If a Van Halen tribute ever happens, Michael Anthony will be ready.
“I’m gonna be ready for anything that might happen,” Anthony said during an appearance on THAT Rocks! with Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson. “I’m gonna go through all of our albums now. Stuff that I’ve forgotten, I’m gonna relearn. I’m gonna know everything in the Van Halen catalog, so whether it’s Sammy or Roth or Cherone or who knows who…this guy will be ready right here! [laughs]”
More from Anthony in the episode above including:
- Michael’s thoughts on the 2004 reunion tour with Sammy Hagar
- Whether he’ll ever write a book
- His recently rumored solo side project
- Stories from his pre-Van Halen days
- Stories from the road during the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen (including the time Roth was put in a straightjacket after wandering around the hotel naked drunk on Jack Daniels!)
- How moved he was by Wolfgang Van Halen’s guitar solo on the latest Mammoth WVH single “Take A Bow”
- What’s in store for Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar in the future?
- Women & Children First or Fair Warning: Which does Michael choose?
Watch Michael Anthony Performing “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” Live (2022)