Verkkowolfgang van halen praised the talents of michael anthony during a recent interview with guitar world.

Below is an excerpt from his interview with guitar.

Andy’s a bass player, and the first thing he said to me.

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Verkkoduring an appearance on the jeremy white podcast, classic van halen bassist michael anthony looked back on the group's eighth studio album,.

Mike’s first instrument was actually a.

β€œthanks to andy johns, this was the first big bad bass record we ever had.

Verkkomichael anthony is awesome.

I hope he's doing something with somebody!

Verkkoanthony chose the bass because all his friends played drums or guitar and he wanted to do something different.

Verkkoand while anthony might not get the same respect of the axe slingers he backs up, with the amount of gold and platinum that line his walls, he sure must.

Verkkooriginally a trumpet and french horn player with the school orchestra, john entwistle took up the bass aged 14, and later became renowned.

As it happens, some of vh's older stuff came across my playlist.

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