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It’s amazing, but it’s still true: guitarist Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65. According to his son’s Twitter post, his death came after a long battle with cancer.
The famous rocker was known to be battling cancer. Eddie van hallen for some years, without having made it public. According to TMZ, the veteran musician of the famous band “Van Hallen” stayed in Germany for 5 years following a course of chemotherapy and the treatment helped him control the spread of the disease.
Eddie Van Halen was diagnosed with pharyngeal cancer 20 years ago and in 2000 he underwent surgery, during which 1/3 of his tongue was removed. Cancer is reportedly probably caused by the metal pen with which he played his guitar, which he very often put in his mouth. Although in addition, The 64-year-old rocker has been a heavy smoker for many years.
In an interview he had given to Billboard in 2015 o Eddie explained: “I used metal pens, which are copper and brass that I always kept on my lips right where I had tongue cancer. Further, I literally live in a recording studio full of electromagnetic energy.. So this is also a theory. I mean, I was a smoker and I was taking drugs, but at the same time my lungs are very clean. That is my theory, but the doctors say it is possible. “
The virtuoso guitarist had given his name to the band that played Hard Rock music and was on the music charts for more than two decades. Eddie Van Halen was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Pasadena, where he and his brother Alex formed the eponymous group. The presence of the explosive David Lee Roth as the lead singer of the band and the incredible guitar solo made the band very popular.
In 2012 the Eddie Van Hallen was voted number one guitarist by the specialized magazine Guitar World in a vote for the 100 best guitarists in the world. Among his memorable moments – unknown to many – was the solo of “Beat It” by Michael Jackson in 1982. Eddie Van Allen’s record company banned him from participating in the music video.
Now Eddie is pulling her paradise band, where he will play soles with the rest of the old gang …
