Eruption : conversations with Eddie Van Halen / Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tolinski, Brad, author, interviewer.

Gill, Chris (Music journalist), author, interviewer.

Contributor:

Van Halen, Eddie, 1955-2020, interviewee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Van Halen, Eddie, 1955-2020.

Van Halen, Eddie.

Van Halen, Eddie, 1955-2020--Interviews.

Guitarists--United States--Biography.

Guitarists.

United States.

Guitarists--United States--Interviews.

Rock musicians--United States--Biography.

Rock musicians.

Rock musicians--United States--Interviews.

Genre:

Biographies.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xiv, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hachette Books, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. California Dreaming

"We were like a kid freak show."

2. Riot on the Sunset Strip

"Stop! I hired you to play Top 40. What is this shit?!"

Musical Interlude

A conversation with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Part I

3. On Fire

I wasn't trying to show off ... it was just fun!"

A conversation with Eddie Van Halen and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi

4. Warning Signs

"What do you got, Eddie?"

5. 1984

I wasn't going to allow them to control me anymore."

A conversation with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather

6. A Tale of Two Singers

"Dave used to say I wasn't happy unless I was unhappy. That was a crock."

A conversation with former David Lee Roth guitarist Steve Vai

7. In and Out

"I just started thinking, hey man, let's write something real."

A conversation with Van Halen manager Ray Danniels

8. Who the Fuck is Eddie Van Halen?

"Everything comes to me when I'm sitting on the pot"

A conversation with Van Halen III vocalist Gary Cherone

9. The Lost Years

"I came home and on the six o'clock news Dan Rather was saying, `Up next, Eddie Van Halen has cancer.'"

A conversation with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Part II

10. The Whole Truth

"[Dave's] lyrics are hilarious ... I think he's brilliant"

A conversation with Edward and Wolfgang Van Halen

11. The Art of Guitar

"We never once said, `Yeah, that will do.' It has to be right because my name is on it."

The SoCal Guitar Triangle: Edward, Les, and Leo

12. Can't Get This Stuff No More

"Those truly magical fingers opened a door to a new kind of playing.".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312) and index.

ISBN:

9780306826658

0306826658

OCLC:

1269630322