“I'm getting ready to do this record with Lukather and a couple of other people," Van Halen, 72, told Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain on the podcast. "It should be exciting."
Van Halen did not go into detail on Lukather’s role in the new project, adding, “When you're in, I don't want to use the word ‘business,’ but if you're in this line of work… it goes beyond a superficial contract and 'I want you to do this and do that.' We do it because we like something or we want to do it because it's creative. .... The moment you get into contracts that are very specific about what your role in the project is, it falls apart. That's been our experience anyway.”
"Ed and Steve Lukather were very good friends and they often worked together. There is no one who can do this process with me as well as he can,” Alex Van Halen reportedly told the outlet in early 2025.
“Ever since Alex Van Halen dropped some we were gonna work together, I think there is a huge misunderstanding,” Lukather told fans on Instagram in March 2025, per Music Radar. “I will not ever play a guitar note on a Van Halen song. Al asked me to help him go thru a ton of unfinished recordings of Al and Ed writing and recording that never saw the light of day. As of now that's all I got. The fact that ANYONE would think for even a second that I would play anything on this is ridiculous. I have too much love and respect for that and ... I play nothing like Ed… more as a co-producer or something. I am honored Al would ask me though.”
Lukather has spoken of his admiration for Eddie Van Halen, telling Guitar Player he first heard the guitar legend's music at age 19 when he was working on Toto’s debut album. “We met a little while after that and became friends. I borrowed one of his amps for an Elton John session in 1979,” Lukather recalled. “He came down and we all hung out. It was fun.“
On January 26, 2025, Lukather marked what would have been Eddie Van Halen’s 70thbirthday with a throwback Instagram photo of the two of them. “Love you Ed xx,” he captioned the post.
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