MICHAEL ANTHONY Says He's 'Not Going To Whine About' VAN HALEN Reunion Snub
September 4, 2007Chris Harris of MTV.com reports: While Michael Anthony, VAN HALEN's original bassist, wasn't asked to participate in the band's long-awaited reunion trek with inaugural frontman David Lee Roth, he doesn't seem all that miffed. Eddie Van Halen's 16-year-old son, Wolfgang, will be taking over on bass.
So is Anthony disappointed? You betcha — but he's not going to let it ruin his fall.
"It's not like it was totally unexpected," he told MTV News during a recent interview, "only because of the strain from the 2004 tour and how everything's been since then." Anthony is referring to the band's 2004 reunion jaunt with Roth replacement Sammy Hagar, which grossed almost $55 million before ending on a sour note (at the conclusion of the run's final gig, guitarist Eddie Van Halen smashed one of his guitars and quickly walked offstage).
"That's the one thing that's really kind of sad," Anthony continued. "It would have been cool to get onstage with Dave again, but I'm not going to whine about it, because that's the way it is. Why waste my time trying to make a stink about it?"
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