{"product_id":"brothers-hardcover-2","title":"Brothers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Van Halen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this intimate and open account--nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read--Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e writer Ariel Levy \u003cem\u003eBrothers\u003c\/em\u003e is seventy-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen's love letter to his younger brother, Edward, (Maybe \"Ed,\" but \u003cem\u003enever\u003c\/em\u003e \"Eddie\"), written while still mourning his untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the brothers' childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working class Pasadena, California, with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother--the kind of mom who admonished her boys to \"always wear a suit\" no matter how famous they became--a woman who was both proud and practical, nonchalant about taking a doggie bag from a star-studded dinner. He also shares tales of musical politics, infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behavior. But mostly his is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was with him from day one,\" Alex writes. \"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 successful, 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward's life and death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrothers\u003c\/em\u003e includes never-before-seen photos from the author's private archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.25 x 6.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702614036543,"sku":"9780063265707","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/76ac94ccf4e9df13930e0e93f734de2b_73ff803b-82df-42b1-95a6-e7a52adbc8ed.webp?v=1765025494","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/brothers-hardcover-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}