Eddie Van Halen - Phone Interview 1982
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Eddie Van Halen
Phone Interview Ft. Jas Obrecht For Guitar Player Magazine
Louisville, KY
July 30, 1982
Chapters:
00:00:02 Introductions
00:00:54 Diver Down & The Critics
00:06:48 Recording Diver Down
00:12:01 Pretty Woman & Big Bad Bill
00:21:47 Cathedral, Secrets & Dave's Ego
00:28:01 Little Guitars
00:33:51 The Full Bug & Alan Holdsworth
00:40:22 Randy Rhoads, Secrets, Dancing In The Streets & Hang 'Em High
00:45:51 Songwriting & EVH's Riffs
00:51:04 Jump Demo
00:54:52 Touring, Studios, Space Cadets & Other Players
01:04:51 Warner Brothers, The Charts & Final Thoughts
Notes:
Guitar Player magazine charged Jas Obrecht with the task of interviewing EVH about the Diver Down album. Obrecht called EVH in his hotel room after the Louisville, KY performance and asked him about the tracks on Diver Down, but the conversation ranged beyond that one subject. When you listen, you can hear EVH rip both Roth and Templeman (thereby foreshadowing the band's breakup) and the band's relationship with Warner Brothers. For those of you that have the Best of Guitar Player: Van Halen issue (published in the mid-90s) or the original run of the interview in GP (circa late 82), you can follow the conversation as it progressed, but you can also hear the stuff that Obrecht edited out on the behalf of EVH; namely, all the comments that are critical of members of VH's inner circle.
The interview has the added treat of the inclusion of the a demo for Jump and a bit of EVH noodling on the guitar as he tries to explain to Obrecht how he pulled of the intro to "Little Guitars."
The quality here is the quality of a phone call. It is not like an FM interview, but it is easy to listen to and in some ways adds to the sense that you are eavesdropping on a private conversation.
My uncle Jas interviewing the great Eddie Van Halen. The amount of cool stories he’s told me about interviewing guitarists is endless. He and Eddie were close buddies after Jas gave him his first interview
Your Uncle is the exact type of Uncle we all wish we had growing up. Instead we got bitter alcoholics that drive rundown Camaros..
These interviews shaped a lot of young peoples lives , including mine . Great fan of your uncle jas work. Wonderful journalist
I remember reading all these interviews when I was in highschool ,really got the impression Ed was a regular guy with regular problems like everyone else
I wish your uncle went at him about the Randy rhoads stuff, Randy sounded nothing like Ed. And he should have challenged Ed to say: ya he is doing stuff you're not doing, he does solos in one take and writes them out. He plays classical guitar...
"I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" . This is a huge rock star who gives a damn about people other than themselves. I just love Ed. Always will.
Around 49:10 he asks, "Am I taking too much time?" He as capable of being so sweet. Rest in peace.
@@josephsdsu1 Such a good point, since his death I"ve been listening to a lot of interviews and stories about him and that seems to be a common thread. Not only is he a guitar legend, but he was a kind hearted, generous and loving human being. I"m really glad there was a good guy behind that smile... makes me miss him even more.
So humble, he calls him back and even apologized for calling him back late!
Awesome human being. People with less fame lose touch with their true selves. How lucky we are to have known him in our lifetime. RIP
Me too.
What This man done you cant teach. You either have it or you dont . Great technical , learned, practiced, classically trained, jazz players. Ect..are a dime a dozen. But melodie writer's/ hit makers/ that stand out over and over again . they are rare . When you listen to VHs music ,all those songs .. Your listening to this man !
Anyone can play music.
House of Pain is one of my all time favorite VH songs
Wow man this is a real pleasure to listen too. Eddie was such a inspiration and cool guy. I love how hes cool as hell but dont take no shit. Appreciate ya sharing this.
4 th time listening to this it's awesome 👍
40:35 I never thought of Randy Rhoads as an Eddie Van Halen copycat. Randy's sound was a lot different; at least it was to me. Randy had so much more classical influence in his guitar playing. This was one part of the interview i didn't particularly like hearing because I don't think Eddie really gave Randy much credit for being the amazingly innovative guitarist he was. He (Eddie) just sort of says, in so many words, yeah he was good but he got it all from me. Great interview though.
