Van Halen: Rock, Rivalries and the Breakup That Shook the Stage

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They were loud, legendary, and unstoppable—until their own chaos caught up with them. Breaking the Band: Van Halen reveals the behind-the-scenes battles, ego clashes, and power struggles that threatened to tear the band apart.  Stream it now on REELZ+ at reelzplus.com Available on Roku, Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.

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00:01Jump made Van Halen superstars.

00:03They became one of the biggest rock bands in the world,

00:06selling 47 million records,

00:08and the band members became multi-millionaires.

00:11We all just wanted to have a good time, and it was just, it was crazy.

00:14With fame and fortune came unadulterated excess.

00:18I was having the time of my life.

00:20What the hell's going on? I mean, it's like a circus.

00:22Without limits, they took it too far.

00:26With their first lead singer, David Lee Roth, unlikely to even make it to the end of a show.

00:32He was lost on stage. He was a staggering drunk.

00:38Fueled by excess, resentments erupted.

00:41The Van Halen brothers ran the show, and heaven help anyone who stood in their way.

00:46Alex was very willing to sling the fists around if necessary.

00:50He was not an easy fellow to be around unless he felt like being easy.

00:53You scumbags, screw you.

00:55I said, you. I'm gonna call my lawyer.

00:58There's trouble in paradise.

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