Lawyers screwed up Roth being back in VH

[NealIsGod]

This is an excerpt from a 2001 interview with EVH. Damn lawyers.

The entire interview is here:

http://www.vhlinks.com/pages/interviews/evh/mg0801.php

Meanwhile, Eddie, and his brother Alex Van Halen (drummer), and Michael Anthony (bass player)--who make up the band Van Halen--are also seriously discussing, with David Lee Roth (the band's original singer), putting out an album of new material and doing a tour. But there's a hitch. "The last time I spoke to or saw Dave was back in September of last year," Eddie says hesitantly. "I played him a few new tunes, we bulls----ed a bit, had some laughs, and everything seemed cool. He was even kind enough to turn me on to his uncle, Jack Roth, a cancer surgeon and research specialist at--coincidentally--M.D. Anderson, in Houston, where I had been going once a week for treatment."

"Everything looked pretty positive about gettin' together," Eddie continues. "But before you know it, attorneys are involved. These cats had me so beat down and confused, it made the cancer seem like a tiny zit on my ass. Everything seemed to fall apart after these guys got involved. I mean, we used to do it on a handshake. At this point, I don't have a clue what's going on."

"I write and play music for a living," Eddie continues to continue. "I'm not a businessman. It seems like all attorneys ever do is stir up trouble. They create problems that never existed and ream you for half your money, then they try to fix what they started and nail ya for whatever money you got left. I'll tell ya, man, I don't see how these guys sleep at night.

[jrnyman28]

Do you think they were HIS lawyers or DLR's?
I wouldn't be surprised if DLR's lawyers threw out the first pitch...

[NealIsGod]

Do you think they were HIS lawyers or DLR's?
I wouldn't be surprised if DLR's lawyers threw out the first pitch...

Probably the record company's lawyers.

[Red13JoePa]

Sad...seems like a FEW times DLR's been on the cusp of being "back" only to have things interfere.

[NealIsGod]

Another great excerpt!

Against the baseboard leans a framed 1999 Master flag signed: "To Eddie--Keep On Rockin'! Your friend Mark O'Meara." Lying beneath it is a photo taken at the Bob Hope. It's a picture of your average smiling foursome, consisting of Gerald Ford, Fuzzy Zoeller, Bob Hope--and Eddie Van Halen. Says Eddie, "When people see this picture they always ask me, 'What the hell did you talk to the president and those other guys about?' I tell them: 'What do all guys talk about when they're away from their wives? P---y, what else?!'"

[daltonsdad]

Great article. There may be hope for him yet. That is if he hasn't gome 5150 already as it sometimes appears! Damn you would think after all these years and seeing what he says about friends, that he would treat hi bandmates a little better. Without DLR, never a chance he lives like he does. Without Sam, no platinum or real commercial success! Without Michael, maybe not so many great tunes! Without frinds life sux!

Get real Ed, call the boys and share the wealth! Each member of the band contributed to their success and deserves to get the "royalties" paid by the concert tour dates. Give Mr Anthony a call and an equal share!