Haha! You read Hagar's book, where he said he knew what kind of a show it would be by seeing if Ed had his hair tied back in a ponytail? Then he talks about going over to his house, and Ed has shit lying all over the place, and how it looked like a homeless person lived there. EVH has some issues, it would seem.oth wrote:evh is a backstabber and a shameless one at that...the ma move was unreal...he even removed ma's image from the cd covers on their website but put it back after too much backlash....ive heard audio tapes of the guy and he s not really a people person...still is my fave guitarist.
anything ed did to piss off hagar is fine by me.hagar is a bigger a hole than evh and unlike ed,has no musical talent whatsoever(in a non-britney spears sense)...on the 5150 tour hagar would badmouth roth and wave anti dlr banners on stage-all this while wearing a bette midler/flock of seagulls haircut and peach parachute pants.It was the worst concert i ever saw.Contrast this with the best concert i ever saw which was only 2 yrs prior and funny enough,was van halen also albeit with a real showman and leader,dlr.
I read Hagar's book more out of curiosity, as I wasn't familiar with his run in VH, and being a music fan, was interested in learning more. I've never been impressed by his music, which is pedestrian, including his stuff with VH, IMO. However, he has solid business acumen, and has proven himself to be much smarter than your average rocker with his business ventures. Don't care for his music, but I gotta respect someone that's that good with money and has worked hard and made good investments.
That being said, you'd think with the $$$ the guy has, he could look less like a goof. You're absolutely right about his look around 5150; he looked absolutely stupid. I'm shocked ANY groupies went near his silly ass around this time, but he brags about getting laid a lot and "living the rock n roll lifestyle". Further proof, folks, that you can look like a billy goat, have moderate talent, and still be a successful artist.