Bill Hader is looking for this video🤣😂🤣😂

I like when Alex chimes in to clarify something no one was confused about

The only person in this whole drama who ever comes off clean is Mike. Dude just wanted to play and have a good time amongst all these drama queens.

Bill Hader's imitation of the two Van Halen brothers is spot on.

I wish Eddie spoke as happily as he looks when he’s playing

Seems like nobody can get alone with van Halen brothers

I think Michael Anthony knows the truth about everything that happened. If he wrote a book about it, I would believe him.

Eddie imitating Dave has me in tears lol😅😅😅

I'm sorry, but Eddie isn't going to whip anyone's ass.

I love Eddie. He’s my favorite guitarist of all time. That being said, always remember that every story has two sides and the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle.

Looking back at these interviews with the brothers it's more evident who the problem really was in VH and it wasn't Dave or Sammy. Eddie gave us a new way to look at, listen and play the guitar, but his ego was way too big especially without anyone to push back on him (you get VH III as a result). The way they ended up treating Michael Anthony and the ridiculous assertions by Eddie about his talent and bass playing abilities...so sad that he was so miserable.

The root cause of Sammy leaving the band was Van Halen's beloved manager, Ed Leffler, had died and the new manager(Ray Danniels', the husband of Alex's wife's sister) revealed to Eddie and Alex that Sammy had been paid more on their Right Here, Right Now Live album. Danniels also revealed that Sammy had a "Golden Parachute" if the band broke up Sammy was guaranteed a solo album with the record label. Obviously, the VH brothers were super pissed and made Sammy pay them back their fair share, which Sammy did..and the solo album deal was also cancelled. Naturally, the VH brothers knew they couldn't trust Sammy ever again and they started treating him like shit, taking back control of the band, telling Sammy to change this song, redo this track, etc. In the end they drove Sammy crazy until he finally flew back to Hawaii then Eddie called him up and said it's over. Now, stepping back let's look at Ed Leffler(the good manager). Ed knew how to manage the band, he went to bat for them, everybody loved him. In Leffler's eyes Sammy had been in the rock business 10 years longer than VH and yes, Sammy was practically running the band by himself, with the VH brothers basically a train wreck. Why not give Sammy a little more for the work he was doing? If Leffler would have lived the band would've stayed together he was the glue to it all.

They did wind up having a tour with Roth before Eddie passed. And I saw it. It was great! RIP Eddie

So sad that the guy who was well known for that big smile through his solos became so bitter. Thankfully at the end, he mellowed out.

Eddie is a talent of a generation, I graduated high school in 1984 so his guitar was everywhere, and I enjoyed every moment of it, but with the fights with Roth, Hagar and Anthony, the only common denominator is Eddie, there's 2 sides to every story.

Zippity zappity zoopity zip o" boomolah zippity zapppity bop. Quote: David Lee Roth.

Michael is the only sane, honest and decent one amongst all of them.

David was crazy... Imagine trying to reign him in and make multiple albums over years...wow.

Let's see...Eddie and Alex bitched about Roth, Eddie and Alex bitched about Michael, Eddie and Alex bitched about sammy, Eddie and Alex got rid of Gary. I think honestly, EDDIE AND ALEX ruined Van Halen, NOT the past members

I’m amazed how petty the Van Halen brothers are?

Now that Alex Van Halen is retired, he is now a minister. I was reading about him two years ago on Wikipedia. I said to myself, what? He went from being the coolest drummer to being a minister? Incredible. And he also officiates weddings.

The Van Halen’s are real swell guys. In their world, they have no problem with you as long as your Van Halen.

I'll tell you EXACTLY what happened. Drugs. Drugs happened.

YAY someone put this video back up!

I met my hero EVH during the monsters of rock tour.... big mistake he acted the mean drunk that day. I can't imagine dealing with his attitude for a decade or more. It still bothers me to this day.

I am waiting for Alex to enlighten us on a few things. I know it will be worth the wait!

Two incredible talents. Who repeatedly killed what could have been an even greater band legacy.

Thank you very much for posting this! Been wanting to revisit the brother’s interview regarding the VMA’s for a long time! 👍

That's a messed up deal. And to say Sammy had a bad work ethic? Eddie was really going bonkers about this time. Lots of drugs,lots and of alcohol,but big brother didn't try to step in and stop the mayhem. Strange.

Came here after see Bill Hader's impression on the VH brothers. Priceless!

