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"Fuck if I know how I do the things I do. I just come up with 'em."-Edward Van Halen....................................................... .... Eddie Van Halen Jumps to Rehab by Natalie Finn Thu, 8 Mar 2007 05:23:00 PM PSTWhat began as a year of celebration is quickly turning sour for Van Halen.Founder and resident guitar god Eddie Van Halen has checked into rehab, according to a statement on his namesake band's Website Thursday, just days before VH was due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."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," Van Halen wrote."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 percent that I feel I owe you and want to give you."Van Halen's move seems to confirm earlier speculation that his band's ballyhooed summer tour, featuring the return of David Lee Roth on vocals, was off.Plans for the 40-date North American jaunt were announced to fanfare in early February, but, seemingly from that moment on, the entire enterprise seemed doomed.By Feb. 21 Rolling Stone was reporting that promoter Live Nation had been informed that "the Van Halen tour had been shut down." The Los Angeles Times later pinned the reunion's demise in part on Eddie Van Halen's drinking."Some of the issues surrounding the 2007 Van Halen tour are within my ability to change and some are not," the rocker said in his statement. "As far as my rehab is concerned, it is within my ability to chance 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."While Van Halen didn't specify what he was seeking treatment for, reports of his drinking swirled around the last VH tour, with second frontman Sammy Hagar, in 2004-2005."There were nights where it was kind of like a rollercoaster, up or down, and myself, I would have liked to have seen him totally clean up if we were gonna take this further and, like, 'cause, gosh, we could've gone all around the world with it," bassist Michael Anthony—who was going to be replaced by Van Halen's 15-year-old son Wolfgang on the upcoming tour—told Launch Radio Networks at the time.Van Halen's self-imposed timeout also means he won't be on hand when his band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday in New York.Actually, whether or not Eddie and Alex Van Halen were planning to attend the ceremony was already up in the air, with drummer Alex figuring to skip it out of loyalty to his brother, and now it looks as if Anthony and Hagar will be the only representatives from VH's two-part golden age to make the scene.Roth, for one, is refusing to go because event organizers have turned down his repeated offerings to perform. Instead, the Scott Weiland-fronted Velvet Revolver will play a medley of VH hits.Although the idea of skipping the event "rips my heart out," the 52-year-old musician told the L.A. Times, "I don't make speeches for a living; I sing and dance for my supper.""It's not an option for me to go and watch some other band—who are only performing because they have some new record coming out—do our music," Roth continued. "I have nothing against Velvet Revolver—I'm not familiar with their music—but that was my three minutes and 22 seconds up there."While Roth couldn't confirm at the time that Van Halen was seeking treatment for alcoholism, the singer didn't shy away from suggesting that getting help would be a step in the right direction for Eddie and the band."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 [Hall of Fame event] is part and parcel of the same spiral that screwed up the tour."..

"VAN HALEN INDUCTED INTO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2007"THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES ITS INDUCTEES FOR 2007 1.8.07January 8, 2007 For Immediate Release:THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES ITS INDUCTEES FOR 2007New York -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announces its inductees for 2007. The inductees are: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Kid Creole, Cowboy, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Mr. Ness, Raheim) R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe) The Ronettes (Estelle Bennett, Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley) Patti Smith Van Halen (Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth)The five inductees will be honored at a ceremony on March 12, 2007 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Presenters and performers at the induction will be announced in February, 2007. “We couldn’t be more proud to honor this unique, diverse group of rockers, rappers, singers and poets. This is what rock and roll is all about,” said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President and C.E.O., Joel Peresman.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on March 12, 2007 will also honor Ahmet Ertegun, legendary founder of Atlantic Records. Ertegun, who was a crucial figure in the careers of artists ranging from Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin, was instrumental in founding and was the Chairman of the Foundation. The Rock Hall Museum in Cleveland’s main exhibit hall is the Ahmet Ertegun Exhibition Hall.The 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after their first recording is released.In addition to being honored at the ceremony on March 12, 2007, each artist who is inducted is commemorated within the I.M. Pei-designed museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame displays the signature of each inductee inscribed in glass. In addition, there is an exhibit of artifacts from this year’s inductees, and a multi-media film presentation with highlights from each artist’s career. The exhibit on this year’s inductees will open in March, 2007 and will run for one year.For more information, please contact Tristin Aaron, Ken Sunshine Consultants at 212 691 2800. ___On the Net:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: http://www.rockhall.com/.................................... ............................................................ ........................................................VAN HALEN 2007 tour!Eddie Van Halen's spokesperson Janie Liszewski told TMZ.com that his son Wolfgang was officially the new bassist in Van Halen. Well, we now can confirm he's in the band via our own correspondence with Liszewski, as well as the fact that there will be a summer 2007 tour!"Yes, I can confirm this story in the respect of Wolfgang being the new bass player for the band and yes he has been in the studio with his dad and uncle rehearsing and writing for an upcoming summer 2007 tour," says Liszewski. "Wolfgang most certainly has inherited the Van Halen musical genius gene. At 15 years of age his knowledge, understanding, skill, and command of multiple instruments is impressive."When asked about the rumor that the Van Halen boys will enlist original VH singer David Lee Roth for this tour, Liszewski said, "There has been no confirmation that David Lee Roth will be touring this coming summer."She also confirmed what Eddie announced on Howard Stern last month, that Michael Anthony is definitely no longer in Van Halen.There had been rumors swirling like wildfire this week, and now....PerezHilton.com is pleased to exclusively confirm - sources tell us - that Van Halen is 100% reuniting for a massive comeback tour this summer with original lead singer, David Lee Roth.The tour will kick off in May and travel through amphitheaters across America.A possible European tour and U.S. arena tour could follow...................................................... ...........................................TOP 100 GUITARISTS 1. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)02. 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