Alex Van Halen: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (9/9/85) - Part One
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- Alex Van Halen: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (9/9/85) - Part One
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0:08 intro
03:09 growing up in Amsterdam
07:40 influences
08:26 the family house
10:45 Nijmegen
12:00 Jan Van Halen
15:54 piano
18:30 Coming to America
23:53 Airforce story
25:45 piano teacher
27:54 Starting drums
29:42 Ed on guitar
31:46 Schools
34:45 Girls
36:47 playing all instruments
40:33 hobbies
41:32 fights
43:29 first band - เพลง
I’m so glad Alex decided to do an autobiography. Can’t wait to read it.
Respect to this drum legend . Listening to Alex talk about his family makes you realize why he doesn't wanna jam anymore without his brother R.I.P. EVH
Man, this is gold he filled in a lot of gaps that Eddie never really talked about
Rare to hear from Alex. He provides another perspective for sure.
@@qua7771 yes
It's very evident how much Alex loves and admires his brother in this interview. I'd like to say that as a drummer of 40 years, Alex has inspired me very much over the years. Although the focus was on Ed in this, this is an amazing interview. The fact that DLR banged Eds girlfriend puts alot of things in perspective...Thank you so much Steve and Alex. Rest in Peace Ed. 🙏
With his father gone to work most of the time, it sounds like Alex was something of a father figure for Eddie
@@cheribee968 Indeed. He looked out for his little brother a lot. Alex was GREAT. A guiding light.
He's my favorite rock and roll drummer. Has more swing than a swing set in his playing. Never talked much. Only did a few drum magazines his whole career. This is absolute gold I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! 💯💯💯
Couldn't agree more!
I wonder if Steven Adler was a big AVH fan. He has a similar swing.
Alex is so fun to listen to
I appreciate how much respect he shows for his father
Ed really respected his Dad too.
So looking forward to Alex’s book!
As are millions of others.
Was just gifted a copy of "Tonechaser" and now this interview - Wow! Thank you Steve, this is priceless. What a fine gift you have as a writer and human being.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy the book.
Wowsers. Alex's mom says, "let's move to California where the oranges are a penny each..." and the rest is history.
As a dutchie I totally love the remark about the dutch kids tv show Pippo de Clown!!
Thank you Steven, you are the best! Bless your wonderful spirit!
Alex Van Halen, no doubt, one of the greatest rock drummers in history!!! Godspeed!
ALEX ‘S insight and take on his little Brother and his life could well be the most important insights of all…Whether he was talking in 1985 to Steven or whether he is writing his memoirs in 2024.
A Jan Van Halen interview would have been something. That man could have easily have a book out!
That would have been great.
@@SteveRosenInterviews I remember some interviews where Alex was quoting what their Father JAN said about Ed actually......In one interview Alex claimed Jan said - 'Edward plays with the same level of innovation as CHARLIE PARKER. Only he doesn't need the drugs' ...And if you slightly modify one of DLR's lyrics you get a perfect description of JAN'S situation during his Sons rise to prominence - 'I hear the wind-a-whistling. Strong magic coming on. Coming down for sure. Come see your children JAN they're lighting up the sky . Don't need to feel sadness any more' . 😔🙏
It’s coming later this year!
Alex sounds a lot like Eddie. They speak in the same way.
So this is the shirtless wildman behind the drum kit of the greatest band in history (in my opinion of course) - what a terrific and fascinating interview - thanks Steve for this!
I cant wait for alex book comes out i got it ordered thanks alex
Thank you! I'm a drummer, and Alex is s long time superhero of mine. You rock, sir
ME too.. Alex Vannnnnnn Halennnnnnnnn!!!
I haven’t even started listening to the interview as I type this, but I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this with the world❤
You're welcome.
Thanks SO much for this Steven.....BEAUTIFUL
My pleasure!
We need a VH movie !!!
I love this! His admiration for his father, brother….and music. 16 years of lessons for Ed! Wow!!!
