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Michael Anthony has detailed how he was able to finally get closure following the death of Eddie Van Halen. The former bandmates had been estranged for years prior to the guitarist’s passing. Anthony was infamously forced to take a pay cut and sign away his rights to the Van Halen band name before going on tour with the group in 2004. When the band reconvened for a tour, he was replaced by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In a recent conversation with Sally Steele, Anthony admitted that he didn’t see the lineup change coming, but added that he was understanding of the move. “I didn’t see [Eddi...
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Van Halen 3 producer Mike Post has revealed that Eddie Van Halen had to take over on drums in place of his brother Alex during the recording of the album. The 1998 record was the only Van Halen record to feature Gary Cherone on lead vocals, and was the band’s first commercial failure. Post, who is best known for writing the theme songs to famous TV shows such as Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, agreed to work on the record to help his friend Eddie maintain his sobriety. “I knew the record wasn’t really good,” he admits. “I knew the record was kind of crappy. But it’s the way Ed...
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Eddie Van Halen‘s legendary custom-modded guitar goes by a couple names and, in a new interview, Wolfgang Van Halen sets the record straight on what it is officially called. “Frankenstein” or “Frankenstrat”?Wolfgang guested on the Shred With Shifty podcast. It’s hosted by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett and, during their conversation, he asks whether the guitar is named “Frankenstein” or “Frankenstrat.” “Officially, on the case, it says Frankenstein,” Wolfgang reveals, “But people call it whatever they want.” He also notes that the official name was not something his father Eddie was all...
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The upcoming memoir of Alex Van Halen is a “love letter” to late brother Eddie, according to the first details to appear. Due on October 22, the book – simply titled Brothers – runs to 384 pages in hardcover format. Van Halen News Desk reported it had uncovered the product description, which is yet to appear on publisher HarperCollins’ website. The story will follow the Van Halens from their birthplace in the Netherlands to Pasadena, Calif., and their young lives with a strict but fair mother. After that, it will also include the kind of rock ’n’ roll stories one might expect from Van Halen’s ...
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