Van Halen brothers might not attend Rock Hall ceremony, says Roth

Van Halen singer David Lee Roth told the Los Angeles Times on Friday (February 23rd) that he's not sure whether guitarist Eddie Van Halen or drummer Alex Van Halen will come to New York City for the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12th. Roth said, "We have fragile politics in Van Halen; please accept that as a partial answer. But I don't know if the Van Halens are going to go....I hope they do, but right now, I just don't know. Hope springs eternal." Roth told the Times that he, original bassist Michael Anthony and the band's second lead vocalist, Sammy Hagar, would all attend the Rock Hall ceremonies.

Roth's warning followed the news that the band's proposed reunion tour, which would have featured him singing with the band for the first time in more than two decades, was "shut down" for reasons yet to be explained.

The Times reported that the tour's promoter, Live Nation, "finally surrendered in the face of the chaos surrounding guitar hero Eddie Van Halen," adding that industry insiders described the guitarist as "somewhere between Axl Rose and Michael Jackson on the music industry scale of eccentric recluses."

No official statement has been released regarding the tour's postponement, although sources told Billboard.com on Friday that the trek was still in the works. When it would happen, however, was "anybody's guess."

Apparently the band rehearsed just once, with Eddie Van Halen's 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, helping his father relearn some of his solos. Wolfgang had been tapped by his dad to replace Anthony on bass for the tour.

A greatest hits collection taken from Roth's years from the band is also now officially on hold.
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