Eddie Van Halen: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (1978)
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- Edward had just gotten off Van Halen's first World Tour when he dropped by my little guesthouse on Weepah Way in the Hollywood Hills. This would have been at the end of December 1978 or possibly January 1979. I may have been expecting him but he could have just as easily simply shown up. He'd do that a lot-I’d hear a knock at the door, I’d answer it and he’d be standing there.
Edward was in a particularly good mood on that afternoon. Of course the first thing he did was pick up a ’66 Strat I had and start messing around with it. You can hear him asking me if he could pull off one of the knobs.
He had just started working on Van Halen II and you can hear him playing the riffs from some of the songs.
To be honest, I was absolutely mesmerized and left speechless sitting there just a few feet away from him and watching as he played guitar. He had a gift so rare it was beyond comprehension.
As Ed noodled-his term-I asked him about the album and the songs and stuff. I tried not to drool down my shirt as he danced around the neck and I tried really hard not to just sit there and stare.
In some strange way, I think Edward liked sharing his music with me. I don’t know why and I tried not to think about it too much. All I know is over 40 years ago, Edward Van Halen was at my little Hollywood Hills pad playing my guitar and talking about a new album he was working on.
Now you can share in that moment. Take a listen to one of the most gifted players on the planet at the very apex of his career.
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Hello, Tonechasers: In case you haven't heard, my book is now available for shipping. Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen is ready to be shipped within days of receiving your order. The book turned out to be a 580-page, 7x10 hardback and traces my life with Edward from 1977 until 2003. The book is still available. Please send
$47.00 to my PayPal link: paypal.me/Tonechaser. Include your address. BE SURE TO SEND THE PAYMENT AS FAMILY & FRIENDS. That is a link you have to click on when prompted. Thank you for waiting and your support.
Love the book so far Steve. Just got it yesterday and can’t put it down! Almost 600 pages of Eddie! Thank you! Great job 😊😮❤
Hi Steve, I’m trying to track down any EVH footage, or articles, where he discusses Star Fleet Project. Brian (May) has asked me to help him hunt down any thing that relates to SF as he’s reissuing it shortly (happy to show you emails from him) and I’d give full credit of course. Do you have anything or can you point me in the right direction? I’ve sat through hours of Edward interviews and no joy so far.
Thanks in anticipation 🙏
Where and how do I purchase this book?
Do you have a link...
Can I still send you payment via this link for the book?
@@daveyboy8907 Hi: You can order the book here: tonechaserbook.com. I also just released an audiobook version of Tonechaser, which contains all the original interviews I did with Edward!
I couldn't imagine Eddie just sitting in my living room, playing my guitar and telling me how he wrote albums. You're so missed EVH. RIP
Hi: It was hard to get my head around as well. Those were amazing moments.
Good for you Man. You have some awesome memories!!
That's how it sounds when Eddie is playing on many VH songs, like he's in the room with you.
Steve Rosen thanks for posting this! 👍😿👍
Steve Rosen, even as a listener, vicarious as it may be, It's a surreal experience. So, we can only imagine how it impacted you. Listening to Eddie Van Halen as a 9 year old guitar kid in 78 was akin to an extra terrestrial visitation. Thank you!
Man. I'm gonna treasure this interview, that's for sure.
Todd Daniel If James is weird for treasuring this interview, then count me and the thousands of Eddie fans weird.
@Todd Daniel Ur dick
Hey, everybody:
By now, some of you may know that I finished my book on Edward. It took 14 months of writing and a lot of agonizing and a lot of sorrowful memories but I finally completed it.
The book is titled TONECHASER - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen and is a chronicle of my friendship with him beginning in 1977 and
ending in 2003. It is a hardback and will run somewhere between 400-500 pages with some very cool black-and-white photos on the inside.
There is no other book on Edward out there like mine. I had a front-row seat to his life and and he told me things he never told another journalist. I wanted to write as honest and as
insightful a book as I possible could and I believe I've done that. I wrote about spending time in my Hollywood Hills pad while Edward noodled on guitar (if you dug the interview posted here,
you will really be captured by the book because I go into detail about what that was really like sitting there and watching this beautiful moment unfold); attending NAMM Shows with him;
introducing him to Ritchie Blackmore, Billy Gibbons and Les Paul; buying a set of guitar strings for him; jamming with him; and getting high with him.
I am exceedingly proud of TONECHASER. I had written seven books previously and this one was about 10 times harder than all the others combined.
