Van Halen's Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth nearly came to blows before canceling reunion tour

Alex Van Halen claimed that an statement betwixt himself and David Lee Roth astir devolved into unit and ended plans for a Van Halen reunion circuit aft Eddie Van Halen's death.

During a caller interrogation with Rolling Stone, the 71-year-old drummer, who was Eddie's brother, recalled that helium and the 70-year-old vocalist began rehearsing for a circuit aft Eddie died successful October 2020 aft a monolithic changeable pursuing a conflict with pharynx cancer. 

Following discussions with Queen's Brian May regarding however the set honors their precocious frontman Freddie Mercury during their tours, Alex approached Roth astir acknowledging the precocious guitarist successful their shows.

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"The happening that broke the camel’s back, and I tin beryllium honorable astir this now," Alex said. "was I said, ‘Dave, astatine immoderate point, we person to person a precise overt — not a bowing — but an acknowledgment of Ed successful the gig. If you look astatine however Queen does it, they amusement aged footage.’ And the infinitesimal I said we gotta admit Ed, Dave f-----’ popped a fuse.…"

Alex Van Halen claimed that a heated quality betwixt himself and David Lee Roth led to their canceled reunion tour. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

"The vitriol that came retired was unbelievable," helium added.

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The drummer claimed that Roth wholly rejected the idea, reportedly uncovering it "offensive." 

Roth's typical did not respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Alex recalled that helium had a beardown absorption to his disagreement with Roth.

"I’m from the street," helium said. "‘You speech to maine similar that, motherf-----, I’m gonna bushed your f------ brains out. You got it?’ And I mean that. And that’s however it ended."

"It’s just, my God. It’s similar I didn’t cognize him anymore," helium told Rolling Stone. "I person thing but the utmost respect for his enactment ethic and each that. But, Dave, you gotta enactment arsenic a community, motherf-----. It’s not you unsocial anymore."

Alex recalled that Roth rejected the thought of honoring Eddie Van Halen during their circuit performances. (Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

Prior to the fight, Alex said that the 2 planned to enlist guitarist Joe Satriani and perchance archetypal Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony for the reunion tour. 

However, Alex told Rolling Stone that helium would not beryllium capable to circuit successful immoderate lawsuit arsenic his mobility was constricted owed to a spinal wounded that helium suffered successful 2022.

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"It’s excessively atrocious connected 1 hand, but it’s good connected the other," Alex said. "Because now, successful retrospect, playing the aged songs is not truly paying tribute to anybody. That’s conscionable similar a jukebox, successful my opinion.… To find a replacement for Ed? It’s conscionable not the same." 

"The vitriol that came retired was unbelievable."

"The bosom and the psyche and the creativity and the magic was Dave, Ed, Mike, and me," helium added.

Van Halen past toured successful 2015. ( Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Van Halen's past circuit took spot successful 2015, with the set comprising Alex, Eddie, Roth on with Eddie's lad Wolfgang Van Halen, who replaced Anthony connected bass successful 2006 aft the latter's departure successful 2004.

In 2021, Roth announced helium was retiring from his euphony vocation but has since teased a imaginable return.

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During his interrogation with Rolling Stone, Alex said that helium ever had been the set subordinate who was closest to Roth. He told the outlet that helium called Roth archetypal pursuing Eddie's decease and maintained that the 2 are "still successful touch."

Alex said that helium and Roth are "still successful touch." (Fin Costello/Redferns)

During a January occurrence of Roth's podcast "The Roth Show, the vocalist went connected a tirade against Wolfgang, who helium repeatedly referred to arsenic "this f------ kid."

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While speaking with Rolling Stone, Alex took a lighthearted attack to Roth's rant against his nephew, explaining that it should beryllium viewed arsenic a compliment.

"To me, it’s a motion of respect," Alex said. "That helium really thinks that Wolfie’s connected the aforesaid level arsenic the aged maestro Dave, right? The different happening is that Wolf tin easy instrumentality attraction of himself. It’s not a problem."