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Video: David Lee Roth Interviews Eddie and Alex Van Halen

By Josh Hart published 7 February 2012

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A new video has surfaced online that features David Lee Roth interviewing Eddie and Alex Van Halen on a wide variety of topics. Check out the nine-minute clip below.

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Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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