Full New Michael Anthony Interview

[light 'em up!]

MELISSA RUGGIERI on Ed

"As you can see from this ghastly picture of former guitar hero Eddie Van Halen at an Oscar party last week, the guy has -- or should have -- more pressing concerns with his life right now. I don't know about you, but if I passed him on the street, I'd be inclined to hand him a buck or buy him a hot meal. Some demons are impossible to exorcise, and Van Halen looks as if he is paying the price for his battles."

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[vistadelrey]

Originally posted by PlexiBrown
I hope so!

so you do in fact hope that eddie is pretty much dead.

Ok.
gotcha.
if you want to wish death on somebody. do it up!!!

[vistadelrey]

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

Originally posted by DavidLeeNatra
are you talkin' to me?

Absolutely.

[vistadelrey]

Originally posted by 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.

thats right. how in the fuck would any one here know a god damn thing about roth's cash flow.

you talk about elementary econ here. avg. joe thinks roth is rich cuz of halen proceeds? DO YOU ALL LIVE WITH YOUR MOM OR WHAT?

[vistadelrey]

Re: Re: Full New Michael Anthony Interview

Originally posted by Big Train
Two things:

1. Roth is in no way hurting for money.....

Explain please. If you would. where and how you got this GOLDEN IMFORMATION. Was it your frontal lobe or just some bird. please tell.

[vistadelrey]

Originally posted by bantonelli
You contribute alot to be thought about before answering...BUT, I must disagree with your quote about ROTH not recognizing who ED is and the lack of respect that ROTH supposedly has.

If you watched the DVD "Early Van Halen Years" (2003), ROTH is interviewed and maintains that when he first witnessed ED on stage in the Pasadena Days (before ROTH joined VH), ROTH was mezmerized by ED and considered him a mentor. ROTH said, "I want to do with my voice and my feet what ED does with his guitar. Ed has been a mentor of mine."

The tone of that statement still stands today. Not only does it stand, but you know as well as I that ROTH is totally anal and a perfectionist regarding the talent of the musicians he gathers to work with.
ROTH also points this out in his book, CFTH. Stating that ED & AL are excellent musicians and he makes it clear that they are the BEST he has ever worked with.

DAVE doesn't disrespect ED personally or professionally at all - it's the opposite. Dave may put ED down on his show, but most of us who follow the VH & DLR situation, realize that DLR is blowing off steam...he's mad, he's hungry to get the magic going again with ED. I think some of us (not all) feel the same....sure, we may make comments about ED that speak negatively, but it's only due to our frustration of seeing these guys, so effen talented, so much better than what's out there today and knowing that it's an ego-driven feud that keeps them apart from making the magic happen again.

DAVE respects the hell out ED and I do as well....But yeah, Dave is simply pissed that the minds haven't reconciled and decided to get the party started again.

once again. how can you deny the omnipresent spirit of egomaniacs that control this thread. everything you said made total sense yesterday yet the total vile of late has sent me into a tailspin of disbelief. fuck this. so much bulshit. yesterday i'm talkiin to you about roth taking the high road and today.... whatever. later. pathetic verquenza. que se vayan a la mierda a todos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ciao

[PlexiBrown]

I was saying "I Hope So" to there being better days ahead!!!

[audiospectrum]

Originally posted by vistadelrey
so you do in fact hope that eddie is pretty much dead.

Ok.
gotcha.
if you want to wish death on somebody. do it up!!!

You are too sensitive.
You don't seem to understand that it's not about money or getting along, it's about artistic integrity. I don't give a fuck about Dave's personal life, or Ed's. But Dave has always told the truth through his music and has never fucked me over with a crummy album. I know some of you may not agree with that (YFLM and DD). Personally those two albums are nothing short of excellent. Ed has done very little since 1984, VERY LITTLE! He sure can play guitar, probably the best I've ever heard, but since 1984, garbage. Nothing to write home about.
Don't give me this 1998 he was right on shit. He sucked. His playing was good, better than a lot of Sammy material, but the music sucked. It's about the package. It was a shit package. Look I gotta split the library is closing. But this is good. Everyone has something to say. Great stuff.

BTW, great post Terry, again, superb hearing you speak your mind.

