I can't think of another person who enjoys (and appreciates) their life as much as this dude. Really hard not to like this guy.

That interview could have gone for 8 hours and I'd still be watching. Captivating. I admire the hell out of Sammy. Fame and fortune and still the most real, down to earth guy that you could ever meet.

All I can say is Sammy is such a great guy, humble, heartfelt and down to earth 👍🏽

This guys is what you call a WINNER!..a real winner! The “little guy” inside him gave him the drive to create anything he set his mind to. Congrats Mr. Hagar!..congrats!

This interview was from a few years ago, Sammy is 76 this year and STILL GREAT, STILL ON STAGE. One of the greatest all time singers and one of the smartest men in the music business.

I ran into Samuel once at a gas station, while refueling. It was an honor to meet him. Oust have talked with him for maybe a half hour. He has a very positive uplifting personality. I wish I could have met him at this restaurant in St Louis that following weekend. I acted like he was just somone that looked like him, because I didn't want anyone to bother him. Samuel, if you see this, man, it was cool meeting you. 🦅🇺🇲

Sammy is a true icon. He's done everything and he's still standing, running. He's even heading out on tour this spring. Really an amazing guy that should be studied on how to treat others and yourself.

This show is the coolest thing Dan Rather has ever done in his career! 🤟

Wow, what a down to Earth guy, just a positive attitude on life, not taking anything for granted while learning from mistakes. Theres a reason I always liked him from the time I was 15 years old, Im 61 now

Sammy has a sharp mind. Staying away from booze and drugs and tobacco has obviously made a difference. I have respect for him.

I love Sammy! ♥️ He’s not only talented in many different ways musically, he’s also a highly intelligent guy. I’ve read his books & followed his career through the years. I really admire him! Love ya Sam!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sammy is one of us who made it but never let it go to his head. He's so humble & grounded. Love you Sammy!

Sam you literally made me, myself put the brakes on about life and take a peek at myself and realize what’s important . I thank you for that! ❤

I got to see Sammy with Montrose, solo, Van Halen , Chickenfoot and now with The Circle hell yeah 🔥 more to come

To Sammy you have to be the most honest down to earth interview i have ever seen keep being the real you!!! To Dan Rather you really know how to do a interview all the best to you!!!!!

I've always loved the red rocker, Montrose, solo, and when succeeded DLR in my favorite band VH. After watching this video, the love for him and his music has only deepened..thank u Sammy for blessing the world with ur music n ur spirit!

I was listening to Sammy in 1984/1985, because I was a teenager . His lyrics and inspiration got me through lots of painful heartbreak. We were always at the Buffalo River in Arkansas, with cassette players & headphones.

Love you, Sammy. You will always be a true legend, and I have nothing but absolute respect for you!

Great interview i love how mature and humble Sammy has become. Way to go Sammy and Dan you rock as well. Thanks for the chance to see who these people really are behind there famous life styles. Keep these interviews coming excellent work. SCBond

I just watched the interview, what a classy guy, Great musician. Very humble, and so down to earth!! Thanks for being you Sammy, your a inspiration!! I'm 64 and still A HUGE ROCK N ROLL FAN!! Keep ROCKEN SAMMY!!! ❤

I was blessed to see the original Montrose with Sammy at Winterland. I believe it was UFO and Journey, both great. When Montrose came out, that energy was so exciting, it's one of the highlights of my entire life and I know besides Ronnie's magic on guitar, Sammy brought it too, and I can see that's who he's been his whole life. Like he said 💯 % on stage. I cherish that memory and experience. Then years later I saw him at the Warfield Theater in S.F with H.S.A.S- Neal Schon and Michael Shrieve, unreal. Again outstanding 👏 everything he touches- its the Midas touch, gold. Thanks Red! 🎉 music 🎶 food 😋 cars 🚗 tequila! Charity work. OK 👍

Man.... what a killer interview. Dan asked some great questions... really well done here. 👍👍👍 I would love Rick Beato to do one of these.

I've been a Sammy fan since the late 70's. Always loved his voice and his personality. Such a cool dude. That game where people ask you who you'd want to have dinner with dead or alive, Sammy is on my list. Great interview.

They had incredible chemistry which is very apparent in the "When It's Love" video.

A wonderfully educational rock hour. Big up respect.

