02453cam a2200361 i 4500 1663695370 TxGeo 20241017120000.0 240222s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063265707 hbk. 0063265702 hbk. TxGeo rda Van Halen, Alex, author. Brothers / Alex Van Halen. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes never-before-seen photos from the author's private archives. "In his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the brothers' childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working class Pasadena, California, with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother--the kind of mom who admonished her boys to "always wear a suit" no matter how famous they became--a woman who was both proud and practical, nonchalant about taking a doggie bag from a star-studded dinner. He also shares tales of musical politics, infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behavior. But mostly his is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love. "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 successful, 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." There has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward's life and death."-- Provided by publisher. 20241028. Van Halen, Alex. Van Halen, Eddie 1957-2020. Van Halen (Musical group.) Rock musicians United States Biography. Brothers Biography. Autobiographies. QS5