Sammy Hagar : Ronnie Montrose gave me my first break as a songwriter , as a front man . Hagar : We made one of the greatest hard rock/heavy metal albums of all time with that first Montrose album , and then he did n't want to do that anymore . [ I would like Montrose to be remembered ] as one of the pioneers of American heavy/hard rock . He was an amazing singer and guitar player who had been playing for years before he got into music with his band " Montrose '. 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 . He was an amazing singer and guitar player who had been playing for years before he got into music with his band " Montrose '. But he was more than that -- he was really versatile .