And it's possible Roth himself doesn't know the whole story he revealed in an interview earlier this summer that its been decades since he socialized with anyone named Van Halen, even when they were working together. It was rumored that Van Halen's touring plans broke down due to health problems Alex or Eddie Van Halen were facing. Roth's Vegas show is advertised as a rotating 26-song setlist featuring a gauntlet of hits from Van Halen, Roth's solo band and other classics. You're going to have a ball! This is the smile that launched a thousand hips." It's time for me to use whatever talents and skills that I have. But I don't know what's coming up with Van Halen. "I've paid a price for the time off, frankly," Roth added. Now Roth says, like Anthony, he's unsure where Van Halen stands. Anthony later confirmed that he had been asked about a reunion, but the band never followed up. Then rumors began circulating that the band was planning a reunion with its legendary bassist and backing vocalist Michael Anthony. If you saw my X-rays, I'm 65 going on 80 ( laughs)."ĭuring a round of interviews last fall, Roth sparked speculation that Van Halen was gearing up to go back out on tour this past summer. If you come watch me now, I'm 65 going on 23. Perhaps playing a guitar, or piano, for example, with your hands is a bit more forgiving over the years. Like a boxer or a tap dancer, I am dependent upon my whole rig - my whole body. Roth explained to VH fan site Van Halen News Desk that he doesn't know how much longer he'll be fit enough to perform live he doesn't want to waste what time he has left. The waiting has been the hardest part for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame front man, who recently explained that he doesn't know what's next for his band. And he looked at me, and at the time he goes, ‘You never know.’ And I remember thinking, ‘That was odd.’ I just remembered him saying that, and then when Wolfie said it, after he passed, I go, ‘That was his reference.David Lee Roth's recent comments about his upcoming 2020 Las Vegas residency suggest there's more behind his coming return to the stage than just his enduring love of the city's particular brand of show business.īy the time the show, 'David Lee Roth: Rocks Vegas' begins, it will have been almost five years since Van Halen has performed live. When they were talking about doing something again with those guys, I remember saying to him, ‘Hey, if it doesn’t work out, I know a singer for cheap.’ And he laughed. It was around the time 40th anniversary and they were talking about getting together to do something, I think with Dave … So the conversation I had with him was I said, ‘Yeah, when you do that, Ed…’ - it wasn’t the kitchen-sink thing. Little did I know, until it was confirmed by Wolfie after Eddie passed… I remember hanging out with Eddie and he was talking about the ‘kitchen-sink’ - not in those terms. I just had a feeling something was going down.”Ĭherone later added that his conversations with Eddie were personal than professional. I think the last six months it got real quiet. We can just hang for a little while.’ But he was great. I’m not feeling great.’ And, ‘That’s cool. There was one time I saw him, and he was just getting back, and he was just, like, ‘Ah, man. All he said to me was, ‘I’m kicking its ass.’ And at the time he was. And then when I went out to L.A., I finally got to see him, and it was great. It was wild, because we went back and forth, and we talked. “I reached out to him, and we picked up where we left off. “ rekindled our relationship end of 2015, ’16,” Cherone said during a recent appearance on Sirius XM’s “Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk” (Thursday, June 16th). Gary Cherone says he was able to revive his friendship with Eddie Van Halen before his passing in 2020.
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