Ep 822 : Steve Rosen / Author of the incredible book "Tone Chaser My 26 Year Journey With Edward Van Halen"

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🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Today on Let There Be Talk my guest is Steve Rosen — legendary rock journalist and author of the incredible book Tone Chaser. Steve spent over 40 years on the inside with Eddie Van Halen, documenting one of the greatest guitar players of all time. His new book is a raw, intimate, and unfiltered look at Eddie's genius, struggles, and legacy.

This is a must-listen for anyone who loves guitar, Van Halen, or the golden era of rock.

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1:25.6	going to love this. Today, my guestve rosen and he has a bookout
1:31.2	called understanding edward my 26 year journey with edward van haelan steve wrote for
1:38.8	guitar player magazine in the 70s first meets eddie Halen backstage at the whiskey and they become friends for years and years and he had interviewed him many many times for guitar player magazine
1:56.0	he recorded them all with old school cassette tape and you can read these conversations and his thoughts
2:05.8	throughout Eddie's career in the new book. It's out right now and I cannot recommend it enough
2:13.0	and I'll tell you this right now. Guitar tone is an interesting thing.
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