Eddie Van Halen dead: Guitar legend dies aged 65 after tragically losing battle with cancer
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ok.co.ukEddie Van Halen has died at the age of 65 after a ten year battle with cancer.The legendary guitarist is most well known for being the co-founder of the rock group Van Halen, which enjoyed incredible success in the 1980s.The American musician's health is said to have deteriorated quickly in the last 72 hours before his death on Tuesday, 6 October, as according to TMZ, doctors reportedly discovered the throat cancer had spread to other organs, including his brain.
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Eddie's wife Janie, 50, as well as his son Wolfgang, 29, and his Van Halen co-founder and brother Alex, 67, are said to have been by.
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