Sammy Hagar Shares Why He Thinks Alex Van Halen Won’t Talk To Him

Sammy Hagar is currently busy on the road with his “Best Of All Worlds Tour” featuring his ex-Van Halen bandmate Michael Anthony along with guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham. He’s been drawing rave reviews from fans, but many are still clinging to the faint hope that drummer Alex Van Halen might make an appearance in some fashion.

In an interview with the Las Vegas Journal, Hagar talked about reaching out to Alex Van Halen but hearing nothing back.

“I reached out to Alex a dozen times, before this tour was announced, and got no response,” he said. “I mean, I’ve asked him to meet me under any conditions, any circumstances, anytime, anyplace, anywhere. It’s not like, ‘Well, let me think about it.’ It’s like, no answer. Zero.”

Hagar said he told Alex he could join the tour “to just play a couple of songs, or if you want to be the drummer the whole night, or be the executive producer. What do you want to do?,” he continued with a laugh.

Hagar then offered his opinion as to why Alex hasn’t returned any of his messages. “I’m sure when he made his book deal, they said, ‘You cannot talk to Dave, and you cannot talk to Hagar, ” he said. “I guarantee you, that that was part of the deal.”

Alex Van Halen’s autobiography, “Brothers,” is set for an Oct. 22 release.