David Lee Roth Mourns Eddie Van Halen With Moving Tribute: ‘What A Long Great Trip It’s Been’

Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday, Post Malone and Tyla Yaweh performed their single “Tommy Lee,” giving titular props to the ultimate rock star. And on Friday, the Mötley Crüe drummer drops “Andro,” his first solo album in 15 years.

David Crosby has issued an apology for comments he made about the late Eddie Van Halen that upset people shortly after the rocker’s death at age 65. Crosby took to Twitter on Tuesday to apologize to any fans of the Van Halen guitarist who he may have offended when he implied in earlier tweets that the late guitarist wasn’t exactly his cup of tea.

David Crosby has taken to Twitter to apologise for controversial comments made about the late Eddie Van Halen last week.The singer-songwriter caught backlash online when he said that Van Halen “does not move me much” and that he didn’t “care that much” about the guitarist’s music.Crosby also said that Van Halen’s musical skills paled in comparison to those of Jimi Hendrix.“Hendrix changed the world of guitar.

David Crosby is serving up an apology after one of his unvarnished opinions sparked backlash.

meh-moration.Rock ‘n’ roll legend David Crosby has apologized for an obtuse tweet he sent about the late Eddie Van Halen following the guitar god’s death at 65.

Eddie Van Halen and his family had to deal with racism growing up due to their mixed-race background, former bandmate David Lee Roth said in a resurfaced interview. The acclaimed Van Halen guitarist died last week at age 65 following a long battle with cancer.The legendary rocker was born to mother Eugenia, who was born in Indonesia, and father Jan, who was born in the Netherlands.

Eddie Van Halen by briefly turning the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York into ‘Van Halen Avenue’.The late guitarist passed away last week at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.Street artist Adrian Wilson paid a unique tribute to Van Halen over the weekend by creating a stickered station sign in the style of the New York subway system and placing it on a wall at Van Siclen Avenue station.After he paid a similar tribute to the late US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader

David Crosby is at the receiving end of intense backlash following a tweet he sent over the weekend about the late Eddie Van Halen in the wake of the rock legend’s death last week at 65.

David Crosby has come under fire this week for insensitive tweets made about the late Eddie Van Halen.On October 10, a fan tweeted to Crosby asking his opinion of Eddie Van Halen, who passed away from throat cancer on October 6.Crosby replied with a one-word answer: “Meh ….”.Meh ….

Related: Eddie Van Halen – a life in pictures The brothers attended Pasadena City College, as did the future Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth, and Eddie and Alex also took piano lessons in San Pedro with the venerable teacher Stasys Kalvaitis. Eddie originally played drums and Alex guitar, but by the time they formed their first serious group, Mammoth, they had switched instruments.

Janie Liszewski, the widow of late rock legend Eddie Van Halen, shared a post on Instagram on Wednesday in memory of her late husband.

Eddie Van Halen‘s widow says that her heart “shattered into a million pieces” after the rocker died on October 6. Janie Van Halen, 50, penned a beautiful tribute to her late husband on Twitter, one day after his death from throat cancer, and her anguish was palpable. Janie and Eddie had been married for 11 years before he was taken from her too soon.

who has died of cancer aged 65, was a leading pioneer of rock guitar playing in the post-Jimi Hendrix era – and gave his name to one of the world’s most energetic and exciting hard rock bands.After Van Halen’s formation in the mid-1970s, he provided the driving force behind the extrovert stage antics of original frontman David Lee Roth – and became famous for popularising the technique of “two-hand tapping”, using both on the fretboard of his instrument.The Dutch-born guitarist was influenced by

died on Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 65.Van Halen's son and bandmate, Wolfgang — whom he shared with ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli -- announced the news on social media.«I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,» he shared.

Queen guitarist Brian May has paid tribute to “original and dazzling” Eddie Van Halen following his death at the age of 65.

Eddie died from cancer on Tuesday, with his son, Van Halen bassist Wolfgang, announcing news of his death with a statement on Twitter.Since then, figures from across the music world have been paying tribute to Eddie, who was a member of one of the world’s biggest rock bands during the 1980s. David Lee Roth, Eddie’s former bandmate, posted a short message alongside a black-and-white picture of the pair together.“What a Long Great Trip It’s Been..” David said. What a Long Great Trip It’s Been..