Sammy Hagar co-wrote a Song with Eddie Van Halen after Seeing Him in a Dream

Sammy Hagar wrote a song with Eddie Van Halen called “Thank You”. But they didn’t write it together before Eddie died. It’s based on a guitar lick Eddie showed him in a DREAM.

April 20, 1986; Nashville, TN, USA; Van Halen new lead singer Sammy Hagar, left, and superstar rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen are performing a twin guitar duel on the second song before a sold-out crowd of over 9,000 at Municipal Auditorium April 20, 1986. Mandatory Credit: P. Casey Daley/The Tennessean via USA TODAY NETWORK

He says Eddie told him, “Man, let’s write some music!” And Sammy replied, quote, “Yeah, [eff] it, man. Here, let’s go!”

When he woke up, Sammy used what Eddie showed him and wrote the rest of the song. And he says when he releases it, he’ll give Eddie a writing credit and possibly donate the proceeds to charity.

And Sammy would like you to know that this is NOT a gimmick. Quote, “I feel so embarrassed about it because everyone’s going to say, ‘Oh, look at Sammy trying to capitalize on Eddie.’

“No, I’m not. You don’t understand. This was a real [effin’] dream, and I told you exactly what happened in it.”