More than anything, I want you to feel what I felt when I was around him. Beyond his guitar playing - and what else can anybody say about that? - he was a truly good human being though
a complex one. Hence, my title: Understanding Edward. As in, trying to understand and unravel who he was and also that he was an "understanding Edward." He was passionate and
compassionate in the people he dealt with and that side of him is rarely written about.
So, I hope you go out and buy the book! The cost of the book is $35 plus $12 shipping for U.S. residents. Please send $47 to my PayPal: scrosen@sbcglobal.net.
DO NOT FORGET YOUR ADDRESS!
I will happily sign any book.
For international fans, give me a shout and I'll give you shipping fees for whatever country you're from.
Contact me here: scrosen@sbcglobal.net
Thanks for your support.
I’m buying it today.
Post it on Amazon?
HI Steve, I ordered mine a couple weeks ago when you posted it on The Ultimate Van Halen FB site. I would be honored if you signed my book. Jas and you were always my favorites. Thanks, Anthony Whiteman
As I was reading this in the book, I was thinking to myself: "It would be great to hear this actual interview tape."
BAM.
Here it is!
Thank you.
Same!! That’s why I’m listening!
Sitting here in the dark bowels of a small hospital in central Minnesota at 2:15 a.m. in the midst of this coronavirus insanity. The whole world is shut down, fear is spreading like a California wildfire, my kids can't even go back to school..........and yet Eddie Van Halen's voice from 1978 is coming through my computer speakers as if he were right across from me. He's adjusting to his first real taste of stardom and just about the entire VH catalog is still to come. I needed out of this moment in history badly if for just a few precious minutes - yes, this recording was the lift out of the muck and into the clouds I was looking for. Lord, take me back and leave me there to do it all over again. Van Halen in 1978. What was is Archie and Edith would sing? Those were thaaaa daaaaaaaayyyys.
Hey, Aaron> How you doing? I hope you're well. This means a lot to me. Honestly, this is why I put up the interview. So people like you could take a listen and remember a time when Edward was king of the world. It's about memories and where you were. If I transported you or anybody else for just one minute, then that's all I need to hear to know what these interviews mean to you. Thanks. Be healthy.
@@SteveRosenInterviews Steve, are you still there? Well, here we are on October 8th....I'm still sitting in the bowels of this hospital in the middle of the night, still dealing with this Covid crap, still listening to these incredible recordings you did with Eddie.....only he's gone from us now. I can't imagine what it must have been like to interact with him like your best bud from across the street at the dawn of the VH era, but you got to do it man.....you got to do it. For millions of us it feels like the loss of a family member, because this guy's heart and soul - his music - was so engrossing that it was like this close, constant presence amongst us everywhere we went. It was this dynamic, royal refuge from everything else in the world......like that one friend you always had such an amazing time with that you didn't want them to have any friends besides you. We all wanted to claim that WE were the biggest VH fan on the planet. I remember being on the lawn at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta in '93 for a VH show and before they came on I got into this huge debate with some guy next to me about whether he or I were the biggest VH fan. My God, how stupid....but that was the sort of effect Eddie's music had on people. It went deep into their soul and nested there. Ah, man......we're all getting old.....but how thankful we have to be that we were around when this guy came onto the scene and that we got to experience his entire career as it unfolded. Did you cry when you got the news, Steve? I did. I had heard a couple hours earlier, but on the way to work that night Sirius' Keith Roth was doing a VH tribute on Ozzy's Boneyard. He was taking calls and playing VH songs. I cried. I never cried over an entertainer before...musician, actor, nothing like that......never even came close.....but this wasn't just about music or even a person, I suppose.......more like just seeing a huge chunk of your entire life break off and slowly float away as you wave goodbye. Can't imagine how you must feel having actually known the guy. Best wishes, Steve.
Hi: What a beautiful sentiment. Thank you.
@@tyryztoll Hoping you're okay. Hoping you're working there and not still in a hospital bed after all this time (and we all want this to be over as soon as possible).
@@le_th_ No, I work there. Agree, please God let this end soon.
My heart is crushed. I know im not alone when I say I cried like I never have. What a gem this interview is. RIP EVH. you inspired generations.
I know exactly how you feel. Same thing here
Eddie; “I never learned to read music” Yngwie; “Show off…”
"We're gonna buy him a boat and retire him so he can go fishing." THAT is what he is thinking about when asked about money. What an class act.
That's how Ed thought.
