There was rumors that he was sick for years. What a colossal and upsetting loss for the world of rock music.
Van Halen was the first concert I ever went to. It was with my stepdad, and was our first real bonding experience. I’m so incredibly sad about this. That show was so incredible, and Van Halen were an extremely influential band for me. Eddie was so damn talented, and was a show stopper live. Fuck man.
The standard for elite guitar skill, I thought when I got into playing guitar. Overwhelming talent, very sad.
weird coincidence... I was just browsing his Wiki in the past week without knowing who he was cuz I was watching Fletch 2 on cable and one of the characters is based on faux-preacher/grifter Peter Popoff, whose scheme was debunked by Randi.