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Comments on Mike Anthony from others
“Nobody and I mean NOBODY could fucking touch him. Anthony kicked ass—basically made Van Halen.”
-Stephen Pearcy, RATT
“I remember when Van Halen were opening for Sabbath on their 10th anniversary tour in the UK. Here are Sabbath – metal gods—and Van Halen---these upstarts from America. Now, you would think they would have absolutely no chance against Sabbath. But the fact is, Van Halen blew Sabbath off the stage every night on that tour and there was Micheal Anthony playing like a madman, out of his skin. I’d never seen anything like it!”
-Malcolm Dome, Rock journalist.
“Michael Anthony changed the way background singers sang. It was a whole new approach to background singing. It was phenomenal.”
-Richard Marx
“Forget about Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing or David Lee Roth’s showmanship---it was Michael Anthony’s background vocals that made the band. I remember first hearing them on the first Van Halen record and I was like, “Holy shit! What planet is this from??” Mike was an innovator and the main reason for Van Halen’s success.”
-Kevin Dubrow
“Michael Anthony made kids want to become background singers. It was simple as that. That alone is an achievement in itself. His bass playing wasn’t bad either – who could forget Anthony’s Opus from the first Van Halen album? Awesome.”
-Jeff Pilson
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-Stephen Pearcy, RATT
“I remember when Van Halen were opening for Sabbath on their 10th anniversary tour in the UK. Here are Sabbath – metal gods—and Van Halen---these upstarts from America. Now, you would think they would have absolutely no chance against Sabbath. But the fact is, Van Halen blew Sabbath off the stage every night on that tour and there was Micheal Anthony playing like a madman, out of his skin. I’d never seen anything like it!”
-Malcolm Dome, Rock journalist.
“Michael Anthony changed the way background singers sang. It was a whole new approach to background singing. It was phenomenal.”
-Richard Marx
“Forget about Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing or David Lee Roth’s showmanship---it was Michael Anthony’s background vocals that made the band. I remember first hearing them on the first Van Halen record and I was like, “Holy shit! What planet is this from??” Mike was an innovator and the main reason for Van Halen’s success.”
-Kevin Dubrow
“Michael Anthony made kids want to become background singers. It was simple as that. That alone is an achievement in itself. His bass playing wasn’t bad either – who could forget Anthony’s Opus from the first Van Halen album? Awesome.”
-Jeff Pilson
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