10 Biggest Breakups In Rock And Roll History
6. Van Halen
Of all the great singular moments in rock and roll, Van Halen arriving on the scene was definitely a gamechanger. Though the stadium rock of the '70s had its place in history, these bunch of kids from California put the Sunset Strip back on the map, complete with some of the most party-friendly tunes that the hard rock world had to offer. That didn't mean that the party had to continue off the stage though.
After already being forced to put out some sort of album with Diver Down, the band were dog tired and decided to take a break to work on their own projects. Once everything got together though, no one was on the same page anymore, especially David Lee Roth, who had major objections to Eddie using a more keyboard focused approach to the music. Even though Eddie stood his ground, the resulting tour for 1984 led to Roth leaving the band.
As if the hard feelings weren't set in stone enough, Roth's first solo record went by the title Eat Em And Smile, calling back to an interview he gave after he left saying that he could eat someone like Eddie for breakfast if he needed to. Seeing how Van Halen were able to continue on with Sammy Hagar behind the mic, there was still more than enough of the Van Halen sound to go around in the '80s.