EXCLUSIVE UNEARTHED INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD VAN HALEN CIRCA 1997

About this episode

An exclusive interview with Edward Van Halen discussing the band's past and upcoming album changes.

EPISODE #121 - Before “Van Halen 3” was released, Loud Dave did an interview with the King - Edward Van Halen in December of 1997. At the time, the band was in the process of pulling “That’s Why I Love You” off the album and adding “Josephina.” EVH was hyped on the record, but he still dug into a lot of the past. This is a very intensely detailed interview that gets into some real old school nitty gritty minutia aimed at the hardcore VH fans. Download the podcast for free on Spreaker, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Google podcasts, Amazon Music, Podvine or iTunes. Connect with the Daves on Twitter: @ddunchained, Facebook: Dave & Dave Unchained – A Van Halen podcast, Instagram: ddunchainedpodcast or via email: ddunchainedpodcast@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: Loud Dave

Guest: Edward Van Halen

Topics covered

• Van Halen
• music history
• interview
• 1990s
• album production
• hardcore fans

Keywords

• Van Halen 3
• That's Why I Love You
• Josephina
• 1997 interview
• hardcore VH fans
• music podcast

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Organizations: Van Halen

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