Sammy Hagar; David Lee Roth; Wolfgang Van Halen.Photo:Leon Bennett/Getty Images; Madison Voelkel/BFA/Shutterstock; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Leon Bennett/Getty Images; Madison Voelkel/BFA/Shutterstock; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Roth’snegativity towards Wolfgang that he aired out in a viral YouTube videoall comes down to “jealousy.”
Wolfgang Van Halen and Sammy Hagar at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year event.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
“Look, if you really think about what he said, it’s like do I sense a little tinge of jealousy in there or something?” Hagar, who was among the performers at Saturday’s MusiCares event, says.
“Does he feel like he’s left out or something?” adds the hard rock legend
“I mean, honestly, the only thing I can say without being cruel is he needs to find a new dispensary,” he jokingly says. “That one’s not working for him.”
Roth originally expressed contempt toward the bass player and only son to Eddie and actressValerie Bertinelliin a video rant shared on social media in late January. The video finds the former Van Halen vocalist mocking Wolfgang’s skill and how he benefited from nepotism.
Wolfgang Van Halen performing at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year event.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Amy Sussman/Getty Images
In the YouTube clip, Roth also alleges that Wolfgang claimed the singer didn’t pay attention to him on stage when they toured together and that he once threw out a woman — whom he thought was Roth’s girlfriend but was actually an accountant in charge of their tour’s payroll — at one of their shows.
“This F—in’ Kid,” he captioned a post he made toInstagramof the video.
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Wolfgang, who also performs as Mammoth WVH, played in the lineup of Van Halen with Roth when he rejoined the iconic group in 2007 until they disbandedfollowing the death of the lead guitaristat age 65 in 2020 after a years-long battle with cancer.
Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen in 1994.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
While Hagar exited the “Jump” band before the young rocker became a member, the two have remained in contact over the years and he told PEOPLE that he was excited to connect with him and see him perform at Saturday’s MusiCares event. (Mammoth WVH was also on the lineup, along withBruce Springsteen,Shania Twain,Melissa Etheridge,Lainey Wilson,Jelly Rolland others.)
This summer, the “I Can’t Drive 55” singer willhit the roadwith fellow former Van Halen member Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham to tour a set list largely made up of the music of Van Halen.
Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar perform with Van Halen in 2004.Bill Tompkins/Getty Images
Bill Tompkins/Getty Images
Shortly after the tour was announced late last year, Wolfgang shared that he approved of the tribute concert in an interview withiHeartRadio station Q104.3. He said, “Yeah, that’s super cool, man. I’m stoked for it.”
Hagar has also opened up about feeling grateful that he was able toremedy his relationship with Eddiebefore he died.
“Well, to be able to have talked to Eddie and had a wonderful rapport with him on text, it means everything to me,” the rocker toldFox Newsin a May 2023 interview. “If he would have died and we would have not ever said ‘I love you’ to each other again, I would feel really bad. I probably wouldn’t be able to talk… I wouldn’t be able to talk to you about it.”
Despite their relationship being rocky for a period of time when Hagar departed the band, he added that it “means a lot” that he’s able to “feel good about talking about being in Van Halen now.”
source: people.com
