Introducing Steven Rosen, author of Tonechaser, a book about the late Edward Van Halen culled from interviews and experiences across their 25+ year friendship. Steven has written for Guitar Player, Guitar World and many other Rock publications. He has authored numerous books about rock legends Jeff Beck, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath, Free/Bad Company and Randy Rhoads. 

We dive deep into Steven's rich relationship with arguably the Greatest guitarist of ALL-TIME, Edward Van Halen! PART 1 starts with Steven's introduction to Eddie at the legendary Whisky-A-Go-Go in December of 1977 and runs through the departure of David Lee Roth in 1985! We discuss Eddie the man and his relationships with Steven, his brother Alex Van Halen, and his relationship to music. Lots of great personal stories here from Steven.

This is a very special episode for me personally as Van Halen was the band that kickstarted my lifelong love for music! This interview and the stories and ideas I share during the conversation are my love letter to Van Halen! Enjoy! - Ilan

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