Eddie Van Halen

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Randy Rhoads “rivalry” with Eddie Van Halen discussed in clip from upcoming documentary

Van Halen: “He was good. But I don’t really think he did anything that I haven't done. And there ain't nothing wrong with it."
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Eddie Van Halen left a massive seven-figure donation to music education in the US

Van Halen had worked extensively with the foundation over a decade.
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Is an Eddie Van Halen tribute tour in the works? Jason Newsted, Joe Satriani and David Lee Roth comment on rumours

"It would be a great honour and a terrifying challenge."
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Six iconic Stratocasters throughout rock history

From Jimi to Stevie, we examine the history of Fender’s iconic instrument across six legendary players and their axes.
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Official Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop! figurine announced

Funko has announced an officially-licensed Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop! vinyl figurine, set for release early next year. READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen biographer...
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Wolfgang Van Halen says his surname is “a blessing and a curse”

“If you don’t have the goods to back it up, you’re not going to be there for long.”
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Eddie Van Halen biographer calls David Lee Roth’s claim to the Frankenstrat stripes “a complete revisionist fabrication”

He notes how one of the types of tape Roth claims to have used wasn’t invented until three years after he had quit Van Halen.
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David Lee Roth says he came up with the stripes on EVH’s guitars to distance them from Hendrix’s Strat

Roth recalls telling Eddie to try an “expanding linear pattern.”
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Wolfgang Van Halen remembers his father on first anniversary of his death: “I hope you’re still proud”

“I'm trying to do my best here without you, but it's really fucking hard.”
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Wolfgang Van Halen says Eddie Van Halen’s death “still doesn’t feel real”

Wolfgang reflected on Eddie’s death on social media yesterday.
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