Why Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Was Paid 'Zero Dollars' for Iconic Solo on Michael Jackson Hit originally appeared on Parade. When Michael Jackson's multi-platinum hit "Beat It" debuted in 1982 ...

Well, it’s because Eddie Van Halen once, somewhat hypocritically, judged the music of the Allman Brothers Band. The comment came rather unexpectedly in an interview with Guitar World.

Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens told UCR how Eddie Van Halen inspired his live classical solos in a May 2025 interview.

Michael Jackson's hit single "Beat It" took the King of Pop in a new direction, as he had never quite done a rock and roll song before. So, to ensure the best result, Jackson made sure to get help ...

You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King of Pop's ode to street life might have never charted at #1 on the ...

Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978, resulted in the guitar virtuoso’s first magazine interview, which ran in Guitar Player ’s November 1978 ...

Brothers Alex (top) and Eddie Van Halen in an undated photo. Image: HarperCollins When guitarist Eddie Van Halen died of cancer in 2020, his older brother Alex was overwhelmed by grief.

Remembering his time with Van Halen, Alex Van Halen explained how jealousy led David Lee Roth to ask Eddie Van Halen to play less.

Alex Van Halen told Rolling Stone he's reached out to OpenAI to try to generate guitar solos like his late brother Eddie's to complete their band Van Halen's unreleased music.

Valerie Bertinelli watched son Wolfgang Van Halen's episode of 'Behind the Music' and has some thoughts — namely, that her late husband Eddie Van Halen was 'not a soulmate.' ...

Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie Van Halen, is speaking out after former bandmate David Lee Roth went on a vicious rant about him in January.