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The Clash's ironic criticism of the festival in the press conferences and interviews prior the event caused an argument backstage between Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth and The Clash singer Joe Strummer. This may have also been kickstarted by a comment guitarist Eddie Van Halen made in Rolling Stone magazine one month prior regarding the punk movement ("..that's like what I played in my garage when I was a kid, man.."). A clearly intoxicated Roth compounded this rivalry by insulting The Clash onstage during Van Halen's headlining set and took some humorous jabs at the influential punk band regarding their manhood, drinking habits, and sexual orientation.
This is interesting. At the very least, it's information which can be used to tip the scales in Sammy Hagar's favor during spontaneous games of "who was the best Van Halen singer"?
The Clash's ironic criticism of the festival in the press conferences and interviews prior the event caused an argument backstage between Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth and The Clash singer Joe Strummer. This may have also been kickstarted by a comment guitarist Eddie Van Halen made in Rolling Stone magazine one month prior regarding the punk movement ("..that's like what I played in my garage when I was a kid, man.."). A clearly intoxicated Roth compounded this rivalry by insulting The Clash onstage during Van Halen's headlining set and took some humorous jabs at the influential punk band regarding their manhood, drinking habits, and sexual orientation.
This is interesting. At the very least, it's information which can be used to tip the scales in Sammy Hagar's favor during spontaneous games of "who was the best Van Halen singer"?
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