Full New Michael Anthony Interview

[PlexiBrown]

Eddie is a full blown alcoholic. Until he straightens out he won't be able to function in any band, relationship or whatever. It is a sickness. It effects every part of his life including his playing. If he doesn't straighten out he will be dead soon. I believe his father died from alcoholism also. In a perfect world it would be cool if someone can go up to Eddie and say, "stop drinkling and get your life together" and then he did. It is not that simple though. Valerie stuck with him for a long time. She couldn't help him. It is hard to help someone who can't or won't try to help themselves. I am sure Eddie is in denial also. I love the guy and he is the reason I picked up a guitar and still play to this day. However, he is a sick man and he will either somehow get well or he will die soon. Right now he has one foot in the grave and one foot on a banana peel. Even if they got together with Roth tomorrow it wouldn't matter because Eddie is too sick. It would be a half assed tour and Eddie would play like crap like he did in 2004. It would be hard enough for them to do a reunion if Eddie was well. Eddie's present condition along with the typical Dave and Eddie issues would make it impossible.

[vistadelrey]

and what's with the michael anthony praise. he shouldn't be praised and he shouldn't be disrespected. He's just the bassist with all due respect.

Apples to Oranges acutally. MA being a straight up guy and all is par for the course.


The three song deal in shameful but so were the songs. there's no substance to that really.

[vistadelrey]

Originally posted by PlexiBrown
Eddie is a full blown alcoholic. Until he straightens out he won't be able to function in any band, relationship or whatever. It is a sickness. It effects every part of his life including his playing. If he doesn't straighten out he will be dead soon. I believe his father died from alcoholism also. In a perfect world it would be cool if someone can go up to Eddie and say, "stop drinkling and get your life together" and then he did. It is not that simple though. Valerie stuck with him for a long time. She couldn't help him. It is hard to help someone who can't or won't try to help themselves. I am sure Eddie is in denial also. I love the guy and he is the reason I picked up a guitar and still play to this day. However, he is a sick man and he will either somehow get well or he will die soon. Right now he has one foot in the grave and one foot on a banana peel. Even if they got together with Roth tomorrow it wouldn't matter because Eddie is too sick. It would be a half assed tour and Eddie would play like crap like he did in 2004. It would be hard enough for them to do a reunion if Eddie was well. Eddie's present condition along with the typical Dave and Eddie issues would make it impossible.

hopefully not. the cherone tour he was on and the reunion tour he was toast. but we know why now. he is struggling with some demons. hopefully the hagar crap is over and there are better days on the horizon.

[PlexiBrown]

I hope so!

[ThrillsNSpills]

Ed and Al are control freaks. There is no team player mentality here and in the old days where Ed had people to bounce ideas off of(Donn, Dave , Ted,) the material was better, there was push and pull. Even when the band had their problems they still were untouchable live.
Also in the old days Ed used to say things like having a big ego doesn't get you anywhere and you have to do it for the love of it and now that he sees the Van Halen name as a corporation and they seem to feel that they have the right to tell their players how to live their lives of course there's going to be tension.

That said it sure would have been something to be a fly on the wall when they played with Roth and the magic was still there. Anybody who heard the BOV1 tracks knew that would be the case. And to hear those 5 tracks Dave's got....what would it take to get those five plus some unreleased gems put out on a full new release?

And they always talk about Dave's ego... could be the case but he's got vision, ideas, and part of the chemistry that make the early version explode, and the Bros just dismiss it and see him as difficult. At least Alex said let's do stuff Roth wants to do and we'll do our thing...
How hard can that be?

[DavidLeeNatra]

read the book...dave says in CFTH that "their whole thing became hyper strategic"...if the sisters made their lawyers call every radio station not to mention bass player's hot sauce and sam's pissy tequila that says a lot...I read sam's book about the "business" that was going on between the band and what the sisters do with it make good ol' gene $immon$ look like a saint...

[DavidLeeNatra]

Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by Full Bug
VAN HALEN Bassist On Status Of Band - "We're On Temporary Hiatus That Possibly Could Become Permanent"
2006-03-17 08:51:27

...and I go on the Internet everyday and I'm checking out what fans are saying and try to keep in touch with what's going on as much as I can with our fan base and people do want to hear the music

now check this out, bass player!

IT AIN'T VAN HALEN WITHOUT DAVID LEE ROTH

and now don't act like a pussy and go and tell the sisters...

[vistadelrey]

Re: Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by DavidLeeNatra
now check this out, bass player!

IT AIN'T VAN HALEN WITHOUT DAVID LEE ROTH

and now don't act like a pussy and go and tell the sisters...

good for you. now take the six halen albums that you own and fade the fuck out cuz that' all your gonna get. the roth that IS halen in your mind blew it. 3x. yeah. he struck the fuck out.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Re: Re: Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by vistadelrey
good for you. now take the six halen albums that you own and fade the fuck out cuz that' all your gonna get. the roth that IS halen in your mind blew it. 3x. yeah. he struck the fuck out.

are you talkin' to me?

[Don Corleone]

Re: Re: Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by vistadelrey
good for you. now take the six halen albums that you own and fade the fuck out cuz that' all your gonna get. the roth that IS halen in your mind blew it. 3x. yeah. he struck the fuck out.

.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by Don Corleone
.

:D

[Diamondjimi]

Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by Full Bug
VAN HALEN Bassist On Status Of Band - "We're On Temporary Hiatus That Possibly Could Become Permanent"
2006-03-17 08:51:27

"
I mean even if you just wanted to look at it purely look at it from a money standpoint that guy was hurting for money."

Bullshit . Dave has made boatloads more than Bassplayer.

[Big Train]

Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by Full Bug


I mean even if you just wanted to look at it purely look at it from a money standpoint that guy was hurting for money.

And it came off so great that we started thinking well God, and I go on the Internet everyday and I'm checking out what fans are saying and try to keep in touch with what's going on as much as I can with our fan base and people do want to hear the music. There were a lot of great comments that came from us doing that thing down there and we were like, hey you know, we want to go out and we want to play the stuff and the fans want to hear it.

Two things:

1. Roth is in no way hurting for money and it is yet another cheap shot to say that he is? On what basis is that guy hurting for money? Other than the millions in royalites that were being held away from him in collusion (WB and the VH Corp., who knows if "Hired gun" is part of it anymore), but even so he made millions and millions on the royalities he did make, his solo career and touring over the years. He was always thrifty, no Lambos or GT40s like Mad...er Bass Player and never got divorced, like the sisters.

2. If he "checks the Internet everyday to stay in touch with the fans" , webmasters please hot link his fucking site and give him and honorary screenname. We have much to discuss...

[DavidLeeNatra]

does "demanding what you deserve" mean "hurting for money"?

yeah bass player...suck it and swallow everything...sign slavery-contracts with the sisters but don't piss on a man who has the balls to stand straight up!

[PlexiBrown]

As far as money is concerned it is not just what you make or made, it is what you keep. I know a lot of people who "make" a lot of money and are in debt. Better to invest 5000 bucks properly then to waste a million.