Paul Brannigan

About The Author

London-based Irish writer and journalist Paul Brannigan has two books due for publication in 2021—a fully updated and revised 10th anniversary edition of his 2011 Sunday Times bestseller This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl, set for publication via HarperCollins on September 2, and a revealing new biography of legendary, much-missed guitar god, Eddie Van Halen, scheduled for publication via Faber & Faber (UK, September 23), Permuted Press (US, December 14), and Ullstein (GER, August 30). Brannigan is a former editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine, and a contributor to Mojo, Classic Rock, and Kerrang!

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Books by Paul Brannigan

Unchained

The Eddie Van Halen Story

By Paul Brannigan

The first full-length biography of Eddie Van Halen—a searching, affectionate, and in-depth look at the remarkable life of a genuine musical virtuoso who changed the course of rock ’n’ roll.

“The game changing guitar legend gets the biography he deserves.... Diligently researched...

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