Sammy Hagar reveals that he's written a song with Joe Satriani that pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen.
next year for a residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Like last summer, he’ll be joined by bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist“I think the fans are going to go, ‘Oh, my God, he played that on Friday night? Oh, man, I should have went Friday!’ There’s going to be a lot of that kind of stuff, which gets people excited, and it keeps me excited. I hate doing the same set every night.”
It really was, but he’s so good and he’s so focused. Joe’s a very serious musician, and so he took it serious, and he really brought it. Every night, I’m sitting there watching him do his long solos and stuff in a song like “5150.” And I’m watching the fans and they’re checking him out, man. Their jaws are dropping, like, “Holy shit, he’s doing it.
Eddie and Joe don’t have the same style at all. A lot of people think, “Oh, yeah, he was a perfect match.” No, he wasn’t a perfect match. There’s a lot of guys that play much more like Eddie than Joe, but I just knew Joe could do it and adapt. After Jason Bonham had to go to the U.K. for a family matter, you called Kenny up and were like, “We need you to fly in right now and learn 24 songs”?
I acted like I was surprised, but in my head that’s what I wanted. I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I don’t have to brag about that. We all know I’m the luckiest guy in the world. Things just fuckin’ happen. I’m sitting in here after this tour going, “This band would be so good for a residency,” because we’ve got so many songs to choose from.
This tour, as much as I loved it, the energy kept me going, but we stopped when we did for a good reason, because I’m going, “I think I need to take a break. My knees are killing me.” Half the time I’m having to take anti-inflammatories. I don’t like all that stuff. I don’t want to get out there and be unable to do the job. The residency seems like it’s the answer, without the travel.
I’m sure you read about Alex Van Halen’s book. He ends the narrative in 1984, doesn’t mention you, says the essence of Van Halen ended when Dave left, and seemed very reluctant to even say your name on the promotional tour. This music is too good to throw away. When you see the way these fans react, like I said, when we go out and play these songs. When we played ‘5150’ and ‘Summer Nights,’ it’s like, “Oh, my God.” You’re sitting there going, “Is this real? These people are happy.”
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