Sammy Hagar: Last News

Sammy Hagar's son Andrew Hagar is following in the footsteps of his rock and roll icon father. Last month, the 39-year-old singer and former kickboxer released his new single "Systematic Minds." Ahead of Father's Day, Sammy, 75, and Andrew, who appeared together in the Paramount+ docuseries "Family Legacy," sat down for a joint interview with Fox News Digital. The former Van Halen frontman revealed that he was surprised when Andrew decided to pursue a career in the music industry instead of martial arts.

Sammy Hagar reflected on the key to Van Halen's massive success during his years with the rock band. The 75-year-old singer joined guitarist Eddie Van Halen, Eddie's brother and drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony in 1985. At the time, Van Halen, co-founded by the Van Halen brothers in 1974, was already one of the biggest rock bands in the world.

the ’80s were over 30 years ago.Sorry for the reminder.Still, the decade’s lasting impact lives on as evidenced by pop star Rick Springfield’s just-announced ‘I Want My ’80s Tour’ set to take place from July through September this year, which includes a show at Atlantic City’s Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Aug.

Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar wishes he could get the band back together. The rocker spoke about the memories he has with the group, telling USA Today, "I cherish them more than ever." Hagar joined Van Halen, founded by the late Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony after the departure of lead singer David Lee Roth.  After a successful run with the band from 1985-1996, Hagar and the other members of Van Halen parted ways on not-so-great terms. "What happened with us at the end is just such a shame," Hagar said of the breakup.

Sammy Hagar is speaking his mind about former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth. On a recent episode of "Steve-O's Wild Ride Podcast," Hagar, the band's vocalist who replaced David Lee Roth, claimed Roth "ain't like his persona." "He's not a fun guy. He doesn't play well with others.

Music industry campaign group the musicFIRST Coalition has published an open letter to members of US Congress calling on them to support and pass the American Music Fairness Act. It has been signed by more than 60 artists, creators and activists, including Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Hanson, Peter Frampton, Jackson Browne, Sammy Hagar, Pat Benatar and Sheila E.If passed, the act would require AM/FM radio stations in the US to pay royalties to the artists and record labels behind the music they play, as well as to songwriters and music publishers.

Toby Keith, a seven-time Grammy nominee who was recognized as entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music two years in a row in 2002 and 2003, revealed Sunday he has stomach cancer.

David Lee Roth alluded to coming out of "retirement" and plans to return to the stage with a "Van Halen" tribute band after performing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico over the weekend. The 67-year-old "Van Halen" lead singer was spotted leaving the Los Angeles International Airport where he admitted he was "only in the middle of my first retirement" months after canceling a Las Vegas residency due to the coronavirus. Roth was the original vocalist of the hard rock band which formed in the early ‘70s with late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Mark Stone.

Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar – who’s currently touring with his supergroup project, The Circle – has performed a cover of the Foo Fighters‘ 1997 hit ‘My Hero’, in honour of the band’s late drummer Taylor Hawkins.Sammy Hagar And The Circle were brought on-board to headline the Beale Street Music Festival – which took place in Memphis last Friday (April 29) – after Hawkins died on March 25, just hours before the band were due to headline a festival in Bogotá, Columbia. Foo Fighters later cancelled their entire slate of upcoming gigs in the wake of Hawkins’ passing, which included an appearance at Beale Street.In a message shared alongside a video of his cover, Hagar wrote that he initially refused the offer to fill the Foo Fighters’ spot, but came around after a meeting with the rest of The Circle.

John Travolta is feeling on top of the world.The "Pulp Fiction" actor happily revealed on Instagram that he can now pilot 737 planes, the type of aircraft that many commercial airliners often use. "A very proud moment for me. I just received my 737 license," he captioned a video in which he stood next to an airplane.In the short video, a smiling John noted all the different planes he now has licenses for. "Okay, so a very proud moment in my aviation history," he began.

John Travolta is a man of many talents. Not only is he one of Hollywood's most acclaimed leading men, but he's also an accomplished private pilot.MORE: John Travolta's $5million family home is only accessible via boatTaking to Instagram with a rare personal video, John celebrated his latest achievement in the world of aviation with his fans – and was quickly inundated with congratulatory messages.WATCH: John Travolta celebrates impressive new achievement with fans"A very proud moment for me.

After years of rumours, Valerie Bertinelli is clearing things up.

