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Post by trailboss on Oct 9, 2020 1:49:39 GMT -5
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Post by lizardonarock on Oct 9, 2020 1:55:36 GMT -5
Yep that pretty much blows big giant hairy chunks Eddie has to be in the top ten all time. He started out on the drums if you can believe that and both of his parents were classical pianists.
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Post by simnettpratt on Oct 9, 2020 2:00:02 GMT -5
He believed his picks gave him the cancer. He had to use metal picks because he plucked so damn hard and fast, and got his tongue cancer in the exact place he held them in his mouth.
Even if you didn't like the sound he made, there's no denying the talent and the influence he had on other guitarists. When their eponymous first album hit the scene, we'd never heard guitar like that. When someone asked Valerie Bertinelli what it was like to live with Eddie, she said he plays guitar all the time! Yeah, no kidding.
I wonder how many hours have been spent on guitarists trying to learn Eruption.
Oh, and Alex is the most underrated drummer in the world.
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Post by mrlunting on Oct 12, 2020 12:30:55 GMT -5
He was a great influence to many bands I am sure. Cancer unfortunately can develop due to excessive drug use, smoking and alcohol. I mean to the point of abuse. Still though it is sad that he is gone. Had a good run though! R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.😴
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Post by trailboss on Oct 13, 2020 0:11:41 GMT -5
He was a great influence to many bands I am sure. Cancer unfortunately can develop due to excessive drug use, smoking and alcohol. I mean to the point of abuse. Still though it is sad that he is gone. Had a good run though! R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.😴 I met an epidemiologist fro ASU, and he concurs with what you said, so many excesses in younger years can revisit with irepparable situations later in life. Sad...
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Post by qmechanics on Nov 12, 2021 7:14:17 GMT -5
When I think of the great rock guitarists, there are a number who shine and have had lasting influence. Eddie Van Halen opened up a unique way of playing, that changed the way others approached the instrument like no other.
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