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Sammy Hagar Suggests David Lee Roth is Jealous of Wolfgang Van Halen

Sammy Hagar made some interesting remarks about David Lee Roth’s recent bashing of Wolfgang Van Halen. Speaking to People at the MusiCares’ Person of the Year gala honoring Jon Bon Jovi, Hagar…

David Lee Roth posing for a photo; Wolfgang Van Halen press photo; Sammy Hagar posing for a photo.
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Sammy Hagar made some interesting remarks about David Lee Roth's recent bashing of Wolfgang Van Halen.

Speaking to People at the MusiCares' Person of the Year gala honoring Jon Bon Jovi, Hagar said, "Look, if you really think about what he said, it's like do I sense a little tinge of jealousy in there or something?"

The Red Rocker added, "I mean, honestly, the only thing I can say without being cruel is he needs to find a new dispensary." (That dispensary line is a reference to a recent video released by DLR where he claims he racked up a $92,000 bill at a cannabis dispensary.)

Weeks ago, Roth shared a video to his YouTube channel titled "This Crazy Kid." In the video, he talks about two incidents involving Wolfgang from Van Halen's final tour.

Roth starts this story by referring to Wolfgang as "The f---in' kid." (Note: Wolfgang was about 24 in Roth's story.) Diamond Dave accused Wolfgang of complaining throughout the tour that he wasn't paying enough attention to him on stage. DLR refutes that and says he was giving Wolfgang " ... the best, everything I've got in front of 20-30,000 people at a clip."

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Roth then alleges that at a tour stop in New York, Wolfgang had security kick out two women who were Diamond Dave's guests. However, Roth claims these two women also work at the accounting firm that represents Van Halen. He then accuses Wolfgang of doing this as a way of "teaching me a lesson." According to Roth, these women had the paychecks of the road crew on them. When he found that out, Roth said he laughed so hard he spilled his Snapple.

Cut to the final shows of this tour, which are hometown gigs at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Roth alleges Wolfgang pulled the same move and had a guest of his removed from the venue.

"Wolfie Van Halen's going to teach me a less by throwing out what he thinks is my girlfriend, but guess what? Not only is she an accountant again, and not only is she carrying the paychecks for 82 of us on the road crew, but she's carrying cash bonuses for everybody there ... and that's how I remember my last show with Eddie Van Halen."

Wolfgang has yet to comment on Roth's stories.

Eddie Van Halen was the most influential guitarist of our generation.

Of course, flashy, fleet-fingered guitarists were a dime a dozen in the late ‘70s and ‘80s. Eddie was better than all of them, but he was more than that. A songwriter, a keyboardist, a studio wizard, ¼ of Van Halen’s four-part harmony team and a band leader that was able to guide VH through losing the most distinctive frontman of the ‘80s and led them to four chart-topping albums with Sammy Hagar.

Here, we take on the tough task of ranking their top 30 songs. (It was really, really tough to cut any of the songs on the first six albums from this list.)

30. “Dirty Movies” - ‘Fair Warning’ (1981)

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29. “Happy Trails” - ‘Diver Down’ (1982)

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28. “Ice Cream Man” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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27. “Right Now” - ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ (1991)

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26. “Intruder/(Oh) Pretty Woman” - ‘Diver Down’ (1982)

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25. “Finish What Ya Started” - OU812 (1988)

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24. “Little Dreamer” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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23. “Best Of Both Worlds” - ‘5150’ (1986)

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22. “Feel Your Love Tonight” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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21. “Summer Nights” - ‘5150’ (1986)

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20. “Atomic Punk” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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19. “Dreams” - ‘5150’ (1986)

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18. “So This Is Love?” - ‘Fair Warning’ (1981)

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17. “Jamie’s Cryin’” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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16. “Dance The Night Away” - ‘Van Halen II’ (1979)

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15. “Panama” - ‘1984’ (1984)

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14. “I’m The One” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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13. “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” - ‘Van Halen II’ (1979)

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12. “Hot For Teacher” - ‘1984’ (1984)

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11. “Everybody Wants Some!!” - ‘Women And Children First’ (1980)

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10. “Little Guitars (Intro)/Little Guitars” - ‘Diver Down’ (1982)

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9. “1984/Jump” - ‘1984’ (1984)

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8. “On Fire” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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7. “Unchained” - ‘Fair Warning’ (1981)

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6. “You Really Got Me” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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5. “Mean Street” - ‘Fair Warning’ (1981)

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4. “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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3. “And The Cradle Will Rock…” - ‘Women And Children First’ (1980)

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2. “Eruption” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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1. “Runnin’ With The Devil” - ‘Van Halen’ (1978)

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights