David Lee Roth shares song featuring guitarist John 5 with special message to Eddie Van Halen
David Lee Roth shares song featuring guitarist John 5 with special message to Eddie Van Halen
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Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has released an unreleased song reportedly dating back to his time writing with guitarist John 5.
The YouTube clip has a special message for Roth‘s recently deceased Van Halen bandmate / guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, which states:
“Hey Ed
I’m Gonna Miss Ya’
See You On The Other Side..”
In an interview with Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF, around the fall of 2019, Roth was asked whether the album that he had written with John 5 would see the light of day to which he indicated (as noted by Blabblemouth): “It will. There’s been a revision of things, and I can start making real plans and start marching into the future. And, of course, you’ll start hearing that material. This is material that we wrote variously for me solo and for Van Halen, and it’s quite a bank of stuff.”
In terms of the timing for the release of that material, Roth explained the his priority was “getting out on the road first. Let’s see the band, let’s show ourselves off, let’s travel all over the world.”
Earlier in 2019 in an interview with Sleaze Roxx long-time contributor Ruben Mosqueda for Metal Titans and, John 5 was asked whether there was any movement towards the album that he recorded with Roth seeing the light of day. John 5 replied: “[long pause] I think it will see the light of day, I’m banking on it, because it’s such a great record. I can’t say for sure, but I think Dave is working with Van Halen right now, which is wonderful. I’m happy for him, that’s one of my favorite bands! I think it will come out when Dave is ready to release it. I think you’ll love it, it’s a wonderful record! I’m so proud of the album.”
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