Audiobook of Alex Van Halen memoir ‘Brothers’ to contain unreleased track

‘Unifinished’ is the last piece of music Alex and Eddie wrote together

Author: Paul TraversPublished 22nd Aug 2024

The audiobook version of Alex Van Halen’s upcoming book ‘Brothers’ will contain an unreleased track described as the last piece of music written by Alex and his late brother Edward Van Halen.

As Van-halen.com reports, the audiobook “contains an unreleased song composed by Edward and Alex”.

It adds: “Titled ‘Unfinished,’ it is the last piece of music they wrote together and can be heard as Alex narrates his story.”

‘Brothers’ will be published by Harper Collins on 22 October and will be available in three formats: Standard Hardcover, Deluxe Autographed Hardcover, and an audiobook narrated by Alex himself.

The book also includes never-before-seen photos from Alex’s private archives.

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Harper Collins says: “In 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.

“Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, Brothers is seventy-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen’s love letter to his younger brother, Edward, (Maybe “Ed,” but never “Eddie”), written while still mourning his untimely death.”

“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 famous, 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.”

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