Sammy Hagar has posted a video on Instagram of him with Paul Rodgers hanging out in Southern California.
He captioned it with, “Paul Rodgers had as much influence on my singing as any singer of my time… Congratulations on [Bad Company making] the Rock Hall ballot … without a doubt a winner. Free [the band Rodgers was in before Bad Company] also one of my favorite bands.”
However, in the clip, Sammy mistakenly congratulates Paul on Bad Company being inducted into the Hall of Fame instead of nominated. Here are Sammy Hagar and Paul Rodgers discussing Bad Company being nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
SH: “How do you feel about that? It’s about time, right? What do you think?”
PR: “Well, it is about time. I mean, it’s validation and it’s great for a kid from Middlesbrough [England] to reach this pinnacle of my career. Wonderful. Thank you.”
We spoke to Sammy about what he said in the video and he recognized his mix-up, adding that he was “just making it well known. They deserve to be in the Hall and they will be.”
Hagar, who was inducted as a member of Van Halen in 2007, will be casting his ballot for Bad Co., who are third in the Fan Vote behind Phish at one and Billy Idol second.
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