The old adage goes that you should never meet your heroes; it’s sure to bring only disappointment. But the friendship between Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton reveals another useful proverb about ...
Wolfgang Van Halen‘s “defining feeling” while working on Mammoth‘s new album The End was confidence. Back when the rocker shared his first single as Mammoth (then Mammoth WVH) “Distance,” it was ...
Eddie Van Halen’s younger brother Alex Van Halen is opening up about his late sibling’s addiction to pills. In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone published on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Van Halen ...
Van Halen were always a perfect band of brothers, but Eddie knew a few people could have been a bit expendable once they left ...
He did offer this explanation: “I’m from the street. ‘You talk to me like that, motherfucker, I’m gonna beat your fucking brains out. You got it?’ And I mean that. And that’s how it ended. It’s just, ...
Eddie Van Halen’s famed ‘Kramer Ad’ electric guitar has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever be sold at auction, ...
Why Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Was Paid 'Zero Dollars' for Iconic Solo on Michael Jackson Hit originally appeared on Parade. When Michael Jackson's multi-platinum hit "Beat It" debuted in 1982, it ...
Alex Van Halen’s memoir Brothers is out next week. To promote it, the Van Halen drummer sat down with Rolling Stone for his first interview since the death of his brother and bandmate, guitar god ...
Eddie Van Halen was a Meshuggah fan, but it wasn't necessarily the Swedish metal act's guitar work that he admired the most. "I remember his joke when I showed him the video to 'Bleed,'" Wolfgang says ...
A ctress Valerie Bertinelli is getting candid about her marriage to her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, who died in October ...
Previously unreleased footage of a jam session between Eddie Van Halen and Mountain's Leslie West has surfaced online, courtesy of Lightyear Entertainment. The six-string showcase took place at the ...