Through The Lens: Neil Zlozower (Featuring Eddie Van Halen)
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- Watch Neil Zlozower, one of the greatest rock and roll photographers share his Van Halen stories.
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From the moment he first heard “Running with the Devil” in an office building in Los Angeles, renowned rock photographer Neil Zlozower was sold. He knew he had to photograph Van Halen, and from 1978 through 1997, that’s exactly what he did. From live performances and music video shoots to studio recording sessions, Neil was there.
Jump in and watch the latest Episode of Gibson TV’s “Through the Lens” and get an intimate view of Van Halen through Neil’s extensive portfolio of rarely-seen images of the band and long-lost photos of Eddie Van Halen. Learn what it was like working with one of the most iconic bands to ever grace a stage, how Neil “Zloz” Zlozower kicked back against a record label exec’s wishes to change the image of Van Halen and get a backstage, behind the curtain look into the musical life of one of the greatest guitar players of all time - Eddie Van Halen.
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Timestamps:
0:00 The Neil Zlozower story
1:45 The first time I heard Van Halen
4:15 Finding long-lost Eddie Van Halen photos
6:30 Neil Zlozower's iconic Van Halen shoots
14:10 The end of the 'David' era
16:45 Eddie's legacy & Ed by Zloz
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…”there’ll never be another Eddie Van Halen…”…..true words 👍
Dimebag Darrell
@@pinkled4429 he’s not Edward Van Halen, I’m sure he’d agree with that too
I will never forget him! He had more influence on me in my life than anyone!!! My whole life changed when I heard VH1. I was 10 and had been taking guitar lessons for 2 years and thought I was the S. But holy F did my world change. RIP King 👑
Saw VH in 1979 ...I was 14 and every person in auditorium had their jaw on the ground. Great video with Neil!
Yes. Me too. I was 17 and clearly we all knew we were watching something/someone very iconic even back then we could see that.
And I would add that by the time ‘79 rolled around the number of history making bands we saw live was amazing. And then there was EVH. It was something that was just off the charts amazing and unique and woosh. Words can’t really describe it. Probably like seeing Zeppelin for the first time. Great memories for sure. Thx for putting this video together. Very cool.
So jealous
I didn't get to see them till '84. Wish I could have seen '79. You guys suck.😢
Lucky you!.. i had to wait until 80 WCF tour, Fair Warning tour, Diver, than 1984 tour and i never went to see them again.😆🌠
The greatest rock photographer shooting the greatest rock guitarist...LEGENDS!!
Pretty damn cool. Cheers!
You are not wrong. I remember seeing Neil Zlozowers name on a lot of rock band photos and his name mentioned in credits on album covers. I feel so blessed to have lived through and witnessed the greatest rock and roll era ever.
@@pedraw same here. I’ve been fortunate enough now to call Neil one of my best friends for the last 20 years. Had many many of my photos taken by him and of course they are always the best. Some of my best times have been hanging with Neil. Amazing photographer and amazing human being.
@@pedraw I remember in the 80s "photo by Neil Zlozower" was like on every single pic in all the metal mags, Hit Parader, Cream, Circus. Its like, who is this guy? Does he have one of those Iron Man jet packs that allows hims to fly to concert to concert? Zloz released a coffeetable book back in 82 that had pics of about every major rock band at the time. He shot everybody. I dont see that book on Amazon or even a google search, but it was an incredible book.
@@monkeyrater in ‘82? I’ll ask him but I believe his first book was the Van Halen one that came out in the 2000s
Eddie Van Halen was and still is more than all the great things he innovated, invented, accomplished........he was a guitar phenomenon. A true blessing from above. Ed wasn't just the guitar player. He was an all around great man, husband and father. His passing left a hole in our hearts and the world. RIP EVH. Gone, but never forgotten.
When I was a kid and would buy Circus, Hit Parader & Cream. Neil's name was EVERYWHERE! Haha, thanks Neil!
Awesome!
I feel very fortunate that my band was able to hire Neil to do our first album photos back in 92. Super guy and great photographer.
The recovered Van Halen 2 album photos were awesome wow. The book is a must have.
A legend, talking about a legend. Epic.
Saw VH in 1979, 80, and 81 and they were on fire !
Festival seating in 79 and was up front right in front of Eddie and it was incredible!
To me, Eddie Van Halen was the one innovative guitarist of the last 100 years. You've got guys that are faster and more technical. But Ed was a great rhythm player, a great song writer, and one of the 3 part harmonies of the classic Van Halen sound. And of course, his crazy solos and a pretty damn good keyboardist. So what else can you really say. Always sending fresh and never forgotten. I'm glad I lived in the VH Era and saw them live 12-13 times w/ Dave before Sammy. Thanks for all the great memories. 🤘
that EVH guy keeps bringing me on the verge of breaking my fingers when I try to play something by him
Mad Props to Gibson TV for this and all of their other series, and thank you for shining another spotlight on King Eddie. I miss him dearly and will remember him for as long as I live. 🤘👍❤️🙏🏻
"There will never be another Eddie Van Halen". Wurd Neil! What a great video!