Yeah Randy never would've given Eddie credit for everything he knows given that he grew up getting lessons in his mother's music school. Randy did say in interviews that he did have to copy Eddie's tricks because that's what the kids wanted to hear at the time, but the scales he used along with the classical guitar techniques were way different than what Eddie was doing
Medalo dont forget george lynch all three evh ,randy those guys were all hot guitar players just breaking out back in the day
@@pacman3908 Randy was not on the scene. It was Lynch and EVH. Listen to the early QR. Fin horrible. That was a lame band.
He was inspired by Eddie. I lived down the street from Kevin Debro in Van Nuys from 71 to 76 kicking it with his little brothers Terry & Mitchell, and knew Randy whem Quiet Riot sounded as bad as every other garage band smoking dope, fucking chicks and getting into fights at every party they played at. If Randy would've matured under a more controled healthy environmemt, He would've developed into a more progressive talent crossover akin to say a Steve Howe /Zack Wilde/Joe Satriani monster with a little EVH attitude.
Well said
EVH birthdate Jan 6, 7. or 9 1955 and RR was late December 1956.... So Ed was almost 2 years older... at least 20 or so months.
I also think RR did Over the Mountain before he was exposed to Fairwarning.
52:00 is JUMP!!
Yay Baby!
RIP LEGEND🎸
“What city you in?”
“Uh....”
Life of a rock star. You’re missed, Eddie.
Rockstars are a thing of the past sadly . Once the 90's came it wasn't "cool" to be a larger then life persona anymore . We gotta bring that shit back .
@@playyuh don't worry rocknroll never really goes away. its the songs that people remember and Love
Dan Diego...."Im in Lou UH ville.Ya gotta say it like that. .they get pissed when you say Lou EE ville"
John sullivan people in louisville sure do get pissed lol
@@johnsullivan5525 lol, I laughed at that. Also ville has to pronounced like one marbles in their mouth.
What gets me about this interview is what a sensitive soul Eddie was. He was so deeply affected by certain aspects of this business as a person and human being. He was a beautiful soul. A lot of people he referenced who said or did hurtful things to him were obviously jealous of his gifts. It's very apparent. God Bless his soul. I love Eddie Van Halen.
I just stumbled upon this and WOW! I love this interview. It's 37yrs ago and I'm smiling like a little kid. Thank you!
😥❤RIP Edward.
This is incredible. I was taken back in time to the Diver Down days, what a trip! Listening to Ed talk about synthesizers, the early version of Jump...going back in time and looking into the future..wow! I think the best part was feeling how much Ed was into his music...just like the Van Halen fans are...really felt a bond with him. Ed loved the music as much as the fans did! We still love Diver Down, Ed.
Low key my favorite Van Halen album, it’s just so much god damn fun. I always play this first when I introduce Van Halen to a chick and it always does wonders lol. I owe Eddie for helping me get laid countless times using this album. But man this takes me back to a time before I was born and I’m still nostalgic for it.
Not claiming I’ve gotten laid countless times, Just that it has worked 90% of the time lol.
I was like 10 years old, and thought he was the greatest. All of the older rocker kids around where I lived loved VH. I still love VH and I'm 50 now! This is a great interview.
Eddie was the Eternal Teenager. Goofy, moody and brilliant. But always sincere.
And that smile, he is mourned by so many💔🥺
I fell in love with the guitar when I was around 8 years of age...I've had a lot of admiration for Eddie for decades not only for his musical abilities but I loved to listen to him talk tech or nerd-out on guitars, synthesizers, etc.
I could listen to Eddie talk all day!
I'm now looking forward to following Woofie and HIS music from here on...Love you Eddie!
Rest in peace brother.
Great comment !
And those are the qualities that made him sexy as hell, and that smile, forget about it. My heart will hurt a long time for Ed.💔
Well said, friend.
"I don't wanna bore the shit out of you", proceeds to play the first ever heard recording of Jump. Unbelievable.
48:35 Eddie said, “Can I play you something?” Like...wow....🤩⚡️😍
The beginning of Jump before maybe even Eddie knew it. Priceless.
