“When Eddie was singled out, I can tell you right now, I never felt any jealousy”: From Led Zeppelin to Eddie Van Halen, these are the musicians that shaped ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony’s life

Van Halen’s Michael Anthony posing with a custom Jack Daniel’s bass in 1986.

As bassist and backing vocalist with Van Halen, Michael Anthony was a quarter of one of the greatest rock’n’roll bands the world has ever seen. In 2011, as Chickenfoot – the supergroup featuring ex-VH colleague Sammy Hagar and guitarist god Joe Satriani – released their confusingly titled second album, III, Anthony sat down with Classic Rock to talk about the sounds and musicians that shaped him.

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