It goes without saying that Alex Van Halen was profoundly affected by the passing of his younger brother Eddie. They were, after all, bandmates since childhood (via Van Halen News Desk) and the only two members of Van Halen who were there from the beginning up until the very end. And while Eddie died before he was able to publicly reconcile with former bassist Michael Anthony, the latter did comment about how things were between him and Alex shortly after Eddie's passing.
"I spoke briefly with Alex right after Eddie passed," Anthony told KSHE 95 in January 2021, as quoted by Loudwire. "But I wanted them to have their privacy. And I have texted with [bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie's son] a couple of times, and everything is all good, obviously." When asked about his relationship with Alex, Anthony added that the drummer was privately "grieving" and was still doing so at the time of the interview. "So I'm just kind of letting that happen, and I'm sure at one point we'll talk again here or even get together."
At the moment, Wolfgang is enjoying a fair bit of success as the frontman and founder of Mammoth WVH, and he himself told Rolling Stone in November 2020 that you "can't have Van Halen without Eddie Van Halen," effectively confirming the group's disbandment. Still, one has to wonder whether Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony will truly, officially bury the hatchet and make some music in the future ... albeit under a different band name, of course.
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