I saw Van Halen in June of 1981 at the Fabulous Forum on Michael Anthony’s birthday. The loudest concert I’ve been to. In 2002, I was working for Pacific Sales doing appliance installation, and I have a stop on my route that has the last name of Anthony on the order. Low and behold, as I’m pulling up to the house, there’s a guy waiting for me standing on a grassy knoll. As I approach him, he started to look familiar to me. I get out of my truck, and I say holy shit you’re Michael Anthony. I installed a washer and dryer in his house. He was so cool, and he gave my an autographed picture that I have on my wall. I miss him in Van Halen.

van halen without michael anthony in that harmony doesnt sound like van halen . his voice contributed more than people think

R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen gone but you will never forgotten 😢💔🎸😭

“I’m just a punk kid who plays guitar.” *cuts to footage of Eddie making sounds never heard before in existence*

Man it’s so hard to wrap my head around that he’s actually gone now,

After going into shock when the morning news said,"Eddie Van Halen has died from cancer at age 65."I find myself googling everything that I can about him.I'm addicted to him.What a true rock god and introverted personality.He is incredible on the,Frankenstein guitar.I know that he is rock'n out in Rock'n Roll Heaven.

I saw them on the "5150 Tour" back in the 80's. Come on man....the album was one HUGE hit after another! I vividly remember driving around on Hot Summer Nights with my buddies listening to that cassette - I literally wore it out and had to buy 2 more!! God, I miss those days so damn much!!!!! RIP Eddie!!!

I’d love to have a time machine just to go back to the 1980’s..

I just can’t stop crying. RIP EDDIE VH

Thanks EVH for providing the soundtrack to my youth, RIP.

This band was the sound tack of my adolescence!!! OMG Eddie will be missed!!! Never be another Eddie!!!

I really Miss Those $8.50 Stadium Concerts and Bic Lighters

I truly wish all of them could watch this video and remember the friendships and forget all the bullshit cause in the end that's all that matters!

I grew up in the 80's. Seen every band live. Whats sad is never having seen VH live. Thank you Eddie Van Halen for all the great times with your music. Im a novice guitar player, having said that....That you for all of your material that i'll never figure out how to play. RIP my friend, may GOD bless you and your family. 🤟😎🤟🍻🎸😔😔😔

I grew up listening to vanhalen, and Eddie's guitar kept me going. I'll never stop listening, and his son Wolfgang, plays just like his father. 🎶❤️🙏

Favorite era of VH, they seemed so happy and to be enjoying everything and each other.

It’s heart breaking that Eddy is gone. R.I.P. Eddy. We all love you so much 💕 💗 ❤️. I cried for many hours when I heard the news of Eddy Still in shock. My heart goes out to Eddy wife and son Wolfgang

Never got into the drama. I've been married and divorced. Just love great guitar , bass ,drums, vocals,and great songs. Both versions of Van Halen delivered . Love Dave and Sammy. Never understood the negative comments. Be thankful for any music . It's down to what you like. Alex and Michael definitely need more attention. That doesn't matter either, because the fans know. Ignore that Rock and Metal doesn't get the headlines. The fans know.

My heart is soooo broken hearted. Been crying for hours. Lost my adolescent idol and wonderful musician. Love, miss, and will never forget to you Eddie🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 .

Simply put, I miss Van Halen just being a band!!! Loved every version of them! Miss them making music. The world still needs that music!!!

Watching this brought tears to my eyes..Eddie was such a happy soul 💛 he was such an inspiration 💗

I think Michael Anthony is a very underrated bass player. In eddie Van Halen's interviews he is always so quick to bad-mouth Michael Anthony but the truth is he was just as much of a driving force as any of the brothers were and that's a fact

RIP Eddie!! Us true rocker's will never forget what you did for rock n roll!! You took it to a whole other level!! I saw Sammy live after you guy's broke up, but I never got to see you.. Rock on Eddie, I know your in rock n roll heaven.. 😥❤️✌️

Rock in heaven Eddie Van Halen never forgotten.Too many Rock Stars dying past few years.I feel sad for Valerie & his son Wolfgang...

“Just blaze on...” EVH. Rest in rock, brother. Thanks for the great times, the laughs, the joy and the incredible music. VH and EVH 4FR!

"Sammy throws a Party... ...I AM the Party." Quote..David Lee Roth.

