Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died, following several years of cancer treatment. He was 65.“I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning”, his son Wolfgang Van Halen wrote in a statement yesterday. “He was the best father I could ever ask for.
Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss”.Eddie’s ex-wife and Wolfgang’s mother, Valerie Bertinelli, added in her own statement: “40 years ago my life changed forever when I met you.
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