Posted on 09/16/2006 5:28:04 PM PDT by psimpson2005
From www.Melodicrock.com. Remarks are from web site host....
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A busy weekend as far as rock n roll news. The biggest news I guess is a rare radio appearance by Eddie Van Halen, phoning into the Howard Stern show to update listeners on everything Eddie.
I haven't heard the interview myself, but if I get audio of it, I'll post here. The champs at VHLinks.com have a detailed conversation thread going about the interview here: www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/showthread.php?t=33732. It seems Ed was his usual entertaining self on the phone
- his comments definitely giving fans an indication on where Van Halen goes from here (if anywhere). Highlights of the interview incude:
- Eddie calling Sammy and Mike's Other Half a 'cover band'
- Stating that Van Halen is now himself, Alex and son Wolfgang. Anthony can 'do whatever he wants...'
- Stating that he was open to working / touring with David Lee Roth but any involvement with Michael Anthony seems all but impossible.
- Talked about his music in the adult film calling it a 'struggle between good and evil'.
- Smoking didn't cause him cancer, it was the use of metal picks, which he always had in his mouth.
- Next release will be a solo album or project with Alex and Wolfgang.
- Called Hagar 'Little Red Rocker' and 'Little Red Worm') and Michael Anthony 'Hot Sauce Sobileski'.
- Also talked of investing in a cancer center (something management told me in 2004...a substantial amount of money from all reports).
Eddie doesn't get along well with others. Van Halen could have been the greatest band of all time...
Van Halen is one of my favorite bands ever...until they dumped Roth that is. David Lee Roth may have been a complete jerk, but he was indeed entertaining.
Eddie needs to get his rotten a@@ teeth fixed and STFU!
Van Halen could have saved us from grunge rock...
Any of this crap comes up and I stop buying their music immediately. I won't subsidize idiocy. (Besides, I probably already have all their stuff!)
Howard Stern Show??? I don't get sat radio.
Actually, I have XM and didn't hear this conversation. I read www.melodicrock.com just to get an idea of what is going on in the non-"alternative" rock world. I thought some people might be interested in Eddie's antics...
bmp
I didn't hear it but I am so glad it did not go political. I was nervous that he could have something about the President or Iraq. I would have been extremely disappointed. Plus he did not talk about the hot Valerie bertnelli. I loved her as a kid. She was a saint for sticking with him for 20 years and I don't even really like to see people get divorced, but she did the best she could I believe.
Seems to me the problem is with them Van Halens. Eddie has wasted a great, God given talent to play guitar. Metal picks, gimme a break. He can't be that stupid. It's about the million and half smokes you have inhaled in the last 35 years.
BMP
Great band thrown away over lil kids games..This guy sounds like a woman
Well 20 years with a multi millionaire isnt up there with mother theresa..hehe
If you don't care then WHY DO YOU BOTHER TO EVEN READ THE THREAD OR TAKE THE TIME POST! I'M SO SICK OF FREEPERS COMING ONTO A THREAD AND ANNOUNCING THAT THEY DON'T CARE!
HINT: DON'T CLICK ON THE THREAD IF THE TITLE DOESN'T INTEREST YOU! GOT IT!
Sidebar: I've seen Dave in concert twice; both were great. He is so fun to watch on stage.
Who's Opie and Anthony?
Some things you think would be no brainers :)
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