He came in with the structure for the Jump bridge also. @@raffleentry52
Eddie is gold in this interview. Really amazing piece of VH "Diver Down" history. And Eddie's playing guitar during the interview...really amazing stuff. At 51 minutes is the solo to JUMP. And the interviewer just letting Eddie think and talk, and not interrupting every second like everyone does these days.
Apparently Eddie was a big phone guy. Howard Stern said EVH would call him all the time and just talk for hours and hours.
I never knew Tommy Chong was a reporter back then.
...huh...? ....huh? ...huh...?
49:10 "Am I taking too much time?"
Yeah, Ed, I really have to get going. One of the greatest guitarists in the world showing me something he wrote but I really gotta go.
Moron!!😩
😅
He could have talked to me all damn day, he would have been like hey are you there? I would have nodded and said uh huh yep keep talking Ed. Will miss you forever Ed. So sweet and sexy, gifted and go e too soon, damn you cancer!
could u get more down to earth!!!!!! ed was dammm saint man..god made him...he will be so missed!!!!
I met Ed in 88' as an independent consoltant reguarding solid surfacing work done at his house in coldwater cyn. Checking out the bar top I noticed an Uzi on the sofa table. I asked Him, " Whats that for"? ..."Crowd Control" He said laughing. Really Cool Dude.
Too funny lol
Check out his story on Fred Durst. Ed'll fuck up up.
Crowd control?! That is SO hilarious--great story! Thanks for sharing.
Kevin I lived next door to Zeke Clark his tech at Woodman and Moorpark so we were 2 miles away and sometimes I would ride with Zeke to his house and I noticed some guns behind doors and Zeke said he has them all over the house, that is my kind of guy
What a sweet guy. “Am i taking too much time?” Are you kidding me?
Yes. He was fantastic Guy. I can not thinking about this... He is gone.. :((((
I will love him forever.
Its like No man I've heard myself play lol. Take your sweet time
This just shows what an incredible person Eddie was. Someone looking for an interview with the greatest guitarist on the planet and Ed takes his number so he can call HIM back! How many rock stars would do this? Eddie, you were such an amazing guitarist and a wonderful soul. The world is not the same without you. Thanks sharing your gift with us 🤘❤️🎸😢
So true…”Is this a good time..I’m not interrupting anything am I?” Truly genuine and thoughtful of Eddie, he didn’t say or convey it in a condescending or arrogant tone at all. So real and down to earth all the time. God you’re missed Ed.
He was one of a kind and just an amaizng soul. Also, one of the greatest musicians to walk the earth.
Gutted I didn’t travel across the Atlantic to see them in ‘15.
We miss you, Ed! ❤️
we miss you so much,Eddie you inspired me till the date ,everytime i listen to ur music,i to pick my six string ,i sware!!!😮
By then he'd already had a good relationship with jas he's been interviewing him since the 1st tour
The first ever recording of the Jump into. Nice.
That tripped me out
I love that he’s not sure what city he is in.
That actually happens often when musicians are on tour. I've heard several radio interviews and they have to ask their manager where they are.
@@ottodrone6173 Seems funny to us but Im sure it's common, especially when non-stop touring.
Spinal Tap moment
It's easy for us to laugh when we rarely face jet lag, travel fatigue and constant new sleeping quarters. It's confusing as heck.
I did two tours as a sound engineer and it’s very easy to forget where you are. Happened to me in less than 30 days out lol.
It's incredible that at this point in their career - pretty much the height of their commercial success - Eddie makes a point of calling this writer, from somewhere in Kentucky, after being up all night, to give him an interview...
Says a lot
The beginning of Jump before maybe even Eddie knew it. Priceless.
The best rock n roll interview I've ever heard. Reminds me of talking on the phone with my band mates back then, talking shop and sharing ideas by phone.
@Otto Drone ......you just said what I was going to post almost verbatim! That's both cool and kind of freaky! Get out of my head dude! Lol!
R.I.P. TO EDDIE VAN HALEN!
