Eddie Van Halen - NAMM 1996 (Full Video)

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  @unclegene5372 · 5 years ago

  He’s just a regular guy that happens to be the greatest guitarist in rock history. What a loss. We miss you Eddie

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• CR

  @crsantin · 5 years ago

  Many years later Eddie admitted that these types of appearances were nerve wracking for him. He said it was harder playing in front of 40 people than 20,000. He was also trying to get clean and he had a hard time coping without the alcohol. He used alcohol to calm his nerves. Despite his addiction Eddie was an incredibly kind and humble person. We lost an amazing talent and his family lost a good person. RIP EVH.

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  @johnnybernal6452 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I was actually at this NAMM, at this particular demonstration. Eddie was very humble and down to Earth. And even signed my guitar and other items afterwards. <br> <br>Miss you every day, Eddie. Now when I listen to any music, it doesn&apos;t matter what it is, it just doesn&apos;t seem the same anymore without you being here. I don&apos;t even have the attention span to sit through, and listen to an entire song anymore, because music at the moment just makes me want to see you on stage again, like I have numerous times; shredding, and then I start to think about how amazing Van Halen is and always will be, and then it really hits me trying to accept the fact that you&apos;re not here anymore. My guitar hero, my mentor. It&apos;s painful. <br> <br>I pray that some doctor(s) in the near future will finally find a cure to abolish Cancer once and for all. Please God, give someone out there the ability to find a cure. These things are hard to deal with. <br> <br>My deepest condolences go out to the Van Halen immediate family.<br><br>Rest In Paradise, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

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  @williamburnsed8515 · 5 years ago

  Ed and myself jammed together on several occasions, &nbsp;he was a wonderful human being. Ed did get &nbsp;nervous playing in front of small groups of people, &nbsp;especially when he was sober, he was the real deal. &nbsp;God bless you Ed, with all my love.

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  @Hygelac1000 · 5 years ago

  Don&apos;t know what you got til it&apos;s gone. His business with Roth, Anthony, or Sammy wasn&apos;t mine. Every video I see, the man is smiling and appreciates his audience or fans. He loves his family. I&apos;m not listening to anymore BS about his disagreements with bandmates. He was a lovely man, a genius musician and innovator. He&apos;ll be remembered for a long time. As he should.

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• YO

  @yourallbrainwashed · 5 years ago

  Still on Eddie binge.

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• BH

  @Bhonest-67 · 5 years ago

  People can learn Eddies stuff, but he created it. GOAT!

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  @Ibaneddie76 · 7 years ago

  I totally relate to Eddie being nervous, people think these guys are gods but most great artists are introverts by nature and being in a setting where people are staring at you gives them anxiety attacks. I&apos;m an artist and musician and suffer from almost debilitating &nbsp;panic attacks in certain situations, I could tell from the start of this video Eddie was having a panic attack by the way he was fumbling around, it really sucks and people who don&apos;t deal with it have no idea how terrible it is. That&apos;s why so many musicians and artists are addicts, they rely on chemicals to block out the noise. If he was on stage in front of thousands of people it wouldn&apos;t be as bad because people would be focusing on the band as a whole and he could lose himself in his guitar, being in front of a few people by himself is way scarier because he is the center of attention, he probably felt like he was falling off a cliff. I think about how much further in life I would be if I didn&apos;t have to deal with that crap it really sucks so I totally identify and feel for Eddie. That&apos;s why it pisses me off when I see people constantly bringing up his personal life and problems instead of just enjoying his gift to the world.

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  @racole1211 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I seriously think there are people in this world that just sit on YouTube &quot;disliking&quot; videos just for the hell of it. <br>My god, one of the best guitarist is giving a presentation, while being completely vulnerable and nervous... showing us he is human and sharing his gifts. How can anybody dislike that?

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  @thedukesofblather7504 · 5 years ago

  He seemed like such a kind person to fans. I know he had his difficult times, but he seemed like a good soul for his status

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  @BubblesBubbles · 5 years ago

  The one dude that you would want at every party has finally crashed on the couch to get some rest &lt;3

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  @Lioninthenight · 5 years ago

  An awesome soul. Never forget you, Eddie.

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