According to Alex Van Halen, Eddie’s decision to record the solo for Michael Jackson’s "Beat It" solo in secret proved the final straw for the singer. David Lee Roth saw red and headed for the exit.

Working with David Lee Roth was like "being strapped to a rocket made of charisma and fueled by tequila” – and the music was pretty fun, too ...

She’s a vision from coast to coast, sea to shining sea sings Roth in the lead single “Yankee Rose.” When Roth started writing the song, the Statue of Liberty was under construction, undergoing a ...

It’s no secret that when David Lee Roth left Van Halen, he was hellbent on besting his old band and outshining the guitarist who kept stealing the limelight from him. While Eddie Van Halen and company ...

Happy Birthday to one of the rock world’s most virtuosic guitarist, Steve Vai, who celebrates 65 spins around the sun today (June 6). At age 12, Vai took guitar lessons from fellow New York native Joe ...