Eddie Van Halen, legendary guitarist of Van Halen, dies from cancer at 65
A huge part of my childhood just died.
He’d been sick for many years, so it’s not a shock like it was with Prince… but I’m going to be feeling this one. Goddammit.
Stuff like this was the soundtrack to my life in the ‘80s:
But if you only watch one clip of Eddie —if this is the only thing you ever see of him— it should be Eruption, from Live Without A Net. I watched the whole fucking concert video dozens of times, but this shit still gives me chills:
Still my favorite reaction video on YouTube: