RollingStone recently caught up with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and asked him when he found out Van Halen was going to do this upcoming tour without him.

“Probably like everybody else, I found out on the Internet and through word of mouth,” Anthony revealed. “I can understand that he wants his kid to play with him. If I had a kid like that, I’d like to have him perform with me, too. It was kind of funny when I first heard about it being a Van Halen ‘reunion.’” Asked if he was ever called about it, Anthony responded, “No, nobody ever contacted me about anything. I just kind of found out with everyone else.“
Source RollingStone recently caught up with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and asked him when he found out Van Halen was going to do this upcoming tour without him.

“Probably like everybody else, I found out on the Internet and through word of mouth,” Anthony revealed. “I can understand that he wants his kid to play with him. If I had a kid like that, I’d like to have him perform with me, too. It was kind of funny when I first heard about it being a Van Halen ‘reunion.’” Asked if he was ever called about it, Anthony responded, “No, nobody ever contacted me about anything. I just kind of found out with everyone else.“
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