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.”