Eddie Van Halen Passes at the Age of 65

Loved seeing Van Halen because of Eddie.

Sammy Hagar Abducted by Aliens?

In an interview for his new book, "Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock" at mtvhive.com, Hagar lets go of what even he admits might make him "sound like a crazy person" to some readers.

He and the reporter are talking about dreams he claims to have had about UFOs, and when asked whether he believed he had been abducted, Hagar answers: "I think I have."

The reporter seemed surprised. "What? Really? I was kidding. You seriously believe that?" he asks.

Hagar laughs and goes on to explain that a passage in the book described as a dream in which he is contacted by aliens from outer space in California was, in fact, reality.

The tale describes how the beings tapped into his mind through a wireless connection.

"It was real," Hagar told the reporter, according to the story on MTV's Hive website.

Hagar goes on to describe an experience at the age of four where he believes he saw an alien space ship in broad daylight hovering over a country field where his family lived.

The rock guitarist and vocalist is no stranger to wild times. He was a part of several bands, including Montrose, during the "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" era of the 1970s and 1980s, and during its heyday Van Halen was among the biggest acts in rock music.

In his book and in the interview with MTV's Hive, Hagar lets the stories fly on the sex and drugs he did during those years, and to nobody's surprise he has a few not-so-nice things to say about another Van Halen lead singer, David Lee Roth, whom Hagar replaced in 1985.

Sammy Hagar can't drive 55



Van Halen Pointing to 2011

How about this for news?  The band Van Halen recently renewed its deal with publishers Warner/Chappell, and guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his drummer brother Alex have revealed they are working on new material.  With...David Lee Roth.

They stated, "(Van Halen) is currently in the studio recording an album with Roth that is due for release in 2011."

And the band will promote the forthcoming disc by hitting the road once again, reports Billboard.com.

The website claims the rockers' manager and Live Nation promotions executive Irving Azoff mentioned a Van Halen 2011 tour during a discussion about concert earnings on Thursday.

The group's previous studio album, Van Halen III, was released in 1998 and featured Gary Cherone on vocals.

Roth last appeared with his Van Halen pals on their best-selling 1983 release, titled 1984.