Montrose : Hagar gave me my first break as a songwriter , as a front man . Ronnie Montrose : [ I would like Ronnie Montrose to be remembered ] as one of the pioneers of Chickenfoot heavy/hard rock . Haragr : But he was more than that -- he was really versatile .
Sammy Hagar : Ronnie Montrose gave me my first break as a songwriter , as a front man . Hagar : [ I would like Montrose to be remembered ] as one of the pioneers of American heavy/hard rock . Haragr : But he was more than that -- he was really versatile .