Van Halen

He was the first choice to replace Sammy Hagar, and says he shared “wicked chemistry” with the band.

Drummer’s onstage mishap is one reason he and brother Eddie didn’t like ‘This Is Spinal Tap.’

"What do you want you f---ing so-and-so!" was the guitarist's first confused response to the producing legend.

Despite their inauspicious first meet-up, drummer says he "had nothing but respect for Dave."

Alex Van Halen says singer’s out-of-control jealousy led to his departure from the band in 1985.

Drummer describes end of the original lineup as the most disappointing moment of his life – until Eddie’s death.

"I know people want to hear it," Alex Van Halen says.

Drummer explains why he had no interest in joining Hagar and Michael Anthony's Van Halen tribute tour.

"I wanted to grab him by the throat and shake him and go, 'What the [expletive] were you thinking, Ed?" he says in new interview.

More than 40 years later, the drummer is still angry over his brother's decision to play on Michael Jackson's hit.