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#017 Alex Van Halen 1980
33 minutes Posted Mar 4, 2020 at 5:00 am.
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A never before published interview with Alex Van Halen from 1980.

In the interview Van Halen talks about:

• Van Halen days before being signed

• Working with Ted Templeman.

• The best heavy metal band he ever saw play live

• The future of Van Halen

• And more...

Show Note: In the interview, Marc asks if it's true that Van Halen has in their rider that there are to be no brown M&Ms backstage. It wasn't until years later that David Lee Roth revealed the real reason behind their no brown M&Ms rule.

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