Sammy Hagar shades Alex Van Halen over 21-year feud knows why he wont speak to him

They don’t rock with each other anymore.Alex Van Halen hasn’t spoken to his former Van Halen bandmate Sammy Hagar in 21 years.And he didn’t even mention the singer’s name in his 2024 memoir “Brothers.”Hagar — who replaced original lead singer David Lee Roth as the frontman of Van Halen from 1985 to 1996 and then again from 2003 to 2005 — believes that a big reason for the bad blood between them is the Van Halen drummer not being able to perform as he once did.“I think Al’s angry because I’m out doing it, and Mike [Anthony, former Van Halen bassist] and I are out doing it, and he can’t,” Hagar told Rolling Stone.

“He’s not a singer.He’s not a guitar player.

He is not really a band leader.”Van Halen co-founded the namesake group with his late brother, Eddie, whose 2020 death essentially disbanded the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.And the drummer has been suffering from a spinal injury that has affected his ability to play.“He seems like he doesn’t want to play drums or can’t play drums anymore, and he can’t go write a new record,” Hagar said.

“Alex wasn’t the songwriter in the band.He was the drummer.

Eddie and I wrote the songs.Dave and Eddie wrote the songs, and so we can go out and do them.“And I think that really bothers him that Mike and I are still out there doing it,” he continued.

“I would feel bad.If I put myself in his shoes, I would feel terrible if I couldn’t do it anymore.”Indeed, Hagar is still keeping the Van Halen tradition alive with his Best of All Worlds Las Vegas residency starting on Wednesday.‘I’m out there selling Van Halen records and keeping the name alive, keeping the music alive,” he said.So while “I’m making you money,” Hagar said of Alex Van Halen, “just leave me alone.

I’ll leave you alone.Everything’s good.”Last week, Hagar released a new single, “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,” which he said he was inspired to write after Eddie Van Halen visited him...