Jessica Simpson's fans are raising concerns following her appearance in a new Instagram photo.On March 14, the fashion mogul shared an image and joked that she was contemplating a new style. "Tried something new with my fav bandana and my son's Boston hat… trend worthy? Maybe," she captioned the post, while also adding a funny face emoji.Many of Jessica's 5.8 million followers weren't smiling, as they believed she looked too thin.A post shared by Jessica Simpson (@jessicasimpson)"Are you ok?????," one person asked, which garnered over 250 likes in the comments section. People threw out words such as "concerned," "worried," "unrecognizable" and "weird.""Her face looks super thin, I hope she's ok," another fan said. She was even compared to rockers Sammy Hagar and Dee Snider.Several fans, though, chalked up her look to odd lighting and a bad angle, as they pointed to her appearance in recent Instagram pictures.Of course, comments about Jessica's weight is nothing new.

Sex Pistols‘ John Lydon was unmasked as a contestant on the US version of The Masked Singer last night (November 10).In the latest episode of the show, which sees singers perform in costume while hiding their identity, Lydon was revealed to be The Jester.During the show, he had covered Alice Cooper’s ‘School’s Out’ and more, while last night’s episode saw him share a version of American folk song ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’.After the judges guessed that the person behind the mask of The Jester was Alice Cooper, The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar and more, Lydon was eventually unveiled.Watch his performance of ‘School’s Out’ and his unmasking below:#JesterMask played his cards right!Watch the latest

Born in Southend-on-Sea, Mick left the UK for Canada when he was 19 to pursue a career as a graphic artist before moving to New York.While he was there, he met Mountain band’s bassist and co-lead vocalist Felix Pappalardi in the late ’60s and became their road manager.In 1969, he met his wife Julia and they started working together.Reflecting on her late husband's illustrious career, Julia said: "He was so organized.That’s why he was so good at his job."When you arrived at the hotel, the cars were waiting and the venues were set up."He then met rock concert promoter Bill Graham and started working for him, eventually taking over the management division of Bill Graham Presents.Mick later joined forces with longtime Sammy Hagar manager,

Had things gone differently, Aerosmith may have taken a page from the Van Halen playbook and replaced its original singer with Sammy Hagar, as the “Jump” rockers famously did after parting ways with David Lee Roth.

Sammy Hagar has apologised for showing the “dark side” to his late bandmate Eddie Van Halen in his autobiography.The rocker detailed Van Halen’s drinking habits and his strained relationship with his former bandmate in his 2011 memoir Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock.However, Hagar says that if he was writing it now he would instead focus on Van Halen’s “genius” and the pair’s close friendship.He told Brazil’s ‘Inside With Paulo Baron’ that “because of the untimely and tragic death of Eddie Van Halen, I apologise from the bottom of my heart for exposing his dark side to where I don’t think anyone wants to hear that now, and, unfortunately, it’s in the book.”He said: “And it’s true, it’s all true.

Country singer-songwriter Ronnie Dunn — as well as many of Blake Shelton‘s fans — are jumping to The Voice coach’s defense after some people called his new song “Minimum Wage” “tone deaf,” in light of so many people being out of work while the 44-year-old is worth millions. Blake personally thanked Ronnie — who is also half of the duo Brooks and Dunn — and apparently got a supportive DM from former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar as well.

Saying goodbye was not easy for Sammy Hagar.

Tim Chan Sammy Hagar says he’s grateful he had the opportunity to speak with Eddie Van Halen one last time before the guitarist passed away earlier this year.Speaking to Variety from Big Sky, Montana, where he was launching Santo Reposado, the latest expression in his Santo Tequila line, Hagar says the distance between him and Van Halen was something he regretted, and he’s glad the two of them were able to finally find some closure.“Poor Eddie, broke my heart, but thank God we connected before [he died],” Hagar says.

David Lee Roth has seemingly attacked his fellow former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar in a new cartoon posted on Twitter.On Twitter Roth has regularly been posting illustrations that depict a fictional newspaper called ‘The Daily Catastrophe’, with the latest appearing to attack Hagar, who replaced Roth as Van Halen frontman in 1985 for an 11-year spell.In the new cartoon, a figure pilots a worn-out airplane, surrounded by quotes including “Sam the man will be giving his life for rock and roll, but plans to be buried in his recently acquired jet,” and “Red Rocker refuses to fly 55 in afterlife.”As well as Hagar’s track ‘I Can’t Drive 55’, the quotes appear to reference an interview he gave in June, where he said that he was willing to “get