Now available for download at Van-Halen.com and streamed below, the song is featured as part of “Brothers”, Alex’s newly-published memoir via HarperCollins.
The project sees the iconic drummer share his personal story of family, friendship, music, and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and bandmate.
Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, “Brothers” is seventy-year-old drummer Alex's love letter to his younger brother, Edward (Maybe "Ed," but never "Eddie"), written while still mourning his untimely death.
"I was with him from day one," Alex writes. "We shared the experience of coming to this country and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800-square-foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming famous, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I've spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime.”
Eddie passed away in 2020 at the age of 65 from a stroke and other issues following a lengthy battle with cancer.
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