Memo to George: You're at the top of the top. You are legend.

I really love George's attitude. He is what a guitarist/musician should be. Simple and real .

George has always been in a class of his own, no one sounds like him. Tooth and Nail & Under lock & Key have some of the best metal solos, period!

George Lynch is 70!! Holy sh!t!! He has kept himself in great shape. Back in the 80's I had a huge love of Dokken because of George's insane playing and tone. He had his time as my favorite guitar player. I remember reading a Guitar World magazine article about George, and I remember it described George something like he stalked the stage like a praying mantis which I thought was so cool. No one played like him. Truly a legend. Really great interview. So cool to hear George's thoughts about Edward. You can obviously see a great love and respect George had for him.

Wow, almost 70 yrs old...dude looks amazing. Great interview.

George Lynch has become very humble and grateful for his place in the history of great guitar players. I've admired him for 30+ years.

I couldn’t do Don Dokken, but George is a monster. Jake E Lee, George Lynch and the G.O.AT Eddie Van Halen! He looks amazing for 70!!! Plays like a monster still. Eddie did again too on that last tour. Man I’m missing EVH! Thanks for this!

George has matured exceptionally well - can't believe he's almost 70 here... the first 2 Lynch Mob albums were superb and not just for the playing but the songs were amazing too. Great to see him here and as someone already said here, another monster from the era.

I'll never forget the first time I heard EVH or the first time I heard George Lynch! It's cool to hear his stories and you always ask great Qs, Jeff! 🎸

The George Lynch / Yngwie duels on hear-n-aid are the best🤘

I met Goerge at a show at Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston in late 2003.Lynch Mob just finished and George was in the audience. Before I could approach George, George approached me and I was pleasantly surprised. He asked me if I saw his set and I told him that YES I DID!!! And it was fantastic. He then asked me about the sound that Lynch Mob was given out front. I did go on to,tell him about what I heard and noticed about the sound and he seemed thankful for my intel and appreciation. He was very polite and I introduced him to my guitarist at the time, Mr. Rusty Cooley. He said he had already heard about Rusty and I introduced them I believe they had met before. But I must say that George has always been a huge part of my musical life. He is one of my top 5 most favorite guitarists of ALL TIME! Thank you George for everything Brother. I really am thankful for you and your music Sir. Bless you, DD

As a teen, I wore out Dokken cassettes in my car as well as the old double speaker "boom boxes" as they were called....... Fast forward 30 years I had a life saving surgery in 2019, it was a monster of an experience. a few months later I was still in recovery mode and a friend of mine bought me a ticket to see Blandini that was featuring George Lynch and spent an extra $100 on me so we could have a meet and greet after the show (mistake)............ We were made to stand outside of the shuttle bus outside for almost 1 hour, I was getting really uncomfortable given my condition (to be fair it isn't like anyone could've known that or would care at the venue).......... We were finally told we could enter the bus if we wanted to. Mr. Lynch was seated at the front of the shuttle and he was drunk still drinking beer from a plastic cup. (again it was 2019, he claims he doesn't drink today, perhaps not?)......I won't go into the words said that night but George Lynch "drunk" is a smartass100%, I quickly realized it wasn't worth the time I waited...It wasn't my fault Lynch couldn't talk loud enough to be heard that evening......... Jeff Blando was exceptionally nice but I wasn't familiar with him, only learning he was Vince Neal's guitarist the day of the show, I am not a Motley fan, not even as a kid so,,, OK.............It's strange but that experience changed everything about me hearing Dokken music. I've been told it isn't always a good decision to meet the people you're a fan of for their talent because the "person" may not be a personality you'd expect. I now understand.......... I tolerated the show, thought it was cool being in a small venue seeing George Lynch, but looking back truly it was a mediocre show at best.

George is the man he’ll be playing many more years

George is just the coolest guy, great great guitarist, and the man has such an interesting history on his own and being around rock legends!!! Almost 70? Guy looks amazing and is still playing like a legend himself!!! Thanks!

