“Why would you lend your talents to Michael Jackson?”: Alex Van Halen told Eddie not to play on Beat It
And so, as he reveals to Rolling Stone, he told Eddie not to play on the Michael Jackson song. He even thought of turning the tables and inviting Jackson to sing on a Van Halen track. But his appeals fell on deaf ears. Eddie lit up Beat It with that stunning solo. And all these years later, Alex Van Halen is still hurting about it.