Sammy Hagar Responds To David Lee Roth’s Latest Rant
Did David Lee Roth go too far talking about Wolfgang Van Halen on his “Rothshow” podcast? Sammy Hagar responds to David Lee Roth going after Wolfgang Van Halen.
What happened with DLR
First Roth took exception to Wolfgang Van Halen having some of his guests removed from the side of the stage during Van Halen‘s last tour and explained in detail (NSFW language…of course).
And that was followed in the latest episode by his opposition to Wolf wanting to see the only Van Halen album he’s on, 2012’s A Different Kind of Truth, returned to streaming services.
Pretending to be a therapist talking to Wolf, he tells him the album was “dead on arrival, kicked to the curb,” and “a complete face plant, adding that he and Alex Van Halen don’t want to spend the money to have it returned to streaming services.
Roth goes onto say that the album was like Muhammad Ali‘s last few fights — “nobody wants to remember them because they were no fun.”
Seven of the 13 songs on A Different Kind of Truth were re-worked songs they had demoed in the late ’70s and early ’80s but never released.
Sammy Hagar responds to David Lee Roth going after Wolfgang Van Halen.
Asked about this by People, Sammy Hagar responds to David Lee Roth going after Wolfgang Van Halen by saying, “Look, if you really think about what he said, it’s like do I sense a little tinge of jealousy in there or something? Does he feel like he’s left out or something? I mean, honestly, the only thing I can say without being cruel is he needs to find a new dispensary. That one’s not working for him.”
Prior to turning his venom on Wolf, Roth also took aim at Hagar, saying he was “sex probed” by aliens.
Big Jim’s Thoughts
David Lee Roth is NOT a dumb person. But I’m struggling to find the method to these attacks on Wolfgang Van Halen. I’m sure if Eddie were alive he’d kick David’s ass (you don’t talk about someone’s kid like that). I hope DLR finds some sort of peace with the Van Halen era and either embraces it or lets it go. Because talking crap about band members is weak for such an intelligent person. – Jim
