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Michael Anthony has detailed how he was able to finally get closure following the death of Eddie Van Halen. The former bandmates had been estranged for years prior to the guitarist’s passing. Anthony was infamously forced to take a pay cut and sign away his rights to the Van Halen band name before going on tour with the group in 2004. When the band reconvened for a tour, he was replaced by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In a recent conversation with Sally Steele, Anthony admitted that he didn’t see the lineup change coming, but added that he was understanding of the move. “I didn’t see [Eddi...
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Michael Anthony has detailed how he was able to finally get closure following the death of Eddie Van Halen. The former bandmates had been estranged for years prior to the guitarist’s passing. Anthony was infamously forced to take a pay cut and sign away his rights to the Van Halen band name before going on tour with the group in 2004. When the band reconvened for a tour in 2015, he was replaced by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In a recent conversation with Sally Steele, Anthony admitted that he didn’t see the lineup change coming, but added that he was understanding of the move. READ MORE: ...
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Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony sees the band’s 2007 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a missed opportunity. During an appearance on The Hook Rocks podcast, Anthony lamented Van Halen’s inability to get along. “Even when the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” the bassist recalled. “Sammy [Hagar] and I were the only two from the band that showed up, and we weren’t even in the band at the time.” Eddie Van Halen (understandably) missed the ceremony because he was in rehab, while David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen chose not to attend. Anthony described it as...
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Michael Anthony recently discussed the failed attempts to launch a Van Halen tribute tour, claiming that one unnamed member “was not playing ball with everybody else.” Reports of the trek emerged in 2022, when former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted claimed in an interview that Alex Van Halen had approached him about taking part in the road trip alongside guitarist Joe Satriani, who would be taking the place of the late Eddie Van Halen. David Lee Roth was also rumored to be involved. Reflecting on both the failed Van Halen tribute tour and his upcoming Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar a...
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Michael Anthony recently discussed the failed attempts to launch a Van Halen tribute tour, claiming that one unnamed member “was not playing ball with everybody else.” Reports of the trek emerged in 2022, when former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted claimed in an interview that Alex Van Halen had approached him about taking part in the road trip alongside guitarist Joe Satriani, who would be taking the place of the late Eddie Van Halen. David Lee Roth was also rumored to be involved. Reflecting on both the failed Van Halen tribute tour and his upcoming Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar a...
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Michael Anthony has opened up about his relationship with former Van Halen bandmate David Lee Roth. In a video recorded last month but only recently posted online, the bassist admitted he hadn’t spoken with his former frontman in “quite some time.” “The last time I actually spoke with him was when [there was talk] about a possible reunion thing,” Anthony noted (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “It’s really crazy because I hadn’t heard anything about [former Metallica bassist] Jason Newsted coming into the fold [and doing the tour]. And I got a call from Alex [Van Halen] and Dave from [manager]...
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Michael Anthony has opened up about his relationship with former Van Halen bandmate David Lee Roth. In a video recorded last month but only recently posted online, the bassist admitted he hadn’t spoken with his former frontman in “quite some time.” “The last time I actually spoke with him was when [there was talk] about a possible reunion thing,” Anthony noted (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “It’s really crazy because I hadn’t heard anything about [former Metallica bassist] Jason Newsted coming into the fold [and doing the tour]. And I got a call from Alex [Van Halen] and Dave from [manager]...
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Wolf Van Halen has paid a touching tribute to late father Eddie a year after his death. The Van Halen songwriter and gutarist passed away on October 6 2020- at the age of 65- following a long battle with lung cancer. And his 30-year-old fellow musician son Wolf has penned a letter to his father saying he misses him "so much it hurts". Writing on Twitter, he said: "One year. "You fought so hard for so long but you were still taken away. "It's just so unfair." "I'm not OK. "I don't think I'll ever be OK. "There's so much I wish I could show you. "So many things I wish I could share with you. "I ...
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