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You are here: Home / 2022 / ‘Unchained’ Author Paul Brannigan Talks Eddie Van Halen On Chris Jericho Podcast

‘Unchained’ Author Paul Brannigan Talks Eddie Van Halen On Chris Jericho Podcast

by VHND — updated January 12, 2022 Leave a Comment

Author Paul Brannigan recently appeared on the Talk is Jericho podcast to share stories from his brand-new book “Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story”.

Here is a quick rundown of what Jericho and Brannigan cover in the interview, which you can listen to in its entirity below:

  • Eddie’s childhood years
  • Why wasn’t Van Halen bigger in the UK?
  • The rocky relationship between Eddie and David Lee Roth
  • Did Eddie Van Halen really almost join KISS?
  • Eddie and Valerie
  • The party life on the road with Van Halen
  • The fallout from Van Halen III album
  • What it’s like inside Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 studio
  • Eddie overcoming substance abuse
  • Eddie’s final years
  • Van Halen’s farewell tour, what could have been…
  • Eddie’s legacy and how he will be remembered


Get your copy of Paul Brannigan’s book “Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story” at the Van Halen Store NOW!

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