Mr. Big vs Van Halen

A question from a listener unlocks the “sliding doors” history that exists between members of Van Halen and the accomplished musicians who would join forces to form Mr. Big.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_with_Youhttps://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its_like_getting_a_phd_in_showbiz_101_billy_sheehan_recalls_what_david_lee_roth_was_like_to_work_with.htmlhttps://defendersofthefaithmetal.com/billy-sheehan-talas-david-lee-roth-mr-big-the-winery-dogs-interview/https://www.vhnd.com/2024/03/24/billy-sheehan-on-roths-initial-guitarist-choice-before-vai/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_sheehan_speaks_on_why_he_left_david_lee_roth_talks_how_steve_vai_behaved_when_he_joined_the_band.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_(album)https://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/threads/66629-Billy-Sheehan-on-How-David-Lee-Roth-Treated-Musicians-He-Hired/page2https://www.vhnd.com/2009/06/30/billy-sheehan-talk-david-lee-roth-and-van-halen/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_(American_band)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Martin_(musician)https://www.al.com/life/2021/12/how-having-a-number-one-hit-changed-this-rock-singers-life-forever.htmlhttps://www.vhnd.com/2021/09/16/mr-big-singer-eric-martin-on-the-85-van-halen-audition-that-never-happened/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilberthttps://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_gilbert_recalls_ozzy_audition_rejection_when_he_was_15_years_old__how_it_affected_him.htmlhttps://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_gilbert_explains_what_made_him_play_guitar_with_electric_drill_talks_what_he_rarely_does_on_instrument_anymore.htmlhttps://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-first-guitarist-to-play-with-a-drill-was-it-Eddie-Van-Halen-or-Paul-GilbertLips from Anvil (2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx-WSiIY2zMhttps://blog.evhgear.com/2015/08/ask-eddie-using-a-drill-on-poundcake/Mr Big live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46BCpSJKIjwUp close drill footage from Poundcake performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kImCAqulEKAhttps://www.eonmusic.co.uk/anvil-steve-lips-kudlow-eonmusic-interview-october-2016.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.