I also think George lynch was one of the only guys with a style of his own back in the early 80's.. his long, crying lines and great rhythm playing caught my attention and 40 years later he's still evolving, working hard and sounding fantastic . 🤘

George is the remaining Awsome guitarist from that Area..... RIP Eddie..... ❤ You Guys.....

Possibly the best interview with George Lynch I’ve seen.

Great interview! We have pretty limited amount of recorded material from Eddie - and especially Randy - , but we are lucky to have over 50 albums worth of material from George. He may not be as famous or revered as the other two, however he is the only one still alive and putting out quality inspiration. George Rules!

Jeff, this is epic! Great interview with the one and only George Lynch! Wow! I'm blown away! Another SoCal guitar monster! He is so down to earth. I love the new studio set-up and how you zoomed in and out. That was super cool. You are totally killin' it brother! Thanks George and thank you Jeff for all of your diligence in bringing us EVH stories! History book stuff! 🐅🎸❤🤍🖤🎸

Great interview! Next to EVH I believe George Lynch was the next best guitarist from that era. He is a monster on guitar.

When I saw the making of Hear-N-Aid, George stood out above everyone else !

EVH in his own category. BUT GL is to this day my #1 guitarist of this planet. Great interview for sure. I'm going to be 50 this month and both guitar gods (Dokken, LM & VH) have been a part of my life since im a kid buying their actual records.

One Leviathan shares memories of another. Mr. Lynch is always too humble. We would not have the (guitar) community we have today without both. Great interview, Man. Thanks. 🤘

I love lynch and his guitar playing and his attitude. The best.

Love George. Also love his respect & admiration for the late, greatest Edward.

"A Force of Nature....." that's probably the best description I can think of when we talk about the Birth (the first time experiencing) EVH. Well put, George.

i ran into lynch in a hotel lobby at a NAMM (i think it was 2012 or 2013) one of my biggest regrets in life was not taking a moment (and risk?) to say something to him. but in the moment, i just couldn't come up with any kind of ice-breaker that i was certain he hadn't heard 27,341 times before.

Great interview! Imop…the late 70’s and 80’s were the greatest time for rock bands. To be fair I was 10 yrs old in 1980. So I was prime age for that scene. It was amazing!

George does a great job here of describing Eddie and his proclivity to practice and what nade him tick in a lot of ways. Just great all around observations.

This is FANTASTIC! George talks about not having much of a memory, but just hearing him weigh in on the earlier LA scene, players, influences, etc... It's cool to hear him put the whole Eddie/Randy thing to rest too. Randy was great for who he was, but EVH was really the game-changer for George. Randy, Warren, etc. No shame there. He changed everything for all of us.

Loved this interview! George has been in my Top 5 favorite guitarists since the 1980's. Lotta soul & sexiness plus that wicked vibrato!

I remember George wowing my ass as a 13 year old in 1984. Actually 10/13/84. Dokken opened for Twisted Sister. Bought Tooth and Nail the next day.

George is my favorite guitarist of all time. I love his exotic and outside sounding style. He doesn’t sound like anybody else.

Lynch was the dude Eddie would go watch on the Sunset Strip back in the day Miss yaEVH!

OMG. Super pumped for this. George is one of the greatest of the LA guitarists

What kills ME about George Lynch was how physically big he got in the 90s the guy was ripped and he became this big moutain biker, and could still shred like no one, in many ways seemed he was trying to distance himself from that 80s Sunset strip scene, so glad George is still active and still one of the top shredders still out there.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! George is my favorite guitarist, and Eddie is right there too. My first concert was Van Halen in 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena. George just said some of the most honest and insightful things than I have ever heard him say before. Very cool to hear him just talking for the most part and not in full interview mode.

God Bless you George. You were always a stand up, down to earth gentleman.

Love George! What an awesome interview! Such a down to earth Monster Guitarist! Thanks Jeff! Most Cool! Rock On!

I’ve been saying for a while now that “When you’re a guy in your 20’s or 30’s long hair is cool…when you’re 50, it looks like hell.” But George is one of those exceptions, he can still pull it off.

Very enjoyable!! Thank you! The Golden West Ballroom tapes were always my favorite. How lucky for him to have been there.

