“Super sad to hear about the passing of Eddie Van Halen,” Solomon tweeted. “He was a big influence on Chris & me as we were writing Bill & Ted. In fact, when director Stephen Herek was ...

History says Clapton insulted Van Halen. Taken within context, his comments were part of a wider discussion about ...

“Super sad to hear about the passing of Eddie Van Halen. He was a big influence on Chris and me as we were writing ‘Bill & Ted.’ In fact, when director Stephen Herek was reading the script ...

The guitarist’s death this week has prompted countless fans, fellow rockers, and imitators to pay tribute to his influence and share their favorite Eddie Van Halen stories. Photo: Paul Natkin ...

Eddie Van Halen was an explorer ... He exuded raw, uncurbed power a la Jimi Hendrix (someone he didn’t claim as an influence, surprisingly enough; he'd pledged allegiance to Eric Clapton ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The world of rock music got some sad news today with the announcement that Eddie Van Halen had died. KLTV 7 spoke with a Longview guitarist about how he feels Van Halen ...

DeVille raved about Van Halen's virtuosity and influence on guitar playing writ large in a 1989 Guitar World interview. "If guitar playing has turned into an athletic event, then Eddie Van Halen ...

The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote ...

Eddie Van Halen died last month at age 65 of cancer ... the guitar since 1978 that hasn’t been touched in some way by his influence. I’m gonna miss his playing and I’m gonna miss him as ...

Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65 from Cancer," wrote KISS ... guys I ever worked with and we shared so many laughs together. His influence on music and especially the guitar has been immeasurable.

While Van Halen was their last name it wasn't Alex and Eddie who decided to call the ... At the time while trying to influence the choice David said to his bandmates: “Let’s make something ...

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar legend who died Tuesday at 65, has received tributes from countless rockers and celebrities — including the fictional Wyld Stallyns from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent ...