Sammy Hagar Explains Why He Whipped It Out While Opening for Kiss

Sammy Hagar insisted that his 1977 onstage meltdown by which he uncovered his genitals to a sold-out crowd of Kiss followers and destroyed an costly guitar was in the end a very good factor.

“It was lovely in its personal approach as a result of it gave me drive,” he defined just lately on the That Rocks! program. “It made me offended, and I mentioned that fucking shit isn’t going to occur once more.”

Hagar was invited to open for Kiss at 10 live shows on their Rock and Roll Over tour, beginning with an essential present at Madison Sq. Backyard within the headlining band’s hometown of New York Metropolis in February.

Sadly, Kiss was on the peak of their reputation, and Hagar’s look wasn’t promoted prematurely to the band’s rabid followers. “They did not actually know I used to be going to be on the present,” Hagar recalled. “So when the man got here out to announce it, I am standing on the aspect of the stage, I am pumped and the man goes, ‘Women and gentleman please welcome Sammy Hagar!’ And the fucking place began booing! They did not even know who the fuck I used to be.”

The Kiss story begins at 1:14 within the beneath interview.

The Crimson Rocker tried to win over the viewers. “I attempted to provide it up, I fucking labored them arduous with the 2 rock songs,” he famous. “After which I went to the ballad – in these days you probably did two heavies and you then did your ballad, which was often your hit – and oh, man they went off.”

A pissed off Hagar turned on the crowd by dropping his pants. “I simply stopped the track and mentioned, ‘I am so glad they flew in a particular viewers from Los Angeles for me,'” he defined. “Then I pulled my pants down, fucking shook it at them after which smashed my guitar to bits and walked off the stage saying, ‘Fuck you.’ … That was a ’61 Strat. I consider that factor could be price half one million bucks most likely, however I smashed it to items, that is how pissed off I received.”

Hagar’s actions shocked each the headliners and legendary promoter Invoice Graham, who had stopped by the present unannounced. “[Graham has] received his arms in his face, he did not know what to say, he was speechless,” Hagar mentioned. “And Paul Stanley’s going ‘Sammy! Oh, my God, you’ll be able to’t fucking do this, man.’ They had been freaking out, the Kiss guys, and I mentioned fuck it. I advised my supervisor I am not doing yet one more present ever with these guys once more. And I by no means have. I’ve went to see them as a result of we’re associates, however I would not ever attempt to open for them once more.”

Instantly after his declaration, Hagar reconsidered the concept. “Truthfully, proper now I’d, that might be the best factor on the planet,” he mentioned. “However just for that one motive, let’s go to Madison Sq. Backyard and I am going to open for you. Let’s have one other crack at this!”