van halen will never work again as a band. they might tour again but it will be a mess Ed is really, really messed up these days. He used to be able to drink and play and not miss a beat now he can't. Sammy hagar said in a recent invterview that if van halen was "user friendly" he'd be the first guy to want to get back together but eddie is a "monster' to work with now. According to Sam and Mike, nobody wants anything to do with him anymore.