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03-08-2007, 09:14 PM
Eddie Van Halen to enter rehab
By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer
March 9, 2007
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This grim season continues for Van Halen: Guitar hero Eddie Van Halen announced Thursday that he is going into a rehab program with a statement that came just hours after David Lee Roth declared his intention to skip the band's induction ceremony Monday into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In a statement addressed to fans, Van Halen talked about the implosion of the planned summer reunion tour for Van Halen that was keyed off the Hall induction.
"I have always and will always feel a responsibility to give you my best. At the moment I do not feel that I can give you my best.... Some of the issues surrounding the 2007 Van Halen tour are within my ability to change and some are not. As far as my rehab is concerned, it is within my ability to change and change for the better."
Van Halen's last public announcement was a giddy posting in early February on the band's website that he would be back on tour with Roth for the first time since the Reagan Administration. Those plans fell apart, with numerous sources close to the venture blaming disorganization and lack of communication in the band as well as eccentric behavior by guitarist Van Halen.
On the last Van Halen tour in 2004 and 2005 (featuring Sammy Hagar as frontman), guitarist Van Halen had some rough nights that called into question his level of drinking; one of them was in Chicago, where the rock star stumbled badly on several occasions and quit playing during one song and sacked out on stage.
On Monday, in New York, only bassist Michael Anthony and Hagar are expected to represent the Van Halen banner. Roth said Thursday that he will skip the event because organizers had opted to let Velvet Revolver perform Van Halen songs during the band's induction segment as opposed to letting a partial lineup go on, especially one with two singers and a bassist. Drummer Alex Van Halen is expected to skip the ceremony out of loyalty to his brother, a source near the family said.
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By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer
March 9, 2007
Related Stories
- Roth not allowed to perform at Hall of Fame gala
- Full text of Eddie's statement
This grim season continues for Van Halen: Guitar hero Eddie Van Halen announced Thursday that he is going into a rehab program with a statement that came just hours after David Lee Roth declared his intention to skip the band's induction ceremony Monday into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In a statement addressed to fans, Van Halen talked about the implosion of the planned summer reunion tour for Van Halen that was keyed off the Hall induction.
"I have always and will always feel a responsibility to give you my best. At the moment I do not feel that I can give you my best.... Some of the issues surrounding the 2007 Van Halen tour are within my ability to change and some are not. As far as my rehab is concerned, it is within my ability to change and change for the better."
Van Halen's last public announcement was a giddy posting in early February on the band's website that he would be back on tour with Roth for the first time since the Reagan Administration. Those plans fell apart, with numerous sources close to the venture blaming disorganization and lack of communication in the band as well as eccentric behavior by guitarist Van Halen.
On the last Van Halen tour in 2004 and 2005 (featuring Sammy Hagar as frontman), guitarist Van Halen had some rough nights that called into question his level of drinking; one of them was in Chicago, where the rock star stumbled badly on several occasions and quit playing during one song and sacked out on stage.
On Monday, in New York, only bassist Michael Anthony and Hagar are expected to represent the Van Halen banner. Roth said Thursday that he will skip the event because organizers had opted to let Velvet Revolver perform Van Halen songs during the band's induction segment as opposed to letting a partial lineup go on, especially one with two singers and a bassist. Drummer Alex Van Halen is expected to skip the ceremony out of loyalty to his brother, a source near the family said.
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