“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 ...

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 ...

Eddie was the most famous guitar player on the planet — the guy who had revolutionised the art of rock guitar in the late-'70s, and had got the call from Michael Jackson to play the solo on his ...

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 ...

Heart, her Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame band with her big sister Ann Wilson, the band’s supersonic singer, resumes their latest ...

Rock legend Eddie Van Halen — the guitar god known for his ... and we know he will influence and shape rock music indefinitely.” Eddie’s career was marked by experimentation and ...

A guitar solo from Eddie Van Halen was indeed an eruption ... and we know he will influence and shape rock music indefinitely.” In honor of the revolutionary guitarist, here are just seven ...

Wolfgang Van Halen, the current bassist of Van Halen who happens to be the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, has shed some light on just how much influence he had on the band’s new album, ‘A ...

Joe Satriani admits he needed some help when it came to figuring out Eddie Van Halen’s distinctive guitar riffs. Across 2024 and into 2025, Satriani has teamed with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony for ...

Eddie Van Halen had battled tongue cancer in the six ... That’s not to say his music forsakes his father's influence. His solo on “Take a Bow,” for instance, oozes an unmistakable EVH ...

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 ...