SAMMY HAGAR Talks About "Four Decades Of Rock' Show
May 11, 2012, 12 years ago
Speaking to Gary Graff from Billboard.com, SAMMY HAGAR (CHICKENFOOT, ex-VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) has deemed 2012 "an experimental year" as he tries out some other live performing concepts he may pursue next year.
"I want to do more than just go play an arena or something again," he says. "My fans are amazing; I turn them on to something cool and they go get it, and the reason I win every time is 'cause I've never turned them on to some bullshit. That's the whole key. Back 22 years ago, when I opened the Cabo Wabo (Cantina), I said, 'Go to Cabo (San Lucas), the coolest little fishing village you've ever seen.' Then I said, drink this (Cabo Wabo) tequila. They do, and they go, 'Holy shit, he's right!' So it's really easy to just come up with some good shit and turn them onto it."
One of the ideas Hagar is considering is what he calls a "four decades of rock" show that will feature a consortium of his band the Wabos, Chickenfoot, a Montrose set with Chickenfoot's Joe Satriani subbing for the late Ronnie Montrose (as he did at a recent memorial concert) and a "Van Hagar" set with Satriani, Chickenfoot bandmate and original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Montrose drummer Denny Carmassi playing songs from Hagar's time fronting Van Halen. Hagar is planning a Sept. 1 trial run of the set-up at his Cabo Wabo in Lake Tahoe, and he says, "If it really works and everyone really gets along...we're gonna take that on the road.
"I'm just looking for the thing that gets me off and is the most exciting, and this is the one I want to do," Hagar adds.
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