{"id":807641,"date":"2020-05-20T09:22:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=1001675"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:22:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:22:44","slug":"sammy-hagar-van-halen-will-never-be-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/sammy-hagar-van-halen-will-never-be-finished\/","title":{"rendered":"Sammy Hagar: \u2018Van Halen Will Never Be Finished\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Lee Roth<\/a> caused mild panic in the Van Halen<\/a> fan community late last year when he told the press that the band was \u201cfinished\u201d<\/a> as he announced plans for his Las Vegas residency and solo tour with Kiss. Former frontman Sammy Hagar<\/a> hasn\u2019t spoken directly to Eddie Van Halen since the conclusion of their 2004 reunion tour, but talking to Rolling Stone<\/em>, he has a different take than Roth\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil Ed or Alex Van Halen die, they\u2019re not finished,\u201d he tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cThose are two great musicians that can friggin\u2019 do as good as most people at half-mast. As a drummer and as a guitarist and creative person, Eddie, I can\u2019t see them ever being finished. I wish they were more active, but I think Van Halen will never be finished.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to get it together, they just have to call Dave or have to call Sammy,\u201d he adds. \u201cThey can go out with [Van Halen\u2019s son] Wolfie as a trio, but that\u2019s not the legacy of Van Halen. I think they know that. I\u2019m not predicting what\u2019s going to happen, but I would tell you if there\u2019s concerts next year, Van Halen will probably be on tour next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony revealed<\/a> that he spoke to Roth\u2019s manager along with Irving Azoff, Eddie and Alex Van Halen\u2019s manager, about a reunion tour. \u201cFrom what I\u2019ve heard, and I haven\u2019t spoken to any of the guys [in the band], they were gonna try to plan a thing for this summer [of 2019],\u201d he said. \u201cAnd for whatever reason\u2026 I was never\u2026 My people were never\u2026 They never got in touch with us about any kind of a contract or any kind of a meeting to discuss or whatever. And the next thing I knew, the plug got pulled on it.\u201d<\/p>\n