Tanya Mosley

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Today we continue our series featuring interviews from 2024, this time with Selena Gomez and Alex Van Halen. Along with his late brother Eddie, Alex is a founding member of the rock band Van Halen. Known for their extravagant, high-energy performances, Van Halen is credited with being one of the most influential rock bands of all time.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Today we continue our series featuring interviews from 2024, this time with Selena Gomez and Alex Van Halen. Along with his late brother Eddie, Alex is a founding member of the rock band Van Halen. Known for their extravagant, high-energy performances, Van Halen is credited with being one of the most influential rock bands of all time.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Today we continue our series featuring interviews from 2024, this time with Selena Gomez and Alex Van Halen. Along with his late brother Eddie, Alex is a founding member of the rock band Van Halen. Known for their extravagant, high-energy performances, Van Halen is credited with being one of the most influential rock bands of all time.

In a memoir published this year called Brothers, Alex charts both he and Eddie's life and music career, from their arrival to the United States from the Netherlands as kids, to the influence of their father, who was a Dutch jazz musician, and the formation of the rock band in 1974, after meeting vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony.

In a memoir published this year called Brothers, Alex charts both he and Eddie's life and music career, from their arrival to the United States from the Netherlands as kids, to the influence of their father, who was a Dutch jazz musician, and the formation of the rock band in 1974, after meeting vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony.

In a memoir published this year called Brothers, Alex charts both he and Eddie's life and music career, from their arrival to the United States from the Netherlands as kids, to the influence of their father, who was a Dutch jazz musician, and the formation of the rock band in 1974, after meeting vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony.

But mostly, Brothers is a love letter to the music they created and to Eddie, who has been called for decades one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Van Halen disbanded after Eddie died in 2020, but throughout their run, Van Halen produced 12 studio albums, 4 compilation albums, 2 live records, and 56 singles. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

But mostly, Brothers is a love letter to the music they created and to Eddie, who has been called for decades one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Van Halen disbanded after Eddie died in 2020, but throughout their run, Van Halen produced 12 studio albums, 4 compilation albums, 2 live records, and 56 singles. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

But mostly, Brothers is a love letter to the music they created and to Eddie, who has been called for decades one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Van Halen disbanded after Eddie died in 2020, but throughout their run, Van Halen produced 12 studio albums, 4 compilation albums, 2 live records, and 56 singles. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

Alex Van Halen, welcome to Fresh Air.

Alex Van Halen, welcome to Fresh Air.

Alex Van Halen, welcome to Fresh Air.

Alex, music was in your blood because your dad was a jazz musician, so you were watching him while you guys were also performing yourselves. What was your earliest recollection of doing gigs?

Alex, music was in your blood because your dad was a jazz musician, so you were watching him while you guys were also performing yourselves. What was your earliest recollection of doing gigs?

Alex, music was in your blood because your dad was a jazz musician, so you were watching him while you guys were also performing yourselves. What was your earliest recollection of doing gigs?

You knew what kind of music that you wanted to play as soon as you experienced rock. You experienced, you guys, like so many teenagers during that time period. It was the British Invasion. It was the Beatles.

You knew what kind of music that you wanted to play as soon as you experienced rock. You experienced, you guys, like so many teenagers during that time period. It was the British Invasion. It was the Beatles.

You knew what kind of music that you wanted to play as soon as you experienced rock. You experienced, you guys, like so many teenagers during that time period. It was the British Invasion. It was the Beatles.

Also a lesser-known group called the Dave Clark Five.

Also a lesser-known group called the Dave Clark Five.