Rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies aged 65
msn.comEddie Van Halen has died at the age of 65.In a statement posted on Twitter, his son Wolfgang announced that his father lost a "long and arduous" battle with cancer on Tuesday morning.Van Halen formed his eponymous band in California in 1972, alongside David Lee Roth on vocals, his brother Alex on drums, and Michael Anthony on bass.The group is among the top 20 best-selling artists of all time, with more than 80 million records sold worldwide.In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Van Halen eighth on their list of the 100 greatest guitar players of all time.Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready told the magazine: “A lot of it is in his hands: the way he holds his pick between his thumb and middle finger, which opens things up for his finger-tapping."When I found.
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