Who could dislike this. Rest Easy Eddie ❤️

Eddie, one of a kind. We are diminished, in your departure. Eternally loved.

I miss “that” Eddie.

I was part of the crew/security for a show Sammy did right after he left/quit/fired from VH back in 96 He was my idol and couldn't have met a more laid back and welcoming chill dude.

Sammy always seems like the coolest guy in the room.

Hagar & Anthony still jam together & make some great music.

Saw the Hagar VH lineup and it really felt like we were partying with them. The crowd was hammered and so were they. Esp Mike and Ed

Eddie passed away, but with his music always with us always with Eddie.

Eddie you can't be gone. Please come back for at least an encore

It's just hitting me a few months later, but the more I read about this kind, compassionate genius, the more I feel the loss. SO sad!! 😥

How can anyone not LOVE Sammy’s energy! 💚.

Great compilation, Thanks!

I got to see the early Van Halen from 78 to 84 tours and cannot believe we will never see another one again accept on video. It was the best time to be alive.

I get a sense that they are very professional. Even their joking is reserved and designed to keep their personal life private. Great fricken band!!

Van Halen = innovators/geniuses and Rock Royalty

I love both van halen and van hagar. Also, I recently saw Sammy w/ the Circle and it was amazing!

I'll always treasure that moment when I seen these guys, in person, at the Pontiac Silverdome in June 1988. R.I.P. Eddie🙂🙏♥️

I always loved both versions. The band should watch this & see how much they liked one another back then. Tour don’t tour whatever they want. But it seems pretty obvious to me they all cared a lot about each other.

Many musical masterpieces from the Guitar Genius that will live on. Memories of great parties with V.H. screaming in my ears, so long ago.

Back when they had fun doing it. Love these jerks.

Sammy is a beast . He's like 75 now and still looks great, sounds great and kicking ass. It's amazing .

Ok I'm still in love with these guys!loving ur music.

I enjoyed watching this. Thanks

Sammy’s words as a collective “we’ll never break up/always be together”...famous last words...sad.

Really love all these great interviews. Thank You, Eddie.

I'm in agony! I'll never forget when you climbed on top of the amps, and jumped down .... Binghamton New York... 1975!

To the best Dad R.I.P. you'll always be Loved, God bless the entire Van Halen family

Fair Warning tour 81 in the Omni Atlanta, Ga. ....was like seeing the beginning of life after the big bang, completely changed my life, Greatest concert of all time!!!!!!!!!!

Van Halen was with me from the day I was born, first steps, school, teen years, early adulthood, adulthood, and it hurts loosing Eddie..But I guess we all know everything must come to an end, even our lives! It just sucks knowing Eddie Isn’t here on earth with us anymore!

Before I saw this video, I had never heard what Eddie's voice sounded like. I just feel a sense of sadness knowing now that only after his death I know what he sounded like...

Eddie was very athletic in his prime, ripped arms.

Thank you for sharing yourself & your talent with all of us Eddy.

Is it me or eddie’s elephant and horse sounds were so spot on.. this guy is a genius

I miss THAT band

In 88 July I think it was.I met 3/4ths of Van Halen in Denver at Embassy suites Mike,Alex,and Eddie(the Murtha fuckn man)Van Halen.they were the nicest most down to earth guys u could ever meet.God bless and rest in peace Eddie.And my deepest sympathy to his son Wolfgang and the rest of his family. You will be greatly missed sir we love u .

I loved seeing the band this way. No talk about lawsuits or bad mouthing other members. Just the guys being the guys. Like Sammy said, I got older, but my brain stopped developing around 15.. I feel ya Sammy.. Miss the 80's and being in my late teens through most of my 20's for it. One more time through the 80's ride please. Now that was an E-Ticket Ride!!! ;)

Wow I feel old after seeing this. Those were the best days

we miss you eddie

Eddie's unique skill was not the flash playing of things like Eruption, etc----- but beyond that it was his infinite compositional inspiration----- there would be more musical structure in any 8 bars of any one of his songs than there is in 90% of songs written by other bands. guitar or piano -- didn't matter -- he fit chords and rhythms and melody together more like a classical composer than a guy writing rock songs-- listen to Dreams --- each song is a harmonic little journey through the Elysian fields of the celestial music that was always playing in his head- ----- his ability to capture these fleeting impressions from that inner world was the result of a lifetime of dedication and discipline -- that's why there may be a lot of flash guitar players come down the pike, but there will never be another songwriter composer and arranger and performer like Edward Van Halen. entropy has taken over the gene pool.

