As 2023 draws to a close, we are looking back at our top 100 most viewed stories of the year. The list features a diverse range of topics and acts from spicy quotes by outspoken musicians, album / tour announcements, concert setlists / videos, and unfortunate deaths.

Below are stories #19-#10 that holds the likes of Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth, Ratt, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, and more.

19) VAN HALEN's Michael Anthony On US Festival 40 Years Later -"We Had A Most Favored Nations Clause In Our Contract, Which Meant We Couldn’t Make Less Than Anybody Else Made" (full story)

18) SAMMY HAGAR Clarifies Invitation For DAVID LEE ROTH To "Come Out And Join" The Best Of All Worlds Tour - "I Know Better Than To Have Him On Tour Again" (full story)

Sammy Hagar announced in November The Best Of All Worlds 2024 tour, on which he'll be joined by rock heavyweights and longtime bandmates Michael Anthony (bass, backing vocals), Jason Bonham (drums) and Joe Satriani (guitar).

When announcing the tour, Hagar said, "We're gonna invite every musician in every town. First of all, whenever you play, if there's a guitar player in town, no matter what city it is, they come out to see Joe, just like they used to for Eddie. So if we've got other guitar players, we'll get them involved, other singers, get them involved. If Alex Van Halen wants to jump up, if David Lee Roth wants to come out and join us, come on, motherfucker. You are welcome. This is about Van Halen."

Van Halen News Desk then issued an exclusive statement from Roth, to Hagar: "I'm ready to go. Let's do this."

Sammy has since clarified his invitation to Roth. Responding to a fan's comment on Hagar's Instagram post, who seems to be suggesting that Roth might be expecting to join the entire tour, Hagar wrote: "He's not invited on the tour NOOOO F;()$(.g way. it was to sing a song with us somewhere like a lot of singers guitarist ect are going to do on this tour. i know better than to have him on tour again. been there done that."🤟🥂🤟

17) KISS' PAUL STANLEY - "God Forbid I Ever Went To See LED ZEPPELIN And They Did 'Whole Lotta Love' As A Reggae Tune"; Audio (full story)

16) EAGLES Legend DON HENLEY's 1982 Hit Was A Scathing Middle Finger To The Media; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video) (full story)

15) OZZY OSBOURNE Collaborates With PlayStation For PlayStation VR2 Launch; More Details Revealed (Video) (full story)

14) GORDON LIGHTFOOT's Daughter Pled With Him To Change The Lyrics Of This Heart-Wrenching 70s Classic; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Reports (Video) (full story)

13) BOBBY BLOTZER - "RATT’s Always Crushed MÖTLEY CRÜE Musically…They Got More Press, Movie Stars, Explicit Sex, Always In The Magazines”; Audio (full story)

Former White Lion drummer, Troy Patrick Farrell, caught up with Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer on his podcast in May, This That & The Other Radio Show With Troy Patrick Farrell, and they talked about the new vinyl box set The Atlantic Years, if we will see a Ratt reunion, turning down a 1.25 million dollar offer and responds to producer Beau Hill’s claim that he’s the least fave Ratt to work with and much more

“Ratt’s always crushed Mötley musically,” says Blotzer. “They got more press, movie stars, explicit sex, murders and shit, always in the magazines. I don’t think they want to go toe to toe with us.”

12) TED NUGENT - "It Bothers Me That Other Humans Are That Dishonest To Not Admit What They Know Is True About Me"; Video (full story)

11) HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Release Official Video For "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory" Feat. JOE PERRY On Lead Vocals (full story)

10) AEROSMITH's Tom Hamilton - "I Probably Smoked A Bowl Just Before I Wrote 'Sweet Emotion'" (full story)

In June, Guitar World has published an interview with Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton originally released on the 1995 issue of Bass Player magazine, which followed the band’s third consecutive multi-platinum album, Get A Grip.

During the interview – Hamilton was asked about his alcohol and drug use in the early days of the band.

Hamilton responded: "I did it all, but pot was really my thing. There was a time when I came up with some really good musical ideas on pot – I probably smoked a bowl just before I wrote Sweet Emotion – but I needed to quit doing it, because I basically couldn't finish a sentence. There's a period you need to go through where you re-establish your faith in your own creativity – where you realize you don't have to be buzzed to create. The buzz frees you up, but you have to understand that the creativity is already there – you just have to have faith in it."

More top stories:
#100-#80
#79-#60
#59-#40
#39-#20