'I mean, he was in bad shape the whole tour. Not trying to bring up a sore subject, but he was not healthy and was very abusive to himself,” Hagar said.
Musician Sammy Hagar, former member of Van Halen and Montrose, performs onstage during the grand opening of Stage RED Theater on June 15, 2024 in Fontana, California. , the Red Rocker recalled his last tour with Van Halen. The tour that took place in 2004 was riddled with tension between the frontman and guitarist, largely because of the latter’s substance abuse.
“Eddie kind of lost it out there,” Hagar recalled. “I mean, he was in bad shape the whole tour. Not trying to bring up a sore subject, but he was not healthy and was very abusive to himself.” Now, Hagar just wishes he had a better understanding of what Halen was going through at the time – both in terms of his alcoholism and his battle with cancer.
“I almost wish I would’ve known a little more about what was going on with him,” the frontman confessed in the interview. “I would’ve probably tried even harder. I tried as hard as I could to connect us and get him on the good foot and get him healthy. But I would’ve maybe tried a little harder, maybe been a little more compassionate, instead of saying ‘.’”
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