Bassist Michael Anthony On VAN HALEN Split - "To Think That Somebody Would Go To The Trouble Of Trying To Erase Me From The Band's Past, That Hurt"
November 2, 2008, 15 years ago
Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony spoke to Musicradar.com about a number of topics recently including the new CHICKENFOOT project which features former Van Halen singer SAMMY HAGAR, guitarist JOE SATRIANI and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith.
About his much-publicized split from Van Halen he says: "I found out when the rest of the fans found out, early last year. I guess they tried to put something together earlier but it fell apart and Eddie had to go to rehab or something."
Being replaced by Eddie Van Halen's then-16-year-old son Wolfgang was a bitter blow, but it didn't compare to the sting Anthony felt when he clicked on the group's website and discovered that "they took my pictures off the old record covers and replaced them with Wolfgang. Even the first album cover.
"I mean, to think that somebody would go to the trouble of trying to erase me from the band's past, that hurt. But I think the fans felt the same way because a day or two later the website was changed and my pictures were put back."Read more here.
