Frez Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Eddie Lots of good memories with you brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 What’s crazy is I wore my Van Halen t shirt to work today. I knew he was sick but I had no idea he was on his death bed. RIP to the greatest guitarist of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sad, sad day. RIP, Eddie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Well not that just sucks. I knew it was inevitable seeing he's been sick awhile. RIP Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Man, that hurts really deep. A true revolutionary at his craft. RIP, Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 RIP Thank you for your contribution to the music industry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 All the RIPz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 A true innovator, both in playing and in modifying his instruments to produce certain sounds. EVH has a seat at the table of all time greats. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Ah, crap! God bless you Eddie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXI~PsychedelicBillsfan~ Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 they just keep leaving us, man. r.i.p. edward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Ugggh. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) Sad. RIP. Edited October 6, 2020 by stevewin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Success said: I still remember the exact time & place I was when I first heard "Eruption." It was like, what the heck is this? Mind-blowing at the time. Ditto. I was a teenager at a party. They played the whole album, and I was blown away from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Wow. This is one of those celebrity death notices that hits really hard for me. He had a scare with cancer several years ago and lost a piece of his tongue, etc., but I thought it was gone. I didn't know it had been back. His guitar playing is totally unique and a one-off. He did *so much more* than hammer ons and pull offs. I feel like we never got nearly as much music as we should have from him because of his alcoholism, which he never really beat. Just really bad news all around for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 The Gene Simmons thing, was it a rub @ EVH @ the time OR: Was it that he was too good. ?? I never heard that story. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 35 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: The Gene Simmons thing, was it a rub @ EVH @ the time OR: Was it that he was too good. ?? I never heard that story. RIP Too good. Supposedly around 1982 when Ace left KISS. There have been two versions I've heard. One went that Eddie was frustrated with VH and Gene told him to stick it out. Another goes that they took Eddie to lunch to ask him to join and he declined. Unfortunately, some googling for interviews to link to the story show that Gene is the only one who tells it. Eddie doesnt remember ever having that conversation, but also admits he could have been effed up enough to not remember. So who knows. True or not, they were all very close friends and I like what it adds to LA Rock lore of that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Maiden Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Man...this news absolutely sucks.....Van Halen represents the soundtrack of my High School years.....From the 1st album....Fair Warning....and on and on......even liked them with Sammy.......the VH logo with both my sons name ( like his, with Wolfgang ) is still my only tattoo...RIP King Edward !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) EVH has been a massively influential human. Even beyond his guitar playing, I would see how his DIY attitude and experimental approach to his equipment inspired people around me in areas beyond music. Even the paint job on his guitar seeped it's way into graphic/Pop art. An incredible person. Edited October 7, 2020 by Prickly Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts