Saw him once, not sure I’ve ever seen a musician, maybe any person, having so much fun doing what they were put here to do and doing it so f-r-e-a-k-I-n-g well. Rest in peace.
That's a nice PRS guitar that guy is playing. My son has one.
I was at a party in the English countryside the first time I heard Van Halen and I remember thinking to myself, "**** who is that?" I got myself a beer sat down in the room with several people and we listened to the whole album. Right out of the gate I knew I was listening to a R&R game changer. I got to see them open up for the Stones in 1981 and they rocked the stage.
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen - Legend!
Curious, what were you doing in England? I went to HS in north London from 83-86.
I've got a PRS too. Very nice instrument. Very nice.
He had cancer for like 20 years...amazing he was able to go as far as he did......also, I assuming they were able to treat it without cutting away half the guys face (Like Roger Ebert)
Yes. I have a PRS SE Standard. Basically their entry level guitar. The thing is amazing and makes my Strat look like a cheap toy. PRS makes some beautiful instruments.
Just two legends in the prime. Sorry for the quality, but it was 1984
I was living in London and went to American School of London in the late 70's. Several of my buddies and I were in London last year and got a private tour of the school. Due to 9/11 and a Russian oligarch sending his kids there, security is super tight.
A better quality video. Them live in 81.
This is Eddie only 5 years ago. And this is me 😮
Are you the only person on the planet that went to HS in north London and Corpus Christi?
This might be my favorite Van Halen song. The tone of Eddie's guitar is so haunting and there's just a great driving beat to this song.
If you are between the age of 45-60.....VH is in your wheelhouse. Awesome band. And Eddie was great.
Tough loss.......however, if you would have told Eddie in 1980 that he would live to 65......he would not have believed you.
Nice. I went to London Central.
Where was that located? ASL is in St. Johns Wood.
No. My senior year my dad got orders to NAS Corpus Christi. Just so happened that my very best friend's dad got orders to CC at the same time. He was our starting QB at LCHS and I was the kicker and starting WR. Neither of us had a chance as new guys in Texas. We basically went from being BMOCs at a 1A school to backups at a 5A school. Also, the year before, two girls from LCHS their dads did the same. All four of us even went to the same HS in Corpus (Flour Bluff). Moving your senior year sucks, but having 3 good friends there really helped a lot.