Eddy your are always going to be missed , named my second son after their first road manager who was a great friend whos also gone . Hopefully his back with Eddy.Rest in peace Eddy and Ben

I love how Ed sometimes played things so awesome that he couldn't replicate it! 😎🎸

I am so happy that Eddie and Sammy Patched things up

Best part is.. these guys looked like they had a blast.. every. single. fuckin'. show... ✌️💜

Thanks for this. You made my morning.

80’s ... best musical era ever ! ❤️ Tkss Eddie ! 🙏❤️

Eddie was Van Halen. CAN never replace him. Tip

Great footage!! Van Halen RULES!!!

When their first album came out my husband bought it we listened to it over and over so great still is rest easy Eddie no more pain just pure heavenly peace rocken with all the bad asses experienced your concerts here on earth I'll be in heaven one day front row ✌🤟🎸🙏❤💯😇🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

You were, always have been, and always will be my Hero Eddie. You were the one that got me into music, and you were the one that made me pick up the guitar. I love you and miss Eddie! Rest In Peace Eddie.❤🎸🤟🏻

What a dedicated bassist!!! I'm very sorry Michael!!! You were done wrong!!!! Rip Edwin

Sammy in a good hair phase here too, when it’s long. Eddie at his cutest.

Ill miss the team, the gang, the fun they had!! Love you Eddie 4 ever!! R.I.P. ✌😞💔🕶🎼

Omg THIS JUST TOUCHED MY ❤️ WHY EDDIE???? SUCH TALENT HE HAS . BEEN CRYING 😿 SINCE THIS HAPPENED .LUV U EDDIE VAN HALEN RIP .U WILL BE FOR EVR IN MY ❤️🎸🎶🤟 U HAVE TOUCHED many ❤️💜💜 luv you FOREVR

Truth be told, Hagar is a legend! When I think of Montrose, I think of Hagar as a front man! I don't feel that way with Halen! David Lee Roth was and forever will be the lead singer of Van Halen!

People give sammy too much hate although it's a completely different kind of music from roth I personally still find van hagar good.

man....tearing up a little here....love it..rip EVH!! the king

The level of entertainment is at 11 with these guys.

Better times. History, hope Ed's doing well.

I saw Van Hagar multiple times and they always put on a hell of a rock show. What an amazing live band.

THANKS FOR THE AWESOME RIFFS EDDIE🤘🤘

My all time favorite band with Dave as lead singer. I'm hoping they'll come out with one more album.

I’ve been looking at all this stuff all week I really started crying looking at the solos Howard stern said it best that genius is gone , I am glad Sammy and Eddie made peace

Eddie did it all. And he's still around to talk about it. Sammy weathered the storms of those years the best I think He's like 70?

Eddie will be missed! Saw them back for the Monsters of Rock, NJ freaking amazing!! So glad I had the chance to listen to the master of guitar 🎸 eruption freaking amazing... thanks for ride! 🎶🎸❤️✌️

that record by Brand x in 1980 is called "Do They Hurt", and he used an arpeggio from one of the tunes on that record called "Voidarama" partially in his guitar intro on 1984's Top Jimmy. I knew it the first time I heard Top Jimmy back in 1984-86. John Goodsall is the guitarist in Brand X that EVH took the idea from. The good ones borrow and the great ones steal!!

The song has ended but the melody lingers on.

2:00 Sammy was RIGHT!

And to think that Ed was every bit as good a songwriter/composer, as he was a lead guitar player.... That's a whole lotta talent, right there.

Alex Van Halen/Mike Damone from Fast Times At Ridgemont High???

God bless Eddie Van Halen. God bless and God rest his soul. May his music live forever!

I got to see Van Halen 2 different times. Each with Sammy and Eddie. Miss you Eddie. Thanks for the memories.

Did you catch Eddie and Sammy warming up backstage Eddie makes his guitar sound like a horse and then an elephant trumpeting. Just a quick example of why DLR calls him the "guitar hero"! RIP EVH. We will miss you! JR

I miss the initial single-release followed by the big build-up to a new VH album on the old FM radio.

These interviews give me douche chills.