"Shake it baby. Shake it," Scott Metzger whispered, imitating one of Vidal Sassoon's famous lines. Sassoon always spoke in a whisper, Metzger said. Sassoon, hair designer and businessperson, passed away May 9, age 84, after suffering from leukemia. "It was terrible. It was a very hard, sad day," Metzger said softy.