Worse thing Van Halen ever did was fire Sammy. The band was never the same and Sammy took a great band to a whole different level and made Eddie a better guitarist. Sure diamond dave had his run in the early years and the first van halen album will always be my favorite but Hagar took Van Halen to the Stars 👍

Dan is a closet Rocker . Great interview. ❤

Sammy is the perfect example of how to survive being a rock star!

I like that Dan Rather is interviewing everyone. It’s interesting to watch the “rockstar” interviews. Dan asked about sex, and wanted to know the insider details that the general public doesn’t know. 😂 I was in a touring band in the ‘80s. Dan has no idea what that life is like. 😂 I can tell Dan got shy all of a sudden when Sammy got into details. Very funny. In the ‘80s the girls were everywhere if you were in a band. I’m sure those of you that toured back then know all about it. Just the way it was. Got to say I love that Sammy had expensive wines on his rider then kept them to build a world class cellar, instead of wasting them like most rockstars would have done. Love it. That’s smart.

Very impressed by Sammy's humble nature..How can you not love this guy.He deserves every bit of success and happiness.

If i could hang with any artist it would be Sammy because he's down to earth , not cocky or arrogant, just down to earth , not fake ,and doesn't act like a 12 year old saying f bombs every other word and acting like everybody is lucky to meet him , great guy .

Beyond great! What a great musician/person

As Sammy says he raves on when on stage and that's the Sammy I have seen in the past, it's nice to see him sit down and listen for a change, enjoyed this. :)

I have more respect for Sammy and his time with VH now more than ever. I didn't like Van Hagar's music after Roth but the more I learn about this bloke, the more I respect his motif, energy and outlook on life. He really he blessed and grateful for all of his success.

Ive always been a fan of Sammy but this interview had me respecting him even more! So easy going and he looks fantastic!!!!

What an awesome interview! Dan Rather is a master at asking a question and allowing the interviewed to answer in depth!

What a good guy !!!! Always love watching interviews with him !!!! ❤

Awesome individual! Genuine n down to earth!

Say what you want, I love both Van Halen's for different reasons. They both are a status of my childhood, teen years, young adult years. But I will say this, above all else, of all the versions of Van Halen, and of all of the music from both versions, one thing can be said for the Sammy version, is that they wrote and recorded, "Humans Being" in 1995. That has to be one of the single most coolest songs the 90s and the Van Halens, had given us. Something about how Eddie made that "tornado" guitar solo, going from a light storm to chaos and Sammy's hard vocals and just the entire sound and vibration of that song was an exciting time for me. Of course, with that being said, the David years did give us one of the greatest rock albums in history - Fair Warning in 1981. So there's that.

I tuned 16 in the fall of 1985 & one of the most vivid memories of that time was when the lead-singer in my high school band went to Farm Aid & saw Sammy play with Eddie for the first time. We were all pretty excited to hear the next Van Halen album with Sammy singing, and when it dropped mid-winter of ‘86 it didn’t disappoint.

That was a very special interview Dan.Thank You.Sammy you are one of the greatest down to earth giving humble human beings not to mention one of the best vocalist of all time.God Bless Both of You and Your Families.

Thank you so much for sharing! What a guy! I always loved Sammy as a solo artist, but with Van Halen they reinvented the wheel of creating great albums (not Hit singles as many bands do or chase). Tons of stuff I didn't know from his personal life...wow! Refreshing! Thank you again for sharing it!!!!

After a 10 hour drive from north of Germany back to Stockholm. My wife and the children went to bed. It was in july or august. A warm night. So I put on the new album of Van Halen. The week before we visited Amsterdam. So I bought some grams of the local lets say tobacco. So I stopped "Poundcake" and went to my car and picked up my buyings from Amsterdam, it was around 1 in the night. Sat down outside with earphones after inhaling and listen to the whole record 3 times. Totally stunned. I still feel that its a masterpiece. I have the same happines and joy Sammy has. I am 63. I have 3 daughters. Soon the second grandchild comes. As Sammy I do not like to be drunk. Life is about growing and loving.

I was a dj at the u of iowa in 1973 when 1st Montrose's lp and fell in love with Ronnie's band. And the second lp wuth Sammy.

