Music journalist Steve Rosen, author of the Eddie Van Halen novel Tonechaser

We spoke with music journalist Steve Rosen, author of the novel Tonechaser, an in depth look at his personal relationship with Eddie Van Halen. Steve has been a music journalist for nearly 50 years and has had the opportunity to talk to some of the greats! AC/DC, Brian May, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Jimmy Paige, Randy Rhodes, Mick Mars, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Zepplin and of course Eddie Van Halen. He has written biographies for Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Springsteen and more, has hit the road with Humble Pie, Heart, Van Halen and the Who. It was a wonderful interview where we talk about how he fell into this world, the relationships he has forged, the mistakes he has made.   Buy the book! www.tonechaserbook.com   Steve’s YouTube Channel- www.youtube.com/%20@SteveRosenInterviews     #SteveRosen #EddieVanHalen #VanHalen #JoeCocker #TheMixTape     www.TheMixTapeShow.com is the place to check out our Playlists, Interviews and more! Why have you not joined us online? Seriously, our Twitter (X), Instagram, TikTok and Facebook are all the places you can interact. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1373722583092349   Instagram: The_Mix_Tape_Podcast https://instagram.com/the_mix_tape_podcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=   Twitter: The_Mix_Tape_Pod   TikTok- Mixtapepod  https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRSG8CVm/   Call us at 513-437-2377 or He Rad 77   Check out our Sponsors www.Bustedtees.com and at checkout enter the code JASON25945 to receive a pretty sweet discount!   Don’t forget to drop us a review. It helps a ton!     You can help the show by donating to our Buy Me a Coffee: The Mix Tape is Weekly Pop Culture Podcast (buymeacoffee.com)   Buy some Swag, show us some love- https://yourmixtapepodcast.wixsite.com/mixtapepodcast/general-4