One of the greatest. Rest in peace Eddie.

A good half of my favorite bands would never have existed if not for Eddie's work on those early albums, RIP hard, dude was a legend.

this fucking blows, ain’t talkin bout love and unchained on repeat

one of the greatest guitarists ever, no doubt about it

hard RIP

rip. A legend

Major RIP. Guy was a master of the craft.

god fucking damn it

RIP so hard

On top of being a genre defining guitarist he was such a lovely dude, so humble and down to earth.

I wasn't the biggest Van Halen fan, but fuck man, 65 is way too young to die.

Rest in peace.

Fucking massive RIP

So young to pass away. Always seemed like a really cool guy and he was an amazing all around guitarist in every respect. His legacy and contributions to music will live forever. RIP

Damn, this shit really hurts to see. Van Halen was the first band I ever got into, so this dude's impact on not only my musical taste, but my adolescence is immeasurable. The guitar gods are bringing one back home today.

Riff in Peace, Eddie.

Dad used to play Eddie jams all the time. This fucking blows. One of the earliest sounds that ever entered my eardrums.

Couldn't imagine how hard it must be for Wolfgang, losing a father must be immensely painful. Eruption was one of those things that became a staple of every budding guitarist. Any young guitarist worth his weight in salt could at least play the tapping section. Nobody could make it sound as good as Eddie though. He was a master. So good that he could play a fucking keyboard and nobody gave a shit, cause he was just that good.

R.I.P Legend

We can’t get this stuff no more. Thanks for the music, Eddie. Wolf, Al, Val, Janie, Dave...we love you. Gutted. 😞

Shine on.

Easily one of the greatest guitarists of all time, RIP to a music legend.

That first album will forever be one of my first music obsessions. Big, big loss.

Van Halen AND Neil Peart in the same awful year. I can't even...

This was a surprise

Not even the biggest Van Halen fan and I'm fucking gutted. He was an absolute wizard on the six-strings and a damn good songwriter as well. R.I.P. to a true legend.

One of the last true guitar heroes. RIP.

Rest In Peace to One of the Greatest Guitarist Ever there will never be another like you.

Fuck 2020, fuck cancer

RIP legend

Devastating. RIP

Absolute legend who influenced almost everything rock or metal related.

Hardest RIP

Literally changed the face of metal with his guitar style, utterly devastated about this.
RIP.

RIP, absolute guitar icon

He was indeed a legend. Very sad. RIP

God fucking dammit... I'm not even sad anymore... just tired.

There goes the greatest guitarist in musical history, and there goes Van Halen.

Rest in Rock and Roll Eddie

Sad news, mostly because that his alcoholism and drug abuse really had left their mark on his health.
RIP, guitar extraordinaire.

Huge influence on so many bands. R.I.P.

really is runnin' with the devil now

Huge RIP.....

R.I.P.

Legends never die.

Damn this hurts :-[

The end of an era

RIP

Legend. Personification of a guitar god. Rest in peace.

RIP legend.

Rest in peace.

If you like any sort of rock or metal music, this man’s influence on you is absolutely undeniable. Rest in power to an absolutely legend.

Thanks for all that great music, brother. You will be greatly missed.

Shred in Peace

Massive RIP, such a legend.

This one hurts.

...

RIP

RIP to a legend. Tis a sad year indeed

RIP

Hard RIP

Huge RIP, dude was a legend

RIP Eddie

Jesus. Rest in peace Eddie

see ya in panama some day eddie

RIP

I drank so much last night after I heard this. Worth it for one of the goats.

RIP. One of the greats. A guitar icon.

rest in peace

RIP to one of the best guitarists

As important as Hendrix in terms of influence and technique innovation. He was the first real guitar hero. RIP.

fuck you 2020. rip eddie.

man was a legend. rip eddie

One of the best in the world. RIP.

1. Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen.
2. Everyone else great, and it ain’t even a close second.

R.I.P. EVH.

man fuck this year

2020 what an absolute prick of a year

The Mad Genius of Eddie Van Halen

http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/10/mad-genius-eddie-van-halen/616684/

And what a mad genius he was. Not only did he find the time to invent some never-heard-before shit to play, he also went about tinkering with his equipment in ways other people had never thought of while *also* creating his own unique visual calling card with that Frankenstrat paint job.

Dude was a true original in every sense of the word.

Another legend gone. R.I.P. hard.

this is where 2020 got dark