Eddie was King in the 80's and still is. I was in a Cover Band during College, 1985. Yeah a Hair Band and we had the best guitar player in the city. We played why can't this be love and i played a Seq Circuits Prophet 5 and a Juno 106. that was probably the funnest song to play...ABACAB was 2nd. Man, those were the days, Cable, MTV, ESPN. The 80's were The Golden Age for Rock and Roll & Live Music. What the Brothers did to Michael Anthony is despicable, bur alas...RIP Edward. Dance the Night Away.

Sammy's the best. I saw him on the Sammy and Dave tour and he had amazing stage presence. Dave was great at getting people to cheer for him, but Sammy took everyone along for the ride.

Thank you for all the great music and entertainment you have given me for the last 40+ years!!!

Dec 2023: Thanks for your candid interview Sammy. The best to you and your family! KATE

I’ve seen Sammy with VH, with Chickenfoot, with the Circle, numerous times. A true class act. Just simply a decent human being . Great interview.

In my opinion, their was jealousy towards Sammy because he was just such a happy and positive guy, all the time and the reason for the spit. They resentedvhim for that alone. I've seen both Sammy and Dave front VH live in concert, both are great, but different. I will say the best rock concert I ever saw was with Sammy fronting VH in Vancouver, Canada at the Pacific Coliseum in October 2004. Man oh man, they blew the frickin roof off that hockey rink that night. Just an amazing show. Song after song. Hit after hit. RIP Eddie. 😊

Great interview with Sammy, Dan, his new song “Inner Child” brought me to tears, I’m trying very late in life to start singing and it’s EXACTLY what I want to do…shine my Inner Child for the World 🌎‼️❤️💯

Best interview Rather ever did!

This was really great and i learned alot of things here, dan rather really dug deep and sammy went right there with him 😎👌 love van halen bith with dave and sammy and i still listen to it in my current playlist.

The end when Sammy said that about his father just broke my heart into! I'm so sorry Sammy

I LOVE those first 6 albums. Edward changed the trajectory of my life and I am a musician today because of him. But Sammy really reinvigorated the band and especially Ed. 5150 stands right up with the DLR albums and I personally think it’s got some of Edward’s best guitar playing ever. The intro riff to Summer Nights and the intro riff to 5150 are absolutely amazing. And that tour was probably their best one. Seeing them in ‘86 is a highlight of my youth. And the Live Without A Net VHS cassette perfectly encapsulates the band during that time; just pure joy and just kicking ass on all levels. When Carnal Knowledge and Live: Right Here Right Now came out, you could tell the bloom was coming off the rose. Ed’s addiction was really getting a hold of him. And as someone in recovery I burned a lot of bridges and hurt a lot of people during those dark days.

Sammy is a legend. He is a genuine human being who is the real deal. I love his sense of gratitude and humbleness.

What an amazing genuine guy. This is a great blue print on how to handle success.

It takes so much guts to be publicly open and vulnerable. Honest, humble and self introspective. Thanks Sammy for all that you’ve given the world. I’m going to hug my kids tomorrow another time, encourage them another time, show them extra love, and that’s on you.

I liked that "Inner Child" , and that all Koa Taylor 12 string is a gorgeous guitar, looks and tone.what an awesome man Sammy is.

Great interview as always Mr. Rather. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about Mr. Haggar and how really genuine and humble person that he really is. Even learnred more about Vam Halen breaking up and what actually happened with Eddie. And answering aome questions i had. Recently found out after watching Howard Stern show. Joe Satriani is filling in on a possible Eddie Van Halen tribute tour. I will definitely going to see them if everyone is able to agree and make it happen. Much love from New Orleans

I never knew much about Sammy Hagar but this guy's a good human being. A hard worker his passion guitar singing and performing.. and he made it big wow

They got the year wrong. VH first show with Sammy Hagar in Shreveport was in 1986.

Sammy deserves every bit of success he's achieved.

Yes Sam did make VH band better . I will love them for ever .

What a classy guy. Music aside, Sammy the person is a very admireable human being. His head is in the right place.

The original Montrose album was one of the greatest. Ronnie Montrose was underrated imho. That whole album just rocked all the way through.

I love Sammy Hagar the person that he is being rich and giving back to the community and people in need because he loves to help people his talent himself all round amazing person!!♥️ Love you Sammy!!

Thank you, Sammy, for your honesty, your heart and for being who you are. You're a precious guy and I love you for having the courage to just be real in front of us all. Thank you for pouring out the truth. God bless you and your family.

Sammy has been the epitome of a gentleman rock star ever since I was a kid. He’s just a human that we are all blessed to be living the same time as.

