It is January 26th, 1945. The temperature hovers near freezing in the Alsatian countryside of eastern France. A young lieutenant, barely 19 years old, stands at the edge of a...
Eddie Van Halen walked into a small bar in Anaheim, California, looking for a quiet drink after a long day in the studio. There was a band on stage, not...
Eddie Van Halen was going through airport security at LAX carrying his guitar case when the TSA agent flagged it for inspection. The agent looked at the casually dressed traveler...
Eddie Van Halen was sitting in the back of his nephew’s guitar lesson, quietly watching when the teacher asked if anyone wanted to demonstrate a technique. Eddie raised his hand....
Eddie Van Halen walked into a guitar store in Sherman Oaks, California, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, just wanting to try out a new Stratacastaster. A young salesman looked...
Eddie Van Halen walked into a small record store in Pasadena, California, just looking for some old blues albums. What happened next became one of the most legendary stories in...
In 2005, Cream’s reunion tour was falling apart. Eric Clapton was struggling with alcohol again and considering backing out. Desperate promoters offered Eddie Van Halen $40 million to replace Clapton....
In 1983, David Bowie offered Eddie Van Halen unlimited money to play guitar on his next album, the follow-up to the massively successful Let’s Dance. Eddie said yes, but only...
In 1991, Freddy Mercury was dying and wanted to record one final album. Brian May asked Eddie Van Halen to play guitar on two songs Freddy had written specifically for...
Trust is a fragile currency. Once it is spent, it is nearly impossible to earn back, especially when the betrayal comes from someone you have welcomed into your own home....