Thank You Gibson TV 😎✌️🎸
R.I.P Eddie Van Halen ❤🙏
My best memory of VH and Ed was seeing them on the Fair Warning tour they were on fire that night R.I.P. KING
That last pic of Flying Eddie is my computer wallpaper.
Neil Zlozower is the man! 📸
A true word! There will never be another Eddie Van Halen! Lots of friend s love him also! He was really special and unique! A gifted person, who inspired millions of people on the entire planet! It will always be a pleasure to put on a Van Halen record! 🤘💎❤🤘
ICONIC! Glad I got to witness the 80's
WOWWW!!! This is just... wow... pure gold! These shots, these stories... MY GOD! THANK YOU so much, GibsonTV. I love ya Zloz, and you're SO right - "the whole world misses Ed, and there will never be another Eddie Van Halen" 🙏🏻🥹☄️❤️
This is for Eddie Van Halen 🎸.
I was 12 when I first bought a VHS copy of Van Halen Live without a Net, this open the dooor to years of heavy guitar practicing trying to play like Eddie Van Halen. He made guitar playing seem so easy and fun at the same time, definitely a mind blower watching him playing guitar live
I love that book and I allow no one to touch it or put anything on top of it!
When I first heard eruption, I couldn't believe how it was even possible to play like that. I thought there was some kind of overdub guitar track when he was doing the tapping part.
I was 17 and been playing guitar for about two year prior. When I finished hearing the entire album, I was so blown away, that at one point I thought about giving up the guitar.
Back in the 80s, every guitar player wanted to play like Eddie including myself. He really had a huge impact not only to me, but to guitar players world wide.
Long live king Eddie.
“NYEEEEEEEEEAHHHhhhhhhh bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-TSCHRRRRINNGG! buh-buh-VVRRRRRRRMMM!!!” is one of the greatest debut album openers of all time.
His images helped solidify my love for the band. I have the raising of the flag photo he took of them for the US Fest that he sent me signed probably a decade ago. Pretty nice guy to send me that as a surprise after emailing him a few times.
Zloz .... you are a legend 👍👍🤘🤘
When I first started playing guitar in high school, one of the first songs I learned was “ain’t talkin bout love”. Good memories. RIP Eddie
Neil was our access to this amazing band at a time when pictures, and maybe a couple videos, were all we had. My teenage self was obsessed with his pictures. I spent hours studying them. Thank you for what you captured and for all the memories, Neil!
Really love this video! I was fortunate enough to see Van Halen live eight times from 1980 through 2015. I remember sitting there during the Fair Warning tour in 81 and thinking “this is as legendary as seeing Hendrix”
I grew up with ZLOZ’s images of EVH. thank you for catching all of this on film 📸 🙏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Eddie is no doubt a legend. Zloz is as well. I keep telling Neil that we need to get his stories documented, because that guy was there for it all.
Man I’ve seen a photo of Eddie playing a Gibson!🤘🏻
This guy looks and sounds like he was right there with Eddie! Awesomeness!
Anything great is timeless. Great quote. Thanks so much for bringing back the memories. Witnessed 3 great concerts of VH. The '84 show my Dad went with me, and enjoyed as much as I did! I thought Reynolds Coliseum was gonna crumble. Everyone let loose that night! This is a great clip and I'm glad I took a minute to watch. May even look for the book. I just wish I still had that concert T
Great video! Neil was as close to Van Halen as anyone and it’s great to hear his recollection of the VH glory days! Oh yeah, Zloz’s new book “Ed by Zloz” is a must have!
The best picture of EVH ever, was taken by Neil. The spotlight pic! I didn't see it on here. Thanks Gibson, this is beyond awesome!!!
Thank you Neil, this was amazing to watch!
Yet another great episode! Love Zloz! ❤
Excellent interview, Eddie and Zloz forever 🤘
What an utterly fascinating, informative and entertaining video, of probably the single most important and influential band of my youth . First there was the Beatles, than Jimi ,than the Mighty VH that blew the wig off of a very guitar obsessed 14 year old. I loved Eddie then, and i love him now. Thank you so much Neil. You were able to experience some amazing times in the most amazing era's. And made a living while doing it . But most importantly, you created one amazing,historically important catalog of epic photos that will be around for generations, documenting a very important and Paradigm Shifting guitar player.. Eddie Van Halen. R.I.P. Ed. And thank you for it all. And Neil, im getting my hands on a copy of this tome of jaw-dropping photos. Thank you!!
Thanks Neil .
Theres something about Van Halen photos up until Diver Down, like every photo of them is just them having a ball. Zloz really knew how to capture those behind the scene photos which are totally better than the actual photo shoots, although the photo shoots were good too.
An awesome video Zloz! EVH will live on forever through his music. 👍🏻😎
Been on a VH kick recently. Revisiting all the music that made him such an iconic figure in rock & roll, and that we grew up listening to. I’ve also been watching content like this, and getting to hear the stories from those that were close to him. Thanks for sharing your memories, and all the photos that go with them. Gotta check out your book, as it has part of your life’s work as a photographer, and contains a collection of a subject you talk so passionately about. Simply, thanks.