God, if only we heard this years ago we'd have more admiration for Eddie as a humble, down-to-earth, simple guy. Incredible, insightful interview! Best interview I've ever heard Eddie give! Incredible to also hear him talk about Randy Rhoads, hear the rough demo for "Jump," and Dave's ego! (And a lot of this was supposed to be off the record! Wow!)
yep. EVH is an alcoholic and later a drug addict. his personality became extremely jaded and bitter as he got older. Alot of addicts have alot of personal anger. but whatever. I've never gotten tired of VH 1-6. I can play just about every note on those records and still haven't gotten tired of his playing and music.
I couldn't help but laugh at the part where Eddie tells Jas not to say anything....."I swear I'll come over to your house and blow your ass away!" Lol!
26:00 "Yeah, you mean a cathedral... That's why I called it Cathedral" lmao
How cool is this? Eddie's getting excited talking about guitar, how he got the noises on "Intruder" & had "House of Pain" and big trouble already written but we know those were on later albums.
How down to earth and cool. It's like talking to your friend who made it big and telling you what he's been doing lately.
Yup house of pain they had on the gene Simmons demo in 1977
I Couldn't stop listening, really like how Ed Wants to keep the inside info on the Low yet we get to hear the real story anyway, great posting this, Thanks
I love this interview and Eddy was and still is awesome. The comments about Randy were a bit off because Randy had his own style even though he did the tapping thing...Randy had a unique mid rangey tone and he was big on classical music. Eddy is unique and more of a rock n roll, boogie and more of a major scale mode type player, and Randy was darker, metal / melodic minor mode...Eddy was a major influence on me and so many other players in various ways. With tone, phrasing rhythm and lead. I think in general Eddy was pretty versatile too. I don't think he sounded the same all the time or throughout an entire album. Most of my other fav players are that way too. Steve Stevens, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, David Gilmore, Eric Johnson, Jake E. Lee, Alan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Paul Gilbert, Geroge Bellas, Jason Becker, Gary Moore....I think it would be great for a lot of these guitar gods to come together and make a record for homeless or cancer research...This interview is special because it takes us into Eddie's mindset of that era and to the album Diver Down...
Eddie's a very down to earth guy, and also has a child like quality to him, and a huge heart. His music is just a consequence of all these qualities. Hope you get well and recover Eddie...
He's given away over 1000 guitars to music schools, not to mention all the guitars he's given away to fans and friends. He's also the reason why rock guitar didn't die.
100%, the only thing is that he is a very shy person which results in him not knowing how to express himself properly which makes him seem like a total control freak and a huge a-hole, especially when talking to other band members (see Roth in the 86 interview about Van Halen on his eat em and smile tour, and Sammy Hagar after he was kicked from Van Halen). He also because this doesn’t know how to handle situations, especially when he wanted to play with his son Wolfie, but instead of telling Mikey straight forward he lied about him and made up fake stories, which didn’t result in any good. Not saying what he did was right, but explaining why he thought it was right.
shut he fuck up you pathetic sycophant
LOL he didn't treat Mike like shit because he's shy. Ridiculous.
LOL he didn't treat Mike like shit because he's shy. Ridiculous.
This is one of the most amazing things on the internet. 🤩🤩🤩
If you liked this, listen to Noel Monk’s book!
ZblockWoW great book!👍😘🇸🇪
The Van Halen Rising book is incredible, too!
Noel's book is great! Can't believe any of them are to tell the tales!!!
Yeah that book is pure magic! I listened to it twice in a row, then bought the hard copy as my way to say "thanks" to Noel for that pearl of inside information! 😉🔝👍🏻
I befriended Noel on fb and the first 2 times we chatted I was nervous as hell because of him being there in the beginning since those were such special times. Other day we were chatting about how lucky we both were to have been there to see this band rise but then I complimented him for being such a good honest manager in a business where they are hard to find and he said to me ''You are a very cool dude Keenan...That is a real compliment Keenan.
I thank you for saying that.
Honesty is something that means a lot to me.
And yes, I really do consider myself to be mostly an honest person.
'' He goes on to say a lot more and I was very happy that he takes the time to chat with me. I have listened 3 times to his book and when I took him he said ''I like that Keenan'' cool guy for sure
Well said - though I'm 12 yrs younger, when I see Eddie interviewed, no matter his age, I just think, "What a good kid".
The more I listen to him speak, the more I love him & miss him.
He mentions Fair Warning took more time to make, to me that album is their masterpiece.
