Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen hires his son, fires bassist Anthony, plan summer tour with...ROTH? [View All]

[Anthony Soprano]

No link...this is transcribed from page 18 of the current Rolling Stone (Issue 1015, December 14th, the "Santa Snoop Dogg" cover)...And it hasn't really been a 22 year absence for Roth if you count his drive-by reunion for the two songs on the "Greatest Hits" CD...

:toast:

Van Halen are more of a family affair than ever: Eddie Van Halen has fired founding bass player Michael Anthony and replaced him with his fifteen year old son, Wolfgang. The move follows years of tension between the two and recent comments by Van Halen dismissing Anthony's playing. "My son is in, and Sobolewski (Anthony's real last name) can do whatever he wants," Van Halen told Howard Stern in September. "This kid is fucking dangerous. If I excel at the speed of sound, he excels at the speed of light." Eddie, Wolfgang and drummer Alex Van Halen are currently rehearsing for a summer 2007 tour. A representative for the band says no singer has been confirmed, but there are widespread rumors that David Lee Roth will be returning to the band after a twenty-two year absence.