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According to Alex Van Halen, the only people who truly understood the creative mechanics of Van Halen were he and his brother, Eddie.
“All these people are writing books about the band and they know nothing about the inner workings of this band,” Alex explained in an interview with Modern Drummer, conducted in August 2020 and recently published as part of the Modern Drummer Legends Vol. 2 – Alex Van Halen book. “And Ed and I don’t say anything because we’re not in the business of bullshitting on the internet and books and all that kind of crap. We just want to play. It’s that simple.”
Despite enjoying its status as one of the biggest bands on the planet, Van Halen was notoriously media shy in later years, only granting…
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