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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sammy Hagar: 'The best was yet to come from Van Halen'
Sammy Hagar believes "the best was yet to come" from Van Halen. The 77-year-old rocker - who was frontman of the 'Jump' band from 1985 to 1996, before returning in 2003 until 2005 - was in touch with late guitarist Eddie Van Halen before his death in October 2020, and was keen to work with him again after learning he was playing the cello and experimenting with different instruments. Speaking on Detroit's WRIF radio station, Sammy was quoted by Blabbermouth as saying when asked if he has any regrets: 'Oh, hell no. Oh, no regrets whatsoever. 'I regret that we broke up, just to see what else we could have done. I would've loved to have made another record or two with Eddie writing.' Sammy loved his songwriting partnership with Eddie. He reflected: 'Eddie and I wrote some great songs together, and I think the best stuff was yet to come; it could have been yet to come, because Eddie was really reaching out on instruments. 'Last time I talked to Eddie before he passed, I said, 'Man, what are you playing?' He said, 'Oh, man, I've really been playing a lot of cello.' And I'm going, 'Cello? Holy shit.' [Laughs] 'Play me something, dude. I'm ready to write a song with you on cello.'' The Red Rocker went on to claim that his arch-nemesis, David Lee Roth - who Sammy replaced as frontman in 1985 and had three tenures with the legendary group from 1974 to 1985, 1996, and 2006 until they disbanded in 2020 - wouldn't give Eddie the space to experiment like he did. He said: 'As artists, Eddie and I were really capable of doing a lot of stuff that he couldn't do before me because the other guy didn't want keyboards. 'And when I walked in the room with Eddie, he showed me two guitar songs when I joined, on [the] 5150 [album] – he showed me Good Enough and he showed me Summer Nights. Those are two riffs he had. And then what did he do? He went and sat down at the piano and he started playing all this stuff. 'And I'm going, Whoa. What? He starts playing the riff to Dreams. He's sitting there playing Love Walks In. He's just playing all these things on keyboards, and I'm going, 'Whoa, I had no idea he was that good of a keyboard player.' So, he really wanted to expand as a musician.' Sammy believes Eddie had only touched the surface of what he wanted to achieve musically, because he was held back by the people at the top. He concluded: 'To me, I think that's what his dream would've been. 'And it was always held back by the record companies and the people around him. I think we would've broken out of that within a year and started doing some really crazy stuff.'
The South African
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
'Housewife of the country': Jojo Robinson's Vula sekele dance goes viral (video)
The Real Housewives of Durban star Jojo Robinson pulled off top dance moves dancing to the hit song Vula Sekele. Jojo had been making headlines as a housewife and is now among the most followed and loved. Jojo's humour and free-spirited character have made many fans love her, especially her song choice. Vula Sekele has been trending since its release 10 months ago, making top figures in several trends. It now has over 10 million views on YouTube alone, showing how many fans loved it. Indeed, Jojo Robinson's fans loved seeing her dancing to such a hit song. Jojo Robinson. Image via Instagram @ The reality star started by reminding her fans it's been a long time since she danced for them. 'Good Enough 🌟💫⭐️Since we haven't danced together in a while, here's a little Ngishutheni,' she said. In doing so, she pulled unique and sleek moves that showed how good a dancer she is. Her song choice proved to be one of the things fans loved the most, as LaConco said. 'Song choice please 😍, moves yah Jojo kunje la😂😂😂' LaConco said. After Jojo Robinson shared her Vula Sekele dance, some fans called her the Housewife of the country. Others, however, laughed, enjoying her dancing. @Sakhile Moremi 'Housewife of the Country, Durban, can sit down for now🪑 you're so beautiful' @𝑶𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑶𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒂 'Argh Jo!! You're everything!! This is so cute!!🥹🥰🔥' @THANDEKA DAKALO MALANGE 'Looks like you're standing on business to me 😂😂😭' @Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn 'Every time I see Jo, there's that small voice in my head that says 'go get that tattoo' 😭😭' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
