BY PHIL HOOD The story of Van Halen and the brown M&Ms is the mother of all outrageous rock star demand legends. In the ‘80s the band famously had a rider in their contract that stipulated that M&Ms be available backstage but that all the brown ones must be removed. If they weren’t removed, VH reserved the right to cancel the show at the promoter’s expense. But the egomaniacal contract requirements were mostly a ruse according to Business Insider. The … Continue reading You Can Say Thanks To Alex Van Halen