The one artist Eddie Van Halen said never fit in Van Halen: “I realised it wasn’t going to work” Hardly an essential member. Tim Coffman Oct 29, 2025
The guitarist that convinced Joe Perry to quit Aerosmith: “Doing stuff that I’d never heard before” Needing some fresh ideas again. Tim Coffman Oct 29, 2025
The Van Halen song that made Manuel Noriega surrender A good negotiation technique. Dale Maplethorpe Oct 28, 2025
The song that saw Van Halen turn their back on sex and hedonism: “I wanted to get serious” “They’re great words”. Tom Taylor Oct 26, 2025
The “stupid” Van Halen that was meant to be a “punk rock parody” Not having the same staying power. Tim Coffman Oct 26, 2025
The legendary guitarists Eddie Van Halen accused of copying him: “He does my solo again” Copying the master. Tyler Golsen Oct 22, 2025
Eddie Van Halen thought every one of his albums needed one kind of song: “More of me! Making every record better. Tim Coffman Oct 19, 2025
The Van Halen songs David Lee Roth never wanted to release Not wanting to move the spotlight. Tim Coffman Oct 17, 2025
The songs Eddie Van Halen hated playing more than anything Far from his favourite piece. Tim Coffman Oct 16, 2025
The band Eddie Van Halen always wanted to sound like The idols of engineering. Tim Coffman Oct 15, 2025
The project that made David Lee Roth finally leave Van Halen Taking his creativity with him. Tim Coffman Oct 14, 2025