Drinksville.com has posted a two-minute video interview with
Sammy Hagar in which he talks about his
Cabo Wabo brand of tequila. Watch it at
this location.
Sammy Hagar made Forbes magazine's list of Top 20 Paydays of 2007 for the entertainment industry after he added $80 million to his bank account when he sold 80% of his tequila company Cabo Wabo to Gruppo Campari. The company has an option to buy the remaining 20% over the next five to eight years.
Sammy Hagar recently started a new "supergroup" with ex-
VAN HALEN bassist
Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso
Joe Satriani and
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer
Chad Smith. The band, tentatively called
CHICKENFOOT, will enter the studio to begin recording its debut album this summer.
Hagar spoke about the project in a recent interview, explaining, "We've written eight, nine songs...When people hear the music, it's
LED ZEPPELIN. It's as good as that. I know that's a mighty bold statement...We could rival
ZEP."
Hagar sang with
VAN HALEN from 1986 to 1996, and again on a 2004 reunion tour, but left both times after feuding with guitarist
Eddie Van Halen.
Hagar said recently about his relationship with the troubled guitar hero, "I love
Eddie, but we don't love each other. I heard that he got cleaned up again. Hopefully he stays that way and doesn't die, because before we both die we have to be friends again."