Sammys voice was the best its ever been in Van Halen.. i saw all 5 tours with sammy..

Sammy aint just running around and babbling on stage, hes one of the best performers around

I just fell upon this interview. I knew little to nothing of this man. I am impressed! This is an great interview! It's inspiring. I especially like the drive with, "uncle Dan" and, ... Sharing the wealth with those less fortunate. Carry on, Mr Hagar!

He says he is not a smart guy shore has talent the tunes he wrote outstanding

Great guy. Great singer. Great front-man. Great entertainer. Great business man. Great attitude. Can't say enough about Sammy. Love and respect the man. Salute.

Great interview, heartfelt, great guys that seem very down-to-earth! 🥳👏👏👏

Red Rocker still rocking! Sammy, i love you ❤. I love the music you have created. after VH. Hope to hear you live someday soon! 🙏

Freaking love Sammy. What a guy, I will be seeing him on August 20th in Phoenix

Thank you for posting this.

Sammy is an example of what charisma can do for you. He super charismatic and grounded which makes him very likeable by rveryone.people want to be friends with himbecause hes genuinely cool and that has ooened lots of doors for him and he ran with it. His tequila is outstanding, expensive, but excellent nonetheless. Hes made more money than god outside the music biz yet he still performs 2 hr shows at 70! Hes lived the dream and then some.ive been a fan since Montrose so coming up on 50 yrs. Loved watching him on his path. Great interviews.

I have loved Sammy Hagar from the first song I ever heard Montrose, absolute mastery of progressive rock with beautiful instruments, song content, and rhythm Rock and Roll that influenced other guitar legends to learn to play. Through his solo career before 55, after that a legendary rocker. Love his," inner child" reflection, heart, and business mind, great human. And should consider being President, love him that much , great man.

this interview was so beautiful, well done

Love 🎸Sammy. Van Halen Band was elevated when he joined them , to bad Eddie had problems, that was sad, R.I. P. Eddie you were the best.. I’ve been a huge fan forever. This was such a memorable interview I was hanging on his every word. I read his book and thought I knew his story but I learned so much more . Dan Rather is an excellent interviewer it was smooth and very thoughtful., I learned a lot about Sammy and life, You’ve made me take a look at my life, career and relationships. you Rock!!! Red Rocker. ❤️‍🔥

How does he not age... No one from the 60s and 70s looks like him. You can still go out and Rock!

Sammy is ĵust a great guy!! Long live the Red Rocker❤❤

The debate between who is better- Dave or Sammy- Dave was one of the greatest frontmen but Sammy was a better singer. Two different talents. Both icons in my opinion.

Dan The Man, certainly poured a Tall glass of water when he decided to interview Sammy . Great job on both their parts and why there's not A Million Views and Comments on this is mind bending . PEACE ✌️

My favorite news man, and one of the top tier rockers in any honest world. I LOVED this interview! The one Dan did with Geddy Lee was also phenomenal and extraordinary.

I was touched by this. I have absolutely no success that comes close to his; but, I feel I understand and at my level I've tried to do the same as he.

One of my absolute favorite bands at their best, we graduated HS in '77, were going to go see them, the tour date for the Spectrum in Philly was either just announced or about to be, when we heard Bon died. And Lynyrd Skynyrd near the same time. What a bad time. But great take on the band, thanks Professor!

Anybody who doesn't know Sammy Hagars solo work should listen to Standing Hampton. One of my all time favorite albums. There's only one way to rock.

Loved that song at the end Sammy! 😀

Now THAT, was a great interview. Caused me sit & watch an entire interview with someone I really had not much interest in. Quite inspired by what Sammy accomplished & had to say. He should be very very proud of all he has built.

Thank you both!

Thanks to guitarzforsale for this upload i like Sammy from his solo career to van Halen i have his solo releases now i know a little more about him 😂

Hell I was listening to WLS Chicago from Texarkana Arkansas in 1983.

God bless Sammy Hagar 🙏

This is my most favorite episode!!! Luv Dan’s face riding with Sammy in his sports car!!! 😜

Happy New Year everyone Sammy is awesome!

More respect for Sammy after this. As humble as a rich man can be. Bringing a lot of joy to the world. Kudos Sammy. You blow David Lee Roth away as a genuine, down to earth guy.

Fantastic interview.