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Alexander Arthur Van Halen (/ v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY-len, Dutch: [aːlɛkˈsɑndər vɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; born May 8, 1953) is an American musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie under the name "Mammoth" before adding Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth in 1974 and changing their name ...
Eddie Van Halen’s younger brother Alex Van Halen is opening up about his late sibling’s addiction to pills.. In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone published on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Van ...
Alex Van Halen had spoken to Brian May, of Queen, about how that group manages to continue touring without its late, former lead singer Freddie Mercury. Eddie Van Halen died of cancer in October 2020.
A planned Van Halen reunion is now off after lead singer David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen on stage, according to the late guitarist’s brother, Alex. The Van Halen drummer ...
(L-R) Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen. There was a method to the madness when it came to Van Halen’s famous request to ban brown M&M’s from their tour.
The tour was dubbed the "Ambulance" Tour by Eddie Van Halen due to his hip injury caused by avascular necrosis, and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen wearing a neck brace for most of the tour, due to rupturing three vertebrae in his neck. [1] Consequently, Eddie was a lot more static on stage. [2]
Grunge had changed the face of rock music, and Van Halen's fame – which had endured due to their heritage – took a big hit with Hagar's departure. A 15-date European tour planned for the end of May and June had to be cancelled after four shows only due to Alex Van Halen's injury.
Elsewhere in the interview, Alex said Van Halen considered a reunion tour following Eddie's death in 2020, but the plan was ultimately canceled because Roth, 70, didn't want to pay tribute to his ...