{"product_id":"brothers-a-deep-and-personal-family-memoir-from-the-co-founder-of-rock-band-van-halen-with-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-content-for-readers-of-dave-grohl-rick-rubin-and-jim-moginie-by-alex-van-halen","title":"Brothers by Alex van Halen","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA memoir from Alex Van Halen, drummer of Van Halen, written as a love letter to his younger brother Edward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTold with New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, Brothers is seventy-year-old Alex Van Halen's account of growing up with, playing alongside, and grieving the loss of his brother. The man the world called Eddie, but who was always Ed to Alex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAlex recounts the brothers' childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working-class Pasadena. An itinerant musician father. A proper Indonesian-born mother who told her boys to always wear a suit no matter how famous they became, and who was both proud and practical enough to take a doggie bag home from a star-studded dinner. He tells of the musical politics, the infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behaviour along the way. But mostly this is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\"I was with him from day one. 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 famous, 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.\" Alex Van Halen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThere has never been an accurate account of the brothers or the band. Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward's life and death. Brothers includes never-before-seen photographs from his private archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alex van Halen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49915790295277,"sku":"9781460763858","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8532\/4525\/files\/9781460763858.jpg?v=1777696001","url":"https:\/\/www.peninsularecordsandbooks.com\/products\/brothers-a-deep-and-personal-family-memoir-from-the-co-founder-of-rock-band-van-halen-with-exclusive-behind-the-scenes-content-for-readers-of-dave-grohl-rick-rubin-and-jim-moginie-by-alex-van-halen","provider":"Peninsula Records \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}