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The former Journey frontman reflects on how the bands’ joint ’78 tour changed his life, and sets the record straight on the infamous “guacamole incident”
They were promoting an upcoming tour that wound up being the band’s final run
Rolling Stone Music Now features an unheard Eddie Van Halen interview and much more on a new tribute episode
Templeman worked on Van Halen’s first six albums and formed an enduring friendship with the guitarist that lasted through the end of his life
“I’ll tell you, a Van Halen song never felt so hard to sing and play in my life,” singer says following news of guitarist’s death
The actor and filmmaker talks discovering Van Halen as a teenager and the guitarist’s impact on the Bill and Ted series
In a never-before-published 2011 interview, Eddie Van Halen looked back at some formative influences
“The best years of my life were onstage with you, homeboy,” David Lee Roth told Eddie Van Halen at the 2015 Hollywood Bowl gig
“Eruption,” “Panama,” “Right Now” and more — the quintessential modern guitar god’s most memorable six-string feats
From popularizing “finger tapping” to modding out his axes, here is how the iconic shredder changed music
