Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock by
Sammy Hagar
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
This was a very interesting book written by Sammy Hagar about his life beginning when he was a small child up until now. I have always been a huge fan of his even before he was in Van Halen, though much more when he joined the band. He really shows that if you work hard you can make it in any business. He has a real work ethic and is a true entrepreneur that to me was surprising, especially in the world of rock and roll.
It did sadden me though how much he bashed the Van Halen brothers. Even if it's all true, it was disheartening to read a lot of what went on, on stage and behind closed doors, though not surprising. I have been a huge fan of Van Halen, especially when Hagar joined them back in the 80's and saw them 3 times in concert throughout Hagar's career with them. The first two times were amazing, but that last concert in '03 or '04 (the reunion tour) wasn't so great. The book did explain a lot of why that was, but still saddened me to read it.
The thing I really disliked about the book was the terrible grammar, proper nouns not capitalized, and the beginning of sentences not capitalized. Come on!!! These are common editorial mistakes that could have easily been fixed during editing. I don't know who's job it is to make sure an ebook has the right punctuation and grammar, but I find it VERY distracting while reading any book. That's why I gave it only three stars instead of four.
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