Eddie Van Halen Contemplates Fame, In Illustrated Form

Van Halen fans are hoping for a follow-up from the band whose last record, A Different Kind of Truth, was released two years ago.

“I'm writing. I write lyrics routinely,” David Lee Roth told Jim Florentine from “That Metal Show” in 2013. “And the band plays together routinely, at least three times a week. They're up at Ed's place, routinely. I was up at Edward's house, maybe three days ago–just before I came here to the city–and we're starting to put music together. Not to give away exactly what the package will be. It's gonna be about 18 months, I think.”

Ex-bandmembers routinely dish out details about the band's turbulent past in the media. Mick Jones told ultimateclassicrock.com tensions were so high during the recording of 5150 that sound engineer Donn Landee “locked himself in the studio for a day and threatened to burn the tapes.”

We imagine the drama within the group has subsided now that Eddie has both his brother, Alex, and son, Wolfgang, in the lineup. Hopefully Roth will stick around this time.

While fans eagerly await the band's (estimated 2015) return, they can rock out with the new EVH Stripe Series “Circles” guitar, made famous by Van Halen's 1981 “Unchained” music video. Here's what Eddie had to say about fame and his love for music.

Quotation above via esquire.com.

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