HAGAR And ANTHONY 'Had The Biggest Laugh' After Hearing About VAN HALEN's Tour Cancelation

August 23, 2011

CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN vocalist Sammy Hagar, who pretty much threw guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen under the bus in his recent memoir, told Billboard.com in a brand new interview there's no love lost with the VAN HALEN camp.

"I'm so disappointed in those guys," Hagar said. "I'm not even angry. I'm just disappointed. I really don't like them anymore, and I can't tell you how sad it is to me that what we had as creative guys, and as a friendship, how it just went away. Mike [Anthony, former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist] and I had the biggest laugh when they canceled [the Soundwave Revolution festival in] Australia. He was like, 'I thought you told me they had canceled a couple months ago,' and I was, 'No, no, I told you they announced it.' 'Oh, they announced it,' and we just cracked up. They kill me."

Even though Hagar says he's happy in CHICKENFOOT, he admitted to The Pulse Of Radio that he still has feelings for his time in VAN HALEN. "You know, I miss VAN HALEN," he said. "I don't like them fuckers and fuck those guys for what they did to Mikey especially, not me. Unnecessary. Bad guys. But I miss 'em, you know. [laughs] I miss that musicianship and that creative spark and that friction that made it all work, you know. So CHICKENFOOT's got all that, without the friction."

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