{"product_id":"brothers-isbn-9780063265714","title":"Brothers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e writer Ariel Levy \u003cem\u003eBrothers\u003c\/em\u003e is seventy-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen’s love letter to his younger brother, Edward, (Maybe “Ed,” but \u003cem\u003enever\u003c\/em\u003e “Eddie”), written while still mourning his untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his rough yet sweet voice, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 successful, 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward’s life and death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrothers\u003c\/em\u003e includes never-before-seen photos from the author’s private archives.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A poignant love letter from Alex to his brother and bandmate Eddie.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alex doesn’t scrimp on entertaining anecdotes, such as how the roar that opens “Runnin’ with the Devil” entailed ripping the horns out of their cars, and when on tour with Black Sabbath, frontman Ozzy Osbourne wandered into the wrong hotel and slept for two days.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The tome is undeniably emotional, with some passages written directly to his late brother.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most importantly, \u003cem\u003eBrothers\u003c\/em\u003e is a love letter to the music they created and Eddie, who has been called for decades one of the greatest guitarists of all time.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR's Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Frank, funny.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBrothers \u003c\/em\u003eis not a story of regret. It’s a tale of understanding, of acceptance, of love. Mostly, of humanness.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48587985453285,"sku":"NP9780063265714","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063265714.jpg?v=1773959905","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/brothers-isbn-9780063265714","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}