAR Responds To ALEX VAN HALEN's 'Idiot' Slam: 'I Guess The Truth Hurts Sometimes'
Sammy Hagar has responded to Alex Van Halen after the legendary VAN HALEN drummer called the singer "complete idiot". The 73-year-old Alex made the comment earlier this year while speaking to Brazilian music journalist Marcelo Vieira, who translated Van Halen's "Brothers" memoir into Portuguese for...
The long-distance polemic story between the two former Van Halen rekindles. A conciliatory replica is followed by a heavy drummer's sinking.
Drummer Alex Van Halen and singer Sammy Hagar have still unfortunately not made a peace pact. Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen has titulated Sammy Hagar with "full idiot". In a recent interview with Marcelo Vieira, the 73-year-old got carried away by the Brazilian Roadie Crew magazine. The journalist has translated Alex's biography ‘Brothers' (2024) into proturgies for the local market. They also chatted about David Lee Roth's autobiography ‘Cra…
Sammy Hagar replied to Alex Van Halen, who called him "perfect idiot." No overbidding, at least in appearance: Van Halen's former singer judges the attack unnecessary and demands peace... before slipping: "I guess the truth sometimes hurts." Behind this new prick, the same [...]
Sammy Hagar’s reaction to Alex Van Halen’s calling him a “complet idiot”
In a recent interview with Brazilian rock magazine Roadie Crew, Alex Van Halen was asked if he had read the autobiographies of David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. When it came to the latter, he was quite direct, saying: “I don’t know what he wrote, I don’t wanna know. In my opinion, Sammy Hagar is a complete idiot”. Sammy Hagar's reaction to Alex Van Halen's calling him a "complet idiot" In an Instagram post by Rock Celebrities about the quote, Samm…
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