Hagar said if longtime manager Ed Leffler was still alive, the split would have never happened. Hagar said the dispute with Danniels stemmed from the manager's idea of releasing a "best of" package; Hagar vehemently opposed the idea. Hagar said Leffler and the entire band had agreed to focus on new material rather than look back.

Basically, Sammy never wanted Ray as their manager, but it happened anyway after the death of Ed Leffler. At the time Ray was Alex's brother in law, and Ray and Sammy didn't see eye to eye on things. Sammy says that Ray was less than upfront about the Twister situation, which was a project that really drove the nail into the VH coffin at the time.

lemme say that if ed leffler didn't pass away, or if ray wasn't the new manager, then the issue we have would not be happening today. of course it's blasphemous (whoa, big word, i tried to think of a better one that even I understand ) to be thinking along the lines of whether or not someone is dead, but it was ray who made sammy's stay in van halen no …

In an interview with Guitar World in February of 1995, Ed said: "I lost a golf bet with Jim Kelly and ended up having to shave my head with a fucking Norelco Razor. I just decided to leave it short, because I was sick of having long hair." But in another interview with The Inside (Issue 4), he said he just decided to cut his hair because he was very depressed and that it was a way of ...

Ed Leffler was a Peter Grant type manager with a big personality who could handle Van Halen, but even he might have not been able to fucking do anything with Ed and Al in 1996. Blaming Ray or anyone else for the train wrecked legacy that is Van Halen is pointless, the blame resides mainly with Ed, with a heavy helping from DLR and Sammy.

2021年11月23日 · The story of Mr. Leffler renegotiating Van Halen’s deal with their record company after the departure of David lee Roth is the stuff of rock legend but things did not even have to be of that magnitude to garner the wrath of Ed. Before the tour even began Mr. Leffler established what he considered a fair split of funds resulting from things ...

I keep hearing that RD totally screwed up Van Halen. However, I am not sure what he did that messed things up for the band. I have heard that he tried to give the band a more conservative, politically correct image. Can some of you give detailed information as …

2008年8月14日 · Hagar brought Ed Leffler on board as manager, his argument fell on deaf ears. The brothers were convinced they'd been swindled. As far as the Red Rocker was concerned, trying to reason with the pair, especially Al, was like talking to a rock. "Their state of mind," inferred the singer, "that Ed Leffler and Sammy

Then oneday Ed Leffler died, VHs manager. That was the day Ed became someone else. He had free reign. The safety net had gone. You might think the day he first kicked the booze was when he first changed. WRONG!!!! It was when Ed Leffler died, it was Eds oppurtunity to step up and have full control of the ship.

Basically, Sammy never wanted Ray as their manager, but it happened anyway after the death of Ed Leffler. At the time Ray was Alex's brother in law, and Ray and Sammy didn't see eye to eye on things. Sammy says that Ray was less than upfront about the Twister situation, which was a project that really drove the nail into the VH coffin at the time.