Official Thead: RIP EVH Eddie Van Halen

Heart breaking. An absolute legend.

 

RIP Edward. Thanks for the stamp you put on it.

 

Now that the magic has gone
You just wanna walk away
Nothing left to say anyway
Now that the magic has gone

 

RIP EVH...Thank you for all the great music, and the great memories listening to you and the boys. A true Legend and guitar giant.

 

I'll be grateful forever simply for the music he and the band shared with us. The excitement of learning how to make different sounds out of the guitar and monster tone out of the amp is the icing on the cake! Thank you Eddie for sharing your gift with us and I hope you're in tone heaven right now!!!

 

Wow, gets me thinking back to better times. What happened? Seems like everything is FUBAR!

 

Oh Eddie. RIP.

Thanks for starting me on the path. I wouldn’t have ever been a guitar player if it wasn’t for you.

Arguably the GOAT. One of the greatest at the very least. A genius on the guitar.

Thanks for everything.

Too soon.

:-(

 

 

Yeah, this one really hurts. RIP

 

I can remember that day when I first heard him play and being in awe.

RIP EVH

 

I'll always remember the smile the most....RIP...

 

can 2020 get any worse? Rip Eddie -a great inspiration to me--prayers to the family. this has hit me pretty hard.

 

He was a good guitar player

 

Such a great player, and a wonderful imagination. His rhythm parts were just as incredible as the leads and it was awesome how he would speak about music - A very INCLUSIVE attitude to people learning....this quote or some variation of it was an eye opener for me:

 

I never know what to say when a shocking loss like this happens, but it goes without saying that he was a genius on guitar.

 

saw him in cleveland and blossom the hagar years.......great shows. a friend of mine knew him. really cool guy. got the evh stealth usa and amp........it delivers.........thanks ed.......an icon.......and your gear rocks

 

Very sad day... Have been playing VH albums all night.

Nobody inspired more rock guitar players than Eddie Van Halen.

RIP

 

The guy was amazing, played the loudest most amazing guitar, did the best drugs, banged the hottest chicks and lived the life of a dozen men.

The first time I heard VH1 I was 12 or 13 and driving with my old man in his 65 barracuda. Doing 100 plus mph while listening to running with the devil. I had just started playing guitar and this was my pops way of showing me who he thought the baddest musician on the planet was. He also passed away from cancer far to young, at 54.

I wish his family the best, cancer sucks, but Im sure EVH was in A LOT of pain, and Im happy he was relieved of that.

Love you Dad!

Love you Eddie!

 

 

Goat. Godspeed

 

I think it was 1978 when the first record was released. My mom was going shopping at K-Mart. I had all of five dollars to my name - my allowance was ‘moderate’. Gave the money to my mom and asked her to pick up Van Halen for me. I had to write it down for her. Played that record every day for years.

RIP EVH