Van Halen's new album, A Different Kind of Truth, was released yesterday, and as part of the fanfare, Howard Stern ran a four-plus hour special titled The Whole Truth: The Howard Stern/Van Halen, which includes interviews with all members of the band (minus Wolfgang) over the years.
The special is now streaming online, and you can check it out in the YouTube player below.
If you want some reading material while listening to four and a half hours of Van Halen interviews, why not check out some of our classic interviews with Eddie over the years:
• Bill Corgan Interviews Eddie Van Halen (1996)
• Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen (2010)
• Eddie Van Halen Talks Balance (1995)
• Eddie Van Halen on His New Wolfgang Guitar (2008)
• Eddie's First Guitar World Interview, Part 1
• Eddie's First Guitar World Interview, Part 2
And if you've got an opinion on the new Van Halen album, we'd love to hear it. Head here to give us your reader review for A Different Kind of Truth.
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