During a recent interview with News-Herald, singer Sammy Hagar mentioned that he doesn’t think he would take part in Van Halen’s tribute concert unless both Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony were involved.
He said more that bassist Michael Anthony spoke about the proposed tribute concert in an interview with SiriusXM radio personality Eddie Trunk:
“Just because there was all this talk about Jason. What’s that about, Jason Newsted playing bass for Van Halen? Great guy. Great musician. But in Van Halen? No, not when Mikey‘s still here and alive to do it.”
Hagar added he, too, had been approached by VAN HALEN‘s management with a similar idea but is not interested.
Sammy said:
“I’m so happy with everything I’m doing now, I don’t think I’d go back there.”
“Maybe if Alex was interested, it might be something to talk about, with him and Mikey and a superstar guitar player. But it’s really not VAN HALEN without Eddie [Van Halen], so…I just don’t know.”