To this very day he's by far the most imitated and influential guitarist in world history . Nobody comes close and that includes Hendrix.

Mr Van Halen left a very special mark on me when he indirectly inspired me to build guitars. I had a hard time getting what I wanted out of store bought instruments, when Mr Eddie did a video on guitar making and how he had the same problem. After his motivation, I learned how to do it, and since I have made several guitars, and exactly what I wanted. I make sure I give Mr Eddie credit for changing my life in more than just his awesome guitar playing. I'll never forget him, and hope someday to cross spirits with him.

@@herbcanter2114: I totally agree! Eddie was the best there ever was, or ever will be. He was simply the Elvis of guitar, guitar sound, and guitar and amp innovation. RIP King Eddie.

That struck me too. It drives me crazy because its misleading. He had studied proper music extensively, before he became the "just a punk kid who plays guitar" ..and revolutionized the instrument both from a technique AND from an equipment perspective. Young people need to understand that you dont get born great. It's really not a casual thing to become that good. It takes a lot of dedication and hard work before you can be at the top and say casually "I'm just a punk kid who plays guitar"

He invented a whole new style. Eddie sounded like Eddie and that's what every guitarist dreams about being able to do. There were only a few.

No, he was thinking in his head "yes, I am the man!" Don't be fooled.

He’s not trying to fool anyone. He’s Eddie Van Halen. And he was a sweetheart. Miss you, Ed.

Same. Been thinking about him a lot. Both his parents have passed & now the only person he shared those childhood memories of playing gigs with, & moving from Holland to America, is gone too. I believe this is gonna bring him & Wolfie even closer.

I've been thinking the same, somewhat knowing what's it's like, having lost my younger brother to cancer last year, and we were both in construction. I was 12 when he was born in 76, and my parents allowed me to name him Gregory. I found one of his first paystubs when he came to work for me right out of high school. He went on to do his own thing, so we weren't nearly as close as Eddie & Alex, but for a long time I would forget that I couldn't call him any more when I wanted to talk shop. The hardest thing I had to do was go get his trailer of tools and bring them from his job to his house, then go through and sell a lot of his stuff. So I can imagine what Alex is, and will be, going through. Probably a big reason why I've been watching so many VH vids the last few days, and why it hit me extra hard.

Amen brother!

@@gr8guitarplayer Aww... so sorry to hear that. Smh. May God bless you and your family and bring u guys peace.

@PurpleRose7777 Thank you.

haha. I saw Eddie on the 5150 tour in Phoenix. He melted my face off

keith johnston who? haha

@@keithjohnston6861 he did not make up tapping. Tapping existed way before them. It's just how they use them the way they haven't see before. Thus the term "INI-FUCKING-VATION" inivation........

@@keithjohnston6861 idk but a lot of people claim to have been innovated before them. So around the 50s like a spanish guitar player on a youtube vid about hom tapping on the low E string for the bass and played the melody as well. I'm not day who invented it I'm just saying where the influence could have been coming from. Maybe even the guitarist before him tapped who know' s. \(`~`)/

keith johnston Genesis couldn’t write a song to save their lives

Yeah me too. His legacy will live on forever

Yeah this is a really good video. He ls so down to earth when in balance

You're not by yourself I'm just is this don't seem real it seems like a bad dream or some s*** just don't seem real Eddie's gone man it's f***** up to me you figure a man like him will be around forever you know I grew up listening to his music I mean just don't seem fair rest in peace Eddie we love you we miss you we want to see you on the other side 😭♥️🙏

@Todd Daniel Be yourself or not ... Most people these days didn't know how deadly smoking was. Smoking was initially seen as cool and imported from the US to the rest of the world.

@@Edwin-pq6dg Still was surprising that he died a few days ago.

You are exactly right

I feel that

Agreed

Same with me

A blueprint of my youth!!! Aaaaaahhhhhh!!! KJ your comment got me!! In the best way, I fell apart in memories, thanks man. Sincerely

I guess Keith Richards settles the age old question of whether GENES or ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS has more influence for life longevity.

after a nuclear holocaust there will be only rust, viruses, DelTaco fries, and Keith Richard

Or Ozzy!

Ha ha no shit

The shit they did back then! Do just enough and it preserves you. Do just a little too much and you’re gone!

Van Halen had 2 virtuosos, Alex is criminally underappreciated for how great of a drummer and musician he is

Van Halen had 2 virtuosos, Alex is criminally underappreciated for how great of a drummer and musician he is

There really was a top jimmy who was friends with Dave and a bunch of other druggies

Nothing can prepare you for it. It hits you every day and it’s hard.

I never met him but I feel the same way.

Fuckin please none of you douchebags even knew him

@@iamasmurf1122 its weird , i cried my eyes out when Dimebag died, but I wasnt a vanhalen fan so it did nothing for me. Odd how that makes a differenece

@@iamasmurf1122 only douchebag is you!