@@SteveRosenInterviewswow he's actually chatting so causally about
my top 8TH
VH songs,
early EVH
my 💰song
ahhh
dance the night away! evh has been with me from early baby hood (my parents
pretty much
worshiped vh early david roth cir. I was born in 76
so I was rocking out
to eddie &
Alex in my mom's womb ) on up for my entire dancing career almost 21years in the business before my retirement in 2013, those were
some of
my best days
of my life 💓 my mom died the same day as eddie
they were
Born in the same year TOO😇
How strange life
can be
especially that it has to end in death .. rock on in peace EDDIE🤘🤘🤙🖖🤛 I know everyone who has
a bit of sense in the natural ( living)
mourn & miss you
so very much
& have a deeper appreciation for
all the great
service you
shared
with
the entire world
I'm almost positive
The universe 💯🤘 thank you for
your love 💕 & examples
of excellence
to
the core a
class act ❤️
my
mom, dad, sister & dog
all rocking out
with you
now
how great & wonderful
GOD
has made you!
take care ❤️
no more pain ❤️ EVH 4EVR💯
NEVER TO FORGET
IN A LIFE TIME never to be forgotten in DEATH
TRULY A STAR ⭐
IN LIFE &
INGMA
IN DEATH
TRULY ❤️🇳🇱🇺🇲🌎
Thank you Steven ☺️💜
@@rachelpickens6025 Im sorry about your loss. How strange they passed on the same day!💔🌹
2004 a friend of mine was doing amp work for Michael Anthony. He had to drop an amp off at their rehearsal (on a Sony sound stage) for the Sammy reunion tour that they were leaving for in a week. Ed was a mess at that time. I was 10 ft in front of Eddie and he ripped into Eruption and it was like 1978 all over again. After he walked over and asked if I wanted the pick. He must have noticed that my head was on the verge of exploding.
This is by far the best interview of Eddie that I’ve heard in 40 years. Fantastic!
He was so wise to be such a young man 😔❤️🎸🤘🏾🔥
@@zariahguzman6386 Why copy and paste somebody else's comment from the same video?
Strange.🤔
Incredible that this tape exists. Thank you so much. There will never be another EVH.
I honestly never thought the audio of my interviews would ever be used. I recorded everything so I could write the stories. Luckily, I managed to store and keep the tapes relatively safe.
@@SteveRosenInterviewsI'm damn glad you did brother 🙌 What a treasure, thanks for sharing.
Hearing his voice brings a lump in my throat and tears to my eyes.....:(
Edward Van Halen saying "I hate soloing to boogies" is priceless 😂
Eddie sounds like a lovely, articulate, intelligent guy, very interesting conversation. I remember when my older sister first played VHI for me, I was around 12yrs old, she had all the cool rock albums from the 70’s. I thought what am I listening to it’s fantastic, blew my young mind and I’ve been hooked ever since! All those nights cruising around blasting that cassette, we wore it out. They were so different, so cool. Man, losing Eddie sucks, what a trailblazer! The whole band rocked. RIP Edward Van Halen. Thank you for the music & the memories...💔🙏🏻🙌🏼
your memories are my memories as well and they feel good
A true "fly on the wall" conversation between friends... how priceless is this now that the king has left us?? Wow, what a crusher. I'll never get over this one... thank you so much for this bro!
Welcome. I had no idea when I put this up that it would have the import it now has.
@@SteveRosenInterviews I recall reading an article where Eddie was playing a nylon acoustic guitar at a New Years Eve party in 1979. This was Spanish Fly that Ted Templeman heard, loved and decided to put it on Van Halen 2. I assume this interview occurred just prior to the holidays as Eddie never mentioned the acoustic solo masterpiece to Steven. I hardly hear people mention this solo since Eddie sadly passed away last week. All they mention is Eruption. Spanish Fly is way harder to play as clean, as fast and with such ferocious attack as a young Eddie did in 1979. The only thing that could have made this interview better was videotape of Eddie playing and talking. Wonderful to hear him in his own words. Many thanks from a lifelong fan here.
@@SteveRosenInterviews It's amazing, mesmerizing! You were there, Steve! I'm soooooo grateful that you have this recording.
Just wish I was ready, dimmed lights & cocktail in hand; but I imagined I was sitting on the couch hangin' with Eddie, in 1978, in my pad in the Hollywood Hills! 😊😉
I am such a VH fan and have been since they found their way to rural middle America in around 1980.
@@SteveRosenInterviews He means more than what words can say to us. Next to Hendrix, Eddie was the biggest influence on guitarists. This was the biggest loss of our musical journey by far. Super sad.