Some fantastic history of Van Halen. Another little known fact is int 1984 tour when they came to Las Vegas Nevada, myself was int eh back of a Red Datsun pickup truck with a camper shell with a few friends. My mother was driving. We all go towards the cab smacking onto the back of the cab, the truck stops, and we hear, you f*cking bitch you almost killed me. We were all popping out the back of the truck to see what was going on. It was David Lee Roth and my mother who nearly ran him over while he was riding a 10 speed bike before the concert. I guess he was out warming up and seeing what was going on before the show. This was outside the Thomas and Mack Center. So know, we almost lost David Lee Roth that day.
I wonder is he remember that? My mother was in love with him and she passed away about a few months ago still loving Van Halen.
No one ever will be like the king EVH, RIP, saw them so many times Seems like yesterday
This was great 👍 I saw Van Halen 5 times throughout my life he was My hero when the first album came out I knew the guitar world would never be the same ,thanks for these great photos and amazing stories it's awesome hearing rock n roll history...❤️ 🍻🎸✨️
This is an awesome video. Be proud you photography work is legendary. Everything is said about Ed Van Halen was right on. Thank you for capturing all of these epic photos.
Growing up in suburbia Australia in the 70's and 80's we were isolated and knew very little of what was happening in the metal world. Metal magazines was all I had. I use to to see Neil credited in fine print on all VH photos and wondered who he was, how many VH shows did he see, what was his association with the band etc. After 35+ years this is the first time ive seen or heard him. Fascinating for a life long VH fan.
Me too as an Aussie.
great Job Zlozie.. love all your books...thank you for signing all of them for me a while back. King Edward....The Best in my book. put on mean street and bow down.
2 years after Ross Halfin. Right on time.
He was a virtuoso of guitar and arrangement🤟🏼🤟🏼🥁🇨🇦
Wow! Great interview!
Thank you for sharing, Neil.
Another great by Gibson. The artists in several Gibson interviews, Jerry Cantrell comes to mind, tell really great stories about EVH and what a generous and selfless guy he was. Love the "no questions" style of interview. I watched a great doc on Neil a couple years ago and immediately bought two of his gorgeous books. Going to have to get this one too. What a life! Thanks Neil and thanks Gibson. And of course Eddie lives on in his music. Wolfie too.
Restoring a Customers guitar now that Eddie gave him as a present on the 1992 USA tour when the customers band was on tour as the support band for 6 months with Van Halen. A custom inlay at the 12th fret says "RIP EVH"
VH1 is again 1st album more innovative of rock n roll after 40 years !!! A masterpiece.
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I ran into Ed and Valerie a few times in Malibu in the late 80’s. I still live there. I remember Ed was a kind friendly man. I owned an exotic tire shop on PCH. Last time I saw him was in 92 he purchased a set of Jeep tires and gave me a guitar which I still have.
EXCELLENT.
Awesome interview Zloz!! Rock on brother!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What great stories! Thanks!
fantastic......true legend
This was fantastic!!! Thank you!!!
This was refreshing. Thank you Gibson.
Awesome pics and stories! Thank you so much for sharing these with the fans!❤️
Only one Ed, hands down the greatest ever I miss him😞❤
Thanks Neil
Love these spotlights on the photographers who have created the lasting imagery of our music l heroes. More, please!
Thanks Zloz! Thanks Gibson TV!
That last line,,,Very Well Said ✨
amazing! love this video, cool to see ed with a gibson at the beginning and just to hear zlo's stories and see these photos, incredible! thank you gibson tv for this awesome documentary!!! respect!!!
Thank you Zloz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job and great career Neil!
Thanks Zloz, growing up seeing those photos it's great to hear the stories. Thanks
Best hard rock / metal photographer ever
Thanks for posting this! It takes me back to when the world was buzzing about this new band! I wouldn't get to see them until the 1980 Invasion tour for Women And Children First and almost all tours since:)
Same here. Can't believe I didn't catch VH II tour. Was pretty young then.
It's great you managed to get those pics back you took of Eddie all those years ago for Van Halen II. What a life you've led... Amazing. RIP Maestro...
That was so awesome Niel I saw them 10 times and I remember every show definitely my favorite band of all time 💯. EVH will never be forgotten
Thanks for this video, it's rock history. Those are the first pictures I've seen of Ed using a Les Paul at a live show. Amazing.
really cool to get Neils insight on Eddie .. Thank You!!
This video makes me feel like crying. I miss you Ed ❤️
Neil provided the very vest visuals of our favorite Guitarist .. when we didn't have the internet .. Thank You Neil.
Thanks Neil you are the man as far as rock n roll photographers go,,,!
This is incredible
Awesome clip. Ordered the book too!
Neat to see photos that are new to me anyway!
King Edward, The Guitar God!! 🎸 🤘🏻🤘🏻
That was awesome.
This is great! ❤️❤️❤️
Love the shot of Ed jamming on the OB-Xa with his Kramer neck Frankie.
Love this
This is awesome
Eddie was a original, often imitated never duplicated!
incredible shots!
Last words say it all.
Two legends, togheter.
Thank you. Grateful to continue to learn more about Eddie.
This is the coolest doc ever!