Vale Eddie Van Halen

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A little surprised that there isn't already a thread for this very sad news.

I wake up to the local ABC radio station each morning as they cross to the RAAF Base BoM guys for a pretty comprehensive local weather forecast.

This morning, Jump by Van Halen was playing. Thought to myself, wow times have changed, Van Halen on the local ABC radio station!

Then the announcer came on to say that Eddie had passed away overnight from cancer at the age of 65.



Whilst I wasn't a huge fan of Eddie's style, there is no doubt the man had a huge amount of talent and I loved the band's music. Eddie is often lauded as the man that introduced the tapping technique to popular music.

Rest In Peace, Eddie. The music world is mourning your loss. May you forever be shredding and jumping wherever you are.