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Eddie Van Halen Has Died Age 65

Eddie Van Halen Has Died Age 65

4 years ago | October 7, 2020 | Written By

Eddie Van Halen has sadly passed away at the age of 65. The news of the legendary guitarist death was announced to Instagram by his son, Wolfgang, writing:

“I canā€™t believe Iā€™m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning. He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment Iā€™ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift.”

“My heart is broken and I donā€™t think Iā€™ll ever fully recover from this loss.”

Ending his message with “I love you so much, Pop.”

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I canā€™t believe Iā€™m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning. He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment Iā€™ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I donā€™t think Iā€™ll ever fully recover from this loss. I love you so much, Pop.

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Tributes have been paid to Eddie Van Halen from accross the industry.

Machine Head’s Robb Flynn wrote to posted to his Instagram describing the passing as “devastating”. Writing “My mind is seriously blown right now. I cried. He is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Guitarists still havenā€™t caught up to what heā€™s accomplished on those first five records. He was one in a billion. I was just playing ā€œEruptionā€œ two days ago at the request of a fan, thinking, goddamn this song is still so fucking hard to play over 40 years later. And that fucking guitar toneā€¦ Seriouslyā€¦ That fucking guitar tone even in this day and age is complete savagery.”

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I had this picture on my wall as a teenager. My mind is seriously blown right now. I cried. He is the GOAT. Guitarists still havenā€™t caught up to what heā€™s accomplished on those first five records. He was one in a billion. I was just playing ā€œEruptionā€œ two days ago at the request of a fan, thinking, goddamn this song is still so fucking hard to play over 40 years later. And that fucking guitar toneā€¦ Seriouslyā€¦ That fucking guitar tone even in this day and age is complete savagery. . This dude was a ROCK STAR. Larger than life personality, so much style, so much class. They broke the mold with Eddie Van Halen. Rest in peace legendšŸŽø

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“Rest In Peace to one of the truly greatest musicians of all time” Triviums Matt Heafy wrote on Twitter “My first guitar hero – the guitarist I grew up listening to in car rides with my family – a man I excitedly share the same birth date and month with: Mr. Eddie Van Halen.”

Bassist Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote “I love you Eddie Van Halen, an LA boy, a true rocker. I hope you jam with Jimi tonight. Break through to the other side my brother.”

Gene Simmons of Kiss post a short video message to twitter, saying “I just found out that Eddie Van Halen passed away. I’m heartbroken. He wasn’t just a guitar god to millions of people, but Eddie was a gentle soul. What can I say? Rest in peace, Eddie. Rest in peace.”

AC/DCs Angus Young wrote on the bands Twitter account “Eddie was a guitar wonder, his playing pure wizardry. To the world of music he was a special gift. To those of us fortunate enough to have met him, a very special person.”

The Rock Fix sends our condolences to Eddieā€™s family and friends at this time.

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