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World famous guitarist Eddie Van Halen, whose real name is Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has passed away. He turned 65.
The rock star died as a result of throat cancer, and according to TMZ, the cancer has recently spread to the brain and other organs.
Death is confirmed by the 65-year-old man’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen (29), the Twitter.
“I can’t believe I have to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, lost the long and difficult battle with cancer this morning,” he writes in the introduction.
“He was the best father I could ask for. Every moment I shared with him both on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I think I will never recover from this loss. I love you very much, Dad,” he continues.
According to TMZ, the musician died at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica on Tuesday, surrounded by his loved ones.
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The guitarist was best known as a co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Together with his brother Alex Van Halen (67), they gave their name to the rock band that formed in Pasadena in 1972.
At that time, the band consisted of Alex Van Halen on drums, Eddie Van Halen on guitar, Michael Anthony (66) on bass and David Lee Roth (65) on vocals. Later, however, Eddie’s son Wolfang took on the role of bass player.
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The group had several major hits such as “Runnin With the Devil”, “Unchained”, “Hot for Teacher”, “Jump” and “Panama”, and the band has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. With David Lee Roth as the lead singer, the group’s music videos became an important part of MTV’s first year.
In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
However, the 65-year-old deceased could not only play guitar, but also played various instruments such as piano, keyboard, bass, and drums.
Eddie has also been a guest musician on various recordings for other artists, including playing the guitar solo on the late pop star Michael Jackson’s 1982 song “Beat It.”
– He lived pretty hard
The guitarist is known for his extreme speed on the guitar, and he is also known for being one of the best at tapping, where he is played with both hands on the fretboard. In 2011, he was ranked number eight on the “Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list.
Dagbladet music critic Torgrim Øyre describes Van Halen as one of the greatest hard rock and stadium bands of all time.
– It is known that Van Halen was a living man, and that he lived quite hard, Øyre continues.
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Øyre says the now-deceased 65-year-old has been known to have been battling cancer for some time.
– My heart is broken
On social media, condolences are pouring in on the death of the rock legend.
On Twitter, Kiss member Gene Simmons, among others, comments on the sad news.
My heart is broken. Eddie was not only a guitar god, but a genuinely beautiful soul. Rest in peace, Eddie! … Eddie Van Halen died at 65 from cancer https://t.co/gITtcndQVv
– Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) October 6, 2020
‘My heart is broken. Eddie was not only a god on the guitar, but a genuinely beautiful soul, “writes Simmons.
Also bassist Nkki Sixx, whose real name is Frank Carlton Feranna Jr. (61), is mourning the death of Van Halen.
“Broken. So fucking squashed. Rest in peace Eddie Van Halen. You changed the world. You were the Mozart of rock guitar. Have a quiet ride, rock star,” the bassist writes on Twitter.
Crushed. So fucking squashed. RIP Eddie Van Halen. You changed our world. You were the Mozart of rock guitar. Travel safe rockstar.
– —Nikki Sixx— (@NikkiSixx) October 6, 2020
Rock vocalist Billy Idol (64) writes on his page:
Rest in peace, guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. We will miss you “.
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