Sammy Hagar Wants To “Bury the Hatchet” with Alex Van Halen

Sammy Hagar would like to bury the hatchet with Alex Van Halen in the midst of a contentious relationship between the former Van Halen bandmates. Alex hasn’t had kind words for Sammy over the past few years, most recently calling the singer a “complete idiot.” The drummer appears to be upset about a section of Hagar’s 2011 memoir where he wrote about the “dark side” of Eddie Van Halen’s life, something Hagar expressed regret in following Eddie’s passing in 2020. In a new interview with Billboard, Hagar said that despite Alex’s harsh words about him, he would like to reconcile with the drummer. “I’ll put out an olive branch right now, and say it again a million times — I would love to bury the hatchet with Alex,” said Hagar. “I would love to be friends again. If we played music, mo’ better. That would be awesome…. But I’m willing to forget anything and everything and be friends and bring the two (Van Halen) eras together like they should be.” He continued, “It’s the crack in the world I wrote about 50 years ago. He’s sticking with it, and why? I’m trying to get rid of that. Unification over separation. Let’s unify this world. That’s my dream and wish; if I could find a way to do tha...