During a new appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Michael Anthony said he doesn’t plan to push further after not getting a response from Alex Van Halen.
“No, I haven’t,” the bassist said when asked if he’s talked to Alex since the tour began with Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and John Bonham. “In fact, the last time I tried to get a hold of Alex, I tried to get a hold of him on his birthday in May, and I did not hear back from him. So, I don’t know.”
He continued talking about his relationship with the drummer, “I didn’t wanna push it or keep trying to get a hold of him or whatever. I figured he knew that I tried to get ahold of him, I think, so I just kind of left it at that. God, at this point, I’m just waiting for his book to come out, so I can read that.”
“Alex, basically, like myself — I’ve never been one to wanna talk smack about the band or whatever, ’cause I choose to remember all the good stuff and all the good times that we had,” Anthony said about what he expects from Alex’s upcoming book, ‘Brothers.’
The musician added, “And I’m hoping, and I’m pretty sure that that’s probably what the book will focus on and not any dirt or whatever, ’cause Alex really was never that kind of guy anyway.”
Before the Best of All Worlds Tour started, Anthony sent a message to Alex to play together. He said in May, “It’d be great to get Alex out there [with us]. He’s obviously welcome anytime he wants to join us, but with Eddie passing… I’ve spoken with Alex a handful of times, and we speak more about family than anything else when we talk.”
The rocker then noted, “But I can put a band together and go out and play Van Halen music, but wouldn’t it be nice to have the other guys that are still around with you from the band to go out and play it too? And, unfortunately, Sammy and I are the only two guys right now. So, we said, ‘Hell, let’s go out and do it.'”
Sammy Hagar also tried to contact Alex several times but he didn’t get any response, either. The singer recently speculated that he believes Van Halen was likely told not to talk to David Lee Roth or Hagar when making the deal for his new book.
