Sammy Hagar on Red Eye

April 8, 2009 43 Comments

Last night, Sammy Hagar appeared on Red Eye, with Greg Gutfeld. Here’s the full segment:

Filed Under: Chickenfoot, Sammy Hagar

http://youtube.com/esalutti Erico Salutti

Sound’s soooooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
SCAR

You got to admit Sammy is still cool and is proof that age is just another number in the world of rock n roll!!!
http://none J5149.5

hey man i love this site but something seems wrong about promoting chickenfoot on the van halen news desk.it’s kinda like dedicating a website to your ex of 10 years.
phil

i would take chickenfoot music over van halen shoes news (not music) any day of the week!
http://www.johnnybeane.com Johnny Beane

Sammy Rocks!!
Can’t wait for the album!!
JB
ace5150

ch..ch..ch..ch..CHICKENFOOT!!!!

We only have 58 days and counting till the release.

I am surprised it took a whole 30 minutes before the “this is a van halen site….” comments started popping up.

We should start a pool on how long it takes for each comment like this after a new post.

Start your own VH website and report all the “We’re still not doing anything.” news to your hearts content.
bosephus

Where can we get a pair of those shades?
mjc

the shades rock,the same for chickenfoot!
Karl

Wouldn’t you just love to go for a beer with Sammy!
Eric

That guy who interviewed Sammy is a tool!
ringostore

Cool Interview! I love Greg Gutfeld, very funny dude! Love Fox News!
pushtoshove

Sammy is a class act.And he is smart enough to utilize Mike who is extremely talented.
Joe

Greg Gutfeld is an idiot.
Eric

The interview really had nothing to do with Chickenfoot. Seems like Greg didn’t do any background beforehand. This band is almost the successor to VH.
Aftershock

Please tell me I did not just read: “This band is almost the successor to VH.”

First, I hope the Chickenfoot project is a success and that the album is great when it is released and I get a chance to hear the whole thing.

But tone down the fantasy, Eric. You’re comparing a band that hasn’t even released a record yet to the greatest rock band in history. I suppose next someone is going to say their music rivals Led Zeppelin? (Oh wait … the singer already did that, too.)

Let’s limit the hyperbole. There is, and likely never will be, no successor to VH.
pete

besides mike anthony i think sammy is the most down to earth rocker of all time and it be cool to hang out with them.
Ray

I agree with Eric not much info on the band, tour or CD what was he there to do give an interview or talk about how he can’t drive 55. Good luck to them all
Top Jimmy

sammy is a right wing wacko.
Garrett

I’m cool with Chickenfoot news on the VHND…It is funny that Sammy is on Fox News though…didn’t his band play the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis last year?
phil

who cares what his political affiliation is. all i care about is the music. i could care less if he is a left wing wacko or right wing wacko.
John

So can u only buy the cd off the website or can u buy it in stores too?
joe

Thank God Sammy isn’t some left wing nut! Thank GOD! WAAAAAAH LEAVE US ALONE MEANIE RIGHT WINGED PEOPLE WHAAAAAAAAAA.

Funny how the tards on the left can dish it but can’t take it.
Frank “The Tank”

Sammy is 61 years old and look at the fun he is having. I love it! Keep Rocking Sam! I can’t wait for the “Foot” CD…..
Tank
pushtoshove

Right wing left wing as long as they have spicy barbecue sauce on them!
Vinny

Chickenfoot will NEVER hold a candle to the MIGHTY VAN HALEN! Watch how quick the shows sell out this summer when Van Halen tours. They are notorious for waiting until the last moment to really rock your freaking socks off. I look for Van Halen to wipe Chickenfoot off the map!!
phil

vinny, you are an absolute idiot! everyone knows vh is better then cf. that’s not the point you moron. cf is having fun and trying something new. this is a side project for sammy, mike, chad and joe. i appreciate their effort to give the fans something to look forward to. long live vh, i just wish they were as user friendly as sammy and mike.
pete

why does this thing have to go back to chickenfoot vs van halen?cant we enjoy both?
Bort

Sam didn’t play the convention in St. Paul, but he was paid to do a private performance at 1st Ave. Why would anyone care if Sam was right or left. The difference between him and the outspoken leftists out there is that Sam doesn’t push his political agenda on you. I’m sick of liberal know nothings with no mind of their own who preach to us when all we want to do is watch them perform their craft at the highest level.
Jeff

