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Sammy Hagar determined not to take bad blood with Alex Van Halen to his grave
By Stef Lach published
Hagar hopes to make peace with former Van Halen bandmate but admits they likely won't perform together again

The chaotic making of Van Halen's 1984 - only in the new issue of Classic Rock
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in this issue: Alex Van Halen, the Rolling Stones, Opeth, George Murray, Queen, Von Hertzen Brothers, Meat Loaf, Joan Armatrading, Michael Monroe, Rosalie Cunningham, The Sheepdogs, Koyo, The Darkness, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Starbenders and more

Alex Van Halen reveals that David Lee Roth asked Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos: "He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was"
By Liz Scarlett published
In his new memoire, Brothers, Alex Van Halen says that David Lee Roth was "convinced he was going to be a movie star" so didn't want the spotlight to shine too long on anyone else

Alex Van Halen shares the last song he wrote with late brother Eddie Van Halen
By Fraser Lewry published
Unfinished / Between Us Two is an epic, six-minute instrumental

Alex Van Halen on why he was "not interested" joining Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony on The Best Of All Worlds tour: "They're not doing the band justice"
By Liz Scarlett published
Alex Van Halen explains why he didn't join his former bandmates on the road for The Best Of All Worlds tour, performances which focused on Sammy Hagar's time in Van Halen

The musicians that shaped Michael Anthony’s life, from Led Zeppelin to Eddie Van Halen
By Dave Ling published
Jack Bruce, John Paul Jones and his ex-bandmate - these are former Van Halen man Michael Anthony’s biggest musical influences

Alex Van Halen is thinking about finishing some Van Halen songs using Robert Plant and AI
By Fraser Lewry published
Alex Van Halen has approached the makers of ChatGPT to explore the possibility of creating new guitar solos

Van Halen wanted to make an album with Ozzy Osbourne
By Paul Brannigan published
Alex Van Halen reveals that Ozzy Osbourne was in the frame to front a new look Van Halen at the start of the millennium, and Ozzy says that he was up for it

Listen to Alex Van Halen's emotional tribute to Eddie Van Halen from his new audiobook, Brothers
By Liz Scarlett published
Alex Van Halen makes a beautiful tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen in his new audiobook, Brothers, which is also set to feature a previously unreleased song composed by the pair
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