During a time when so many celebs hide their faces and speed walk away, Diamond Dave - looking pretty sharp - was all smiles when approached by The Hollywood Fix yesterday. We'd love to know where Dave was headed. Van Halen Rehearsals, perhaps? … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Calls Eddie Van Halen a Liar — Contradicts Himself?
In a recent video, Sammy Hagar goes off on Eddie Van Halen, specifically in response to Eddie's claim in the new Billboard interview that he had to constantly show Michael Anthony what to play on bass. In his two-minute video rant below, Sammy says, "For Eddie to say he had to show him what to play and had to teach him all those songs, that is the biggest line of bullshit … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony!
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony! Van Halen's bass player of three decades recalls joining Van Halen in 1974: "The very first time I jammed with Eddie and Alex, it was in a little garage in Pasadena," Mike recalled in a Rockline interview on 1/20/92. "The garage was so small I could barely even get what little amp I had in there. And these guys just blew me away, the way they … [Read more...]
Video: How Eddie Van Halen Switched From Classical Pianist to Shredding Axeman
The legendary guitarist talks to Billboard about his rock 'n' roll start as a kid and how a good guitar riff "engulfs you." … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on Surviving Addiction, Why He’s Still Making Music and What He Really Thinks of David Lee Roth (and Other Past Van Halen Bandmates)
From Billboard.com, By Chuck Klosterman Eddie Van Halen doesn't listen to music. This is not a fake-out or a misdirection, nor is it a seemingly straightforward statement that actually means its opposite. Eddie Van Halen does not listen to music. “I don’t listen to anything,” he tells me from a greenish couch inside 5150, the expansive home recording studio built on his … [Read more...]