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Post by Monsters of Rock on Oct 16, 2022 19:33:45 GMT 10
Rockers Whose Bands Tried to Erase Them - Michael Anthony
Eddie Van Halen dismissed original bassist Michael Anthony from his band in 2006 with prejudice – taking shots at both his musicianship and his vocals: "Every note Mike ever played, I had to show him," Eddie later told Billboard. "Mike's voice is like a piccolo trumpet, but he's not a singer." He was replaced by Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen.
Then it went from bad to worse: Fans noticed that Van Halen had airbrushed Anthony out of band photos on their official site. "That bummed me out quite a bit," Anthony admitted in a 2007 Rolling Stone interview. "I'm proud of all my history with Van Halen, and maybe they feel otherwise."
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Eddie Van Halen dismissed original bassist Michael Anthony from his band in 2006 with prejudice – taking shots at both his musicianship and his vocals: "Every note Mike ever played, I had to show him," Eddie later told Billboard. "Mike's voice is like a piccolo trumpet, but he's not a singer." He was replaced by Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen.
Then it went from bad to worse: Fans noticed that Van Halen had airbrushed Anthony out of band photos on their official site. "That bummed me out quite a bit," Anthony admitted in a 2007 Rolling Stone interview. "I'm proud of all my history with Van Halen, and maybe they feel otherwise."
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