A never-published interview with Sammy Hagar from 1997 has been posted by The Tapes Archive.
This wasn’t the best of times in Van Halen history. Hagar had a well-publicized falling out with Eddie and Alex Van Halen the year before; this after a decade fronting Van Halen. In this interview, he candidly gave his side of the story regarding the breakup, how he still looked back on his tenure fondly, what he expected from the forthcoming Van Halen with Gary Cherone, how he planned on rebuilding his solo career, and more.