Who is Eddie Van Halen
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( van HAY-lən, Dutch: [ˈɛtʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972.Van Halen is regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in rock history, and was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard.
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Early life
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was born in Amsterdam on January 26, 1955, the son of Jan van Halen and Eugenia (née van Beers). His father was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinettist, and saxophonist, while ...
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- I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it so was my brother.
- I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
- I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play.
- On 'Van Halen,' I was a young punk, and everything revolved around the fastest kid in town, gunslinger attitude. But I'd say that at the time of 'Fair Warning,' I started concentrating more on songwriting. But I guess in most people's minds I'm just a gunslinger.
- I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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Musicradar: eddie van halen on how he discovered tapping watching led zep: "i never claimed that i invented it! but i do know how and when i figured out how to do it..."Notlewistbh: i need to beat the wannabe eddie van halen junior allegations
Superbeastbrew: this same argument could apply to the guitar/instrument perfectionists like the eddie van halen’s of the world. whatever that dude was doing wasn’t art, it was some athletic conquest. jock rock. and in the grand scheme of things, soulless.
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Darealseanmoney: eric clapton is in my top 5 greatest guitar players ever. 1. eddie van halen 2. jimmy hendrix 3. slash 4. jimmy page 5. eric clapton
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