Well stated Phil!!!
You know, whenever a new post comes up on VHND, the first thing I do is check out the comments, because guaranteed, there will be some ‘tard who says things like: “Chickenfoot will NEVER hold a candle to the MIGHTY VAN HALEN! Watch how quick the shows sell out this summer when Van Halen tours. They are notorious for waiting until the last moment to really rock your freaking socks off. I look for Van Halen to wipe Chickenfoot off the map!!And it is quite entertaining to read!!
Like it or not Vinny,both Mike and Sammy were both a huge part of VanHalen, and it is always good to hear what the past members are doing with their time and creative energy. I for one, as a musician,WILL APPRECIATE anything that another talented musician is putting out, especially these ones, because they were a part of something that was very special and important to me in the past. Ofcourse nobody can hold a candle to VanHalen…..as they once were, and I don’t believe that they are even trying to. They are just continuing to do what they love, which is play, record, and perform music!!!This is not a competition of who is better, just a case of 2 musicians moving on. If you can’t move out of 1984, then don’t buy the chikenfoot album…..but please, don’t expect everyone to be as close minded and moronic as you……it just isn’t possible.
pushtoshove

I think Vinny is trying to be optimistic…so have all of us …for 11 years.That’s about as optimistic as it gets …
ringostore

The loons on the left just discovered this after watching 28th place CNN or NBC with their Sarah McClaughlin and Neil Young news.
Jor-L5150

i am going to get a rubber stamp that says :

” this is a VAN HALEN website so why is it covering chickenfoot? “
Jor-L5150

Joe says:

April 9th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Greg Gutfeld is an idiot.

…..AAAAAANNND that has EVERYTHING to do with the album …
( eyes roll )
Jor-L5150

Garrett says:

April 9th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I’m cool with Chickenfoot news on the VHND…It is funny that Sammy is on Fox News though…didn’t his band play the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis last year?

answere :
NO. john mccain palyed ” right now ” at some small campaign rallies , and was handed an immediate cease and desist. sammy said he didnt care , he was flattered either candidate would use it. van halen had no political objection , they wanted to remain neutral and since it was a van hagar song they ( VHIV ) would rether focus on CVH songs.
also- the Kerry/edwards ticket occaisionally played ” DREAMS ” at campiagn stops.

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Top Jimmy says:

April 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
sammy is a right wing wacko.

answere : no , he is not. he hated george bush. bush was featured derisively in a revamped ” right now ” video made for the 04 van hagar reunion.
sammy is patriotic, but in an apolitical way. he was fond of reagan back in the day , but has moved away from party identity ( see jesse hamrs comments in the ” long road to cabo ” dvd )
sammy also believes aliens visit him.

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J5149.5 says:

April 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
hey man i love this site but something seems wrong about promoting chickenfoot on the van halen news desk.it’s kinda like dedicating a website to your ex of 10 years.

answere : it WOULD be odd , if this were the official van halen site . it isn’t. it is a fan-based site devoted to van halen ( any extant version ) and peripherally and y van halen alumni. presently ONLY vanhalen alum are active and therefore a vanhalen-related site can only cover van halen alum.
http://none J5149.5

thanks ace for being my life coach and captain obvious to boot.it’s cool your excited about chickenfoot and i’m not knockin you for it, as we’re fellow vh fans.i did win 100 bucks off of you tho because i bet the night wouldn’t end without someone givin me some direction.thanks!!!!
Kenny In Florida

Hey, I may not share all Sammy’s political views but I like him and his music. It has been said before, politics is a whole other subject than Music. The two do intermingle, but as long as the music is good, who cares. I find the lyrics of VOA to be quite disturbing but it’s a kick ass song.
RW

I love it when people go out of their way to condemn an artist because of their political beliefs (even as, in Sam’s case, they don’t preach them) but they hardly ever say one damn word about artists whose ACTIONS are often abominable.

Drug rehab? Skipped shows? Adolescent behavior? Mornonic political blatherings during concerts? “Hey, they’re rock and rollers, what do you expect?”

Be a Republican? “Oh, we can’t have that….whacko!”

Get over yourselves, not everyone is a guilty white liberal. The world will still spin if you’re able to avoid telling everyone how much of a mind-numbed “progressive” robot you are.
nick

really sammy fox news have you lost your self respect. the republicans are what is wrong in this country. f off to Greg Gutfeld and sean hannity and bill o reilly and everyone on FOX NEWS SAMMY YOUR SCUM FOR THAT!! UNAMERICAN
Skutch

Nick, You go girl!
Jim

Bunch of crying ass bitches. If you want to complain about someones political views, or make rock music a competition about who’s better can’t you find a better place to cry? This is a FAN site. Be happy you bunch of babies.
pete

how is sammy a right wing nut when he was happy obama won (for some reason) ?some people like him and myself do not restrict myself to a certain party,vote for the man or woman.
Nixter

Bottom line Sammy and Mike are putting out new music and VH is still dysfunctional.
Sami

To the person who said Sammy hates George Bush, why did he contribute to both his political (Presidential) campaigns? Just do a google search “Sammy Hagar George Bush” and you’ll see all his political contributions (on Newsmeat) are all Republican based, including contributing to both of Bush’s campaigns. And I seriously doubt he was happy Obama won if he’s a life-long Republican.