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I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.

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Sammy Hagar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: October 13
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When I left Van Halen, I went in the studio and made a CD called Marching to Mars with all studio musicians. I did it immediately. With the disappointment riding on my shoulders of the breakup of the band.
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All he cares about is going out there with his Jack Daniels bottle. Nothing has changed. That's kind of sad. If David was doing better than he used to be, then that would be different. But it was a joke and he made it that way.
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