The Red Rocker

I read Sammy Hagar's autobiography over the past couple days.  I had to read it fast because it's due back at the library and both of us wanted to get our hands on it. We had waited over 2 months to get it and the waiting list is still crazy long.

The first 3 chapters are so poorly written that I very nearly gave up on it.  I'm glad I didn't though. It's as though his co-author finally took over after that.  I mean, the entire book certainly isn't the finest piece of literature out there, but it's not the worst book ever written.  Did you know Sammy was into numbers and astrology?  I had no idea what the hell he was talking about, but it sure sounded smart to me.  And did you know that with a few of his friends, he founded the first mountain bike business in California?  Sold that business for millions.  He invented his own brand of tequila too and eventually sold that business for a cool 100 million dollars. His chain restaurants support local charities.  His Cabo Wabo Cantinas support local rockers. But it was his relationship with the Van Halen's that was most interesting to me.  Biased?  Oh hell yeah, but it still makes for a really cool read.  Those brothers, according to Sammy, are extremely fucked up in a very fucked up sort of way.  But even he admits that when the times were good, it was magic. 

Makes me want to download everything Sammy and Van Halen now.  Isn't that what the book is supposed to do?  Well it worked.

Rock on.