Eddie Van Halen accepts Spike TV’s “Guitar God” award
Spike TV held their third annual Spike TV “Guys Choice” last weekend. Winners were announced Saturday night at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles.
Eddie Van Halen, in the a rare public appearance, was brought to tears as he accepted the first annual “Guitar God Award” for his years of shredding on the six stringed axe. Robert Downey Jr. presented Eddie the award.
Spike TV’s viewers decided each winner, making Eddie Van Halen the “people’s choice” once again (Guitar World’s readers recently voted him Best Rock Guitarist of 2008).
The awards will air SUNDAY, JUNE 21 AT 10:00 PM, ET/PT.
Here is the complete list of the things guys love most this year:
GUY OF THE YEAR - Mickey Rourke
MAN KIND AWARD - Judd Apatow
BRASS BALLS - Clint Eastwood
GUY MOVIE HALL - “Fight Club”
FUNNIEST M.F. - Sacha Baron Cohen
BALLSIEST BAND - Metallica
SEXIEST SIREN - Katy Perry
MOST UNSTOPABLLE JOCK - LeBron James
BIGGEST ASS KICKER - Jason Statham
DECADE OF HOTNESS - Halle Berry
MOST DANGEROUS MAN - Brock Lesnar
COMEDY SAVANT - Jason Segel
HOT N’ FRESH - Malin Akerman
HOTTEST ‘MILA’ - Mila Kunis
BEST BUSH - Will Ferrell
DEADLIEST WARRIOR - Christian Bale
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS - Florida Gators
FEMME FATALE - Angelina Jolie
GUITAR GOD - Eddie Van Halen
BEST UNSUPPORTED ROLE - Kate Winslet
SEXIEST ATHLETE - Biba Golic
TOP FANTASY LEAGUER - Dwyane Wade
MOST MAN-TICIPATED MOVIE - Inglorious Basterds
HOTTEST GIRL ON THE PLANET - Megan Fox
OUTSTANDING LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT - Russell Brand
PLAY OF THE YEAR - Ben Roethilsberger/Santonio Holmes
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June 1st, 2009 at 3:23 am
I hope this to inspire Ed an dgive us some new music!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 4:51 am
i’m critical of ed at times but he looks good at 54,get in the studio man!!! :^)
June 1st, 2009 at 5:11 am
How is playing music that is 20-30 yrs old make you a guitar god?? Go listen to “Death Magnetic” and then give the award to James Hetfield oR Kirk Hammett !!!!!!! GET OFF YOUR ASS Eddie !!!!!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 5:49 am
Have I missed something because this sounds like a right old gay fest ? Has Eddie come out ? Surely he is not the male ‘ Pink. ‘ Still, for those Chickenfoot haters there’s some real Van Halen news here for you to chew on eh ? Enjoy.
June 1st, 2009 at 6:21 am
Like Gonzalo said, I just hope this would inspire EVH to come up with great music again - a new studio record folowed by a World Tour.
Kudos, Edward!
June 1st, 2009 at 7:10 am
wow ,ed looks better than he has in 20 years. hey, ed call dave soon,your fans are starving.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:13 am
Congrats to Eddie, we still love you after all these years. And its no wonder to me why they don’t put out new music. Why the hell would they give out new music to a bunch of ungrateful little bitches. If you feel like bashing VAN HALEN on the VAN HALEN website, then f*ck you and go to a CHICKENFOOT website. I’m tired of coming here and reading everyone’s bullshit.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:39 am
Kim - the anticipation of new music with Roth is making us all nuts. That’s why my sorry ass is at this site at least twice a day! EVH being voted the guitar god is not news. We all know he rules the world.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:54 am
I’m shocked!! I thought it was going to be another Chickenfoot update on a supposed Van Halen site!!
My King Edward Van Halen, your people have spoken again and again and AGAIN!!! Not only are you an American icon and institute, we your fans bow to your greatness from all corners of the world!!! Congratulations to you and the band for giving us a kick ass soundtrack of our lives’
P.S. Looking good too Ed!!