Always absolutely loved Alex’ drumming. Super talented.
Couldn't agree more!
Wow. This was way more insightful than Ed’s Interview s on growing up . Like the dad working on 1 note for hours. Just to get right tone . That was great
Did you hear the bit where Alex talked about his Dad witnessing the orchestra guy p*ssing in his own OBOE ? ......lolol ....I remember once ED once telling this funny story about him & Alex & the naughty scrapes they would get into when they were teens ....An interview with Lisa Robinson...Alex said to Ed -'Put this overall on & lets go down to San Marino. So Ed does this........Apparently they would pretend to be officials painting the house numbers on the residents walls & they would charge each house 3 bucks for it ...They would con the owners into thinking that it was mandatory & had to be done once a year & that the owner had to pay a fee for it......lollol......They got away with it for about a month & a half doing it every day...But then one morning a Police car pulls up while Alex is doing his schtick at someones front door & Ed shouts at the top of his voice - ' ALEX !!!!.....Its the COPS !!!!....RUN MAN' !!!!!!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 lolol
Dear Lord and baby Jesus! This is FANTASTIC! Thank you Steve Rosen and Adam Roach for providing us with these interviews! I absolutely love hearing these stories from Alex's point of view. We forget that he was older and would have more detailed and different memories than Edward would have. Lastly, FAMILY FILM???? If we could only see it! Maybe one day...
In a Jas Obrecht tape interview with Edward from 1980 Ed mentioned that his Father recorded 16 mm film footage of the VH Family getting on the boat before crossing to America. So there might be footage of the journey Alex was describing here in 1985.
The question is will we ever see it?@@walterevans2118
Great, that Alex was in a good mood, and he sounds alcohol free. Great job!
Mom n Dad did you both right Al...They made many many people happy🍻
Al sounds just like Ed
Hello: I'm elated that you all dug the interview. Your comments are wonderful. Thank you.
I put the closed captioning on just to hear a little better for anyone else who might need it. I'm old. lol
Yep-me too.
... Ya ..I grew up with crayons too, good call.
i’m 19 and needed closed captioning too lol
Love all your captured moments, Steve!! I really appreciate you. I hope you know....
Thanks for posting this Steven. VH fans have been starving for this kind of stuff 🤟
You're welcome.
Once Alex quit drinking he became more centered and considerate.
He clearly loved his brother Ed, not only his supporter but protector.
Saw Alex perform a few times starting in the year 1979 .
The Sounds of Las Vegas!? Oh my god, the stuff in this interview is priceless!
Glad you are enjoying it.
Steve, I love this thanks! I have never heard AVH so open. BTW I just finished a pint of 31 Flavors (,peanut butter) ice cream as Al mentions 31 Flavors. Oh my!
This is GOLD!!! I really appreciate you posting this thank you!
You're welcome.
Clearly a top 5 rock drummer of all time. Ed's perfect counterpart.
Yhank you Steven and Alex.
wow al saying he has footage of the boat ride over from the motherland..thats awesome. t.
I’ve never noticed before today, but Al has a similar voice tone to Gene Simmons of Kiss.
I noticed that too
May 5 2024 : it is my opinion Al sound exactly like his brother Ed
This is amazing. Thank you!
Nice!
Thank you Johnny.
@@SteveRosenInterviews Welcome man!
Right on! Thanks for all of these great interviews spanning half a century and all. The Iommi interview from 1974 is awesome!
Thank you Steve!!!
Great stuff thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for posting, it’s great to hear Alex tell his story
Thank you, Steve. Part One was incredible to hear and can't wait to listen to Part Two.
This is amazing! Thank you!!
You're so welcome!
Fantastic-thanks, Steve!
Glad you liked it!
Another classic thanks Steve!
You bet!
Thanks for sharing this, Steven!
My pleasure!
Great stuff, looking forward to the rest.
More to come!
