Charisma Madarang
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Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Alex Van Halen has been knighted as a member of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
The legendary drummer received the country’s highest civilian honor in Nijmegen, where he and his brother Eddie grew up before moving to Los Angeles in 1962. During the ceremony, the characteristically humble Van Halen said, “My cousin organized most of this, but I’m very grateful. I think institutions like this are important in people’s lives because it adds a dignity and a gravity to what we do. Whether it’s actually deserved or not, that’s another question. But we can live up to it. That’s the whole thing, is you gotta have something to live up to.”
