David Lee Roth spoke to the Tennessean Daily in the August 2nd
edition addressing the recent rumors of a rift between him and
Hagar during the pair's ongoing US tour. Here is what Diamond
Dave had to say:

"Can you define talk? Because we're not 'not talking.' (Laughs)
There's a rivalry that from my position is no more than some
friendly head-butting for your listening and dancing pleasure.
It's a constant build-up for a fight that never really happens.
The worst you ever see out here are some threatening slaps,
followed by cheers, group therapy and an elaborate reunion tour
and a commemorative T-shirt. Sammy and I get along fine, but
there is a competitive mix-it-up that the audience needs to get
right in the middle of."

"At some point down the line, if they're prepared to do the exact
right thing, but there's an incredible high arch of excellence
and not terms of perfection. There's a Japanese term called wabi-
sabi, not wasabi, but wabi-sabi. It means an appreciation for the
imperfect, the less than precision. The cowboy boots that you
never polish because it's bad luck. That is completely wabi-sabi.
Van Halen is that. I'm about right here, right now. What the Van
Halens are about is wasted time. If you think one second isn't
valuable, then ask the little girl who just missed getting a gold
medal at the Olympics by one second. If you think one month is
not valuable to somebody, then ask the lady who just had a
premature kid how valuable that month is. Eddie Van Halen and his
sister have wasted years."

"In terms of the whole celebrity-boxing thing, I think I saved Sam
from having to do that for a living. Besides, he outweighs me by,
what? Thirty kilos?

Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony "would really like to see if we
could pull it off, a reunion with [former Van Halen frontmen]
Dave [Lee Roth] and Sammy [Hagar]," the bassist told Nashville's
The Tennessean Daily newspaper last week. "The whole thing is
really frustrating," Anthony added. "You know, unfortunately,
some things that seem like they should be so easy to fix become
kind of difficult. Of course, it would be great to do something
again with Sammy or Dave or both of them. … Maybe just kind of
put a cap or a final ending on this whole era."