@@SteveRosenInterviews I've been waiting all day, now it's time to listen for part 2! Got my beer and pizza!!! 🍕😋
Great !!!!
ALEX mentions here that Edward played the VIOLIN briefly like he did. In another Ed interview Ed said he remembered using the violin to 'PLUNK ALONG TO THE THEME OF THE PETER GUNN T.V SERIES' .......I wonder if during his youth Alex remembers walking into the living room & hearing his little brother doing that ?
AWESOME INTERVIEW !
Thank you!
This is cool 😎 I like hearing Alex’s story :)
This was such a smart way to scoop Alex's book announcement! Bravo Steven! Hopefully you can sell a few more books..
@Steve Rosen
Thank you SO much for these. These are incredible interviews with Alex
It really gives an accurate look into the early years.
Very informative. Thanks dude
No problem!
ALEX VAN HALEN AND JOHN BONHAM ARE THE BEST ROCK DRUMMERS EVER! AND NOBODY SOUNDS LIKE AL!
very well done
thanks
fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
Were alot of these quotes from Alex the same ones used in the Early VanHalen DVD?....i'd like to see the video Alex has of Ed playing piano as a kid in that contest where he took first place out of 3000 kids, 3 years in a row
Can totally understand why Alex put the sticks down...
Steve, that was incredible! Here’s an interesting story for you. I play guitar and was born and raised in LA. In around 1987, my guitar teacher relays a story to me that he was told from a musician friend about a local bar in the city where older musicians congregate. These guys would sit together at the bar and one in particular was really getting hammered on a regular basis. He would sometimes talk about his sons that had some kind of a band and not even sure if they were that successful or not? The band was called Van Halen!
No way! Jan Van Halen died in 1986!
@@Aright231 Jan sounded such a character .....DLR's Dad was very nice too. I saw an interview of him in the 1980s & he was great. He gave the band in its early days a basement to rehearse in and he used to book their early gigs too. Before Noel Monk took over he was almost like their manager. In an interview in 1982 when DLR was asked -'What do your PARENTS think of what you're doing' ? he replied -'Well, I wouldn't use the word HIGHLY Doug' ...lol......But he wasn't actually telling the truth....At around the same time when his Dad was asked what he thought of his son's career he replied - ' I watch my son on video tape...His voice made people cry at his Bar Mitzvah...... My children are the most important thing to me' ...He was a retina Doctor.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
13:50 his impression of Eddie is amazing 🤣 I know it’s his brother but still
Fantastic!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey Mr. Rosen 🤘🏻
Wolf VH is the new MEAT LOAF!!!
40:10 I wonder what Ed's Piano Teacher Stanley Covitas would have though of Ed taking apart the Piano in Marvin Hamlish's beach house when he was messing around with the inside of it to get those bizarre sounds used on the Balance album song 'STRUNG OUT' ? 😆🤣😂 lol
This is the song “Foot-Patter” by The Fireballs that Al mentions Edward learning very close to note-for-note or even better than the guitarist on the record…a deep cut and a great never-before-heard insight from Steve’s interview: th-cam.com/video/6AKLBpluTR0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wZ5S7NZd3n9gRC3N
Thanks Allen! I went a took a listen.
Ed had rhythm so I believe he certainly could have played this better than the original.
@@dspencer1201My take is that Ed probably played it more pleasingly in tune than the recording was and I’ll bet was just able to execute more confidently even at that young age than whoever the older guitarist was on the track. It’s still a great track and very much of the garage rock and surf rock genre, but I can really see what Alex meant. I have no doubt that Ed did play it better than the record while still nailing it note-for-note correct…
@@AllenGarberGuitarFun I remember one interview (I think by J.D Considine in 1982) that Alex was quoted as saying - 'When Ed first picked up the guitar at the age of 12 he could play BETTER than other much older guys who had already been playing for YEARS'.
