Latest about Eddie Van Halen
The alt-rock pioneer says Van Halen led generations of guitarists to prioritize speed and technique over memorable musical ideas.
Lukather says the unreleased recordings are completed performances by both Van Halen brothers — not scraps being pieced together after the fact
The singer says Van Halen’s first hit songs were born in a tiny alcove where he and Eddie shared cigarettes, argued over riffs and worked shoulder-to-shoulder
The drummer says the band reached out to its longtime bassist before Eddie Van Halen’s teenage son joined the lineup.
Vai recalls sitting in Eddie’s studio surrounded by unheard music — and explains why the guitarist believed Van Halen already was his solo career.
The actress says their whirlwind romance quickly collided with addiction, fame and the habits that ultimately damaged the guitarist’s health
The former Police frontman says trust funds can become “albatrosses” that undermine a child’s drive to work
During a late-night experiment in a rented Malibu home, the guitarist scraped the composer’s Yamaha grand with forks and knives — and turned the chaos into a track later used on Van Halen’s ‘Balance’
