Sammy Hagar
Pull a thread
Alex Van Halen Called Sammy Hagar an Idiot in a Brazilian Magazine, and the English Press Had to Quote It
The insult went around the world in a weekend. The part nobody dwelt on is where it was printed: Roadie Crew, in Portuguese, by the man who translated Alex’s own book.
The quote, and where it came from
On September 3, 2026, the Brazilian magazine Roadie Crew published an interview with Alex Van Halen in issue #293. The interviewer was Marcelo Vieira, and Vieira had a specific claim on Alex’s attention: he is the journalist who translated Brothers, Alex’s 2024 memoir, into Portuguese for the Brazilian edition, published as Irmãos by Belas Letras.