@@walterevans2118 Yes indeed. It was unusual for most guitar players that were in their later teens and twenties to be able to play Clapton and Iommi songs note-for-note…but Edward was doing that by around 12 or 13. But Al was really talking about the correct and in-tune way that Ed played the surf and garage rock tunes that came before all that…he could play those things more in tune and with more accuracy than the players on the records themselves and that’s what Alex was referring to when he mentions “Foot Patter” in this interview.
🤙🏼
SWEET JESUS!!!
It sound like the AC on full blast in the background - as is noted that had to be done in 5150 at that time. WVH recently said he replaced the board there and it doesn’t need to be so cold in there anymore. It would be a dream to see inside 5150 in person.
On second listen - I hear the plane at the end. Must have been outside.
Yes it was outside of 5150.
“Foot-Patter” by the The Fireballs. Very cool! 5️⃣1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ =\//-/=🔥🤘👍
I also want to figure out what records JVH was on back in the day
You can also listen to Jan van Halen playing together with his sons on the VH 1984 album.
Not a lot of solo interviews with him
7:38 Did he say Tommy?
He did!
It’s Al your Pal !!!!
He's so cute 😂😂
AVH, is Blowing out Sam Hagar! Do not get his book in Oct!!!
"Tommy Iommi" lol
…….and that’s when we fired Michael…..AGAIN!”
27:43 'MR. WHIPPY LUDWIG 🍦🍦🍦🥁🥁🥁 lol
How can it be a lost interview if we’re listening to it 😂🤔
How about how they VH brothers treated Michael Anthony like shit? No interviews about that is there?
The Fireballs - Footpatter
Javalins - Footpatter is better
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Had Dave left yet?
nope..
If this was Sept 1985, yes, Dave left before the summer. I remember it.
@@dspencer1201You’re right! it wasn’t long after Sammy announcing, he just joined Van Halen at Farm Aid
I'm really surprised AVH answered so many questions. I mean, nice interview, but at times the questioning gets pedantic. FFS the part about the schools.
VH would still be playing the bars if it wasn't for DLR!
💚2024✨sowing................🎶
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Daniel 12 Revelation 21
🎸 keeping the Faith 💜😎
ALEX AND EDWARD LODEWIJK VAN HALEN ARE THE BEST MUSIC SUCCESSES THAT CAME FROM HOLLAND AND WE ARE VERY PROUD ON THEM, SO I CAN SAY WE, HAVE THE BEST GUITARIST AND THE BEST DRUMMER OF THE WORLD, BECAUSE DAT ZO IS 100% TRUTH ! THANK YOU ED AND AL VAN HALEN ROCK GODS! AFZ.BOR777 EDWARD RIP FREND!!❤
I'm only 15 minutes in, and I'm already cringing.
I know your big project was Eddie, but you're interviewing AL here.
Every few minutes, you ask AL if Eddie participated......I know you were getting info about Ed, but now I get an idea of how Alex must have felt overshadowed by his brother.
When you ask him about Eddie, he pauses akwardly.
This must have happened on almost every interview....
If you read this Alex,...your the one that's been my hero for 40 years.
He made it clear to Al that he was interviewing him FOR A BOOK ABOUT EDDIE. In these cases, an interviewer asks questions to gather information about the subject he’s writing about-which was Ed, in this case. Al’s a grown man, I’m sure he was more than happy to do it and praise his brother.
@glengamble526 Didn't I acknowledge that in my comment? Don't you people comprehend what you're reading?
@@bobc.5698your perception of comprehension is interesting-cause clearly don’t comprehend that this is an interview where the subject is EDWARD VAN HALEN. Get well soon.
@glengamble526 OK Doc.
If I had one question for Al, it would be if it was a conscious decision to use 2002s because of the way they blend with Ed's guitar tone. That Paiste B8 alloy was like a shiny lacquer on those albums.
Broad Beach road that's where it's at
Foot patter by the Fireballs 1961 Warwick records