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Alex Van Halen gets candid about brother's health struggles, tension with David Lee Roth
Alex is also unvarnished when discussing frontman David Lee Roth, whom he thinks was “angry at Ed for being too talented” and expressing his own anger when Ed agreed to play an uncredited guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” (“Why would ...
Van Halen's Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth nearly came to blows before canceling reunion tour
Van Halen's Alex Van Halen claimed that an argument between himself and David Lee Roth almost turned violent and led to the cancelation of a planned reunion tour after Eddie Van Halen's death.
Alex Van Halen says reunion tour axed because David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to Eddie
A proposed Van Halen reunion tour was scrapped after singer David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to the band’s late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, his brother says. The group’s 71-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen made the revelation in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
Alex Van Halen Says David Lee Roth Tanked Van Halen Reunion Over Refusal to Honor Eddie Van Halen: ‘F–kin’ Popped a Fuse’
“If you look at how Queen does it, they show old footage,’” Alex said of that band’s hat-tipping to late singer Freddie Mercury on their recent tours with replacement singer Adam Lambert. “And the moment I said we gotta acknowledge Ed, Dave f–kin’ popped a fuse.… The vitriol that came out was unbelievable.”
Alex Van Halen Claims David Lee Roth Axed Reunion Tour Over Eddie Memorial: ‘Dave F—in’ Popped a Fuse’
Alex Van Halen claimed that David Lee Roth axed a Van Halen reunion tour over a memorial for his late brother Eddie.
Van Halen reunion tour scrapped after David Lee Roth declined Eddie Van Halen tribute, says brother Alex
Alex Van Halen, who co-founded Van Halen with Eddie Van Halen, spoke candidly with Rolling Stone about how the proposed reunion tour fell through
Alex Van Halen says reunion was canceled because David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen
Alex Van Halen has revealed why a planned Van Halen tour in 2022 failed to materialize, blaming singer David Lee Roth’s refusal to pay tribute to late guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen, one of the most celebrated guitar players in history, died in 2020 at the age of 65 after being diagnosed with throat cancer.
Van Halen's reunion tour was canceled because David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to Eddie, Alex Van Halen says
"Dave f---in' popped a fuse!" Van Halen rockers David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen had a fraught relationship for decades, and that's what torpedoed a planned reunion tour following Eddie's death, the band's drummer Alex Van Halen,
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Alex Van Halen Says David Lee Roth 'Popped a Fuse' at Idea of Eddie Van Halen Tribute, Ending Future Tour Plans
The drummer says Van Halen's frontman balked at the idea of paying tribute to his late brother and bandmate John ...
The surprising hobby David Lee Roth called “a perfect metaphor” for making it big
Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is known for hot takes, and once said one surprising hobby was a "perfect metaphor" ...
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Legendary classic rock band won’t reunite because singer refuses to honor late guitarist
The reasoning is that lead singer David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, according ...
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Alex Van Halen doesn’t ‘sugar coat’ complex relationship he had with Eddie in new book ‘Brothers’
“There was never a waking moment when Ed wasn’t with his guitar. He worked day and night, disassembling and then ...
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Remember When: David Lee Roth and Steve Vai Wrote a Tribute to the Statue of Liberty, “Yankee Rose”
She's a vision from coast to coast, Sea to shining sea sings David Lee Roth on his debut single "Yankee Rose." ...