“Super sad to hear about the passing of Eddie Van Halen,” Solomon tweeted. “He was a big influence on Chris & me as we were writing Bill & Ted. In fact, when director Stephen Herek was ...

Eddie and I wrote some great songs together, and I think the best stuff was yet to come… because Eddie was really reaching ...

Sammy Hagar Recalls His Final Conversation With Late Bandmate Eddie Van Halen originally appeared on Parade. Reminiscing.

Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitar innovator and ... Were it not for his titanic influence, hard rock after the late 1970s would have evolved in unimaginably different ways.

The guitarist’s death this week has prompted countless fans, fellow rockers, and imitators to pay tribute to his influence and share their favorite Eddie Van Halen stories. Photo: Paul Natkin ...

Eddie Van Halen was an explorer ... He exuded raw, uncurbed power a la Jimi Hendrix (someone he didn’t claim as an influence, surprisingly enough; he'd pledged allegiance to Eric Clapton ...

DeVille raved about Van Halen's virtuosity and influence on guitar playing writ large in a 1989 Guitar World interview. "If guitar playing has turned into an athletic event, then Eddie Van Halen ...

A guitar solo from Eddie Van Halen was indeed an eruption ... and we know he will influence and shape rock music indefinitely.” In honor of the revolutionary guitarist, here are just seven ...

MOSLEY: Along with his late brother, Eddie, Alex is a founding member of the rock band Van Halen. Known for their ... from the Netherlands as kids to the influence of their father, who was a ...

Eddie Van Halen had battled tongue cancer in the six ... That’s not to say his music forsakes his father's influence. His solo on “Take a Bow,” for instance, oozes an unmistakable EVH ...

While Van Halen was their last name it wasn't Alex and Eddie who decided to call the ... At the time while trying to influence the choice David said to his bandmates: “Let’s make something ...

He credits players such as Eddie Van Halen, Brian May of Queen, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Pat Travers as influences. There's even a bit of Van Halen, woven throughout this new record.