Eruption : the Eddie Van Halen story
Brannigan, Paul2021
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Since their debut in 1978, Van Halen has set a high bar for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle of good times and debauchery. It created an entirely new style of post-'60s hard rock and, unlike bands with a similar sound, managed to gain cross-gender appeal. There is an undercurrent of tragedy to the band's saga, however. Although Eddie Van Halen is a rock god, he is by all accounts hypersensitive and emotionally insecure. Living in the spotlight, his struggles have played out in public, from a battle with cancer that left him without one-third of his tongue to the break-up of his longtime marriage to Valerie Bertinelli. With insights from Van Halen himself, 'Eruption' reaches beyond the boundaries of a conventional rock biography to explore the cultural, political, and social contexts that shaped an icon.
Main title:
Eruption : the Eddie Van Halen story / Paul Brannigan.
Author:
Brannigan, Paul, author
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2021.
Collation:
xii, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571311453 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2903708