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Sammy Hagar has apologised for showing the “dark side” to his late bandmate Eddie Van Halen in his autobiography.The rocker detailed Van Halen’s drinking habits and his strained relationship with his former bandmate in his 2011 memoir Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock.However, Hagar says that if he was writing it now he would instead focus on Van Halen’s “genius” and the pair’s close friendship.He told Brazil’s ‘Inside With Paulo Baron’ that “because of the untimely and tragic death of Eddie Van

Prince. The star, who was born in 1958, died in 2016 following an accidental drug overdose following the ingestion of counterfeit pills.

Wolfgang Van Halen has said that if it wasn’t for the coronavirus pandemic then maybe his late father Eddie Van Halen could have received more treatment and still might be here.The legendary Van Halen guitarist died on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65, following a long battle with cancer.His cause of death was listed as a cerebrovascular accident, or a stroke.

Mdou Moctar, the Tuareg guitarist inspired by the traditional melodies of rural Niger and the bellowing shreds of Eddie Van Halen, is the latest artist to perform on NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) series. The new episode comes a few days after Moctar shared his great new album Afrique Victime, and three of its songs — "Ya Habibti," "Tala Tannam," and "Afrique Victime" — get performed.

Mr. Bungle have shared a cover of Van Halen’s ‘Loss Of Control’ – you can listen to it below.The band recently announced the physical and digital release of their Halloween 2020 livestream concert ‘The Night They Came Home’, and with it they’ve shared their rendition of Van Halen’s 1980 track.The cover came just a few weeks after the death of Eddie Van Halen.

NEW YORK -- Guitars from Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and Aerosmith as well as autographed memorabilia from The Beatles and even strands of hair from Kurt Cobain are some of the highlights of an online rock ‘n’ roll auction that ends over the weekend.Six strands of blonde hair from the grunge rock icon are part of a series of Nirvana offerings that also includes a Cobain amp and a rare group-signed blue Stratocaster-style guitar.

Nancy Wilson revealed she was the one who bought the late Eddie Van Halen his first acoustic guitar. The 67-year-old musician recalled how Van Halen called her the next morning to say he stayed up all night and penned a song with it.

NEW YORK -- When Nancy Wilson friended Eddie Van Halen, she learned the famed musician never played acoustic guitar. So she gifted him one.Wilson said Van Halen called her the next morning to say he stayed up all night and penned a song with it.“It just broke my heart,” Wilson said.After the guitar virtuoso succumbed to cancer last year, Wilson thought it was fitting to honor him on her new album.

Eddie Van Halen – has shared the single ‘Feel’, the latest to be released under the moniker Mammoth WVH.The new release sees Wolfgang performing each instrument on the rock track.

Eddie Van Halen – will release his debut album under the moniker Mammoth WVH in June.The video ‘Don’t Back Down’ finds the younger Van Halen in the recording studio, surrounded by multiple versions of himself.

Van Halen has revealed that he passed on the opportunity to perform a tribute to his late father, Eddie, at this year’s Grammys.While the awards ceremony featured performances honouring the late John Prine, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers and Gerry Marsden, pundits were left scratching their heads when Eddie Van Halen was not given the same kind of tribute.Wolf Van Halen has taken to social media to clarify, saying that the Recording Academy did approach him to perform Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’.“I

Eddie Van Halen's son wishes his father would have been remembered with more than just «15 seconds» during the 2021 GRAMMYs on Sunday night. In a message on Instagram on Monday, Wolfgang Van Halen expressed his disappointment over how his father was honored during the show. «The GRAMMYS asked me to play Eruption for the 'In Memoriam' section and I declined.

Eddie Van Halen's son is protecting his father's legacy. The young musician, Wolfgang, took to social media on Monday after Sunday's broadcast of the 2021 Grammy Awards to speak out about the "In Memoriam" segment, which briefly featured the late rocker.