When you get high and drunk every night till you pass out it has an effect like groundhogs day. You’re stuck living the same day over and over again while the rest of the world keeps turning.

Never told Roth he was back in the band but appeared on MTV with him....what a disaster this was!

Sammy had a bad work ethic? Nobody believes this.

To be fair David Lee Roth would have absolutely beat the hell out of Eddie Van Halen if he tried to punch him.

The drugs that caused Ed to fire both lead singers eventually killed him, not the metal picks

I loved coming back to watch this, every few months... LOVE THIS BAND and these brothers.

Sammy tells the real truth .

Makes me SICK seeing Eddie and Alex trashing Dave and Sammy as human beings

They went behind Hagar’s back to record with Roth, then blamed him for quitting. They kick Roth to the curb after going behind his back and hiring Cherone and blamed him. They fired Michael Anthony after denying him royalties and blamed him for not contributing. It was always everyone else

I'm pretty sure (99%) the Van Halen brothers were on some coke right there.

This is when they had Mitch Malloy thinking he was their new singer. Don't forget that

Alex really does a number hootin’ on that cigarette! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="113">1:53</a> With those leather lungs you’d think he’d have been a singer!

Eddie does a good Dave, he even does the cheek thing

Now all I can hear is Bill Hader's impression of Ed and Alex, lol.

Oh my gosh this golden

Hader fuckin nailed it. Lol

Eddie and Alex really have no excuse for getting rid of half of the best thing to ever walk into Van Halen, Sammy and Michael.

Eddie and Alex weren’t the most joyful people.

4 consecutive number 1 albums with Sammy Hagar , his work ethic was fine , there is something more to this than they are telling ....RIP Eddie =VH=

Been a VH fan since 1979 but any true VH fan knows that the VH brothers, as people, were assholes. Many of us early on mistakenly thought that it was DLR was was the troublemaker in this band but it was actually the VH brothers. They did Mikey dirty.

Sammy never had a bad work ethic ... As much of a head case Roth was... The brothers no doubt take the number one spot here. Once ed leffler died nothing was ever the same...

The beginning of Eddie being very sick addiction wise. I thought for sure he was going to die in 04. Glad he found sobriety at last.

History has shown that Edweird and Alex Van Heineken are just as crazy, probably more.

Awesome lesson! hyvää lomaa !!

I remember when this happened and my thought always was back then,if u werent ready to have a full on reunion,then u should have never teased us by bringing Dave out onstage with u at an awards show. Imagine if KISS,when they came out with Peter and Ace in full makeup at the awards show and then didnt have a reunion show? But im glad that years later they got it together n gave the fans what they wanted. Would have been nicer of Mikey was along for the ride but i guess we got what we got and now its too late for it to happen again. Grateful for what we got from Van Halen. RIP EDDIE

Ahhhh we were so lucky to have this band. We were blessed.

Van Halen brothers were crazy .

I wish there would of been a tour with roth in that era

Eddie looks like my grandmother in this video

Saw Van Halen twice, both times at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC. 4-16-1986 (Bachman-Turner Overdrive opened) and 2-29-1992 (Baby Animals opened). Missed them by one night in 1988. I was in the US Navy and we were out at sea and pulled in Saturday. They were at The Scope in Norfolk, VA the night before.

“ bottom line , his work ethic sucked “ - EVH , who released two studio albums between 1996 - 2020

It is inconceivable that anybody would question Sammys work ethic

One word. Egos!

No judgment, no judgment lol

Such a waste of exceptional talent on a couple of losers, it’s just sad that it took so long for us to get see all of these different interviews and see it for ourselves, we all wanted to believe eddy and Alex so bad back then. I love eddies music but his greed and narcissism coupled with his idiot brother is what really killed this band, his many addictions were just the accelerant.

they sound like movie gangsters

Really looking forward to Alex’s book coming out later this year! Entitled : Brothers. Fascinating 🤘🏻

People can debate this all they want, in the end it was all about MONEY! Ed and Al want all the VH pie, and Dave and Sammy refused, while Anthony was cut out. So they brought in a new singer who they could pay like a session musician and would just be grateful they were in VH. Then it blew up in their face.

I don't recognize the last bit of music at the end of this video. Can someone tell me what it is, please?

Bottom line: D.L.R. a "SHOWMAN and egomaniac; SAMMY HAGAR is a hard working musician who loves his family, his friends, and gives EVERYTHING he's got to give to his fans!!

Hate to say it , but Roth could've kicked Eddie's ass. I say that with all due respect to Eddie.

