Guitarist Eddie Van Halen dies 65 years old October 7, 5:52
Eddie Van Halen, who was active as a guitarist of the popular American rock band "Van Halen" who produced many hit songs such as "Jump" and "Panama" mainly in the 1980s, died on the 6th.
I was 65 years old.
Eddie Van Halen was born in the Netherlands in 1955, then grew up in California, western United States, and formed the rock band "Van Halen" with his brother Alex and others.
In the album "1984", the single-cut "Jump" became a worldwide hit, including in Japan.
Eddie also gained popularity for his unique playing method called "light hand playing", in which he holds the strings of the guitar with his right hand, and participated in Michael Jackson's "Beat It Tonight" announced in 1983. , Which had a great influence on the guitarists after that.
On the 6th, my son posted on his Twitter account, "My father, who was fighting against cancer, died. I have a broken heart and I don't know when I can recover from this feeling of loss. I love you very much." There are a series of posts mourning the death of a great guitarist.