David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar

It’s no shock David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar have maintained a feud that’s lasted many years.

Every fronted Van Halen throughout years of large success, every introduced a particular fashion to the band and every has a preferred solo profession.

Including gas to the hearth, generations of followers pledge allegiance to one of many two camps. Put merely, most Van Halen worshipers are both Roth followers or Hagar followers (sorry, Gary Cherone).

In the identical means that your ex-wife doesn’t get alongside together with your new girlfriend – no matter how a lot they’ve in frequent – Roth and Hagar had been by no means going to be bosom buddies. There’s an excessive amount of pleasure concerned.

Nonetheless, that didn’t cease them from making an attempt to play good. In 2002, when each singers had been not concerned in Van Halen, Roth and Hagar launched into the Heavyweight Champs tour.

“Sam and I are like fraternity brothers which were via the identical shitty hazing,” Roth mentioned on the time. “There is a rivalry between us, so the viewers will get the best possible out of each of us. You need to consider it as two title fights with no undercard.”

What appeared like a enjoyable, pleasant rivalry quickly turned ugly. The 2 traded barbs within the press and prevented one another behind the scenes. Hagar particularly grew pissed off with Roth, who rejected any concepts his tourmate dropped at the desk. “I fucking mentioned, ‘Fuck this man. He is an asshole. You’ll be able to’t get together with him. He is no enjoyable. He is filled with shit,’” the Pink Rocker later recalled.

That’s only one chapter within the lengthy historical past of incidents between Roth and Hagar. Watch the video beneath for a deeper dive into the basic rock feud.