Alex and Eddie at their most dickheadish period of their career. Sammy Hagar does not have a work ethic problem. If you follow his music success, not to mention his business success outside of music, it’s very difficult to say that he has a bad work ethic.

Thanks for clarifying Al lol

Rip EVH..classic interview. 🎉

I like when Alex is explaining that Dave kept calling them daily asking about going on tour. And I remember Sammy being a guest on “Live From Daryl’s House” and Daryl told about the time Ed wanted him to be their new singer after Dave left. I wonder what it would’ve been like if he had joined, but Daryl considers himself a soul singer!

Diamond Dave may have been loose cannon so enter Hager.. That appeared not to gel as well.. BUT when you DUMP Anthony the Bass Player for Eddie's Son Wolfgang it entirely puts things into a different perspective.. Would like to think most get the picture here..

I look back at these giants…these absolute Icons, and just WISH against wishing that they’d been able to see the bigger picture (their MUSIC) and have been able to set their PETTY differences aside and just CREATE THE MAGIC that this group of individuals was so known and loved for…it’s such a shame….and now too late.

Those two may be named Van Halen but there would have NEVER been a Van Halen without DLR. Full Stop.

Eddie did a celebrity golf thing down in Wilmington, NC. He was a total douchebag to people. Take all of this with a grain of salt.

Egos + Egos = Bad Breakup every time.

Roth would have smashed Eddie if he tried to put his hands on him.

No judgement, no judgement... and you better be wearing a cup if you disrespect my hip one more time!

David lee roth made van halen fun, i miss his crazy scream singing , roth was funny as hell

Sammy at the time had just had a baby with his new wife at the age of almost 50 years old despite already having older adult children with other wives. Eddie wanted Sammy to come over and work on some material, but Sammy refused. This was the root cause of Sammy's dismissal and the argument that ensued between Sammy and Eddie.

Pfft...Eddie is talking shite! Sammy has one of the best work ethics ever!

Eddie & Alex Van Halen by design to not tell the complete truth. Keep in mind that Sammy Hagar quit, and refused to play on a Greatest Hits Record. Warner Bros. wanted to release a Greatest Hits Volume One with two new songs with David Lee Roth. It was perfect timing in to have David Lee Roth Return to do these two new songs--Me Wise Magic & Can get this stuff no more, with Sammy out of the picture, Roth was told by his handlers he was back in Van Halen. After the MTV Awards, it was disclosed that Eddie Van Halen had auditioned multiple lead singers, to replace Sammy Hagar, and Roth was nothing more than a "RED HERRING." Once the Greatest Hits Record was released, Van Halen decided to work with Gary Cherone, who was managed by the same manager as Van Halen at the time. Sammy Hagar spoke about the death of their old manager, and once the new guy stepped in, everything changed. David Lee Roth once realized the ruse, he went to the press, and spilled his story to the LA TIMES, stating that Eddied "tricked" me into this notion that I was back in Van Halen, only as a short-term solution to deal with Sammy Hagar. In retrospect, in (1996), Van Halen should have stayed the course with David Lee Roth, for the song--"Me Wise Magic" was their best song in years since Sammy Hagar took over. It was brilliant, high harmonies, and a return to the mighty Van Halen. Instead, they took a left turn based on bad management, and went down the rabbit-hole of Gary Cherone, who was nothing more than a scapegoat. For he was a bad choice, however, he was excellent for the Van Halen catalog live. By (1999), Warner Bros. said either get back with (Dave or Sam), or we are dropping you from the label. In (2000), Van Halen returned to David Lee Roth in LA, and recorded a full-album. He was shelved, because the lawyers got involved, and Roth split again over demands against Eddie Van Halen. 2002, Roth goes on tour with Sammy Hagar. Makes a ton of money, but due to "Lead Singer Disease" Sammy calls out Roth and all hell broke loose, and the tour falls short concluding the tour, 2004, Van Halen has a reunion tour scheduled with Sammy Hagar, Eddie & Alex demand that if Michael Anthony is on the bill, he must take a discount on his salary, otherwise they will not do the tour. Michael Anthony is nothing more than a session player, who is paid much less than everyone on the tour. The tour ends with fist fights on planes, and separate transportation for remaining tour dates. Sammy & Eddie are in separate buses, and do speak to each other. 2007--Van Halen returns to David Lee Roth sans Michael Anthony, in favor of his snot-nose-son. Note, recently, David Lee Roth calls out Wolfgang Van Halen for being a spoiled, entitled fat slob, who wouldn't stop complaining about his touring with David Lee Roth. First, it was his wardrobe, then it was about how Roth wasn't sharing the stage with this overweight 16- or 17-year-old on stage. Keep in mind, Roth goes to state that Wolfgang stiffed an important account of the band and her friends to a show in (2015), to teach Dave a lesson. The amount of drama with Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and all the rest of the [maelstrom] of events surrounding the dysfunction of Van Halen is never ending. Van Halen right now is Sammy & Michael, who have been playing both Sammy & Roth material for years. Alex Van Halen lost leverage with Roth. And is on his own island. Alex is not a session drummer, and will not be attached to another band ever. He will make his royalties, and will just walk away. Not a bad move given the amount of in-fighting with Van Halen.

