Alex Van Halen claimed that an argument between himself and David Lee Roth almost devolved into violence and ended plans for a Van Halen reunion tour after Eddie Van Halen’s death.
During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the 71-year-old drummer, who was Eddie’s brother, recalled that he and the 70-year-old singer began rehearsing for a tour after Eddie died in October 2020 after a massive stroke following a battle with throat cancer.
Following discussions with Queen’s Brian May regarding how the band honors their late frontman Freddie Mercury during their tours, Alex approached Roth about acknowledging the late guitarist in their shows.
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“The thing that broke the camel’s back, and I can be honest about this now,” Alex said. “was I said, ‘Dave, at some point, we have to have a very overt — not a bowing — but an acknowledgment of Ed in the gig. If you look at how Queen does…