Alex Van Halen confirmed the rumors of a Van Halen tribute tour following the loss of life of Eddie Van Halen in a brand new Rolling Stone interview — and he positioned the blame for its dissolution squarely on singer David Lee Roth.

Rumors of the tour surfaced in April 2022 when former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted stated he obtained an invite to jam with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani, who would have dealt with guitar duties on the trek. (Original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony was additionally reportedly thought of for the gig.) But Alex claimed that when he steered an specific recognition of his brother throughout every present, Roth misplaced his cool.

“The thing that broke the camel’s back, and I can be honest about this now,” Alex informed Rolling Stone, “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 it, they show old footage.’ And the moment I said we gotta acknowledge Ed, Dave fuckin’ popped a fuse. … The vitriol that came out was unbelievable.”

Alex, unsurprisingly, didn’t take kindly to Roth’s refusal to acknowledge his brother onstage. “I’m from the street,” he stated. “‘You talk to me like that, motherfucker, I’m gonna beat your fucking brains out. You got it?’ And I mean that. And that’s how it ended.”

The drummer stated he nonetheless retains in contact with Roth following the blowup, but it surely left him bewildered. “It’s just, my God. It’s like I didn’t know him anymore,” he added. “I have nothing but the utmost respect for his work ethic and all that. But, Dave, you gotta work as a community, motherfucker. It’s not you alone anymore.”

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Alex Van Halen’s Spinal Injury Has Kept Him From Drumming

Ultimately, Alex wouldn’t have been in a position to participate within the tribute tour anyway, as he suffered a spinal harm throughout a visit to a taking pictures vary in 2022 that made it tough for him to maneuver, not to mention play drums. “The rifle kicked me on my ass,” he stated, “and broke my back, instantly. And then I spent a year on the floor. Just staring at the ceiling. We became best friends.”

In hindsight, Alex stated he doesn’t remorse lacking out on the proposed Van Halen tribute tour. “It’s too bad on one hand, but it’s fine on the other,” he defined. “Because now, in retrospect, playing the old songs is not really paying tribute to anybody. That’s just like a jukebox, in my opinion. … To find a replacement for Ed? It’s just not the same.”

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Alex Van Halen’s ‘Brothers’ Memoir Arriving This Month

Alex Van Halen will launch his memoir, Brothers, on Oct. 22. Described as a “love letter” to the late Eddie Van Halen, the e-book will element Alex’s one-of-a-kind private and musical relationship along with his brother, and the audio model will embrace beforehand unreleased music from the duo.

Alex can also be clear about which model of Van Halen he considers definitive, writing in his e-book: “The heart and the soul and the creativity and the magic was Dave, Ed, Mike and me.”