I will say it a million times, and mean it everytime Being a guitarist myself, I know what EVH was to me. Everyone else here knows what he meant to them. You can throw out all the superlatives you want about The Master, but there is never going to be an argument about his mastery of his chosen art. No else had players around the planet going "What the F is that". From his grin to his fingers Eddie was born to bring us joy through his expression of his art, and you can thank whatever god you believe in that he shared his joy with us.
ALWAYS #1
UNPARALLELED.
When the master emerged, from the opening chords of you really got me, every player knew the sonic landscape was changed in a way that was unheard of up to that time. Eruption smashed his foot onto your throat daring you to try to emulate him. No one can.
There was never anyone like him, and there will never be another, and I miss his artistry.
Well said
46:00 "first thing I'm gonna do[money], my dad's gonna retire"
I am 62 saw VH the first 9 tours, moved to LA next door to his Tech,Zeke Clark and already knew Rob Kern so I was able to be in the inner circle then later befriended Noel Monk and talked to him quite a bit but its never enough-He's gone and I have to have more. Looking back the way you did I can say the same thing.. Life can be so cruel
Steve,
This is such a great '78 interview with Eddie. Can't imagine hearing a knock on your door...Eddie shows up. Saw Van Halen twice during that epic '78 tour. The first time was Day on the Green in Oakland California on July 23rd, 1978. The billing that day? AC/DC, Van Halen, Pat Travers, Foreinger, Aerosmith. All bands for the price of $12.50. Those were the days! The 2nd time was December 2nd, 1978, billed with Black Sabbath...Oakland Coliseum, Oakland CA. Both concerts were outstanding, ultra high energy. Eddie's playing and guitar sound was mind blowing. As many realized in the guitar world back then...Eddie had changed to entire vibe of guitar playing. After Van Halen finished their set at the Oakland Coliseum gig...Black Sabbath must have felt baffled having to go on stage to follow such a high energy set from Van Halen as the opening band. Thanks for sharing your cool personal interview. Cheers!
Hey, Daniel:
Thanks a lot. Those were special days back then. I was also at that Day On the Green Show. Pretty epic.
@@SteveRosenInterviews I too went to that show in Oakland. Had to beg my mom to go. DAY ON THE GREEN. Saw the monsters of rock show the following year amd the 4th of July day on the green before the monsters show
Daniel Lars ...amazing Daniel...I am writing this the day after..Eddie’s passing....what you witnessed in concert..timeless magic..1978...Very sorry then for your loss...all our loss.Always Bright Moments thinking of Edward Van Halen.amen🌈
Steve Rosen Thank you,Mr Rosen..for this wonder filled interview...Safe Passage...
Yup, I was reported that Black Sabbath was embarrassed going out on stage after VH because they were completely upstaged.
Hey, TONECHASER fans: How is everybody? Another update for you all. My book was originally going to be a 6x9 format but it has been expanded to 7x10. My printer - Robert Smith at API who is a massive Van Halen fan and loves the project - suggested a 7x10 format. In its 6x9 size, the book had nearly 500 pages and would have been a bit thick. With the new 7x10 size, there are about 350 pages - every word of text is exactly the same - so the book will not be as thick and because of the added dimensions, the print will be easier to read and the photos will also look better. I also wanted to tell you that when I was trying to come up with a name for the book, I went through several different titles. As soon as I heard Edward use the term "tonechaser" in one of my interviews - and you'll read about that in the book of course - I knew I had my title. But I thought you might dig reading some of the alternative things I came up with. Here they are:
A Life Was This
A Life Was His
The Things He Said
Speaking in Tunes
The Tone of his Voice
Game of Tones
Blood, Frets & Gears
Blood, Frets & Fears
Jawing, Jamming, Jousting with Edward Van Halen
Talking, Toggling, Trusting with Edward Van Halen
Bantering, Believing, Bleeding with Edward Van Halen
Musician...Magician...My Friend
Whammy Bard
Those were the main ideas.
I wanted to thank everybody who has pre-ordered the book. I'm hoping to start shipping the book around the middle of May.
For those of you still interested in a pre-order, I set up a PayPal link for you: paypal.me/Tonechaser
Total cost for U.S. residents $47.00
Total cost for Canadian residents $59.00
Total cost for European residents $75.00
Total cost for everywhere else $110.00
Include your address.
Please make payment as FAMILY & FRIENDS.
Thanks a lot.
