Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar
Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar, also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed huge commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth13 October 1947
CitySalinas, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I've never done a box set, and Eddie's full of it if he says otherwise.
So many things can get you high, I'm gonna try them all just once before I die.
I was loud and electric at night, got all shook up with Elvis.
Yeah, yeah, I've been Beatled, I've been Rolling Stoned.
Yes, I'm looking at you, looking at me, looking at you, looking at me, looking back at you.
I would like to enlighten people.
If you have a higher reason ... than just to make money... it will bring you longer fulfillment. And it won't feel like work.
The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart.
The reason I didn't fly over from Maui at their beck and call is my wife was about to have a baby at any time. Those guys knew that. These guys would not compromise and meet me halfway.
The good thing about breaking up is that you have nothing else to lose.
When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package.
When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band.
I can be singing about cat food and I'll make you think that I mean it.
When Eddie and Alex got wind of what was going down with my greatest hits record, they called my attorney. They thought something was up.