Eddie Van Halen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eddie Van Halen
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1955(1955-01-26)
Age	69
Date Of Death	October 6, 2020, Providence Saint John's Health Center - Santa Monica Emergency Room, Santa Monica, CA
Birthplace	Nijmegen
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Aquarius

Eddie Van Halen Biography

Eddie Van Halen is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Musician, songwriter, and producer who co-founded the rock band Van Halen. He was joined in the band by Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony.

Allmusic, an online music guide service, ranked him second behind only Jimi Hendrix as a guitarist.

In February 1962, the Van Halen family moved from the Netherlands to the United States, settling in Pasadena, California. Both Eddie and his older brother, Alex van Halen, are naturalized U.S. citizens. The brothers learned to play the piano as children starting at the age of six. They commuted from Pasadena to San Pedro to study with an elderly piano teacher, Stasys “Stanley” Kalvaitis.

Van Halen revealed in an interview that he has never been able to read music. Instead, he learned from watching and listening. During recitals of Bach or Mozart, he would improvise. From 1964 through 1967, he won first place in the annual piano competition held at Long Beach City College. Afterward, the judges would comment that he had an interesting interpretation of the classical piece. Van Halen’s view was, “What? I thought I was playing it correctly!” However, according to one interview, playing the piano did not prove to be challenging or interesting to him. Consequently, while Alex began playing the guitar, Eddie bought a drum kit and began practicing for hours every day.

His father was Dutch and his mother was Indonesian. He married Valerie Bertinelli on April 11, 1981; after their divorce on December 20, 2007, he married Janie Liszewski on June 27, 2009. He had a son named Wolfgang.

Eddie Van Halen Net Worth

Eddie Van Halen is one of the richest Guitarist from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eddie Van Halen 's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a child, he would travel from Pasadena to San Pedro to learn classical piano from an elderly gentleman at the behest of his mother.

He was ranked #8 on Rolling Stone’s list of Top 100 Guitarists in 2011.

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (Dutch: [ˈɛdʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛjk vɑnˈhaːlə(n)] ; born January 26, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. He is the main songwriter and founder—with brother and drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth—of the American hard rock band Van Halen. In 2012, he was voted number one in a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll for “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Eddie Van Halen Dating?

According to our records, Eddie Van Halen married to Janie Liszewski , Valerie Bertinelli. As of December 1, 2023, Eddie Van Halen’s is not dating anyone.

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The 1978 instrumental “Eruption” by Van Halen, which was voted No. 2 in Guitar World’s readers poll of the “100 Greatest Guitar Solos”, showcased a solo technique called tapping, using both left and right hands on the guitar neck. Although Van Halen popularized tapping, he did not invent the tapping technique, which had been used infrequently by various guitarists. Steve Hackett, lead guitarist with Genesis in the 1970s, is said by MusicRadar to be “widely credited with inventing two-handed tapping” and was an influence on Van Halen. When asked about this, Hackett said, “Eddie and I have never spoken about it, but yes, he has credited me with tapping… Eddie is a fine player, of course, and he’s the one who named the technique.”

Facts & Trivia

Eddie Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Eddie Van Halen celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

Upon its release, Van Halen reached No. 19 on the Billboard pop music charts, becoming one of rock’s most commercially successful debuts. It was highly regarded as both a heavy metal and hard rock album. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the time. The album 1984 went five-times platinum after a year of release. The lead single “Jump” became the band’s first and only No. 1 pop hit and garnered them a Grammy nomination.

What were Eddie Van Halen's last words?

Eddie Van Halen’s final words to Valerie Bertinelli and their son, Wolfgang, were “ I love you.” In her new memoir, “Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today,” Bertinelli recalled her final moments with the rocker, who lost his battle to throat cancer in October 2020.

What caused Eddie Van Halen's death?

Eddie Van Halen, founder of the rock group Van Halen, died after a years- long battle with cancer. He was 65. The legendary guitarist was first diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2000.

Who was Eddie Van Halen's favorite guitar player?

Surprisingly, considering how Van Halen was never one to use sparseness or restraint, Van Halen’s number one influence appears to have been British six- string master Eric Clapton. “Clapton was it. I knew every note he played. That’s what I was known for around home.

What caused Eddie Van Halen stroke?

The immediate cause is listed as cerebrovascular accident , which is the medical term for a stroke. Among the underlying causes were pneumonia, which he had for one month; myelodysplastic syndrome (a bone marrow disorder), which he was afflicted with for five months; and lung cancer, which he battled for three years.

What was Eddie Van Halen's net worth when he passed?

Many sources such as Celebrity Net Worth and Rock Celebrities estimate Eddie’s Net Worth at around $100 million around the time of his death.