Daryl Corridor stated that Eddie Van Halen as soon as requested him about changing David Lee Roth in Van Halen.
“Yeah… truly sure,” the Corridor & Oates frontman stated with an enormous snort when requested concerning the rumor throughout an interview on Q104.3. “I knew these guys very well and we truly shared some individuals – crew and issues like that. Eddie got here to a present with [his then-wife] Valerie [Bertinelli], and David had simply left the band. Eddie stated, ‘do you wanna be part of Van Halen, man?’ He was half-joking, however I feel he was severe, I actually do consider he was severe. And I took it severely, I stated, ‘ehh I feel not, I feel I obtained my very own shit occurring.'”
Sammy Hagar as a substitute grew to become Van Halen’s second lead singer, releasing 4 chart-topping albums with the group between 1986 and 1995. Earlier than connecting with the “I Cannot Drive 55” star, Van Halen reportedly additionally approached Journey singer Steve Perry and Scandal’s Patty Smyth about working collectively, and regarded recording an album with quite a lot of lead singers, including Joe Cocker.
Corridor additionally confirmed that Eddie credited the keyboard riff from Corridor & Oates’ No. 1 single “Kiss on My Record” with inspiring his band’s greatest hit. “That is what he at all times instructed me, he stated that impressed ‘Leap’.”
On April 1, Corridor will launch BeforeAfter, a two-disc assortment of his solo work. He’ll launch a two-week tour the identical day, with Todd Rundgren serving because the opening act.
Van Halen Lineup Modifications
Three completely different singers and two completely different bassists joined the Van Halen brothers over time.
