Guitar rock star Eddie Van Halen dies at 65 after 'long & arduous' battle with cancer

On October 6, guitar rock star Eddie Van Halen died at of 65 after a "long and arduous battle" with cancer. His son, Wolf Van Halen shared heartbreaking news via his Twitter handle with a picture of Eddie and a te. In statement, he wrote, "I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my far, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning". 

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Eddie Van Halen's death

Talking about Eddie Van Halen's health, throughout his career he had a number of issues, including a chronic joint problem that led to hip replacement surgery in 1999. Later in 2000, he also had to have part of his tongue surgically removed due to a bout of cancer. According to TMZ's report, in last 72 hours, Eddie's ongoing health battle went massively downhill. His wife, Janie along with his son, Wolfgang, his ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli, and Alex, Eddie's bror, and drummer were by his side when he bread last.

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After Eddie Van Halen's son broke news on internet, many industry peers mourned over his death. While expressing grief, American musician Brian Wilson wrote, "I just heard about Eddie Van Halen and I feel terrible about it. Eddie was such a great guitarist and I remember how big Van Halen was," while songwriter wrote, "Heaven will be electric tonight".  Ar in rock industry who paid respect to late entertainer was Ozzy Osbourne as she tweeted, "His influence on music and especially guitar has been immeasurable. He was an absolute legend".

Eddie Van Halen's career

Eddie was born in Nerlands but raised in Pasadena, California. band Van Halen was formed in 1972 and featured Eddie Van Halen, his bror Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony until 1985. band gained popularity for its energetic live shows and Eddie Van Halen’s guitar skills. Van Halen showcased his prowess as a guitarist along with his signature tapping skills in 1977 song Eruption during a nearly two-minute instrumental solo. Interestingly, his band sold more than 56 million albums in over five decades.

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