Michael Anthony

"It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world," bassist says.

Pop star Kesha turned up to help sing a David Lee Roth-era Van Halen classic.

With Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth seemingly retired, the bassist says he's "the only one from the original band left out here."

Bassist claims record label support was the only thing that kept his band on the 1978 tour.

Bassist says the band could have "kicked the ass out of this thing" if everyone had shown up.

Bassist will celebrate band's legacy with Sammy Hagar on this summer's Best of All Worlds tour.

Some rock star marriages are over and done with in the blink of an eye, while others continue for decades on decades.

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He says there's a plan in place for release of unheard music, starting with Sammy Hagar era.

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See what may be on the horizon for the bassist.

"They were a little bit more straight-ahead, what Van Halen sounds like," bassist said of unreleased tracks.