THE HISTORY OF VAN HALEN
Complete with excuses.
Important background info:
NETHERLANDS, THE, constitutional monarchy of Europe, also known popularly but unofficially as Holland. The Netherlands is one of the so-called “Low Countries.” Everybody guess why!
—Funk & Wagnalls & Me
A small country, forced to live by its wits... because of its tolerance for unorthodox opinions, a haven for intellectuals. What we’ve got here is one wimpy country.
— Carl Sagan in Cosmos. Reading between the lines courtesy of the author.
My mom wanted us in the U.S. and out of Holland—she was afraid we’d get into music...
— Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Player,
April, 1980.
Your mother should know.
—Paul McCartney, world’s most successful musician.
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Eyebrow-raising true story:
1955: The year that spawned Van Halen. Literally. Well, everybody except Ed, but he’s just the guitar player.