Alex Van Halen recently spoke with Gastão Moreira of Brazil’s Kazagastão and the host noted that he personally prefers the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen over the Sammy Hagar era.
Alex Van Halen explained that his book, ‘Brothers’ was a deeply personal and selfish project meant to give him closure, not to reignite old era debates. Reflecting on Eddie Van Halen’s passing, he said Eddie died still pushing himself creatively, not chasing hits or chart success.
Alex emphasized that fame and Number One records eventually fade, and what mattered most was having no regrets. He closed by saying he believes Van Halen did its best work during the David Lee Roth era.
“There’s one thing to remember, and that was, this book, it was selfish, if you will. It was my way of putting all these open-ended things to bed. My brother [legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen] died [as] he tried to create more stuff. He didn’t have to do it. I don’t know whatever reason prompted him to do it, but he died trying to go further. And this is not just about playing more hits, about more Number One records. That stuff is gonna fade. We’re glad that we had them. I don’t wanna lay on my deathbed and look up and go, ‘Man, Ed, I wish we should’ve done this,’ because you can’t take it with you. We did our best work with Dave.”
