New update on Van Halen.
In a new interview on The Metal Voice, bassist Billy Sheehan discussed his relationship with the members of Van Halen and being offered to join the band.
He said:
“I was offered the position as bassist three times through the years and I consider it a great honor. However, I am torn because I love Michael Anthony and I think he is the best bass player for Van Halen.
“And as much as I would have loved to do that, I want to see Michael in the band. I’m not sure why they asked me to join the band; Michael is an awesome player and singer and who knows what the situation was.
“The first time was the tour of [1981’s] ‘Fair Warning’; we talked about it then, then I spoke about it with David Lee Roth, but I mostly spoke about it with Eddie Van Halen in Toronto, Canada.
“And then the second time was 1984. Eddie showed me the stage set-up; we talked about it then.
“Then the last time was when I got together with Eddie and Alex Van Halen at their house.”