It’s crazy how much stuff has surfaced now that he is gone! Interviews, gigs, his progression with his guitars and amps. And how great of a dude he really was. And most of all he was an awesome Dad that loved his Son more than anything!! Wolfy’s song Distance is incredible. It shows what kind of Dad Eddie was and how much he loved Wolfy. You can hear it and feel it in Eddie’s voice at the end of the song. R.I.P. Eddie. We miss you!!!!!
This is amazing, the whole conversation is gold. I started making some notes and I ended with a whole freaking table of contents
TALKING VHII SONGS (INCL RIFFS)
1:41 Dancing the Night Away
7:36 Out of Love Again
8:49 Someone Get Me a Doctor
10:28 Women in Love
12:21 You're no Good
14:48 Bottoms Up
15:52 Light Up the Sky
19:04 Beautiful Girls
20:20 D.O.A.
TALKING OTHER BANDS (INCL RIFFS)
33:23 Deep Purple - Highway Star
34:48 Deep Purple - Bloodsucker
35:35 Deep Purple - Speed King
35:47 Deep Purple - Child in Time
36:14 Ritchie Blackmore - not as much an influence as people think
36:36 Eric Clapton - plays smooth and has feeling
36:45 Cream - Crossroads solo
39:20 Cream - Sitting on Top of the World
39:56 Jeff Beck - likes the albums Blow by Blow & Wired
MISC HIGHLIGHTS
0:18 Asks if can take knob off guitar.. it gets in way
0:48 Started recording VHII in early-to-mid December the Monday after the last VHI World Tour gig
2:55 Had no idea VHI would do so well - says who knows the next one might bomb - but he feels good about it
4:30 Keeps old Marshalls in the closet and uses newer ones on tour because the old ones sound so good and doesn't want to ruin them
11:35 Guitar used for clean parts of Women in Love was hacked together from misc parts.
22:58 Likes to do guitar tricks and talks about how a reviewer thought eruption was a synthesizer.
23:40 Asked if they think about adding instruments, keyboards or vocals says likes to make logical progressions but still wants to sound like Van Halen
26:00 VHII sounds heavier, smoother and better than VHI.
27:48 They get a good take in one or two takes - never more than 3 or 4 because you lose the vibe
28:18 Works best the first 3 hours in the studio. Needs a few beers to get comfortable
30:12 Surprised himself writing solos for VHII. Drank half a bottle of wine and worked all day and recorded the overdubs for the solos.
30:54 They trash the studio at Sunset Sound with beer cans all over the floor and Pink's hot dogs smears all over the place...
31:21 When tracking he faces the guitar cabinets away from drum mics & stacks 5 or 6 cabinets. Didn't mind some bleed it makes it sound more live. For overdubs he just uses one cabinet.
41:02 Him & Alex live back at home with parents! Dave lives with his dad.
42:17 Says he loves playing, doesn't know what else to do. They didn't burn out on the road.
45:25 Has no idea if they made money on VHI and tour. Wouldn't know what to do with money. They are going to support his dad so he can retire.
Did he say somewhere, nearer to the begining, that on VH2 he "used a smaller amp"? I could have sworn I heard that but I have to go back and re-listen. If he did that's kind of revelatory. Anyone??
@@multo74 he did say that but got sidetracked and didn't elaborate. Probably around 6min mark give or take
Thanks for the interview table of contents! Please send to Rosen so he can put in the description!
Dude you rule. Thanks for annotating this. What a fucking great interview
@@multo74 I think he started to say that Mike used a smaller amp.
1:50 Dance the Night Away
3:47 Light Up The Sky
7:53 Outta Love Again
9:00 Somebody Get me a Doctor
9:45 Big Trouble (Unreleased)
11:05 Women in Love
15:11 Bottoms Up
20:26: D.O.A
34:05 Highway Star
34:40 Solo to Flight of the Rat (DP)
34:50 Bloodsucker (DP)
35:36 Hard Lovin' Man (DP)
35:46 Child in Time (DP)
36:26 Noodles
36:54 Crossroads Solo
39:16 Sittin on Top of the World (Cream)
39:42 Led Boots (Beck)
40:09 Beck stuff?
39:42 is actually "Led Boots."
@@Cpayne30 Thanks! Edited.
Big Trouble sounds like the released version of Big River on A Different Kind Of Truth.
@@40thmustang most of the songs on that album were reworked unreleased VH songs from the Dave era.
Love Eddie caring about getting Alex and Michael more attention on the album
This is truly great, because it gives fans a little more insight into Eddie's thinking and his art. It's almost like traveling back in a time machine to get a little blast from the past. Fans like myself have wanted to see or hear things like this for years. Thanks for sharing.
