A recently resurfaced interview of the late Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen opened up on his thoughts about his unreleased music, as reported by Rolling Stone. The original 2008 interview has gained attention following news of brother Alex Van Halen’s new project aimed at releasing material from the vault.
Eddie had spoken candidly about the vast amount of unreleased music he had stored away, hinting at its eventual release to the public.
“I’ve got tons of music. Close to a million CDs, cassettes, boxes and boxes and boxes. The stuff is gonna come out. Hopefully people will enjoy the many sides of me. I trip on it myself.”
The resurfaced comments have taken on new significance as Alex Van Halen is now actively working on a new Van Halen album. Alex recently revealed details about the upcoming project, which is set to feature Toto guitarist Steve Lukather.
Alex said, “I’m getting ready to do this record with Steve Lukather and a couple other people, it should be exciting. We have a long history together. He sang on a couple of records with us.”
The combination of Eddie’s previously expressed wishes and Alex’s new project has also generated considerable excitement among Van Halen fans worldwide.
Eddie’s words now carry even greater weight as the full scale of what lies inside the 5150 vault becomes clearer. The archive is far larger than many fans may have realized. Alex appears to be taking deliberate steps toward finally bringing some of that material to light.
Alex Van Halen has estimated the 5150 vault likely contains enough material to fill three or four full records. He has also noted that the recordings will remain there until the band determines “how and why and what to do with them,” suggesting a careful and deliberate approach to releasing the music.
