Bassist Michael Anthony was asked what is his relationship with former Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth, during a Q&A session at the Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp:

“Uh, I haven’t spoken with Dave in quite some time. The last time I actually spoke with him was when (there was talk) about a possible reunion thing. It’s really crazy because I hadn’t heard anything about Jason Newsted coming into the fold (and doing the tour).

”And I got a call from Alex and Dave from (manager) Irving Azoff’s office some years back asking about my thoughts on doing a reunion, a tour. And Joe Satriani was gonna be the guitar player. And that was probably the last time I talked to Dave. That was, God, I don’t know, about a few years ago now. I forget, something like that.

“Dave’s kind of a crazy guy. It’s hard to explain Dave. We don’t have enough time. But, no, other than that, no. I mean, I don’t have anything against Dave. And I’ve said this in the past to different people, whatever, that if the chance ever came up or whatever, I would definitely be willing to jam with him or whatever.

”In fact, I think the last time he did his last (residency) shows at the House Of Blues in Vegas some years back. I was actually gonna come to one of those shows and surprise him and come up and jump on stage, but, unfortunately, we were playing a gig somewhere else, Sammy and I were. But to answer your question, (it was) probably a few years ago (that I last spoke with Dave).”