Nice. You're welcome.
GAME CHANGER!!! Music was before and after this man.
No argument here. Thanks.
💔👑👍🍾Cheers EVH FOREVER ♾
Steve, your interviews with Ed are the most relaxed I have ever heard him. You must be as down to earth as Ed for him to let his guard down. Well done, and thank you!
Hey, Kerry: Thanks. Edward and I had a pretty fun relationship back in the day. Thanks for digging my stuff.
"Light Up The Sky" is my favorite too, Eddie!
Eddie Van Halen: An incredibly decent and humble human being blessed with prodigical, "God-like" talent to have graced our lives. I can be proud to say that I walked the earth as the same time as him and was once within 100' of him. Thanks for the memories and infectious compassion.
*Imagine being in the presence of this humble, ego-less, mega musical genius back in 1978, when he was only 23-years old...
Mind shattering.
Thank you Edward...
For everything.
Ed had to be about 23 years old in this interview. Just amazing! One of the things i've always noticed is that people that knew him in the early days always call him Edward.
Hi: Very perceptive. Alex used to call him Ed and fans typically called him Eddie but whenever I'd talk to him he'd say, "Hey, Steve, it's Edward." I think he liked being called Edward.
Thank you Edward for helping bring Rock back in 1978 from our Disco days.
Thank you for helping this severely neglected, abadoned, abused 12y....kid in 1978 who was comforted by VH songs.
Thank you for your smiles, grins, joy......
RIP.
I don't think any musician has ever been more passionate and in love with his craft/instrument/music than Eddie. He literally lived his craft 24/7. And that's what makes a genius like himself. He is greatly missed, but the music will live on. Thank you Van Halen for all the great music!
He's such a sharp and clever guy. He'd only come to the U.S. about 15 years earlier knowing no English and having little money. And here he sits a few short years later, speaking English with no accent just like a native English speaker, having rewritten rock guitar vocabulary, and a bonified rock star. Talk about living the "American Dream." He certainly did....RIP.
his voice sounds so different, like normal.... its amazing he kept smoking like he did for so long..... great interview though. hope he's doing well
Thanks.
@Fred Virtuoso nah thats from smoking like a chimney..... granted voices change a little bit when one ages but he smoked like a fiend
@@LiquidSwords5150 and he actually sounds straight here, not sky high on all the crap he used to be on.
thank you so much for posting this! it's crazy how he makes his guitar sounds so good even unplugged... it's all in the fingers! RIP EVH
Still can’t believe he’s gone.
He was the soundtrack of my life :(
Me too brother!
The earth is 4.5 billion years old,
And we got to live the same time as Edward Van Halen.
LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN
You are the luckiest dude in the world. I couldn’t imagine hanging with Eddie while he’s jamming on the guitar and telling you about the creation of the songs. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Whole interview is great. Goes through all the songs from the forthcoming "Van Halen II" album and plays little bits of them. Lots of talk about what was going on at the time and how they write / record, etc. But if you don't have time to go through 49 minutes of it and just want to hear him play, you have to go to about the 33:00 minute mark where he talks about when he sang before Dave came in and then Steve asks about Deep Purple and Eddie, even after saying they only played one song by them, launches into a handful of them. Then Cream's "Crossroads", and after totally nailing the solo he says "Haven't played that in years. Surprised I still know it." Wow. Oh by the way, it's all on an unplugged electric. No hiding before any distortion. Eddie's as great as everything thought (and think) he is. Thanks for uploading. This is a treasure. :)
Thanks for listening.
That was amazing man!!! Great to hear him jamming and funny stories!!!
Hey, Johnny: As always, thanks for listening. To hear Edward playing guitar at acoustic levels like he did makes you truly realize how inspired he was.
Been huge VH and especially Eddie fan since 1978. Was 10 at the time lol. Reading the Tonechaser book now. Steve said he should have asked Eddie if he wanted to plug into his Marshall stack. I probably would have just said here let me plug you in please Ed! Him playing that stack in my living room cranked all way up! OMG that sounds like heaven lol.
I remember reading Steve’s interviews with Edward back in the day and was blown away. Getting exclusives with him for us guitar players was like Christmas. Lol Proud to say Steve is a friend of mine and I’ll forever be envious of all of the great players he has interviewed, particularly this one. Thanks Steve. 👍🏻
THIS IS EVERYTHING!!!!!! I love the whole thing especially after the 33:00 mark. God Bless you Sir EDWARD 💔💔💔😢😢💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 LONG LIVE KING EDWARD LODEWIJK VAN HALEN 🙏🏾 Thank you so much for brining this to us!
that flick Eddie was talking about was "Over the edge" with a young Matt Dillon. it ended up being a cult classic that got a lot of air time in the early days of cable TV. and the soundtrack is sick
I saw it a month or 2 ago on the movie channel , I remember hearing many familiar songs VH , great soundtrack .
