The audiobook version of Alex Van Halen's new memoir "Brothers" will feature the last song he wrote with Eddie Van Halen.
Alex, who co-founded Van Halen in 1972 with his younger brother Eddie, and has been largely absent from the public eye since the Eddie's death in 2020, is set to release his memoir on October 22 via HarperCollins.
The memoir will be soundtracked by "Unfinished," the final track Alex and Eddie wrote together. The song will feature within Alex's narrative.
"Brothers" is 384 pages, and the audiobook runs 720 minutes. The book will delve into the story of Alex and Eddie Van Halen.
Speaking about the motivation behind writing "Brothers," Alex has said, "This is my tribute to my brother; my way of saying goodbye. Ed, I love you and miss you. When I see you again, I'm gonna kick your ass!"
"I was with him from day one," the drummer has said. "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," he continued. "We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime."
HarperCollins described "Brothers" as "nothing like any rock 'n' roll memoir you've ever read," and Van Halen's "personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love… [It's his] love letter to his younger brother Edward (maybe 'Ed' but never 'Eddie'), written while still mourning his untimely death."
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