SAMMY HAGAR On Working With JOE SATRIANI In CHICKENFOOT - "As Far As I’m Concerned He’s The Best Guitarist In The World"
March 4, 2009, 15 years ago
Classic Rock Magazine recently spoke with vocalist Sammy Hagar about his new project, CHICKENFOOT, also featuring ex-VAN HALEN bandmate Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith. Following is an excerpt from the story:
Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith team up for supergroup and give Classic Rock the exclusive lowdown.
The name Chickenfoot doesn’t exactly conjure up visions of a union between some of rocks mightiest musical behemoths; in fact it sounds more like a nasty side effect of bird flu.
“It was just supposed to be a bullshit name that we’d used for a while,” former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony told Classic Rock. “And then the rumours spread about the band, everybody used that name so we thought, ‘fuck it, let’s call it Chickenfoot - it all comes down to the music anyway.”This million-dollar quartet are reluctant to call themselves a supergroup as a modest Smith explained: “We’re not a supergroup, we like hanging out together and the music is a bonus. We just happen to be in other groups.”
Classic Rock caught up with the band at Hagar’s recording studio in San Francisco where the ever ebullient Red Rocker explained the origins of the band.
“It started off with me, Michael and Chad jamming at my club-Cabo Wabo-in Mexico. Then people started asking us when we were going to tour, make a record etc. So I said if we’re going to do this properly then we’re going have to get a guitarist, let’s talk to Joe Satriani. As far as I’m concerned he’s the best guitarist in the world.”Go to this location for the complete story.