Wolf Van Halen is taking aim at the Grammys after his late father, Eddie Van Halen, was honoured just briefly during Sunday night’s ceremony. 

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2021 Grammy Awards were an awards show like none before them, in countless ways — and although opinions are mixed about what worked and what didn’t, the consensus seem to be pretty positive, albeit with inevitable caveats.Perhaps most of all, the way the Grammys chose to handle the “In Memoriam” segment, which on most awards shows is fraught with omissions and misspellings and subsequent outrage, received some of the most positive reactions — especially

Wolfgang Van Halen is reflecting on the loss of late father Eddie Van Halen in light of his recent success. The 29-year-old son of Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli released a song titled, "Distance," back in November and it not only has accumulated over 4 million views on YouTube, but the record is now seeing chart success. It reached No.

Wolf Van Halen is honouring his late father with a special musical tribute. 

Eddie Van Halen – scroll down the page to watch it now.The track is set to appear on Wolfgang’s debut album, which will be released under the name Mammoth WVH.During the performance, which took place on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (February 11), how videos of the musician and his father played behind him.

Steven Wilson has apologised to Wolfgang Van Halen after he criticised his late father Eddie Van Halen‘s guitar playing style in a recent interview.Wilson faced a backlash earlier this week after telling FaceCulture in an interview that the Van Halen guitarist’s death last year “didn’t [affect me], because I was never a fan”, adding: “I know [Van Halen was] an extraordinary musician, and it’s always sad when an extraordinary artist dies, [but] I was never a fan of the so-called shredder

Eddie Van Halen, and hit out at the late star’s “vile” guitar playing style.“Honestly, it didn’t [affect me], because I was never a fan,” Wilson told FaceCulture of Van Halen’s death in a new interview.“I know he’s an extraordinary musician, and it’s always sad when an extraordinary artist dies, [but] I was never a fan of the so-called shredder mentality.

Valerie Bertinelli is getting candid about the death of Eddie Van Halen. The actress, 60, took to Instagram Live on Friday to discuss her late ex-husband with therapist Angie Johnsey and teared up while reminiscing about the rockstar.  "We do need the dark to see the bright light, to see how light it can be," Bertinelli said about grief.

It’s been four months since the world lost Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli is still grieving.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Tuesday, which would have been Eddie Van Halen’s 66th birthday, a giant mural of the guitar hero titled “Long Live the King” was unveiled outside the Guitar Center’s flagship store on Sunset Strip in Hollywood.

Valerie Bertinelli shared a sweet birthday message on what would have been her late husband Eddie Van Halen’s 66th birthday. The TV star was previously married to the Van Halen rocker from 1981 until their divorce in 2007.

Eddie Van Halen‘s grief-stricken son Wolfgang Van Halen, 29, paid tribute to the legendary rockstar on what would have been his dad’s 66th birthday on Jan. 26. The musician took to Instagram to share a few heartwarming throwback videos dated 1994 when Wolf was just 3-years-old.

Wolf Van Halen penned a touching tribute to his late father, Eddie, to commemorate what would've been the rocker’s 66th birthday on Tuesday. "Happy 66th Birthday, Pop," Wolf prefaced the heartfelt tweet.

Eddie Van Halen is set to be unveiled today (January 26) to mark what would’ve been the late guitarist’s 66th birthday.This latest tribute to Van Halen follows on from his passing in October following a battle with throat cancer.LA artist Robert Vargas is the creator of the mural, which has been completed ahead of Van Halen’s birthday today.

Eddie Van Halen, cried the first time he heard the musician’s single, ‘Distance’.‘Distance’ is the first solo single from Wolfgang’s band, Mammoth WVH, released last November.According to Blabbermouth, Wolfgang said in a statement that he wrote the song as his late father – the monolithic guitarist for Van Halen who died last October – battled cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him, and how terribly I’d miss him”.In last Tuesday’s episode (January 5) of HardDrive Radio, upon being

Michael Anthony wishes he still had the chance to work things out with Eddie Van Halen.