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Chickenfoot to continue without Chad Smith?
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 2 September 2010
Chickenfoot, the supergroup featuring Van Halen’s vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, and guitarist Joe Satriani may record their second album without the band’s founder, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. In an interview with The Pulse Of Radio, Hagar revealed that Smith’s commitments to his main band may force him to bow out of the project for the time being.
Hagar said: “Chad’s a problem, I’m gonna tell everybody straight up. To me, Chad is Chickenfoot. But the Chili Peppers have been writing for a year and they haven’t even started recording, and I just don’t see a window now. Cos once they start recording, Chad’s never gonna be able to get a break, and then when they’re done with that, they’re gonna go out on the road for a year and a half. So, we really don’t know what to do right now, but I think we’re gonna probably play with a few different guys and see what happens”.
However, speaking to Billboard, Hagar added that, while the band have written new songs, they don’t actually have any firm plans to record as yet, and the other members also have other commitments. He said: “We care, but at the same time [Chickenfoot] is not mandatory. It’s not like we feel like, ‘Hey, this is our only chance in life.’ Everyone’s already been there, done that. Chickenfoot is not our bread and butter, and I think that’s really important”.
