Bassist Michael Anthony, best known for his tenure with Van Halen, is featured in a new interview with Get On The Bus. During the chat, found below, Anthony opened up about his career regrets.
Anthony: “The only regret that I have is how things, unfortunately, turned out for Van Halen. It’s a culmination of everything that happened, because when Van Halen was really firing on all 12 cylinders, we were living the dream. It’s the fairytale or whatever, and the first time it ended (was)when (David Lee) Roth left the band; luckily Sammy (Hagar) joined the band and it was like a rebirth. And, obviously, the band was even bigger at that point. But the only regret I have is the way it all ended. It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world, and it was more like a whimper.”
“Unfortunately, Eddie (Van Halen) and I never… we had some issues, and I’m sure that if he had not passed when he did that we would’ve reconciled, or we would’ve really calmed all that stuff down, because I did hear – and I’ve talked to Wolfgang (Van Halen) about it – that they were planning on coming to all of us and putting together a big reunion tour with all of us. And at that point in Ed’s life, I think he was a little bit more, like, ‘Hey, the past is the past. Fricking water under the bridge…’ That whole bit. But, unfortunately, it was not to be.”
Professor Of Rock recently released the video below, along with the following introduction…
“Coming up next, a crash course on the Top 5 of the greatest tracks from one of rock’s heaviest bands, Van Halen. They had three different singers over the course of their tenure and in the process created some of the best hard rock of the last 50 years. Fans fight about what era was their best, but no one can deny the one powerful presence that linked all of the eras together… their incredible guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. And today we’re featuring their five greatest songs that all should’ve been hits, but were never released as singles. It’s Van Halen’s best hidden gems, including a song that Eddie was so excited about writing, he called up and woke up Sammy Hagar at 4 in the morning. Then, he coaxed him to write it half asleep over the phone. Plus, another song where the guitar was so epic and all encompassing, the singer had no clue where to sing because there was no break. Plus, another that made rock and roll dangerous again after disco had taken over. We have the classics and a special guest next on Professor of Rock.”
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