From Spinner.com:

(VHND.com notes: This interview was conducted sometime before the interview that Eddie did with Rolling Stone two weeks ago)

Between Jimi Hendrix and Slash, there was Eddie Van Halen. For rockers who came of age in the late ’70s and early ’80s, EVH was the ultimate guitar hero. From his showcase piece on the first album’s ‘Eruption,’ as well as FM staples like ‘You Really Got Me’ and ‘Running With the Devil,’ he consistently tops the list of most influential guitarists of his generation.

In recent years, though, the guitar god has battled throat cancer, gone through rehab and divorced his wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, positioning him more as tabloid fodder than rock idol. However, sober, healthy and happily engaged to publicist Janie Liszewski, he’s back, as evidenced by the chants of “Eddie! Eddie!” that awaited him every night on the recent sold-out Van Halen tour that reunited him with frontman David Lee Roth.

With the band that bears his surname currently between projects, Eddie has turned his attention back to his passion of guitars, specifically designing them. With the recent release of the Fender Wolfgang guitar, named for his 18-year-old son, now Van Halen’s bass player, Eddie spoke with Spinner. Though his interviews are rare these days, he proved to be very forthcoming, sharing stories about several of Van Halen’s signature songs, including ‘Jump’ and ‘Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,’ touring with AC/DC, learning to play sober and how his guitar riffs are literally God-given.

Read the interview here