EVH/Lukather Interview

[Vince G.]

Pretty good read from '93:

http://www.beatline.com/lukather/luk...terviews8.html

[Brett]

I found this part interesting about Sam and his voice:

Ed: The lights go down and it's better than anything. Do you do anything special to take care of your voice? Me, I'm not really a singer; I don't know how to sing properly. If we do a two-and-a-half-hour show and I'm just singing backgrounds, my voice is fucked by the end. I asked Sammy how he does it because he doesn't know how to sing properly either. He goes, "I don't know."

Luke: The key is to warm up. I have this tape of this guy John Deavers, a vocal coach.

Ed: Sammy [Hagar] has no idea how long his voice is going to last or when he can sing and when he can't.

Luke: Does he warm up?

Ed: Not really.

Luke: His voice would last a lot longer if he did.

Ed: He strums on the guitar for five minutes and yells and screams a little.

With this knowledge, it's amazing Sam still has his pipes at 55.