Anyone know the song at the end of the video?

Eddie in his worst drug phase saying Sammy's work ehtic sucked ;D And Alex, when lying, at least take ur glases off ;)

As it turns out, David Lee Roth was right they should’ve just gone on tour. This is from the 1996 MTV awards. After the 1980s ended, we got a grand total of four studio albums from Van Halen. they could’ve been the first full-time nostalgia act in retrospect, and probably would’ve made a ton of money.

You better be wearing a cup killed me the day I first saw this a hundred years ago and I just fell out hearing it again. Hahah it’s hilarious that guys used to actually say this line hahaha

I luv these guys...🩶🩶🩶

Eddy and Alex are mean people Dave took them to the top 🔝 and no respect for Dave sad 😔

I don’t believe a thing Ed says

These two really stuck together. One thing’s obvious, they both shared an intense dislike for lead singers😂

What never made sense about this is that by default if DLR is anywhere near this band, you know Sammy would have sprinted outta there even if he were performing at peak-ability. And that's what happened. So...if Sammy's exit is fait accompli, but they then tell the guy who's theoretically an upgrade that he's not in the band and there are no plans to tour...then what the h3ll was the long-term plan? One of those two HAS to be in the band. You either commit to Roth or you show Sammy enough respect to lose Roth's phone number by this point. But you don't fire the guy who saved your band to replace him with the original guy for only a few weeks and leave yourself with nothing. When you're lucky enough to replace 'the guy' convincingly, you don't make that uphill climb only to push the new guy off, send some smoke signals to the old guy and then when he shows up, tell him "nothin' to see here." So, I just don't buy any of this "we never said you were back" narrative-contorting after the fact. If you DO accept that this was made clear to Dave with everyone on the same page that this is nothing more than a quick romp to sell a Greatest Hits record and he was gonna be sh!tcanned either way, then what incentive would DLR have at that press conference to NOT make it about him (and it kinda is, let's face it)? Ed & Al are evaluating Dave's behavior as appalling because that's how you'd view it IF he were rejoining the band. But if it's a one-off that E&A don't care about anyway, then what would they care how Dave acts? I think that the brothers may have intentionally kept Dave at arm's length to keep him from going nuts on them but the idea that they weren't leaning in the direction of taking DLR on the road the following Summer or Fall is nonsense. You're telling me they said to themselves "Ok, Sammy's a hack all of a sudden, so let's do the thing that everyone wants to see happen with Dave for one appearance to build up some pub and then leave him in the dust while we attempt another re-org with someone else." That makes no sense. The only element that stands to benefit from this plan is the Greatest Hits record and the VMA appearance which get a quick boost from Dave. The band, each of it's members and essentially anything downstream of this is gonna have to fight it's way out of quicksand that they insisted on stepping in. The only other rationale I could see here, that they certainly didn't admit at the time - publicly anyway - is that they knew if the band was gonna continue, it'd be propelled by the inertia of the previous 20 years no matter what. But knowing how much they respect artistry, the band's legacy, and music in general, I doubt that they waved the white flag out of nowhere and THEN decided to go Waco on their own band. It was risky as h3ll, and I don't blame them for gambling on Dave. It was the perfect time to do it. But when it got away from them, to act like "We never said X or Y or Z" is folly.

It's clear that Van Halen needed DLR and Hagar to write and structure songs. VHIII was a mess of an album.

Eddie: You better be wearing a cup! Alex: Yea, you better be wearing a cup! 🤣

Alex is just a parrot of whatever Eddie says, probably never had a original thought in his life

yeah but no Diamond, no Van Halen.

Right. I’m sure these two are huge Beck fans.