Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has remembered Eddie Van Halen in a new interview.Van Halen died aged 65 on Tuesday October 6, after a lengthy battle with throat cancer.In an interview published by Rolling Stone yesterday (October 9), Iommi recalled how the one and only time Van Halen joined Black Sabbath on tour in 1978 cemented his lifelong admiration for the guitarist and his unreal talent.“I just don’t know how he could play like that,” Iommi said. “Nobody can play like him.”According to Iommi, the two guitarists spent a lot of time together during that tour.“We really got to know each other well on that tour,” Iommi said. “He [Van Halen] used to come around to my room most nights after the show.
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