Right Now, Van Halen Is All About Music

Steve Penhollow of The Journal Gazette caught up with Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen who admitted the group is a volatile band. “We’re volatile only to the extent that we’re as good of friends as we are,” Van Halen said in a phone interview. “It’s because we are so intense. It’s part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room with no one else for 15 minutes, we’d be at each other’s throats. But it’s always about creative differences. Always. It’s never personal.”