While Sammy Hagar says he wishes Alex Van Halen would have signed on for the upcoming Van Halen tribute tour, he understands why the drummer turned down the offer.

“Mike [Anthony] and I, 20 years ago, did a reunion,” Hagar says. “And it’s been 20 years this year. I’m going, I don’t have another 20 years to be waiting on Alex Van Halen, who’s the only guy left. So he didn’t want to do it? You know, don’t blame him. God bless him.”

In addition to former Van Halen members Hagar and Anthony, the tour will feature Joe Satriani on guitar and Jason Bonham on drums. Although the trek is official called “The Best of Both Worlds Tour,” Hagar says he’s got a different name for it. “I’m calling it the ‘Thank You Tour,’” he says. “For me it’s thank you. Thank you, Eddie Van Halen. Thank you to the fans. Thank you for this wonderful life, being able to do this, because I don’t know how much longer I can do it.”