Sammy Hagar quotes

Sammy Hagar is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, widely recognized for his energetic performances and career with bands like Van Halen. His solo hits and collaborations have made him a staple in the world of rock music. He has also achieved success as an entrepreneur and author. Here are 33 of his quotes:

Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new. (Sammy Hagar)
Sometimes you're afraid to fall in love with a chick, but she sucks you in anyway. View quote
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To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do. View quote
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We needed time off from each other after our last tour because there was a lot of personal stuff we had to take care of. Eddie needed hip replacement surgery. Al needed his back worked on. And I was going to have a baby. View quote
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I've never met or spoken to David Lee Roth, yet it's rather ironic that even he's saying Eddie's lying about things. I'm saying he's not telling the truth, yet Eddie insists that the two of us are lying! You be the judge. View quote
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I had written lyrics to a song called The Silent Extreme, which Alex later renamed Humans Being. View quote
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I'm John Lee Hooker in the sense that he was a blues man and he played blues his whole life. I'm a rock guy and I'm going to play rock music my whole life. View quote
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Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground. View quote
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When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band. View quote
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I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me. View quote
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In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps. (Sammy Hagar)
The reason I didn't fly over from Maui at their beck and call is my wife was about to have a baby at any time. Those guys knew that. These guys would not compromise and meet me halfway. View quote
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If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape. View quote
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I think all the bad blood started when Geffen released a greatest hits package of my solo stuff. View quote
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I would like to enlighten people. View quote
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Everything that Eddie has said about me is the total opposite of what really happened. Eddie says I wanted to be a solo artist. No, Eddie wanted to be a solo artist. View quote
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I looked at Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the boys up there thinking, I want to be that. View quote
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I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything. View quote
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I don't want to talk about negative, dark things. The only thing I've got against stuff like Marilyn Manson is, they make unbelievable videos and unbelievable images. View quote
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It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it. View quote
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I wasn't writing the music. Ed would write a piece of music. I'd listen to it and come up with a melody and then we would arrange it. We'd put it together and I would write lyrics to my melodies. (Sammy Hagar)
I didn't think I'd be around 30 years later. View quote
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When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package. View quote
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The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart. View quote
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I've been drinking tequila for a long time now, and it's never been about drinking to get drunk. I don't do that. I never drink tequila during the day, and I don't drive at night. View quote
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Sammy Hagar

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: October 13, 1947
Quotes count: 33

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