Alex Van Halen

But it really goes to show you how, at that age, the stuff doesn't really register in your brain. It turns out that the average male brain does not completely mature... Until the age of 27. I'm still waiting.

But it really goes to show you how, at that age, the stuff doesn't really register in your brain. It turns out that the average male brain does not completely mature... Until the age of 27. I'm still waiting.

That wasn't funny at all.

That wasn't funny at all.

That wasn't funny at all.

Well, Ed and I saw it, and we said, man, that's what we experienced. That is really how things happen. It's mind-bending. You know, the public doesn't really have any idea what goes on behind the scenes, and I'm certainly not going to burst a bubble, but that movie, there were a lot of elements that were more true than they were parody.

Well, Ed and I saw it, and we said, man, that's what we experienced. That is really how things happen. It's mind-bending. You know, the public doesn't really have any idea what goes on behind the scenes, and I'm certainly not going to burst a bubble, but that movie, there were a lot of elements that were more true than they were parody.

Well, Ed and I saw it, and we said, man, that's what we experienced. That is really how things happen. It's mind-bending. You know, the public doesn't really have any idea what goes on behind the scenes, and I'm certainly not going to burst a bubble, but that movie, there were a lot of elements that were more true than they were parody.

And, of course, then they believed their own stuff, and they went out and toured for the...

And, of course, then they believed their own stuff, and they went out and toured for the...

And, of course, then they believed their own stuff, and they went out and toured for the...

If I remember right, he did consult, and we said no. What are you going to do? I'm not going to make something. We really did not overthink anything, but I did want to kick his ass. Why? Because our model was basically Led Zeppelin. The way that they structured their business, the way they structured how they played, who they played with, Led Zeppelin was Led Zeppelin. You couldn't get...

If I remember right, he did consult, and we said no. What are you going to do? I'm not going to make something. We really did not overthink anything, but I did want to kick his ass. Why? Because our model was basically Led Zeppelin. The way that they structured their business, the way they structured how they played, who they played with, Led Zeppelin was Led Zeppelin. You couldn't get...

If I remember right, he did consult, and we said no. What are you going to do? I'm not going to make something. We really did not overthink anything, but I did want to kick his ass. Why? Because our model was basically Led Zeppelin. The way that they structured their business, the way they structured how they played, who they played with, Led Zeppelin was Led Zeppelin. You couldn't get...

You couldn't get Jimmy Page anywhere else. You can only get him on Led Zeppelin. Come to the show. That's it. You don't get him with Michael Jackson. You don't get him with so-and-so. But Ed violated that, and it started a whole cascade of just bad, bad vibes.

You couldn't get Jimmy Page anywhere else. You can only get him on Led Zeppelin. Come to the show. That's it. You don't get him with Michael Jackson. You don't get him with so-and-so. But Ed violated that, and it started a whole cascade of just bad, bad vibes.

You couldn't get Jimmy Page anywhere else. You can only get him on Led Zeppelin. Come to the show. That's it. You don't get him with Michael Jackson. You don't get him with so-and-so. But Ed violated that, and it started a whole cascade of just bad, bad vibes.

In all fairness, it really was not the single thing because things were already starting to unravel. When we named the album 1984, it had nothing to do with the year. It had to do with George Orwell and the dystopia of what was going on. This band was so fractured. We barely ever played together anymore.

In all fairness, it really was not the single thing because things were already starting to unravel. When we named the album 1984, it had nothing to do with the year. It had to do with George Orwell and the dystopia of what was going on. This band was so fractured. We barely ever played together anymore.

In all fairness, it really was not the single thing because things were already starting to unravel. When we named the album 1984, it had nothing to do with the year. It had to do with George Orwell and the dystopia of what was going on. This band was so fractured. We barely ever played together anymore.