Brit Pop News
No Result
View All Result
Friday, March 24, 2023
  • Login
  • News
  • Pop
  • Classic Rock
  • Alternative
  • Contact Us
Brit Pop News
  • News
  • Pop
  • Classic Rock
  • Alternative
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Brit Pop News
No Result
View All Result
Home Classic Rock

Eddie Van Halen Made Rock Icon ‘Quit Guitar’

by Brett Buchanan
July 1, 2021
in Classic Rock, News
0
Eddie Van Halen Sad Hospital ‘Text Message’ Leaks
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Dokken singer Don Dokken discussed how Eddie Van Halen’s skill on guitar made him quit in a new Full In Bloom interview.

“I remember playing with Van Halen in a place on the beach – before the Dokken days before I got signed – and I just remember, I was a guitar player and a lead singer, we were a three-piece, basically.

“And the first time I saw Van Halen, I just looked at Eddie and I just thought, ‘I don’t know what you’re doing, I’ll never be that good.’

“And I started thinking, ‘I’ll just switch to singing,’ because I just knew that I couldn’t compete.

“That night afterward, really late, I think he was driving a van, and everybody left and he’s packing up his gear, and he had a flat tire, and we’re on the beach – the club was on the beach basically across the street from the marina.

“And I remember I said, ‘Well, what do you want to do?’ So I had two rolls of duct tape, and I duct-taped his tire like six times around, and he called me on my phone, and I was like, ‘Wow, he made it…’

“Losing Eddie was like losing Hendrix, it was horrible.”

What about David Lee Roth? Any story with him?

“What I remember about David Lee is that David Lee was famous before he was famous. His persona was like that from day one.

“Very animated, the ringleader and the circus leader, the guy with the tigers – that’s the way he was.

“He’s very flamboyant, and I remember – that was like 1979, and then exactly 10 or nine years later, I’m playing with Van Halen with Dokken on Monsters of Rock tour.

“So, Eddie and I used to sit up late at night because by then he had Wolfgang and I had my son Tyler, and we smoked and we drank on the stairwells because we couldn’t be in the room with the kids.

“And we’d just sit up and talk guitars and amps, and, ‘How the hell did we get from Whiskey to here?’ – stadiums.” Ultimate-Guitar transcribed his comments.

fullinbloom · Don Dokken Talks Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Monsters of Rock, George Lynch, Interview EX 2021
Tags: Eddie Van HalenVan Halen
Brett Buchanan

Brett Buchanan

Brett Buchanan has covered music and wrestling news online for 20 years, interviewing members of Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons, Smashing Pumpkins, Guns N' Roses, and other popular act.

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Noel Gallagher Drops Final Oasis Show Bombshell

Blur Drop Oasis 2023 Reunion Tour Bombshell

January 20, 2023
Morrissey Reveals Truth About Game of Thrones Female Star

The Smiths Member Leaks Horrific Morrissey Remark

October 15, 2022
Noel Gallagher Actor Revealed In Sky Cinema Film

Noel Gallagher Drops Kurt Cobain Drug Bombshell

December 12, 2022
Korn Drop Mick Jagger Retirement Bombshell

Mick Jagger Brutally Insulted Liam Gallagher At Show

December 13, 2022
Watch Blur Live In Seoul In 1997

Watch Blur Live In Seoul In 1997

0
Movie Review – Live Forever (2003)

Movie Review – Live Forever (2003)

0
And Now For Some Miles Kane Album News

And Now For Some Miles Kane Album News

0
Lets All Listen To The New Miles Kane Album ‘Don’t Forget Who You Are’

Lets All Listen To The New Miles Kane Album ‘Don’t Forget Who You Are’

0
Top 5 Candidates To Buy Manchester United

Top 5 Candidates To Buy Manchester United

March 24, 2023
Noel Gallagher Reveals Worst Drug Used At Concert

Noel Gallagher Looks Ready For Oasis Reunion

March 23, 2023
Ed Sheeran Wife Shows Body With Baby In Photo

Ed Sheeran Wanted To Die After Suffering Tragedy

March 23, 2023
Ted Lasso Was Wrong For Erasing Dead Football Star

Ted Lasso Was Wrong For Erasing Dead Football Star

March 23, 2023

Recent News

Top 5 Candidates To Buy Manchester United

Top 5 Candidates To Buy Manchester United

March 24, 2023
Noel Gallagher Reveals Worst Drug Used At Concert

Noel Gallagher Looks Ready For Oasis Reunion

March 23, 2023

Categories

  • Alternative
  • Classic Rock
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • News
  • Pop
  • Reviews

Site Navigation

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
Brit Pop News

We bring you the Latest updates & news articles about Fashion & Music from UK.

© 2020 Brit Pop News - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Advertisement
  • Contact Us

© 2020 Brit Pop News - All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In