December 17th, 2006
From: http://www.roadrun.com/
EDDIE VAN HALEN: The Ball Is In DAVE LEE ROTH's Court - Dec. 11, 2006
Eddie Van Halen spoke to Guitar World magazine about the current status of
VAN HALEN following the departures of vocalist Sammy Hagar and bassist
Michael Anthony.
Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was
replaced by Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despite years
of enmity. Roth, who has recently worked as a radio DJ and a paramedic, told
Billboard.com in May that he saw it "absolutely as an inevitability."
"I'm telling Dave, 'Dude, get your ass up here and sing, bitch! Come on!'"
Eddie told Guitar World. "As it stands right now, the ball is in Dave's
court. Whether he wants to rise to the ocassion is entirely up to him, but
we're ready to go."
Eddie has brought his 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, into VAN HALEN as the
veteran rock band's new bass player. Father and son, along with Eddie's
drummer brother Alex, have been rehearsing for a 2007 tour.
"Wolfgang breathes new life into what we're doing," said Eddie. "He brings
youthfulness to something that's inherently youthful. He's only been playing
bass for three months, but it's spooky. He's locked tight and puts an
incredible spin on our shit. The kid is kicking my ass! He's spanking me
now, even though I never spanked him. To have my son follow in my footsteps
on his own, without me pushing him into it, is the greatest feeling in the
world."
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