https://realrocklab.com/people/sammy-hagar/Recent content in Sammy Hagar on Real Rock LabHugoen-usFri, 11 Sep 2026 02:12:59 +0000https://realrocklab.com/alex-van-halen-called-sammy-hagar-an-idiot/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:12:59 +0000https://realrocklab.com/alex-van-halen-called-sammy-hagar-an-idiot/<p><em>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&rsquo;s own book.</em></p> <h2 id="the-quote-and-where-it-came-from">The quote, and where it came from</h2> <p>On September 3, 2026, the Brazilian magazine Roadie Crew published an interview with <a href="https://realrocklab.com/people/alex-van-halen/">Alex Van Halen</a> in issue #293. The interviewer was Marcelo Vieira, and Vieira had a specific claim on Alex&rsquo;s attention: he is the journalist who translated <em>Brothers</em>, Alex&rsquo;s 2024 memoir, into Portuguese for the Brazilian edition, published as <em>Irmãos</em> by Belas Letras.</p>