Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony reacted to the news of Alex Van Halen auctioning off his musical equipment in an interview with “Ultimate Guitar,” sharing the news made him pretty sad. Alex had rarely played without his brother Eddie Van Halen, who passed away in 2020. “I was pretty surprised when I heard about this auction…it is pretty sad, because it truly means that it’s the end of anything that that could have been, as far as tribute-wise,” Anthony says.
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In other Van Halen related news....
Previously unreleased footage of a jam session between Eddie Van Halen and Mountain's Leslie West has surfaced online, courtesy of Lightyear Entertainment.
The six-string showcase took place at the Hollywood House of Blues on Aug. 10, 2002, where both guitar legends tore through Mountain's 1970 track "Never in My Life." You can watch the performance, along with an interview with West in which he discusses his friendship with Van Halen. Check out the original story and the video here courtesy of Ultimate Classic Rock.