RIP.
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Ann Arbor, MI
Quoted from Captainhook:It really makes you wonder how in the hell is Ozzy Osbourne still alive?
he has a good wife. i believe thats why.
Quoted from Colsond3:One of Dimebag Darrell’s idols. I remember reading when he passed away that Eddie V put one of his guitars in the coffin with him, or buried it with him, something like that.
Sad day. Another awesome musician...gone.
Yes that’s true it was the guitar on the back of VH2. Inside a KISS coffin.
I would totally rock a Van Halen pin....
Give me the 5150 red/white/black striped guitar-style cabinet please.
RIP Eddie!
Later,
EV
Eddie believes he got throat cancer from holding a metal pick in his mouth all those years. He has been battling throat cancer for the last 10 years.
Awful news, but sadly not unexpected. He has been fighting throat cancer for almost 20 years and has not looked well at all the past few times he has been seen in photos.
Another giant gone, with absolutely no one to fill the shoes; soon all we will have left is Imagine Dragons...
RIP...one bad ass guitar player. I had always hoped for a legit reunion with DLR, was never meant to be...Fair warning, diver down, 1984, VHII, among the best albums ever made.
Wow this is shocking news. He was a legend and one of the greatest guitarists ever. So glad that I had the pleasure to see him in concert twice. What a bummer this is......
RIP Eddie
Yah he had a rough go of it with cancer for quite a while..
I got to meet him once since my girlfriend at the times best friend knew Alex's wife really well so got the whole VIP backstage thing.
As a kid who grew up playing guitar it was like meeting a real life super hero and I was shitting myself nervous (which is not like me)
He could not have been any nicer or cooler to me... Alex was kind of a dick though. 
Quoted from Captainhook:It really makes you wonder how in the hell is Ozzy Osbourne still alive?
Well, this might not be popular but Ozzy might still be alive because he is a happy nice guy whereas EVH seemed to be a asshole. He seemed to alienate everyone he came into contact with at one point or another.
Well that just sucks. What a talent and seemed to be a good guy. I was always fascinated watching his interviews about his playing. RIP indeed.
Putten
Quoted from Lermods:RIP...one bad ass guitar player. I had always hoped for a legit reunion with DLR, was never meant to be...Fair warning, diver down, 1984, VHII, among the best albums ever made.
They did do one last album together, which is absolutely on fire. The tour was hit or miss but it was still a sight to see. This. Is bad news.
He singlehandedly made many of us '70s/'80s kids want to play guitar, and then put lines of electrical tape on said guitar to make it look like his. RIP!
Quoted from gonzo73:FAIR WARNING
Eddie's finest moment, his best writing, and least selling DLR album.
Innovator, genius, hero.
RIP.
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Awesome shot. Good little cameo from Papa too
Man...
One I grew up with.
You know what makes a band great?
They are able to establish a "sound."
Once that "sound"was established,
you knew who it was immediately upon hearing it.
Eddie did that.
Farewell.
Quoted from Captainhook:Eddie believes he got throat cancer from holding a metal pick in his mouth all those years. He has been battling throat cancer for the last 10 years.
Yeah it was probably that.
Not the 50 years of smoking.
Eddie was unequaled when playing guitar but nobody was lining up for his medical advice.
I saw them quite a few times. I remember us kids being heartbroken when we heard that EVH had kicked DLR out of the band. There would be no more VH. Van Hagar was good, maybe better but it was different. I took my son to see them on their last tour where DLR sat and ranted about God knows what for 30 minutes. Glad i got to see them one last time.
Damn sad day but he wrestled Cancer for a while. How great to be alive the same time as Eddie and growing up listening to them
He will go down as one of the greatest
Thanks for the soundtrack to my childhood and beyond
RIP Eddie
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Yeah it was probably that.
Not the 50 years of smoking.
Eddie was unequaled when playing guitar but he wasn’t famous for his medical advice.
Drinking and smoking is pretty much the way to get throat and mouth cancer. That and reflux.
Toronto, ON
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Yeah it was probably that.
Not the 50 years of smoking.
I saw that post and then the one right after with the video of him blowing giant smoke rings and immediately thought, "Yeah, sure, it was the metal pick"
Rest in Peace EVH though, dude ripped.
This sucks, sad news. EVH was one of the best of all time and definitely had his own sound and style. RIP but his music will live forever.
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