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Sammy Hagar on His Ex-Van Halen Band Mates: “I Just Want to Be Friends”

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Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey NetworkSammy Hagar discusses the status of his notoriously contentious relationship with former Van Halen band mate Eddie Van Halen on the next episode of the OWN series Oprah: Where Are They Now?, which premieres tonight at 10 p.m. ET./9 p.m. CT.

The Red Rocker, who parted ways with Van Halen after a volatile 2004 reunion trek, says he’s no longer is holding on to bad feelings about his time the famous hard-rock group and now “just want(s) to be friends.”

“The whole Van Halen issue, I’ve really put that behind me and I’m proud of what we did,” Hagar says in a preview clip of the show. “I’ve decided, forgive and forget. I ain’t looking for nothing from nobody.”

He also maintains that he isn’t interested in getting back in the band. “That’s work. No, no, no, I don’t want to do that,” he declares. “I just want to be friends. I want to say I’m sorry of anything I said bad about you.”

Hagar kicks off a run of late-summer dates with his current group The Circle on Wednesday, August 24, in Tulalip, Washington. The band features Sammy’s good friend and founding Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, one-time Led Zeppelin drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson of Hagar’s longtime backing group The Wabos. Hagar also will be playing with The Circle at the 2016 edition of his annual birthday bash, scheduled for October 7, 9, 11 and 13 at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Here are all of Hagar’s upcoming shows with The Circle:

8/24 — Tulalip, WA, Tulalip Amphitheatre
8/26 — Stateline, NV, Lake Tahoe’s Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s
8/27 — Indio, CA, Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino
9/2 — Chicago, IL, The Loop Luau – FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
9/4 — Norfolk, NE, Affiliated Foods Midwest Music Festival
9/5 — Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9/9 — Quapaw, OK, Downstream Casino Resort
9/10 — Wayzata, MN, Wayzata Beach Bash
10/7 — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Cabo Wabo Cantina – Birthday Bash! Night 1
10/9 — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Cabo Wabo Cantina – Birthday Bash! Night 2
10/11 — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Cabo Wabo Cantina – Birthday Bash! Night 3
10/13 — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Cabo Wabo Cantina – Birthday Bash! Night 4

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