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I simply can’t fathom what all the fuss is about—SO WHAT if Van Halen didn’t ask ME to replace David Lee Roth as lead vocalist, since I am the only logical choice. I’m better looking than both Roth and Hagar, plus I’ve got more personality than you can swing a dead cat at.
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WCC PANTS, SAMMY!
VAN HALEN
5150
(Warner Bros.)
I simply can’t fathom what all the fuss is about—SO WHAT if Van Halen didn’t ask ME to replace David Lee Roth as lead vocalist, since I am the only logical choice. I’m better looking than both Roth and Hagar, plus I’ve got more personality than you can swing a dead cat at.
Besides, the name of the group is VAN HALEN, not LEE ROTH. What, did everyone expect Eddie, Alex & Michael to roll over and die because Roth, like many people “in” San Francisco, is trying to bite off more than he can chew? Let him go “make” his movies and generally act the BIG WEENIE he truly is, and let Van Hagar ROCK!
But why Sammy Hagar? Why not David Johansen? How about Dave DiMartino’s fave, Jobriath? Was Michael Des Barres on vacation in East L.A. or something? Hagar’s career has been on a steady decline since about 1957, but yes, he does have the pipes. What Hagar lacks is personality, the kind of personality which complemented/counterpointed the fine playing of Eddie, Alex & Michael.