EVH, GEORGE LYNCH AND STEVE VAI ....EVOLUTION OF ROCK ELECTRIC GUITARS.🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘😎🤘

Man, I loved every second of that one. You really are doing a public service with these, as he said. Thank you for this!! 🎸🎶🤘

I love how honest and articulate George is in this interview about himself and the other guitar players he talks about in this interview , George has been one of my most favorite players since I first heard in my dreams back in 83? The release of the first Van Halen album ended my Kiss love affair instantly and I began my metal journey starting with Van Halen. I love hearing the legends talk about each other with such respect and admiration, there isn't a lot of them left and I'm very grateful I can still hear and see one of my very favorites ,Thank you George for all that you've given us and continue to share with your music and memories. Phenomenal show at OCC in Florida BTW❤ Hope you come back soon!

Great interview. I saw Lynch Mob open up for Queensryche in 1990 in Amsterdam, it was phenomenal. Wicked Sensation was a great album!!! George Lynch Alex Skolnick Vinnie Moore Satch Vai EVH Bettancourt These were the guitarists of the 80’s that did it for me 🤟🤟🤟

Georges work with glenn hughes was my favourite

Awesome interview!!! George comes across as a laidback humble guy. Love his dry humour and well versed Top 3 rock guitarist all time!

Another crazy interview, Jeff! I didn’t want it to end. But that was some great time spent with George. Man, great questions as always. Finally getting to hear from the man himself about the early days.🤘🏻😝🎸🇺🇸

Great interview with George. Always been one of my favourites.

Great interview...George was fantastic and very grounded/honest. He and ed were my favourite guitarists ever. I'd love to spend an hour with George, picking his brains about his tone on various tracks. Class act...

You have the best interviews! Thanks!

Great interview with George Lynch one of my favorite guitar players good to hear stories from his mouth about Eddie Van Halen George Lynch is a great innovator and there's some stuff he does that nobody can copy

I had heard that Eddie was invited to participate in the Hear 'n Aid project, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. Either he was on tour or had prior commitments.

Excellent interview! George has been one of my favorite players since the 80's. I met him at the Rickshaw theater here in Vancouver, after a Lynch mob show years ago, at the merch table. As he signed my Randy Rhoads book, I said Thank you very fucking much for Mr. Scary. He said- that was inspired by Randy. I said- I know! Nice, cool, soft spoken guy. And a Monster guitar player. He's one of the greats.

George Lynch is the only guitarist who can utilize the EVH technique without sounding like EVH. Impressive most impressive!!!

I was a kid when I saw George lynch in Dallas at a guitar fest and it blew the top of my head off. I love his playing and he was awesome when I met him. One of my all time favorite’s.

I readied for George and he is one of my favorite guitarists....great interview. 😊

Great guitarist, and a nice guy to boot! love these stories!

What a cool, down to earth dude George Lynch is... Superb interview, man! Thanks for bringing it to us.

Great interview, George is COOL!

Great interview George is funny and personable Look forward to more

Best interview I've ever heard with Lynch!

Very cool interview with George Lynch he is my number two as well and he's a great guy. ✌🏻

Love this series and was stoked to see you had George on. Once again, great interview.

Dude you look great for 70. You cut your own path not many can say that. Years gone past players would turn their back to hide their licks. You have been bold and principled for your art. Thanks for the riffs

I really enjoyed the interview! George is such a cool dude! I also saw him at the Birmingham show last year and of course George was awesome! 🎸🤘🎸

Great interview and George was at top of the 80’s players!

So much of Ed's playing is because of Alex his brother. They did it together.

This was phenomenal!!!!

God time is scary George being 70 little alone my own life progressing goddamn how I want our era to never end..

Awesome interview! 💯🤘🏼

Saw Ed 3 times and in front row. Loved him, love George too.. Saw Randy on the Diary tour his musicality, playing , image ,performance worked for me more. Love all 3 but Randy is my #1. He never got the chance like Ed and George to go on to his potential. He was robbed.

Great description of early Eddie. Vicious.

