<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Sammy-hagar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/sammy-hagar Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:07:19 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I thought it was the worst film I’d seen in my life! I was super-embarrassed. But that solo became part of the franchise’”: Stevie Salas on Bill & Ted, playing arenas with Rod Stewart then opening for Joe Satriani, and turning down both Van Halen singers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/stevie-salas-back-from-the-living fqUMVt9mjmJMPh4K97GmGi Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:07:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:19:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to write a Montrose album, and he wanted to write an album more like the Eagles – and I hate the Eagles”: Stevie Salas on being asked to join David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar’s bands – and why he turned them down ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-stevie-salas-turned-down-david-lee-roth-and-sammy-hagar YSyTigEKiaNbwd7cQpCSai Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:15:00 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:05:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Let me see you lay down a groove like Poundcake. That’s harder than getting up there and soloing”: The lead single from Van Halen’s 1991 album with Sammy Hagar combines a thunderous bassline with a revved-up power drill ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/michael-anthony-van-halen-poundcake Sm62nzFxPzmfBajJgRbkQZ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:48:06 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:10:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar is touring the UK for the first time since 1996 – and bringing Joe Satriani and Van Halen’s Michael Anthony with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-brings-the-best-of-all-worlds-tour-to-the-uk MtdummwGkNLSCSYRX3cbgd Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:01:07 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:46:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dave's a good storyteller, but there's some truth in between the showmanship”: Sammy Hagar believes David Lee Roth’s story about being visited by the ghost of Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-believes-david-lee-roth-was-visited-by-the-ghost-of-eddie-van-halen z5rifQQQAvPP77CzttpxtS Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:07:49 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:02:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don't know what the odds are, but last night the ghost of Eddie Van Halen visited me at my hotel room”: David Lee Roth trolls Sammy Hagar over his ‘ghost of Eddie Van Halen’ claims ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-lee-roth-trolls-sammy-hagar-over-ghost-of-eddie-van-halen-claims k9A9SCFSPnnL3sfPpf94zJ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:38:52 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:52:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind”: Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot – and plays Hagar’s Gibson Explorer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/bob-weir-joins-best-of-all-worlds-band-for-bad-motor-scooter VdfoxfNJoCh4QP9itXK7hE Fri, 09 May 2025 11:25:04 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:29:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eddie’s musicianship blossomed when I joined the band”: Sammy Hagar on his musical dynamic with Eddie Van Halen – and why the virtuoso stopped releasing music in the 2000s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-on-his-musical-dynamic-with-eddie-van-halen Lzu5e63nwx6LLY8zDtaoWk Thu, 01 May 2025 14:08:06 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:42:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Tom Morello comes back and says, ‘Guess what? Ozzy wants to sing No More Tears’”: Sammy Hagar reveals how many songs Ozzy Osbourne will perform at his final show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/sammy-hagar-black-sabbath-final-show-details zzoUkuZmNBnQDYTpuEcC8P Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:12:54 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:08:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He brought something out of me that just ain't the same without him”: The song Sammy Hagar wrote with Joe Satriani after dreaming about Eddie Van Halen is here – and as promised, it features some stellar guitar work ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/sammy-hagar-joe-satriani-encore-thank-you-goodnight-release 35AZYd3rMaJ6o4tbn5QoN Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:47:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not meant to be anything more than a thank-you – with love, with respect, and with one hell of a guitar solo”: Sammy Hagar set to release track inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, co-written with Joe Satriani ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-dream-track-with-joe-satriani tXk3D6iywGGwKKLC5KVajP Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The three of us plugged into my Marshall, passing the cord around. The one thing Eric said to me was, ‘Wow, there is so much gain!’” Joe Satriani on reuniting with Eric Johnson and Steve Vai and the devil in the detail of Eddie Van Halen's playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-g3-best-of-all-worlds-tour-interview 4qPoDgVtdowo4HbQFk9hx Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:07:30 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:20:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hope people hear these albums and go, ‘Oh, this is where that legendary American rock guitar archetype is from’”: This unsung guitar hero's band was called the American Led Zeppelin, and his virtuosic playing paved the way for Van Halen and Satriani ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ronnie-montrose-tribute NjRiGGYquGevVjE3LuJWEa Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:54:58 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:51:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don't think I want to go on tour anymore. I hate to say that”: Sammy Hagar reveals his touring days are over ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-reveals-his-touring-days-are-over o2a49vtFGv7vRVXjgxP6jM Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:21:10 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:26:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I gotta tell you, it was emotional singing it, because it’s about Eddie”: Sammy Hagar has written a tribute song to Eddie Van Halen with Joe Satriani – and says a recent meeting with Wolfgang gave him “goosebumps” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/sammy-hagar-joe-satriani-eddie-van-halen-tribute-song kPELUnmN4it2XmRALKX3w9 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:37:38 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:19:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘The dummy pickup in Frankenstein? You really think that’s sacrilege?’ I thought replacing it with something that worked was a good idea”: Joe Satriani on what it takes to play Van Halen live – custom amps, power tools, and, above all, guts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-best-of-all-worlds-tour KdWQFbXqwxoW3S3v6XKaLY Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:42:06 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:21:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m sure our paths will cross”: Sammy Hagar on whether we’ll ever see Wolfgang Van Halen join the Best of All Worlds tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-wolfgang-best-of-all-worlds K9ExgvapH3Njynet28xxpA Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:16:47 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:55:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe has taken the essence of Eddie's guitar solos, and he puts his heart and soul into it… it's so much better than a guy just mimicking him exactly”: Sammy Hagar can’t believe how good Joe Satriani sounds playing Van Halen songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-cant-believe-how-good-joe-satriani-sounds-playing-van-halen Sx6G7dg9kwnH34raBbZoZM Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:55:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A million guys could have done it. Walk into a music store and you see a 12-year-old playing Eruption, but he doesn’t necessarily know what he’s doing”: Sammy Hagar on why Joe Satriani is the perfect player to step into Van Halen’s shoes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-why-joe-satriani-is-perfect-to-play-eddie-van-halen PvaQ8GxMzqfjPHHdfFq22V Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:53:11 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s no wonder Eddie had so much fun playing this!” Joe Satriani tackles a wealth of Van Halen classics in the first footage from the Best of All Worlds tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-plays-van-halen-in-best-of-all-worlds-tour-video xuwExX3shvkYuEB9ms28fk Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:19:04 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:18:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani shreds and taps through Van Halen’s Poundcake in new Best Of All Words rehearsal footage – and it seems his Ibanez signatures still have a role to play after all ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/best-of-all-worlds-rehearsal-footage-guitars m2A4FAkFQg5wo5H7CJardN Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:20:38 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:49:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I realized there’s no way to play the Van Halen stuff on my rig – it’s a different animal”: Joe Satriani has seemingly switched out his Ibanez guitars to play Van Halen material on the Best of All Worlds Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-evh-tour-gear-overhaul syqkmPcVwyWioFnyzZbhyA Tue, 28 May 2024 12:13:28 +0000 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:56:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not gonna point fingers, but through all of this, one of the ingredients was not playing ball with everybody else”: Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sets the record straight on the much-rumored VH tribute project ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-anthony-van-halen-tribute-project oSTiC6eyTWXbBj4doBP43T Wed, 08 May 2024 15:06:37 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:39:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Fingers are crossed that once I start playing Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love, it'll be like, ‘I'm here, I'm in the zone’”: Joe Satriani is working with 3rd Power on the ultimate '86 era Van Halen amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-3rd-power-van-halen-86-amp wGmnZaKamxoWJimnufutWG Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:42:47 +0000 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is impossible to play!” Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar name – and nail – Eddie Van Halen’s hardest guitar riffs during first-ever Best of All Worlds performance ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-hardest-riffs yFi44U48b9LkUcAj6hwoSg Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:36:21 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:38:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The music we created is going to outlive us all. It’s time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can”: Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony announce The Best of All Worlds – the next best thing to a Van Halen tribute tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-sammy-hagar-michael-anthony-best-of-all-worlds-tour tUR4ah4njbjcoz6uuWunKP Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:19:55 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To me, he really is an alternative guitar player”: Watch Billy Corgan pay tribute to his hero Eddie Van Halen by joining Sammy Hagar for a knockout cover of Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billy-corgan-sammy-hagar-van-halen-aint-talkin-bout-love-cover dygvHnCqBNXRh6qFiaaarn Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:57:32 +0000 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:06:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer and Sammy Hagar play Van Halen’s Finish What Ya Started ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-sammy-hagar-van-halen-finish-what-ya-started Mf9uwibQkuAxn5Y3oZ3weQ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:43:08 +0000 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:50:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar on his all-time favorite Van Halen album, and why Michael Anthony's bass playing is better than ever on The Circle's new album, Crazy Times ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sammy-hagar-the-circle-van-halen-crazy-times feowx63GhKjwTmFxanHJDS Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:48:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar says Alex Van Halen won't return his calls regarding an Eddie Van Halen tribute