Eddie Van Halen Plays a Guitar Riff Outside the Bathroom in a 2009 Clip From 'Two and a Half Men'

Laughing Squid·Oct 19

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“Who’s gonna know if I play on this kid’s record?” Eddie Van Halen explains how he broke a band policy to shred on Michael Jackson’s ”Beat It” — and why he didn’t earn a penny for his iconic guitar solo

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The Sammy Hagar song that could have been on a Van Halen record

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“Why didn’t we put that on a Van Halen record?” Sammy Hagar on the song Eddie Van Halen loved, Alex Van Halen rejected — and later regretted he passed up

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The 1979 song Eddie Van Halen said the rest of Van Halen hated: “I played it for the guy”

Far Out Magazine·Apr 22

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Van Halen / 20 Greatest Songs – Ranked!

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Joe Satriani recalls David Lee Roth’s “crazy” attempt to recruit him for a Van Halen cover band in the ‘90s: “I said, ‘But Dave, Ed’s still alive!’”

Guitar.com·Jun 25

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The 1981 Van Halen track Eddie Van Halen never got tired of: “I love that song”

Far Out Magazine·Apr 27

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"The speaker is on fire! This must be REALLY good": The incredible story of Eddie Van Halen’s Beat It solo

MusicRadar·Apr 29