“It kills me”: Randy Rhoads had nothing nice thing to say about Eddie Van Halen
Locking horns.
Eddie Van Halen Archives: 02/2026
The legendary guitarist Jerry Garcia couldn’t take seriously: “There isn’t much there that interests me”
A well-considered account of modern playing.
The Van Halen song Sammy Hagar punished himself with: “Beat myself up”
Walking in circles for inspiration.
The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen always wanted to play like: “He’s a real artist”
Not fitting the rock and roll aesthetic.
The one band Eddie Van Halen never wanted to play like: “Make you horny”
A bit too pristine for his taste.
The Van Halen song that happily ripped off AC/DC: “I was grooving on that beat”
Taking cues from the Aussie rockers.
The hardest Van Halen song to play on guitar: “I get pretty damn close”
Not translating to the stage.