June 1st, 2009 at 8:09 am
“I’m tired of coming here and reading everyone’s bullshit.”
Then don’t.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:16 am
I presume this award was based almost entirely on Ed’s performance during the “don’t-call-it-a-reunion” tour and not on some newly released EVH material that has somehow gone under the radar.
Gongrats to Ed on this award; now please start pushing out some of that recorded material you keep talking about.
MA=VH
June 1st, 2009 at 8:45 am
I don’t care what anyone says, Megan Fox is bar none the hottest girl on the planet. Who wouldn’t agree?
June 1st, 2009 at 8:47 am
I have to agree with Kim. I wouldn’t give in to fans either that treated me like garbage.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:52 am
So Ed shows up for this lame award but he and Al skip out on the HOF induction. I know he was “allegedly” in rehab, but it’s still lame.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:57 am
Karl- A real fan will put up with anything to at least try and hear about their band. I’m just saying…last time I checked this website was for people who united for the love of VH.
June 1st, 2009 at 9:07 am
Right on Kimberley!
June 1st, 2009 at 9:29 am
Congratulations to the KING OF TEN FINGERS AND SIX STRINGS!
June 1st, 2009 at 9:34 am
Good to see Ed healthy and looking good. So hopefully he’ll keep his promise… get married in June, have Wolfie graduate in June and then call Dave and get this thing rolling again.
June 1st, 2009 at 9:53 am
EVH doesn’t go to the Rock n’ Roll hall of fame but he goes to accept a spike tv award. Lame!
June 1st, 2009 at 10:14 am
Way to go Kimberly…Keep it up, I agree with you totally.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:22 am
Will EVH win more awards?
Is Megan Fox the the right lusty babe for Skutch?
Is RickieVanWhalen the sorry ass he claims to be or more?
Will Erick, Kimberly and VHJAMES68 show pics of the nasty sweaty dirty three way they had?
Finally will VH fans ever quit all the bitching,unite and listen to Chickenfoot together at Jakes or Ricks single wide trailer?
Tune in for the never ending drama here at the world famous VHND!!!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 11:24 am
Alright EVH let’s celebrate! Light em up!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 11:25 am
It’s ironic that many of the same people who would bash this kind of news (that Ed appears healthy and wins an award) also think Chickenfoot is the next biggest thing since sliced cheese.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:57 am
Good to see all the comments from the real VH and EVH fans here !!
June 1st, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Lookin” good, Ed! Congrats!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Van Halen news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Ohhhh shit !!! A new title…..
Soon to come to a store near you….
Guitar God T-shirts…..
Guitar God Lunch box’s with 5150 colors and strings u can strum while the kids eat lunch……
LOL
BS news…..good to see him out and about but it makes no sense to have Ed’s talent and not play. The fans would love to hear a new instrumental. Somethin for crying out loud….. pick up the guitar and play some licks for the fans.
June 1st, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Eddie - the Best! Kirk Hammet just a good man/
June 1st, 2009 at 1:18 pm
YEAAHHHH!!!! Right on, Eddie- You are the greatest; Now get back out there and show us why you were “The Chosen One!” We know you can do it- We just don’t know why you won’t…
June 1st, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I think this is great, because i agree - Ed defintely is a guitar god
As for what waitER said, no. I am a huge metallica fan (not as much as VH!), but Death Magnetic would not be grounds to give Hetfield and Hammett guitar gods awards. Firstly, theyre not even close to the skill of EVH. theyre light-years away from him. Also, Kirk Hammett, although a fantastic player, is too repetitive. He just regurgitates and rearranges the same four or five solos over and over again. I’ve heard exactyl identical portions of solos in multiple songs.
EVH, on the other hand, is an original and overall friggin BADASS guitarist. No one will ever match his skills and creativity.
SCAR, thanks for the lolz
June 1st, 2009 at 1:40 pm
That’s awesome Ed. Congrats. And see? The world still loves you. And we want you to give us some of that new music you’ve been promising. We’re ready!
