Steve Perry (Journey)īorn in Hanford, California, Steve Perry had an interest in music from a very young age since his father worked at a music radio station. Unfortunately, the world lost Eddie Van Halen to a stroke on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65, surrounded by his family. He battled with throat cancer since early 2019. He tried rehab and was said to have been sober since 2008. Photo by gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images These addictive behaviors started with the use of alcohol and nicotine from the early age of 12. Sadly, he had problems with alcoholism and drug abuse. Van Halen found major success in the ’80s and influenced many guitar players who play today. He Battled with Addition, and Then Cancer He played in a band that he formed with his brother and called it after their surname, and soon rock history was made.
The song “Eruption” really caused an eruption among guitar players all over the world! In that song, he essentially invented a technique known soon after as tapping. He burst onto the scene with songs that showed off his insane guitar skills like “Hot for Teacher” and “Eruption.” Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images He did things that no one thought of before. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)Įddie Van Halen was a virtuoso and a pioneer in one particular instrument, the guitar. He is still touring, although his recent tour plans were cancelled due to the recent pandemic. It’s safe to say that his passion for music will never die as he still loves creating and performing, truly a frontman. He released a new solo album in 2010 and is still making music to this day. Photo by Kevin Winter/ Scott Dudelson / Getty ImagesĪfter that, Neil started a foundation for cancer awareness. He also went through a tragic event in his life, when his daughter died of cancer at the young age of 4. Neil had to stop performing for a while because of an unfortunate incident that happened while performing live where he fell and broke his ribs. They are still together and touring but haven’t released any new music since 2008. He parted ways with the band after a few years and went solo, where he found immense success, but later on reunited with the band. Andrew Chin/Getty Images / Ross Marino/Getty Images He was discovered while performing for his band Rock Candy, and later joined Mötley Crüe. He brought high-octane energy into every performance. Mötley Crüe was a band that made waves in the metal scene back in the ’80s, and Vince Neil was the one leading it all. We wanted to take a look at what these rock legends are up to today, and we start with a man who helped to define the decade. The era created many legends of the genre from the likes of Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne to the incredible guitarists like Slash and Eddie Van Halen. Sadly, the days of huge hair, crazy outfits, and incredible guitar music have long gone but the memories of this incredible era remain. It was a time of excess and men who liked to put on plenty of make-up and express themselves. Var finalLink = originalLink + sid + ".aspx?Source=Media" Was_ad_clicked : boolean, was_ad_closed : boolean, close_reason : (string | null), was_ad_liked : boolean*/
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