Sammy Hagar has come to the defense of Michael Anthony after the bassist was at the receiving end of some scathing, hurtful comments from Eddie Van Halen. In a two-minute video titled “In Defense of Mikey,” Hagar stands up for his former Van Halen (and current Chickenfoot) bandmate while also telling Eddie Van Halen, “You’re a liar.”
In a Billboard interview, Eddie Van Halen slammed both Anthony’s bass playing and singing abilities.
While Anthony himself refused to be pulled into the “never-ending mudslinging” between his former band following Van Halen’s Billboard interview, Hagar was up for the challenge and said of Anthony, “It’s really irritating to see them go after Mikey. Mikey didn’t do anything, ever, to Van Halen. Mikey was the most loyal guy in the band, he was the first guy there at rehearsal, the last guy to leave.”
