Alex Van Halen names famous singer he has in mind to perform unreleased Van Halen music
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alex Van Halen has revealed the singer he hopes might sing on unreleased and unfinished Van Halen music, saying: “Ideally, it’d be Robert Plant.” Drummer Alex Van Halen, 71, formed the band with his guitarist brother Eddie Van Halen in 1972. “A bunch of licks don’t make a song.” Alex Van Halen performing with Van Halen at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards Van Halen went on to say that he’s approached OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, to see if they could analyze “the patterns of how Edward would have played something” in order to generate new guitar solos. As a result of the rift with Roth, Van Halen said he hopes to recruit former Led Zeppelin frontman Plant to sing on any new music, despite the fact the pair haven’t spoken since 1993. “I mean, to put things in perspective, the Queen movie took 30 years to make.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up In 2020, Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang condemned false rumors that he might replace his father as the band’s lead guitarist.
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