Sammy Hagar has shared that his new single includes a guitar lick that his former Van Halen bandmate, Eddie Van Halen, showed him in a dream.
The musician spoke about the song's origins in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock while he was writing the song.
"About two months ago, I had this dream and Eddie came," he said.
He's going, 'Man, let's write some music!' I said, 'Yeah, f**k it, man. Here, let's go!'
He went on to explain that in the dream, Van Halen "did this harmonic thing and he slid it up to a chord, like a slide guitar. We wrote a song with that lick," Hagar continued.
I remembered it. I got up in the morning and I wrote the song. I used the f**kin' lick that he showed me in the song.
Hagar served as Van Halen's vocalist and guitarist during two stints from 1985 to 1996 and 2003 to 2005.
The band broke up in 1996, and the subsequent 2004 reunion tour ended with the members on rocky terms.
Van Halen passed away in 2020 at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer, and Hagar later revealed the two had patched up their relationship before his death.
Hagar's new track, Encore, 'Thank You, Goodnight', is due for release this Friday, 25 April.
