Sammy Hagar
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Stevie Salas on Bill & Ted, playing arenas with Rod Stewart then opening for Joe Satriani, and turning down both Van Halen singers
By Andrew Daly published
The ahead-of-his-time guitar great recalls starting a trend followed by Steve Vai and Tosin Abasi, why he had to quit a Joe Satriani tour, and why he sometimes aimed to be the worst player in the room

Stevie Salas on being asked to join David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar’s bands – and why he turned them down
By Jonathan Horsley published
For a “Van Halen nut” like Salas, it was all too weird

The lead single from Van Halen’s 1991 album with Sammy Hagar combines a thunderous bassline with a revved-up power drill
By Chris Jisi published
Michael Anthony’s 16th-note bass grooves remained as much a part of the “Van Hagar” sound as Eddie Van Halen’s guitar pyrotechnics

Sammy Hagar is touring the UK for the first time since 1996 – and bringing Joe Satriani and Van Halen's Michael Anthony with him
By Janelle Borg published
Hagar will bring his Best of All Worlds tour – a celebration of his five-decade career and musical legacy – across the pond in 2026

Sammy Hagar believes David Lee Roth’s story about being visited by the ghost of Eddie Van Halen
By Phil Weller published
Roth seemingly tried to troll Hagar with his comments, but Hagar isn't letting it get to him

David Lee Roth trolls Sammy Hagar over his ‘ghost of Eddie Van Halen’ claims
By Phil Weller published
The Red Rocker claims his former bandmate’s ghost showed him a lick in a dream, and he used it to write his latest single. Now Roth says he’s been paid a visit, too

Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot
By Phil Weller published
The Grateful Dead legend joined the band for a free-flowing take on a Montrose hit

Sammy Hagar on his musical dynamic with Eddie Van Halen – and why the virtuoso stopped releasing music in the 2000s
By Janelle Borg published
The former Van Halen frontman asserts that EVH flourished as a musician “because he got a singer that could say, ‘I can sing that’”
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