show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-alex-van-halen-van-halen-tribute 4kZvnFipdk9VuGPXe3Xo5Z Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:03:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar issues fresh call for Eddie Van Halen tribute show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-tribute-show EUFeCUCq5A8gjxsmrsLcyQ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:47 +0000 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar praises Red Hot Chili Peppers' "soulful" Eddie Van Halen tribute song ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-chili-peppers-van-halen-tribute geLH96u7FGUH9c8ej29Tjh Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:44:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Steve Lukather jam on Crossroads with Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aronoff ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-lukather-crossroads-sammy-hagar-aronoff 5e78hFaujRxGDGyADb8XPC Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:11:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar claims Eddie Van Halen visited him in a dream and they wrote a song together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-dream-song cnVEzkpDrQAMw5S8UsWi3 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:47:22 +0000 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:49:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar and the Circle announce new album, Crazy Times, and share the hard-rocking title track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-circle-crazy-times W6WPiVKhAPagS33xA4QiYG Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:13:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Sammy Hagar & the Circle pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins with heartfelt cover of Foo Fighters’ My Hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-foo-fighters-taylor-hawkins-my-hero LHT2pvFm7LUnpfoKdy4WgJ Mon, 02 May 2022 16:48:20 +0000 Mon, 02 May 2022 16:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Lita Ford join Sammy Hagar onstage to cover Led Zeppelin and Montrose classics ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lita-ford-sammy-hagar-led-zeppelin Yo7gExZJrZvZM4aJZgdg5V Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:25:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Sammy Hagar & the Circle cover Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love – with Michael Anthony on lead vocals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-michael-anthony-vh-vocals sgBtdrudRWm777u8LeJEFc Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:12:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar: Eddie Van Halen recorded the Right Now solo in "pajamas and slippers" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-evh-right-now-solo Y8e2AnGAVTrqStZdWtSiT3 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:54:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar on why he doesn't play Fenders: “For me, playing a Strat is like trying to wrestle a professional wrestler” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-fender-strat myuKmh4NEAfoBashYtfpsD Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:33:22 +0000 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:38:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Nancy Wilson, Jerry Cantrell and Sammy Hagar perform Alice In Chains' Brother and more in 10-minute jam session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nancy-wilson-jerry-cantrell-sammy-hagar-jam ccWGFK4EEcggKffLUoXfhQ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:37:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Sammy Hagar, James Hetfield, John Mayer, Joe Satriani and Melissa Etheridge perform Piece of My Heart in new pro-shot footage from 2016 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/hagar-hetfield-mayer-satriani-etheridge-piece-of-my-heart guRTFYPteft8BtwviLpTcU Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:41:01 +0000 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen wanted the pair to "make some noise" again ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-make-some-noise z4wgjoKkteqvUm85Pqbmqe Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:49:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar apologizes for exposing Eddie Van Halen's "dark side" in memoir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/hagar-apologizes-evh-book afngWzhHaonmiXaJ4Wnp2d Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:40:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar would have been “embarrassed” if Van Halen had adopted proposed Van Hagar name change ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-would-have-been-embarrassed-if-van-halen-had-adopted-proposed-van-hagar-name-change LMr54a5CD4NKgxbQo8zB4 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:07:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nancy Wilson’s first-ever solo album to feature Eddie Van Halen tribute, Sammy Hagar and Duff McKagan guest spots ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nancy-wilsons-first-ever-solo-album-to-feature-eddie-van-halen-tribute-sammy-hagar-and-duff-mckagan-guest-spots tpaEc7LzaxvZXeGCJiFRMn Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:02:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with emotional Right Now performance ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-and-michael-anthony-pay-tribute-to-eddie-van-halen-with-emotional-right-now-performance MuXY3AYtcFxjSRVF8FMLdS Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:13:05 +0000 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:03:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen in emotional new video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-and-michael-anthony-pay-tribute-to-eddie-van-halen-in-emotional-new-video gXSg3eur3nNVuGTDanvaqj Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:29:35 +0000 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:05:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar predicts Van Halen “will probably be on tour next year” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-predicts-van-halen-will-probably-be-on-tour-next-year idzChb6Tjhggv3HWWCDyXG Thu, 21 May 2020 15:04:44 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2020 15:07:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar: “I always got blamed for the keyboard songs in Van Halen. It was not me - Eddie wanted to do that!” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-i-always-got-blamed-for-the-keyboard-songs-in-van-halen-it-was-not-me-eddie-wanted-to-do-that 27M8XwUfRY5ZYTPjxFmrgC Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:19:16 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:20:44 +0000