In a new conversation with “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” from August 22, bassist Michael Anthony was asked if he was in contact with Alex Van Halen since former Van Halen singer, Sammy Hagar, announced his tour with Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham, and the bassist himself:
“No, I haven’t. In fact, the last time I tried to get a hold of Alex, I tried to get a hold of him on his birthday in May, and I did not hear back from him. So, I don’t know. I didn’t wanna push it or keep trying to get a hold of him or whatever.
”I figured he knew that I tried to get ahold of him, I think, so I just kind of left it at that. God, at this point, I’m just waiting for his book to come out, so I can read that.”
Asked about Alex Van Halen’s upcoming book ”Brothers” and what he would know about it, Michael Anthony said:
“I know as much as everybody else. The book’s coming out in October and I’m looking forward to reading it myself. […]
“I was surprised when I first heard about it, yeah. I was very surprised. And then when I heard he was selling all of this gear, and when I checked into that, I mean, it was like he was selling everything right down to the last drumstick and backstage pass that he had, whatever.
”That really kind of surprised me, but maybe that’s his way of just, that’s gonna be his closure on the whole thing, doing that and the book now.”