David Lee Roth responded on social media after Alex Van Halen accused him of sabotaging the tribute to Eddie Van Halen.
The singer shared a video titled ‘LA River Yacht Club’ on YouTube without providing any context. He also uploaded the same video to his official Instagram account.
DLR posted this video shortly after Alex Van Halen’s interview with Rolling Stone was published. This marks the first video he has released in two months. “Alex interview in Rolling Stone wasn’t too good on ya Dave,” a fan commented.
Another fan expressed surprise at the interview, saying, “The Alex interview was really surprising to me. Dave and Alex sound like friends. Lots of mutual respect. And Alex disliked the Hagar years so YAY!” A different comment read, “Dave is the man — why is Alex Van Halen saying Dave dismantled the vh tribute to Eddie? Why would he do that?”
According to Alex Van Halen, Roth ruined plans for a reunion tour after Eddie Van Halen’s death. “The thing that broke the camel’s back, and I can be honest about this now, was I said, ‘Dave, at some point, we have to have a very overt — not a bowing — but an acknowledgement of Ed in the gig. If you look at how Queen does it, they show old footage,'” Alex explained.
“And the moment I said we gotta acknowledge Ed, Dave f*cking popped a fuse… The vitriol that came out was unbelievable. I’m from the street. ‘You talk to me like that, motherf*cker, I’m gonna beat your f*cking brains out. You got it,” the drummer added.
He went on, “And I mean that. And that’s how it ended. It’s just, my God. It’s like I didn’t know him anymore. I have nothing but the utmost respect for his work ethic and all that. But, Dave, you gotta work as a community, motherf*cker. It’s not you alone anymore.”
Van Halen’s last tour took place in 2015 and included Alex, Roth, Eddie, and Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen, on bass. They performed in nearly 40 cities across North America over several months.
