Last month, Mitch Malloy talked to The Real Music Observer, who reflected on the time he turned down Van Halen’s offer to become the vocalist. Asked if he received any feedback from Van Halen members on his story, Mallow said:

“No, no! They’ve been really cool. I mean, you know, there’s no pushback from them, and I would honor whatever they asked.

”You know what I mean? It’s like, initially, I’d said to them, ‘Let’s keep this quiet.’ They were like, ‘Oh, absolutely.’ So, we were on the same page with that. I think we’ve been on the same page ever since. […]

“I have obviously full respect for them. I know for a fact Wolfie [Van Halen] has been kind about me when asked, as I’ve been told anyway.

”So, I think everything is cool with them. Just try not to step over the line with that and really honor them because they’re Van Halen. They’re like mighty, you know. And my story with them is just this tiny little footnote.”