Cobain's favorite movie, Teen Spirit is based on that scene. I think Cobain was really into Eddie. Apparently he knew everything about Eddie's gear.
@@sabbracadabra8367 certainly didnt put that into his guitar ability
@@maxjudge020 He did, only clueless millennial retards say otherwise.
Cobain couldn't play guitar worth a shit. The only talent in Nirvana was Grohl. Extremely talented!@@sabbracadabra8367
Back in the day I was always stoked when Steve had a story/interview featured in Guitar World. He’s interviewed basically every iconic player on the planet. This one is pure classic gold...think of how awesome it is to have this memory in your hip pocket. I’ll forever be jealous. Lol Proud to be your friend Steven.👍
Thanks a lot. Putting up this interview did bring back memories. This means as much to me as it does to you and everybody else.
Steve Rosen Such a great interview bro!!! Now when do I get mine?!? 😂🤣😂
His pick attack !! He picks so HARD!
Pete thorn said his tech was playing and eddie wrapped his arms around him and he said it was a aha moment he was literally attacking the strings.
Yes listen to Spanish fly. He killed those strings!
@@jehudavis5422 Yes!!!
The man who set the stage for the 1980's. How many can say they defined a decade of music ✌️💓
Rest in Peace Eddie, what a ride you gave all of us through music and magic
Has anyone here seen the "relatively new" concert footage of VH from the Selland Arena in Fresno '78? This footage is an absolute revelation considering the painful shortage of early footage of this hugely talented band. I mean, it was so clear to see why they were successful.There were a lot of crappy bands out there in 1978 (still are) but upon hearing the effort, energy and TALENT of that first record- what the F were people NOT hearing? Bill Aucoin rejected them! imagine the GALL!? I love this conversation here...Ed is young, naive, humble, focused and NOT addled by the white lady yet. Thank you for posting this HUGELY IMPORTANT document.
Thanks. Ed was amazing back then. I was lucky to have spent time with him.
Cool Steve. Thank u again for sharing it!
Nikev, I have the London ‘78 show- factory pressed silvers too. Also I have Paris ‘78. I have heard the Ipswitch ‘78 show on RUclips here and gonna seek out getting pressed silvers too of this show. That ‘78 tour was just incredible. A close friend of mine told me he went to see Sabbath at the Cape Cod Coliseum in ‘78 and VH blasts out first with On Fire. He said everyone was in total amazement.
Imagine being part of that crowd????
It’s great but we need a proshot, It makes no sense.
Hi Joe. I couldn’t agree more. Why they didn’t film some shows from first ‘78 tour is beyond me. It was a blockbuster tour!
What a gold mine this is. Legendary and historic. Thank you Steve
“Light Up the Sky” has always been one of my absolute favorites, and for pretty much the exact reasons Ed articulated here...with the more progressive type approach, etc. Man this is SO cool, thanks for posting this (and flipping on that recorder all those years ago!)
This video should have far more views than it has.
Edward, I enjoyed listening to You play... Thank you for taking us along for the ride.
You stayed in a guest house 70's West Hollywood the energy of the conversation Eddie would just pop up from time to time I got a gut feeling you were an entrepreneur in the recreational activities industries...
Wow I just learned the famous Crossroads solo note for note a few weeks back myself. What a trip to hear Ed peel it off with the perfect Clapton feel just off memory not even having played it in years! RIP Edward, a true titan of the guitar!
Hi: I'd watch him play it and it was astounding. He had Clapton's vibrato down and everything. Scary.
Steve Rosen Well Clapton was HIS guitar hero growing up; I guess it might be like me with Eric Johnson, I don’t think I could ever forget how to play Cliffs of Dover even if I tried, I’ve must’ve played it a million times over back in the day.
This is incredible. Thanks so much for sharing this.
That was cool ! thanks for posting.
Thank you Steve, this is priceless!!!
Nice. It means a lot.
Thanks so much for sharing this. Amazing.
Amazing interview. Just two guys hanging out talking about guitar. One of them just happens to be Eddie van Halen.
Just beautiful.
The sad part is how drugs and alcohol take their toll on people.
He was so coherent and snappy in these really early interviews.
