Sammy Hagar Slams David Lee Roth, 'wanted To Break The Guy's F---in' Neck' Over Concert No-shows

Sammy Hagar recalled why he "wanted to break" David Lee Roth's "f----’" cervix erstwhile they toured together successful 2002.

In 1985, nan 77-year-old singer-songwriter replaced Roth arsenic nan frontman of Van Halen, joining guitarist Eddie Van Halen, Eddie's relative and drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Michael Anthony. Hagar parted ways pinch nan legendary stone set successful 1996, but later rejoined Van Halen from 2003 to 2005. Roth was Van Halen's lead vocalist from 1974 to 1985 earlier concisely reuniting pinch nan set successful 1996. He returned arsenic a full-time personnel of Van Halen from 2006 to their disbandment successful 2020. 

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As Hagar and Roth fronted Van Halen during different eras, they maintained a rivalry for decades. However, nan 2 teamed up erstwhile they co-headlined nan "Song for Song, The Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll" tour, though they fought down nan scenes and successful nan media. 

During a caller question and reply pinch Rolling Stone, Hagar weighed successful connected whether he would ever see sharing a measure pinch Roth again. 

Sammy Hagar, left, precocious recalled his fury complete David Lee Roth's no-shows during their 2002 tour. (SGranitz/WireImage)

"The circumstances would person to beryllium right," he said. "Dave ever wants excessively much. He ever tries to upstage. He tried to propulsion worldly connected nan Sam and Dave circuit [in 2002]. The nights erstwhile he was opening, erstwhile we flip-flopped … which I would ne'er do again. I would ne'er bother. But look, I’m not an opening enactment for anybody."

The Red Rocker claimed that Roth would fto fans down by pulling retired of shows astatine nan past infinitesimal erstwhile they were touring together. 

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"On those nights, he would telephone successful and opportunity that nan autobus collapsed down, 10 minutes earlier he was expected to spell on," Hagar said. "And because I attraction astir my fans, I would spell on. And I did that astir 4 times. I wanted to break nan guy’s f----’ neck."

The 2 singers person been rivals for decades.  (Kevin Kane/WireImage)

Hagar claimed he mightiness stock a measure pinch Roth again if nan "circumstances" were "right." (SGranitz/WireImage)

"And nan stupidest point is, he did nan worst erstwhile he headlined," he added. "He couldn’t travel maine pinch a set of kids playing Eddie’s guitar solo statement for statement and playing ‘Eruption’ and s---. He did his full Van Halen show from 1983, and I’m going, ‘What an idiot!’ He should person represented himself a small much for illustration who he was arsenic a solo artist."

Hagar roseate to fame successful nan early 1970s arsenic nan lead vocalist of nan stone set Montrose and later established himself arsenic a successful solo enactment earlier becoming a personnel of Van Halen. While speaking pinch Rolling Stone, Hagar shared that he felt "so fortunate" to person had a solo profession anterior to joining Van Halen. 

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"Because moreover Mick Jagger and group will show you, being successful nan biggest stone set successful nan world and past trying to spell solo ain’t nan easiest," he said. "And truthful I’m saying, I’m a very fortunate guy, and I person my ain euphony and my ain image."

In 1985, Hagar replaced Roth arsenic nan frontman of Van Halen, joining guitarist Eddie Van Halen, Eddie's relative and drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Michael Anthony.  (Paul Natkin/WireImage)

Hagar besides noted that location are "a lot" of famous singers who proceed to execute though their voices person deteriorated complete time. He insisted, however, that he will only singing songs that he is assured he tin execute to nan champion of his ability.

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"If I can’t singing nan songs, I ain’t going to singing nan songs," he declared. "And fortunately, I sewage a batch of songs. I sewage astir 600 songs I’ve written successful my life betwixt each my bands and my solo profession wherever I tin prime capable songs wherever I could astir apt do a show that are debased capable to wherever if I can’t deed nan precocious notes."

"But I don’t moreover want to do that," Hagar added. "I don’t want group retired location screaming for ‘Dreams.’ And I can’t do it."