Sammy Hagar recently explained to Rolling Stone the reason for Kenny Arnoff replacing Jason Bonham as his band’s drummer.
Arnoff came into the group earlier this year for the final dates of The Best Of All Worlds Summer Tour when Bonham temporarily stepped away due to a family emergency. However, it now seems Arnoff has come to stay for longer and will be part of the group during Hagar’s upcoming Best Of All Worlds Las Vegas Residency in 2025.
“There’s two reasons,” Hagar explained to Rolling Stone. “Number one, he’s one of the greatest drummers on the planet. I think he’s been on more million-selling records than any musician in the world. And he did so well on this tour, and he plays with Joe on a full-time basis.”
“And he blew my mind. I played with Kenny in Chickenfoot, and he blew my mind then too, because when we auditioned him, he learns every song,” he continued. “‘Tell me what songs we’re playing.’ ‘Okay, here they are.’ He charts them out and he sits there, and he can read it, and play it with soul and power perfectly, just one time, the first time he plays it. If that don’t blow a musician’s mind, I don’t know what would, especially these kinds of songs. These songs are crazy. They’re Van Halen arrangements.”
Source: RTT Music News
I’m sure Jason Bonham not too happy about it.especially with a residency coming up.seems to be a cutthroat move.I think Joe Satriani had the most to do with it when Sam says good things about Kenny does that mean he thinks Kenny is better.