[Halen High]

There are people on other web sites who like to convince themselves otherwise, but Van Halen hasn't been a real band since the day Dave left.

Hagar has always been a hired gun. Nothing more. And as we've known for some time now, Mike too has ceased to be anything other than a hired bass player for live dates and photo sessions. BLOODY PATHETIC!

The brothers have become control freaks and they want to treat Dave the same way. A hired lead singer who will do as he's told or get fired. This is obvious, yet predictably, we get the same old 'Daves ego is the problem' crap. Of course he has an ego. But so what! Even Eddie said they were getting along fine during 2000/2001, then the lawyers got involved and it fell apart. Doesn't sound like Dave was pulling any 'shenanigans', or had any ego problems to me. They've been at a stalemate ever since.

There's no point in a reunion if they can't function as a real band. Dave knows this and is prepared to give up $50m rather than destroy the CVH legacy.

[bantonelli]

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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.

Before you go on to simply mention Roth blowing it 3x (based on the MA interview), my wise advice to you is to go buy CFTH on Amazon.com (rare to find in stores at this point) and READ IT. In that book, you will find the answers to the questions that you posed to me AND WHY Dave ended up leaving the band. It's All There.

To base your knowledge on an MA Interview is NOT the whole enchilada - try getting ROTH's observation of the scenario as well. I think you will find that you will have a different attitude.

P.S. No need to go off in spanish....Yo comprendo English. Gracias.

[bantonelli]

Originally posted by PlexiBrown
I was saying "I Hope So" to there being better days ahead!!!

That's exactly how I understood your post....I don't understand this Vistadelrey's thinking....he sounds VERY negative and uninformed. I feel like he wants us to provide him with all the answers instead of him doing the due diligence!!

[vistadelrey]

Originally posted by PlexiBrown
I was saying "I Hope So" to there being better days ahead!!!

my bad

[vistadelrey]

Originally posted by audiospectrum
You are too sensitive.
You don't seem to understand that it's not about money or getting along, it's about artistic integrity. I don't give a fuck about Dave's personal life, or Ed's. But Dave has always told the truth through his music and has never fucked me over with a crummy album. I know some of you may not agree with that (YFLM and DD). Personally those two albums are nothing short of excellent. Ed has done very little since 1984, VERY LITTLE! He sure can play guitar, probably the best I've ever heard, but since 1984, garbage. Nothing to write home about.
Don't give me this 1998 he was right on shit. He sucked. His playing was good, better than a lot of Sammy material, but the music sucked. It's about the package. It was a shit package. Look I gotta split the library is closing. But this is good. Everyone has something to say. Great stuff.

BTW, great post Terry, again, superb hearing you speak your mind.

well that's fine. From this I understand that you do not enjoy anything that VH since Roth. That is fine. IN contrast I regard the Roth VH stuff as much better than the hagar VH stuff. I listen cvh over and over while the hagar halen is really just on the shelf. But in the final analysis for me it is about hearing eddie play. so while hagar is sub par for you it is still eddie playing beautiful sounds. no need to beat this one to death.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Halen High


Hagar has always been a hired gun. Nothing more.

Sorry, but that's not the case. The Three Stooges were basically sitting around dazed and confused after Dave left, and then Hagar and his manager Ed Leffler walked in and simply took over. Sam & Leffler were pretty much in charge of Van Hagar until the day Ed Leffler died. Then came the power struggle in the group, with Spam wanting Aerosmith's manager Tim Collins, and the sisters wanting Danniels. Collins saw Eddie's head-shaving freakout episode and he said "No fuckin way can I deal with this shit. I already got Steven Tyler".

And that's when Danniels and the Lying Dutchmen gained control. In all probability, it was Danniels & Alex, since Eddie was and remains a basket case. Irving Azoff probably only was interested in the Van Hagar reunion, and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he dumped the sisters by now. Leaving Alex the default manager.

But it's definitely true that the Ched Rocker wasn't the leader of the band in 2004.

[lafours]

I heard somewhere ( radio I think ) that Micheal Anthony invested alot of money in Disney stock and isnt hurting for cash at all..in fact probobly better off than Roth or the Sisters... is this true?