This was a good one. Thank you

Thanks George...awesome perspective

The Furious George Lynch!🎶🎶I love how Gentle George is on this Interview ✍🏻📝Awesome Jeff!🤘🏻Well done getting great info for us Edward Van Halen Historians! 🆒☮️🙌🏻

I was lucky enough to see Lynch Mob here in Key West at the Rock Island Festival, and George absolutely slayed !! Best live tone I’ve ever heard 🤟🏻

Absolutelty love George Lynch. Been a hero of mine since the early 80's. Looking forward to seeing Lynch Mob in Birmingham.

Just about every guitar player remembers where there were when they first heard Eddie. I had been trying to learn Michael Schenker's riffs and then one night in Feb 1978 sitting in my room listening to an FM station "here's a new band from L.A. called "Van Halen". Oh that TONE! It wasn't just the taps and dive bombs. Schenker had great tone but Eddie's was from another planet...

Only a few guys in the world can play and you know who it is right away. George is one of those guys. He has his own voice. To me, most players all sound alike. George has a one of a kind vibrato that I think was better than Eddie’s. Wow, almost 70. I remember in 1984 I would come home from work and play for hours and hours. Eventually I could play most of the leads on Tooth and Nail. George Lynch= one of the greats.

Wow, George Lynch 70!! He looks great .

Nice! Looking forward to hearing this

Brilliant Interview

If you grew into Rock and played guitar in the 80s, you were influenced by, as I always call, The Big 3! Eddie, George, and Randy. Eddie was who got me into playing but @georgelynchofficial has been my favorite guitarist since. George’s tone is one the best as well.

Hey Jeff. Great interview. I was at that Ken Stanton guitar seminar. Saw Kiko and Sheehan to. Wish they would do some more. Thanks for the segment.

that's a great interview. talk about being prepared and knowledgeable.

My all time favorite guitar Eddie & George

George is awesome! Love his playing.

Great!!!!! Thanks George 🎸

I can’t believe he is going to be 70. Damn! He sure doesn’t look like it to me. I would have guessed maybe 61-2. He definitely started taking care of himself. I feel like he should have been in a much bigger band although I love Dokken! I just feel like he should have made it much much bigger. I think he’s made it okay being able to do what he loves for all these years. Thanks George!!! 🤘🔥

It’s cool to hear about what certain music scenes were like. The LA music scene took a lot of twists and turns from the mid 60s into the mid 90s. I’m sure there are still great bands playing the clubs there that get overlooked…..but back in the 70s, so did VH,Quiet Riot, Runaways, and even more so, bands like George mentioned A La Carte. Now is the time to get those interviews because none of the people who were there are getting any younger!!

George is always smart and well spoken. Not the typical “hey dude whoa” Musõ. Refreshing.

Great interview. My 1 & 2 as well.

No Worries, You Wrote Many Unforgettable Guitar Moments, Brother George

George is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. I saw Dokken open for Aerosmith New Year's Eve at the Worcester Central in Massachusetts And I caught one of George's guitar picks it had a skull and crossbones and on the other side it said George says have a nice day and unfortunately my sister threw out all my memorabilia that I had stored at the family home I've gotten several guitar picks from some of my favorite guitars in the world and that one hurt bad George was a huge influence on me in the '80s I had just gotten my first guitar and I wanted to be a mix of him and Eddie Van Halen I never accomplished either but lol. I'm still really bummed out about my sister tossing out all of my memorabilia collection. From guitar picks and autographs, concert shirts, ticket stubs and photos. George's guitar pick was the first one I had ever caught at a show it was very sentimental

Super humble guy. Have always loved George’s style and tone. 1) Eddie2) Randy Rhoads 3) George Lynch and not necessarily in that order. Hope to catch George in ‘24 🤟

Great Interview bro. Lynch my #2 also behind Ed. Great stuff thanks.

I love it when great guitarists are humble and recognize or pay homage to other legendary players. Shout out to George and R.I.P. King Edward!

George Lynch true legend 🙌🎸

Lynch... was always my favorite guitarist in the 80's, despite my love for EVH & Randy... saw him a few times back then, including Monsters of Rock with VH, Metalica, Scorpions... Kingdom Come... and was that it? I can barely remember. That was at Giants Stadium in NJ