eddie van halen

He credits the guitarists of Wishbone Ash for giving him the idea.

It's a collaboration with keyboard player David Garfield.

“Name another person who's still alive, really, who's had that kind of impact.”

Doctors told the late guitar icon he had only six weeks to live back in 2017.

He also spoke of how approachable Van Halen was in person.

Classic rock and alternative rock don’t have to be at loggerheads...

The track comes from an unreleased album written by the Van Halen frontman and John 5.

The shred pioneer was just as fast on the road.

EVH’s playing was boundary-pushing and his unique approach to gear was equally revolutionary in the 1970s, but his “endless pursuit” of perfection kept him refining and pushing the envelope for the next 40 years, changing the industry along with it.

Van Halen’s later years could have looked a lot different.