For those waiting for David Lee Roth to join Sammy Hagar for his Best Of All Worlds tour — it’s not happening.
In a new interview with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk, the Red Rocker revealed that Roth didn’t say a word when he found out he would appear in only two or three songs rather than the entire set. He explained:
“He went AWOL. After (clarifying the offer), he just kind of went to sleep on it, which is fine. I don’t need Roth antagonizing me. If he really wanted to come out and play music, sing a song and be real and not try to pull some crazy whacked-out stuff.”
Hagar then shared his wish for Roth to sing a particular Van Halen song instead of him:
“You know, the guy’s unpredictable. And God bless him, he’s been an entertainer his whole life and he’s a showman and he likes to upstage people and that’s been his game. And so, we’re just not into that. I would love him to come and sing ‘Jump’ at the end of this show. Just you come out and sing the f*cker instead of me.”
Hagar Isn’t Upset DLR Rejected His Offer
It’s certain that DLR won’t be a part of the show, but it doesn’t bother Hagar at all. Elsewhere in the same interview, the rocker explained how much money he put into the production and shared his excitement:
“I put a million-and-a-half dollars into our production. When you do that, it just brings the level of the whole thing up – the video wall, everything about it, the lights, the sound, I just got the best of the best and I’m feeling good about it.”
The Best of All Worlds tour started on July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is set to wrap up on August 31 in St. Louis.