The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored Eddie Van Halen during their 2020 induction ceremony aired earlier tonight on HBO. Guitarists Slash, Kirk Hammett and Tom Morello all gave tributes. Below are each of their comments: SLASH: Eddie Van Halen was a tremendously gifted musician. His style and his sound were completely unique to him. He had a massive impact on guitar … [Read more...]
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Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson: ‘Eddie Van Halen Rewrote The Guitar Handbook’
Count Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson among those who would never have even picked up a guitar if not for Eddie Van Halen. "I never got to meet him or see [Van Halen] play live, but I can say without Eddie, I would never have become a lead guitar player," BSC's lead vocalist/guitarist told Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind, adding that Eddie "rewrote the guitar handbook" … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Exposes Online Scammers Using His Father’s Name
Wolfgang Van Halen has called out an unidentified company for trying to sell their CBD (Cannabidiol) oil product by creating a fake story using his father's name. The article, which falsely claimed to be published by People magazine, even went as far as to include fake quotes from Eddie himself. Below is a portion of the fabricated article: While many might not be … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Ranks #1 On List Of ’25 Underrated Band Members Who Deserve More Love’
The website Yardbarker is about to get some serious love from Van Halen fans. Staff writer Jeff Mezydlo just posted a list of the 25 underrated band members he feels deserve more love and Michael Anthony placed at the very top. Mizydlo set up the list by saying, "Not everybody in any prominent band will receive their just due. That does not mean they are any less a … [Read more...]
Iron Maiden Guitarist Adrian Smith: ‘Eddie Van Halen & Jimi Hendrix Had The Biggest Effect On The Electric Guitar’
For Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix wrote the book in which every electric guitarist follows. Smith recently appeared on the YouTube program The Metal Voice and was asked for his thoughts on Eddie's October 6th passing. “Probably him and Jimi Hendrix, certainly in my lifetime, had the biggest effect on the electric guitar," said … [Read more...]
CHECK IT OUT! 1977 Sunset Sound Invoice For Van Halen Demo Recording
Sunset Sound Studios has just uncovered a work order for a 1977 Van Halen demo recording session. Below is the post from Sunset Sound's Facebook page along with the comment: "Woah!! Look at what we found!!! Subscribe [to] https://youtu.be/5-biL02KxE4 because we’re going through all the #vanhalen work orders and releasing audio and performances. No one has seen or touched … [Read more...]
Mick Fleetwood On Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Had The Magic’
Mick Fleetwood remembered the "magic" of Eddie Van Halen during a recent interview on Sirius/XM radio. "Eddie was someone who could a grab any guitar and he could play it upside down," Fleetwood told Sirius/XM's Andy Cohen during the Radio Andy program. "It's like Jimi Hendrix. They had a magical knack [where] any old piece of nonsense guitar suddenly sounded good. He was a … [Read more...]
Billy Corgan On Watching Eddie Van Halen Perform: “It Was Like A Religious Experience”
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was one of the fortunate ones who had the chance to watch Eddie Van Halen perform in the studio up close and personal. It's a moment he'll never forget. In fact, he referred to it as "a religious experience". "Oh my God! For American guitar players, he was the supreme thing. He's the one who pushed us to be better than we probably … [Read more...]
Anthrax’s Scott Ian Calls Eddie Van Halen ‘The John Lennon And Paul McCartney Of Hard Rock’
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid Eddie Van Halen the ultimate tribute by saying his musical skills were those of both John Lennon and Paul McCartney combined. Ian talked about Eddie's legacy during a recent appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast. "There's not a bad song from 'Van Halen I' to '1984' -- for me, there's nothing that I don't love. Every … [Read more...]
Listen To Tom Morello’s Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song
Guitarist Tom Morello has just released a new EP which includes a song dedicated to Eddie Van Halen. Below is the 68-second EVH tribute track titled "Secretariat" from Morello's five-track release "Comandante" which is available now: Morello spoke of Eddie's legacy on the day of his passing to Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen was one of the greatest, most … [Read more...]
Engineer Brian Kehew Talks Unreleased Van Halen Songs With The Van Halen News Desk
Ah, wow, man. Wait a second, man. Waddaya think “Hot For Teacher” is gonna sound like this time? It’s hard to imagine hearing Van Halen’s classic “Hot For Teacher” and not being able to recite every lyric word for word. Even harder to imagine is hearing the song with an entirely different set of lyrics but that's exactly what engineer Brian Kehew has revealed. In a recent … [Read more...]
Canadian Artist Honors Eddie Van Halen With Airbrush Wall Painting
An airbrush artist from Victoria, British Columbia has found his own creative way of making sure Eddie Van Halen will never be forgotten. Paul Archer recently completed the airbrush painting of Eddie on the back of his shop Archer Airbrushing. Soon after he posted the result to his Facebook page with the the comment: "RIP Eddie Van Halen. Everyone said it couldn't happen, … [Read more...]