Valerie might agree or MAYBE THE WHOLE PACKAGE CAUGHT HOLD… 😍🥳🌟LUV @ 1st SITE🌟😎🥰

Same here. He was our Hendrix. So sad he’s gone. 💔

With the exception of Randy Rhoads

@@user-rd8vp6nq8b Isn't it a shame that Rhoads was killed so young? He really was just getting the acknowledgment he deserved when that plane crashed. Had Rhoads lived long enough, we may have been able to compare the two fairly, but EVH had staying power over his entire lifetime. Had Rhoads lived long enough he very may have, as well, especially since he was successfully able to change bands. You are absolutely right that Rhoads was a true phenom and, for a brief time, the two of them were contemporaries and both extraordinary. Rhoads was one of the few guitar gods who died so young due to someone else's reckless and senseless hubris, and that may be the biggest tragedy of them all. I think I was 14 at the time and even I couldn't believe how stupid that bus driver was (and when a 14-year-old thinks someone is reckless and foolish that's pretty sad because they don't really get consequences for action yet at that stage of neurodevelopment). Thanks for your comment and the reminder about Rhoads. I have to admit, though, it just made me so sad to revisit that bright talent whose light was snuffed out too soon.

le th many guitar players his age were great.

@@sspbrazil Such as?

@Carlos Danger You sound *really* jealous and bitter. lol Sucks to be you...

@Milesgatman All Guitar with a touch of piano/synthesizer, but all musical scale and class.

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As stupid as it may be, I genuinely feel proud to be born and still live in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, a small city where Eddie and Alex grew up until they moved to the USA. Since Eddie's death, the house where they used to live has turned into some sort of a pilgrimage site, covered with flowers, candles, paintings, messages and pictures to honour Eddie's life. Both Eddie and Alex kept talking in Dutch with their mother, even when they were already famous. I guess it just makes it a little more special for a Dutchie like me. 😁

@@mariodriessen9740 Goed gezegd Mario! Zo is het!

@@mariodriessen9740 well...we all gotta come from somewhere and leave from somewhere...your little town produced a legend and your grandson...Wolfgang!

Yes well said, great smiles insane muscian rip Eddie such an influence on all guitarists

Which is how it should be , others should take note.

god do not exist poor idiot

@@SuperDenonciateur fuck off dickhead

@@SuperDenonciateur Friedrich Nietzsche said "God is Dead". God said "Nietzsche is dead." Who was right? Interesting you think you know the ultimate knowledge of the universe but yet don't don't know how to write simple English sentences. Who's the poor idiot?

Yes, Val & Ed were the greatest! I haven’t seen anything quite as cute since the days of Sid & Nancy.

@@rokyericksonroks to compare a guitar GIANT like Eddie to sid the punk kid is a travesty

They looked like brother and sister!!

Not to be creepy but they really look like brother and sister

Get the fuck over it

@@iamasmurf1122 you get over your self your rude honor the died they played great music 🎶 rip Eddie

I agree. There are VH haters that constantly bitch about Eddie's "attitude" but I just don't see it. All I see is a fun lovin guy with a great heart and more talent in his pinky finger then the entire London Symphony Orchestra combined. Haters gonna hate

@@thBrilliantFool I think its envy .. 👍🎸

I'm with you 100%,,,,lost my childhood hero,,,sucks

First album I owned - van halen 1 ! What a gifted person

It already was.

Brother

True, but in a word...Duh!

dude im jealous! i was born in 77 but im lucky to have seen them in okc 1993

These guys worked hard, that’s the reality. Getting signed was hard in the mid 1970s. You had to grind and that means you better love what you’re doing. These guys did just that.

Bruce S he’s got huge shelves full of music.

@@ShockMe1994 I'm willing to bet lots of money that in the past there were people who tried to break into Eddie's house to try and obtain that music. It's prolly one of the reasons why Eddie is known for having security at his house all the time.

RIP Eddie

RIP Eddie. You are sadly missed but never forgotten.

@another pizza i don't think it's sad. It's not like people were trying to kill him or anything they just wanted to see/meet him and maybe rob him lol. It's the price to pay for being the greatest guitarist of all time..

That's why the name of Eddie's son is Wolfgang.....!

Winfield Scott yes I remember there music just didn’t get to see them cuz I was trying to get a rock shirt I knew they were gonna go quick and they did. Still have mine. Miss concerts with all that’s going on and waiting to go back. Take care

I can't imagine Monsters of Rock being my first concert. Nothing else would have compared.

I've noticed in most of his interviews he was smoking. Rip Eddie. 💓 Can't judge, just sad.

I know right!

You'd have to cure him of the anxiety he was suffering through life first.

That would have stopped him.

Quality of life. Not quantity♡

Mark Cianfarani “Somebody get me a Doctor!!! I need a shot!!!”

Well said dude

I think everyone needs to let the he said he said shit go, all great bands come to an end, and VH is one of the greatest rock bands of all time!!

The camaraderie was a show, did you like it? Even Sam says in his book that they were at each others throats as far back as '88. Van Halen had astonishing commercial pull so you better fuckin' smile and we can all get paid!

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