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David Lee Roth Will Not Attend Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Posted By: David Priest, Editor In Chief February 8th, 2007 
Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times reports that David Lee Roth, Van
Halen's frontman for the band's first decade,
said Thursday (March 8) he will not attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
ceremony because event officials have turned down his repeated overtures to
perform.(This means that neither Eddie, Alex or Roth will attend) "I don't make speeches for a
living; I sing and dance for my dinner," Roth said, adding that the
decision to skip the event "rips my heart out." The Hall of Fame's event organizers
plan for Velvet Revolver to perform some Van Halen classics, much
as Metallica stood in last year to play Black Sabbath songs while
that band's members watched from the audience. "So it appears this is a
television producer's decision," Roth said. The choice of Velvet Revolver
was in response to a sticky situation as far as what lineup of Van Halen
could take the stage to perform with Roth. Van Halen’s
revered guitar hero, Eddie Van Halen, and his brother, drummer Alex, had
already sent signals that they would not be in "Ed is indisposed and working
toward a better future here," Roth said. "If Ed ever dries up, this
is going to be a stadium act, man.... What's happening here with this [ Read the entire article at the Los Angeles Times. Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen has
released the following statement: "I would like Van Halen
fans to know how much I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Without you
there is no Van Halen. "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. That's why I have decided to enter a rehabilitation
facility to work on myself, so that in the future I can deliver the 110% that I
feel I owe you and want to give you. "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. I want you to know that is exactly what I'm doing, so that I
may continue to give you the very best I am capable of. "I look forward to seeing you
in the future better than ever and I thank you with all my heart." |