Eruption : conversations with Eddie Van Halen
Title:
Eruption : conversations with Eddie Van Halen
Author:
Tolinski, Brad, author, interviewer.
ISBN:
9780306826658
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xiv, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
California dreaming -- Riot on the Sunset Strip -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, part I -- On fire -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Eddie Van Halen and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi -- Warning signs -- 1984 -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather -- A tale of two singers -- Musical interlude with former David Lee Roth guitarist Steve Vai -- In and out -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Van Halen manager Ray Danniels -- Who the fuck is Eddie Van Halen -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Van Halen III vocalist Gary Cherone -- The lost years -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, part II -- The whole truth -- Musical interlude: a conversation with Edward and Wolfgang Van Halen -- The art of guitar -- Musical interlude: the SoCal guitar triangle: Edward, Les, Leo -- Can't get this stuff no more.
Abstract:
The life of the late groundbreaking musician is recalled through over fifty hours of interviews and delves both into his musical legacy as well as his lifelong issues with social anxiety and substance abuse.
When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, most of his compelling backstory remained elusive. Tolinski and Gill provide a candid, definitive oral history based on more than fifty hours of unreleased interviews they recorded with Van Halen over the years. In them, he discusses his greatest triumphs as a groundbreaking musician, as well as his early struggles as a Dutch immigrant unable to speak the English language, which resulted in lifelong issues with social anxiety and substance abuse. The authors also examine Van Halen's influence as an inventor in guitar manufacturing. -- adapted from jacket