The last 15 or so years, there was a decline even before he had bad health issues.
May his memory be eternal.
This is the most articulate I have ever heard Eddie speak about his music, thank you so much for sharing this! RIP GOAT.
Wow - this is so cool. THANK YOU!!
This is amazing.
Thank for his gem!!! "To be honest, I was absolutely mesmerized and left speechless sitting there just a few feet away from him and watching as he played guitar. He had a gift so rare it was beyond comprehension." Amazing for sure!
Hi Steve, just reading it right now, so I went directly to YT to listen to it^^
All your interviews with Eddie are awesome. So glad you were able to catch these moments and share them with all of us
Thank you Steve! This is what I need to hear right now.
Thanks for posting this man.
I'm glad it meant something to you. Thanks.
Thanks so much for posting this! It's gold. Fantastic insight into Eddie's creative side in the early days.
What a treasure thank you for posting
You're welcome.
Totally awesome. I would laugh and be happy and then sad at the same time. Thanks for posting.
Amazing! Thanks so much for posting this.
You're very welcome.
Thank you for sharing this! So incredible to sit in on a real conversion with the greatest ever. What an amazing human. Thank you.
That was really nice. Thank you for posting.
Oh man - what a gem!!!! Thanks for putting it up - love it!
Terrific. Many thanks.
THANK YOU STEVE FOR UPLOADING THIS INCREDIBLE INTERVIEW : THIS IS GOLD FOR US VH FANS & WE ALL APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH : RIP EVH
Thanks so much for sharing this incredible interview with Edward, he will be sorely missed. 🙏✌
Wow.....nice....love this!.....thank you!
this is gold thx for sharing it...RIP King Edward.
I am happy to do it.
Wow this is so amazing, what a great interview with Ed the man himself playing you the songs, so amazing Steve.
Great interview, Thanks Steve!
Very cool. That was an incredibly special moment for me. Thanks.
I've been sharing this interview with my VH friends... pure gold. Amazing!
His baby 23 year old voice 😔🎸❤️🤘🏾 RIP Eddie
He did have a kid's voice.
This was an amazing find from the golden years of Van Halen, thanks Steve Rosen for sharing this. Eddie's tone unplugged still has the brown sound, not surprising. Eddie used a lot of gear over the years but his natural tone always came through. Thanks again Steve!
For months I've been trying to get closer to his tone, after listening to this I can hear what I'm doing wrong. I assumed that with the roaring Marshall tone, he had a hard attack with his pick, but you can really hear how efficiently and precisely his hands move
@@CoryA2503 You can see in any video that he's a very precise and accurate player.
Hi: All in the fingers.
This is just awesome! Thank you Steve!
Hey, Tyler: I put this up there for people like you! Thanks.
Thank you so much for sharing this Steve. It's truly amazing!!!
Hi, Dan: I'm so happy you were touched.
This is mind blowing. What an amazing story u have.
This is great, my introduction to VH was VH II , so good to hear it in detail , it's the one that started my passion for this band ♡
Thanks for sharing this! It’s so great to hear Eddie talking and playing back in the good old days when he was just climbing the charts and starting their next album. 😎👏🎸
Thanks for this. I started listening to some of these audiobooks like Rising and it's a pleasure to go back and listen to this album. It sounds so much more powerful now than back in the late 70's.
Wonderful listen!!
Excellent. Many thanks.
This interview is insane! Thank you 🙏
I'm glad it rocked you.
Super Steve!
This is so cool. Beyond words, just awesome to hear Ed speak to you in simple conversation about Van Halen.
Thanks for posting
PSR
This is absolutely incredible!!
I'm happy you like it.
This is awesome!🙏 He is so young sounding. I cant get enough of listening him.. So crushed he's gone💔😰 I never got to see VH 😞
Thank you for this, im still trying to accept this. Much to young He had soooo much more to offer. A little foretelling the future when he asked Eddie about perhaps adding keyboards or other instruments. Eddie showed his genius by saying each lp is a natural progression then he stopped short of saying ya better.bet im gonna shine on the keys in a few years and break new ground again ;) he sounds so content which is refreshing to hear again. man what a loss...but this interview is a gem and food for the soul. Thanks again! Rest in peace Eddie!
This is just awesome! Thank you Steve!
GAME CHANGER!!! Music was before and after this man.
What a treasure. Thank you very much for sharing.
You're so welcome.
Thanks for sharing Steve. Eddie was so humble and honest in this taped interview and seemed like he'd be a great friend to hang out with.