June 1st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I don’t know if anyone noticed, Ed already has a wedding ring on. I thought he was getting hitched this summer. Is there new music in the near future? Who knows?
woof
June 1st, 2009 at 2:07 pm
This is political. Plain and simple and Ed always acts shy and humble so why is he acting like this is a big deal? Money. This is right before VH guitar hero and it’s a SPIKE TV award for crying out loud. You all need to get a life…especially Kimberly ( whiny queen ). Ed isn’t current anymore.
June 1st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
edd with iron man….. will be guitar iron man god….uf!!!!!!!! master
June 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pm
ED TEARS???? hmmmm
June 1st, 2009 at 4:03 pm
nice! very cool….megan fox!!!!! oh ya, congrats to you too edward.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:07 pm
The great thing about the Spike TV award and the Guitar World poll is that everyone is eligible to vote. None of us has a say in who gets in to the Rock an Roll Hall of Fame. It means more to me that Eddie showed up for the people than for the small group of musical elitists.
EVH showing up to pick up an award that the public bestowed on him is awesome. It is difficult for me to understand how that is sore spot for some folks here.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:19 pm
^ I agree with garysamuelroth ^
June 1st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I agree too, garysamuelroth. I have nothing against Ed showing up to get his award. Good for him. It’s good to see him looking healthy and I hope he gets inspired to get us hungry fans some new music soon.
I do think it’s odd though that he didn’t even send a note of thanks to the RRHOF for the VH induction. I guess I’ll just blame it on the dark place he was in at the time with the drugs, drinking, just into rehab, etc.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:45 pm
T Dog
Excellent observation. We all known how EVH loves to keep secrets from us. I sense new music from him in about…
June 2nd, 2009 at 2:26 am
I think Clint Eastwood (Brass Balls), Van Halen (Guitar God) plus a few others are sort of in the same “titans”-league. But alot of the others, wtf ever made them *that* special?…
June 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 am
I will say it again, A sober Edward is dangerous. Write him off if you want, but your wasting our ink! Wait till the next album and tour. Those who doubt him will be kicking themselves in the ass!
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:54 am
Metallica sucks.. saw them live last Fall and it was just fuckin flat out noise!
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Because they are,CrystalDawn,they are!!!!!!!!!!
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:54 am
Edds looking well looks like new musicis on its way .
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
I think it’s waaayyy past time for Ed to recognized. Who cares who said what or who did what. All that matters is the music. Ed looks great, the last tour was awesome and I will take Van Halen anyway they want to come. Ed needs to stay healthy and focused ’cause it is time to ROCK!! I liked the Sammy era but Van Halen is great with DLR and I want more!!
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Why is Edward standing there with Bud Bundy?
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:35 pm
If Eddie wins one more award for playing songs 30 plus years old, I swear to god I will riot!
Come up with new material Ed to play to ACTUALLY win something for!
Remeber us fans Eddie?
June 6th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Still puzzled why he said Mike quit,when everyone knows Sammy had to get him in on their last tour! ED still hiding something
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:51 am
I just saw the award show that aired last night. Ive gotta admit, seeing Ed up there was great. I dont care about all you who are whining about waiting too long for new music, or why he didnt show up for past preformances. Ed is a smart guy. Hes showing up on tv, winning awards, getting recognised. Hes building up his strength once again so when he does release his new stuff, it wont die out against the new music crap thats being produced.
I can tell that soon, very soon, Van Halen is going to explode full force. Im not one to complain about Sammy and Mike with what they are doing with Chickenfoot. I loved them both in Van Halen, and I think its great that they’re staying active. On the positive side, that makes TWO killer bands that I get to see in the future. I want the “Best of Both Worlds!!” Why complain?!?
Overall I think its great that Ed got this honor, cause there is no one else who deserves it. Simply put. I cant wait until the next step for him, but until then I’ll just have to keep playing the classic Gold that is Van Halen!!
-Chris Ivory