During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar was asked whether he got a chance to catch up with Wolfgang Van Halen at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month.
He replied: “Yeah. I walked into Ozzy’s dressing room because I wanted to say hi to Ozz and some of the guys and to Maynard [James Keenan]. Wolfie’s sitting there, and he just looked…We caught eyes and he just jumps up, and we just f***in’ hugged and just got goosebumps on both of us.”
He added: “It’s so funny. Every time I’ve ever run into him and we embrace, I get the goosebumps because I feel like it’s Eddie. I really feel he’s the closest thing to Eddie on this planet right now. He looks like him, when you look him in the eye. He does his gestures. He takes his finger and he pushes his hair out of his face like Eddie. He did that when I was talking to him. I said, “I can’t even look at you, Wolf. I’m getting teared up.” Yeah, I love him and what he’s doing.”
Sammy Hagar also recently announced his plans to bring his Best of All Worlds show to Las Vegas next year for a residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Like last summer, he’ll be joined by bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff, and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte for a show that is heavy on Van Halen classics, but also makes room for Montrose tunes and selections from Hagar and Satriani’s solo careers.
