Anthony: Some people want to go through life being bitter and everything. At my age at this point in my career, I want to have fun. You never know how long you've got in this business, so why waste time doing that? It was very disappointing. It started out in 2004 when we did that tour. For whatever reason, the brothers - Eddie in particular - was upset that I was playing with Sammy again. Van Halen wasn't doing anything. And I didn't think I was doing anything to tarnish the band's name, or career or anything. I just wanted to go out and jam a few of these songs - Sammy wanted me to come out and have some fun and the fans wanted to hear it. They were having a great time. So I figured 'Hey, what the heck.'
BW&BK: So no connection, business or otherwise with Eddie or Alex Van Halen? Anthony: "Yes. I could sit there and be bitter. When I actually found out that I wasn't going to be part of the last reunion thing with Dave, I heard about it like all the other fans did. Through the press or whatever. The one thing that hurt me more than anything else was that they launched their new website as they announced the tour, and I looked on the website and they had on the side of the screen on their home-page, all the early Van Halen records and on a couple, they actually took my image off the record. On the first record, if you look very close, he put an image of his son on there. And that's the one thing that actually hurt me, that they - whoever it was, because I'm not pointing any fingers, but I think I know who is behind it - would want to erase me from the history of the band. - Read more of the interview including more on this and lots of discussion about Chickenfoot!
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