With the recent news shared by Jason Newsted on potential VAN HALEN tribute tour, Joe Satriani has now confirmed that he has been in discussions with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth.
This happened in a new interview with “Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen” classic rock show.
Here’s what Joe said (via Blabbermouth):
“I’ve been talking with Alex and Dave for about a year about doing something — a tour, something like that — that was gonna be a true tribute to [late VAN HALEN guitarist] Eddie [Van Halen] and the VAN HALEN legacy.
“For me, it was a terrifying prospect of doing something like that, but I realized that it was something that would be a real labor of love for me. I was just so honored to take on the challenge.
He added:
“It’s very complicated.”
“And all I can really say about it is that if it does happen, I know we’ll make it the greatest thing ever for the fans and we’ll all celebrate together not only the great Eddie Van Halen but the legacy that that band created, the amazing amount of music and the goodwill and good vibes they created as a band.”
Satriani said that he was shocked to see Jason reveal this info without reaching out to all parties.
He said:
“These things are always happening in the music industry, and you’re supposed to keep very quiet about it [laughs], because sometimes they don’t work out.”
“There’s usually about 10 crazy ideas that float around and musicians are always, like, ‘Okay, I won’t say anything about this ’cause it may not work out. I don’t wanna hurt this person’s feelings or disrupt any other business plans.’ So, yeah, we were all pretty shocked that Jason wanted to go public with it ’cause we were all sworn to silence. [Laughs]”
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Not going to work, I wouldn’t go to the show + I think ticket’s will be very low as to cancel shows, it’s like a show, if a certain person dies like Dan Blocker ( Hoss ) in Bonanza, nobody can replace him and make it work, just like the reboot of Bonanza with all new characters, I didn’t watch it and it flopped big time.
Van Halen isn’t Van Halen without ED, so, I wouldn’t go to the show & this is not putting down Joe at all, all in all everything just won’t be the same no matter if Al, Dave, Anthony or Sammy is there & I can’t see Dave & Sammy being there when they don’t get allong.