Eddie Van Halen 1982 Guitar World Interview

[kamaboko]

Originally posted by Redballjets88
hahaha 3:25 in the last part Ed bashes journey for writing ballads and such, and throughout the interview praises Diver Down. Fast forward 4 years after the break up and he is writing ballads and bashing Diver Down. what a dick

Ed says and does whatever is in Ed's best interest at the time.

[WelshJon]

Cool find.
You can tell he's completel ybombed though!!!

[delta5150]

The interviewer is such a flatterer, what a major arse-kisser!! I read the interview about 9 years agos so it was good to hear the denos he played. Thanks, 5 stars

[WelshJon]

Originally posted by delta5150
The interviewer is such a flatterer, what a major arse-kisser!! I read the interview about 9 years agos so it was good to hear the denos he played. Thanks, 5 stars

Yes he is. Keeps him talking though.
As the saying goes, 'flattery will get you everywhere'.

[jharp84]

Schlitz Malt Liquor!!! 5 stars for your efforts!!

[DLR2007]

Wow thanks!

[dlrevh00]

im pretty sure he meant that dave didnt want anymore guitar solo's (eruption,cathedral) on the records because they were a band not evh solo act

[jharp84]

Originally posted by dlrevh00
im pretty sure he meant that dave didnt want anymore guitar solo's (eruption,cathedral) on the records because they were a band not evh solo act

Exactly!! Good job!!

[hideyoursheep]

Thanks for digging this out,DLR2007.

Goddamn..

"Randy Rhodes didn't do anything I didn't already do"
-EVH 1982

"Dave said "No more solos on the records-no more guitar hero crap"
-EVH 1982

"Dave said no keyboards. Nobody wants to see a guitar hero play keyboards"
-EVH 1986

"When Dave left, he really hurt us, man."
-EVH 1991

"Sam and I are like brothers, we're really close"
-EVH on Hagar 1986

"Not on THIS record-save that for the solo shit"
-EVH on Hagar 1995

"I'm sober..."
-EVH 1995

"We just did 2 songs, we're going to do a video, and who knows?"
-EVH on Dave 1996

"If this doesn't work, I'll take up the tuba!"
-EVH on VHIII

"Smoking didn't cause my cancer, it was the years of sticking a metal pick in my mouth."
-EVH 2006

"Methamphetamine can cure cancer"
-EVH 2006

[Kilkmaru]

I thought ed didn't like diver down haha

[thismusicsux]

anybody have this 82 Interview they could share? thanks.