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Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar: Aerosmith wanted me to replace Steven Tyler
May 3, 2011, 6:35 PM EST
WENN
Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar says he was offered the chance to replace Steven Tyler as the frontman of Aerosmith but that he turned down the opportunity because it would have been a difficult transition.
Hagar tells Forbes magazine he has been approached over the years to join a string of top bands. "I was asked at one time to be in Motley Crue," he says. "I was asked at one time to be in Pantera by their managers. I was asked to be in Velvet Revolver when Scott Weiland quit."
Hagar says he was considered as a possible replacement for Tyler when Tyler fell out with his Aerosmith bandmates in late 2009.
"I was asked to be in Aerosmith, and I said no," he says. "Certain bands and certain frontman singers are more difficult to replace than others. Steven Tyler and that band have stayed together for 40 years, and you don't want to walk into something like that."
Hagar suggests he would not have done Tyler's distinctive vocals justice, and takes a swipe at David Lee Roth, the man he replaced in Van Halen. He adds, "It was easy because Dave wasn't a great singer."
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