Members scolfax Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 Some funny stuff in here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sammy-hagar-on-eddie-van-halen-in-new-memoir-what-a-fruitcake-20110303 Part 1:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sammy-hagar-i-would-love-to-make-another-record-with-van-halen-20110302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members smorgdonkey Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 That's interesting stuff. I would like to read the Mike Anthony book which I have heard is in the making. Liquified parts of his tongue and injected them...yeah...Ed is a fruitcake all right and somehow it doesn't surprise me that he said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuyLoCo444 Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 He also told me when he had his hip replacement, he stayed awake through the operation and helped the doctors drill a hole. What a fruitcake." I lol'd at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 Doesn't surprise me, I like Eddie, but I suspect if we all had that kind of money and success and the inevitable sycophantic suck-ups that seem to gather around those who have both, we'd all get a bit wacky too. When you hit that kind of living legend status, it's hard to find people you trust, people who'll tell you, "No" or "that isn't a good idea". Throw in a little substance abuse and there ya go, instant wacky. About the only thing that would keep ME from crashing and burning if I had success like Eddie is already knowing that I have an addict personality. And I probably would anyway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Still.ill Posted March 3, 2011 Members Share Posted March 3, 2011 Doesn't surprise me, I like Eddie, but I suspect if we all had that kind of money and success and the inevitable sycophantic suck-ups that seem to gather around those who have both, we'd all get a bit wacky too. When you hit that kind of living legend status, it's hard to find people you trust, people who'll tell you, "No" or "that isn't a good idea". Throw in a little substance abuse and there ya go, instant wacky. About the only thing that would keep ME from crashing and burning if I had success like Eddie is already knowing that I have an addict personality. And I probably would anyway ... aka the michael jackson syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 aka the michael jackson syndrome Prime example. Prince too. Charlie Sheen perhaps. It's gotta be damn hard staying grounded when you have "people" to cushion you from reality and telling you you're the greatest thing since sliced bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Oh Prince is a whole different matter entirely. The man quite literally does not live in the same world that we do. If Prince asks for a camel at 2:00AM you GET HIM A {censored}ING CAMEL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueSky1963 Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Prime example. Prince too. Charlie Sheen perhaps. It's gotta be damn hard staying grounded when you have "people" to cushion you from reality and telling you you're the greatest thing since sliced bread. Man beaten by Prince fans after catching guitar http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/entertainment&id=7979277 Not only did he get beat up, one of the roadies came and took the guitar back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Just because you're musically talented, doesn't mean you've got your head screwed on tight... Look at me! I SAID LOOK AT ME!!! WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT PUNK?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sfarfsky Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 I might read that book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Eddie needs some Tiger Blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Oh Prince is a whole different matter entirely. The man quite literally does not live in the same world that we do. If Prince asks for a camel at 2:00AM you GET HIM A {censored}ING CAMEL. No {censored}. I still can't listen or look at him the same without thinking about a camel....or the whole shirts vs blouses and pancakes thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 EVH is def not winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gas Hed Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks for sharing this. Good stuff. I grew up on Van Hagar and still love Sammy. Hagar makes a good point, music is bad right now, and it is a shame that Eddie didn't keep pumping out the riffs. Would have been interesting to see if he would have evolved more as a musician. There's quite a difference between the tones and feel of VH1 vs. F.U.C.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Eddie has a secret room in his castle full of Epiphones. Epiphones are one of Eddies' guilty pleasures. Eddie is The King Of All Epiphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Seems like Sammy hisself stayed pretty grounded and he's been in da biz at least as long as Eddie. Plus his voice is, if anything, better than in da '70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Sammy Hagar was an active professional musician when Eddie was a young teenager. Sammy's about 10 years Eddie's elder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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