Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has reflected on the death of Eddie Van Halen, hailing the legendary guitarist as an “incredible” musician who “influenced 40 years” of rock stars.Appearing on the ‘Talk Is Jericho’ podcast, Taylor explained how he was preparing to celebrate his first wedding anniversary when he first learnt of Van Halen’s death.“The sad thing is that [Eddie’s death] happened on my [first wedding] anniversary.