TRIBUTES have been paid to guitar legend Eddie Van Halen who has died of cancer aged 65. The Van Halen co-founder passed away at St.
Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California, with his wife Janie by his side. Valerie Bertinelli, who was married to the Jump singer from 1981 to 2007, looked somber as she stepped out in Los Angeles hours after news broke the rocker had succumbed to throat cancer.
In a touching nod to Eddie's passing, the 60-year-old TV chef wore a pink T-shirt with the word "Peace" written on it. After his death, Van Halen's fellow rockers paid emotional tributes to him.
Kiss rocker Gene Simmons, 71, tweeted: “My heart is broken. Eddie was not only a Guitar God, but a genuinely beautiful soul.
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