Eddie van Halen RIP

[lafitz2008]

Dies of throat cancer aged 65........wow.

Watched this yesterday.. Quite prophetic....

 

[flook]

RIP Eddie, sad news, thought he was older than 65

 

[yankblue]

Watched this yesterday.. Quite prophetic....

Anything I can do to convince you to watch our next presidential address?

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Gutted. Their eponymous debut album doesn't have a bad track on it, and will always remain in my Top 10 albums of all time.

Two musical heroes of mine, both dead within 12 months of each other (Neil Peart)

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Another one gone to the great gig in the sky, sad news. RIP

 

[axlgod]

Was just listening to Living in Paradise about a hour ago.

RIP EVH

...Just Like Paradise?, it’s a great song, but EVH didn’t play on it, nor is it a Van Halen song.

...anyway, sad news, he was a hero of mine.

 

[nmc]

Great guitarist - worthy of the word Legend. RIP.

 

[Aphex]

Sad news. Great guitarist RIP

 

[chesterbells]

I read he blamed it on the metal guitar picks he used to hold in his mouth. But then I also read he smoked 60 a day for most of his adult life. Who knows.
Either way, it’s sobering news.
RIP.

 

[chesterbells]

Gutted. Their eponymous debut album doesn't have a bad track on it, and will always remain in my Top 10 albums of all time.

Two musical heroes of mine, both dead within 12 months of each other (Neil Peart)

Absolutely.
Arguably, along with Appetite and Definitely Maybe, the greatest debut ever.