![](https://bbcsportss.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/meat1-678x381-1.jpg)
Michael Anthony surprised by Alex Van Halen’s instrument auction![](https://bbcsportss.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/alex-van-halen-baterista-2007-01-dph.jpg)
In May, Van Halen co-founder and drummer Alex Van Halen announced he was auctioning off his personal collection of instruments and memorabilia, and the news was a surprise to his former bandmate Michael Anthony.
In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, Anthony says he hasn’t talked to Alex in a while, although he tried to reach out via text on Alex’s birthday in May, but didn’t get a response.
As for the auction, he shared, “Somebody had sent me the link to it, and it appears like he’s selling everything right down to his last drumstick.”