Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony has always taken the high road about being fired from the band, and he still harbors no ill will. As a matter of fact, he's open to reuniting with the Van Halen brothers, who replaced him with Eddie's son, Wolfgang.
Speaking to The News-Herald, Anthony tells the suburban Cleveland paper that now is a good time for the band to get back together.
"Well, I mean, partly because you obviously see all of these other bands doing it these days. And also for Van Halen’s fans. Maybe some kind of proper closure or something. I’m not sure. Everybody in the band is still relatively healthy and alive. So there’s one thing right there. And Sammy [Hagar] has brought it up quite a few times in interviews he’s done. He’d be open to doing a tour with him and Dave [Lee Roth] singing... I personally am through with all of the drama that comes with everything. I want to go out, play music and have a good time. I want to go to my grave a happy guy."
Until then, Anthony is on tour with Sammy and The Circle, with a show in Northfield, Ohio on Saturday.
And in other Van Halen news, an alternate version of their 1979 song "Dance the Night Away" has been leaked. It features less of David Lee's screams and more of him actually singing.