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Eddie Van Halen

The band Alex Van Halen thought was “neck and neck” with The Beatles

A close second.

Reuben Cross
Dec 13, 2025
Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1984

The one band Eddie Van Halen loved most of all: “Closest to my heart”

A widely influential outfit.

Arun Starkey
Dec 11, 2025
Paul McCartney - Eddie Van Halen - Split

The guitarist Paul McCartney thought was out of Eddie Van Halen’s league: “The best”

Unbeatable.

Reuben Cross
Dec 10, 2025
Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1984

The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen said was the epitome of rock: “Full of life”

The pure joy of making music.

Tim Coffman
Dec 9, 2025
Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - Guitarist - 1980s

The bands Eddie Van Halen said needed to get better

A little bit more chops.

Tim Coffman
Dec 6, 2025
Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains - Guitarist - Musician - 2010

The musicians Jerry Cantrell called musical aliens: “An otherworldy being”

Pillars of influence.

Reuben Cross
Dec 5, 2025
Eddie Van Halen - Jimmy Page - Split

The guitarist Jimmy Page thought was a level above Eddie Van Halen: “I understand”

Unsung hero.

Callum MacHattie
Dec 5, 2025
Van Halen redefined hard rock with their self-titled debut album

The number one Van Halen song Eddie Van Halen said the whole band hated: “Believe it or not”

Changing with the times.

Tim Coffman
Dec 5, 2025
The band Roger Waters and Eddie Van Halen both called the best

The band Roger Waters and Eddie Van Halen both called the best

Branching out of psychedelia.

Tim Coffman
Dec 4, 2025
Eddie Van Halen - 2012 - Musician - Different Kind of Truth - Joe Bielawa

The Van Halen song even Eddie Van Halen couldn’t play: “I can’t even do that”

“He’s really something else…”

Tim Coffman
Dec 2, 2025

The one album Eddie Van Halen never wanted to learn: “There’s not a lot of guitar stuff on there”

Too beautiful to learn from.

Tim Coffman
Dec 1, 2025
Eddie Van Halen - 2012 - Musician - Different Kind of Truth - Joe Bielawa

The producer that walked out on Van Halen: “I left immediately”

It’s not for everyone.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 1, 2025

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