Kiss icon Jean Simmons became emotional in Good Morning Britain on Wednesday as he paid tribute to his late friend Eddie Van Helen.
After hearing the news of Rocker’s death at the age of 65 on Tuesday, after the song’s battle with cancer, the 71-year-old musician admitted he was ‘devastated’.
Gin wore a hat and blindfolded his eyes with a pair of sunglasses as he claimed he would ‘bowl the eyes’ if he didn’t cover up during the interview.
‘I’m ruined’: Kiss icon Jean Simmons became emotional on Wednesday as he paid tribute to friend Eddie Van Helen and admitted that he would ‘open his eyes’ if he didn’t wear sunglasses.
Referring to Pierce Morgan who showed the clip when he interviewed Eddie in the past, Jeanne said: ‘Watch today you show videos of yourself and Eddie and it’s very interesting, and I’m talking about how they helped record their first album. But I was there initially.
‘But, it’s not about us, unfortunately, good dying young people and I’m so ruined.’
Talking about his attire for the interview, he went on to say: ‘People may say it’s part of the rocker facade wearing this hat, but if I take this off, I’ll be out of my sight, I’m ruined.
‘There are so many good men in the world who should still be here.’
Tragic: After the song’s battle with cancer, after hearing the news of Rocker’s death at the age of 65 on Tuesday, the 71-year-old musician admitted he was ‘devastated’.
Emotional: Talking about his attire for the interview, he went on to say: ‘People may say it’s part of the rocker facade wearing this hat, but if I had taken this off I would have rolled my eyes.’
Giving emotional tribute to Eddie, he added: ‘You rarely meet a beautiful soul, I’m not telling you the truth, I can’t sign Eddie’s shoes.
‘I became a victim of ego and fame and all those things and I never saw Eddie fall into this and pride etc. It was all about his music … not Hendrix later, ADA changed the world.
“Eddie Van Halen never said a bad thing about anything … When I heard the sad news, the first thing I thought was his smile, which might seem strange.”
Tribute: Gin said, ‘There are so many good people in the world who should still be here’
Obscure: Jean went on to say, ‘Unfortunately the good young man and I were ruined by it’
Moving on to Eddie’s talent as a musician, Jean went on to say: ‘He played emotionally and taught himself, the event you saw Eddie was self-educated.
‘I was there early and saw Eddie’s phenomenon. It was exciting and that was it … sorry I caught it right here … Man’s best friend is a dog but obviously Eddie’s best relationship with a guitar. ‘
According to TMZ, Eddie died at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, along with his wife Jenny, their son Wolfgang and brother and drummer dreamer Alex.
Wolfgang said in a tweet, ‘I can’t believe I have to write this, but my father, Edward Lodevic van Halen, lost his long and fierce battle with cancer this morning.’
Struggle: Paying emotional tribute to Eddie, he added: ‘You rarely meet a beautiful soul, I’m not telling you the truth, I can’t sign Eddie’s shoes’.
Tragic loss: Musician Eddie died Tuesday at the age of 65 (pictured in April 2017 and in 1984 in Madison Square Garden, New York)
He added: ‘He was the best dad I could ever ask. Every moment I shared with him and with the stage was a gift …. my heart is broken and I don’t think I will fully recover from this loss. ‘
Eddie, who never really learned to read music, had a sudden decline in health in the last 72 hours, according to TMZ.
His throat cancer was reported in his brain as well as other parts of his body, it was added, and the site said he had been ‘in and out of the hospital for the past year.’
Veteran rocker Eddie was diagnosed with cancer about 20 years ago and was traveling to the United States and Germany for treatment.
Family: ‘I don’t believe I had to write this, but my father, Edward Lodevic van Halen, lost his long and fierce battle with cancer this morning,’ said his son Wolfgang van Halen
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