Eddie Van Halen Last Photo With Alex Released

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George Lopez has posted the last known photo of Eddie Van Halen with his brother Alex, taken in 2019, on his X account. Eddie died in 2020.

Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen recently signed copies of his memoir, “Brothers”, on Monday, October 21st at Barnes & Noble in New York City. Photos have emerged from the signing event.

Alex Van Halen poses with fans

The audiobook version of “Brothers” contains a previously unreleased song composed by Alex and his brother, legendary Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Titled “Unfinished”, it is the last piece of music they wrote together and can be heard as Alex narrates his story.

The book was released on October 22nd via HarperCollins Publishers and the 384-page “Brothers” book has a list price of $32.00.

In this memoir Alex shares his personal story of family, friendship, music, and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and bandmate.

Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, “Brothers” is the 70-year-old drummer’s love letter to his younger brother, legendary Van Halen guitarist Edward “Eddie” Van Halen, written while still mourning his untimely death.

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.

“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 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.”

“Brothers” includes never-before-seen photos from the author’s private archive. It will also be made available as a 720-minute audiobook and an eBook.