“He’s going to kick me out”: The song Eddie Van Halen thought he butchered
Taking pop in the wrong direction.
Eddie Van Halen Archives: 02/2025
“There ain’t nothing wrong with it, man”: The only guitarist considered to be Eddie Van Halen’s rival
“Everything he did he learned from me.”
“He didn’t get royalties”: The artist Eddie Van Halen thought ripped him off
Feeling musically cheated.
Eddie Van Halen on the only Van Halen songs that sounded right: “I did most of the work myself”
Getting the sound in his head.
‘The Sound of Silence’: the classic Sammy Hagar thought was butchered by a “wasted” Eddie Van Halen
Not having the right chops.
“I like some of that stuff”: How Jeff Beck’s ‘Wired’ got Eddie Van Halen into his music
“I like some of that stuff.”
‘Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)’: the track lyrics Van Halen was “sick and tired of”
Not matching their ideals.