"Fair Warning "is the DEFINITIVE showcase of EVH best compositions and sound.When EVH talks about Allan Holdsworth,mentioning how overlooked he was.It is true.Allan Holdsworth was in a group with drummer extraordinaire Bill Bruford and keys,violinist Eddy Jobson and bass Jeff Berlin ,called U.K.✨After the U.K. run ,he was 100% broke.U,K.was a fantastic jazz fusion outfit that was the critics choice ,but ,no money 💰.Allan H.in desperation sold his houseboat and mortgaged his property, to pay for his 1st solo album ;ironically titled "I.O.U".
It was a great album and he always has top notch players .Nice of EVH 2 step in 2 help Allan when he recognized the talent of the Englishman guitarist.Allan Holdsworth was about 7 years older than EVH when he
jammed with his, younger more commercially successful admirer.At this time Holds worth was continually in
all of the music mags of the time and in mid 70s polls ALWAYS in the Top 3 (usually top!)If U have heard Holdsworth,U already know why EVH got off on his style.Thank U4 your time.Peace .✨🎼🙏🏼🎼✨🇨🇦
I agree.
Of course the masterpiece - but I love Every thing they do.
Unchained, one of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time, written on piano? Unbelievable!
1:04:29 @Linda Niemkiewicz
Yeah in the interview he moved it up and put it through his MARSHALL... Then made it guitar.
Anyone ever tell you your resemblance to Mr Furly is spooky?
R Martin Here ya go There is a little trivia about Unchained as it was being worked up Zeke said. @ 8 seconds in that flanger sound originally came from a beer bottle falling onto his keyboard after Ed swung around and the headstock sent the beer flying and bouncing along the keys. Zeke said Ed told him he liked the sound and tried to mimic it on his guitar and when he did he put it in the song
On the studio leaks that have recently hit, there is a bit of a VERY different version of Unchained that is much, much heavier and darker. It sounds so cool. Totally different riff and it kills.
3:52 he talks about a rough cut called “house of pain” and then says “don’t even mention that”. Later that song would make it on 1984
Damn this conversation is gold. Thanks for uploading! He was loose as hell in that interview.
How can 24 people not like this? It's a great interview.
That is DLR page and his 23 fake accounts
Journey fans.
@@CoffinPrick I see. Thanks!
Because people are clueless
Little did many people know this is hall of fame shit right there!
There are thousands of shredders out there that can play ANYTHING! But to be considered one of the ‘greats’ you have to be able to write good songs, that’s where EVH far outpaces RR. By the time VH got signed in 1977 Eddie had already 20-30 great songs in the bag.
BINGO. RR fans don't get that plus RR had lot's of help with the writing thanks to Bob Daisley. Anything RR wrote prior to Ozzy was pretty bad. Shows who maybe wrote his songs.
You are exactly right most people dont get that . Great technical players are a dime a dozen. But what Eddie done you cant teach. You either have it or you dont.
Eddie's favorites off of the album were Cathedral and Secrets, my favs as well.
Their beautiful 🎶🎸
Mine too. Favorite solo, Cathedral. Favorite song, Secrets. Love his sweet soul. Just wanted to talk music. Think he was very lonely. Sucks being a genius and so creative. One of a kind. Our world got a little darker now he's gone.
They are great same with hangem high and little guitars
I always heard bits of this interview through the years but this was like I was on the phone with Ed for an hour. I'm sure Dweezil Zappa would love to hear this too. Thank you for uploading an amazing conversation with Ed,made my day for sure!
Very cool talking about Dweezil. This is great insight into Eddie's approach
Funny how I remember reading this article when it came out and now I'm hearing what was actually said. Pretty cool
Love looking at the photo as I listen. Miss you forever Edward. RIP❤
In so many ways, Eddie showed qualities which we should aspire to. His humility, being down to earth, being a loving father, showing great forgiveness. If he made some mistakes, I think we should remember that we all do too. Eddie, I hope to see you playing again, sometime in the next realms.
Pure GOLD! I would have given anything to hear this back in the day! Causally talking about the techniques, effects and then debuting Jump over the phone is such a rare gift! I bet that keyboard track didn’t even have a name yet! I was that kid recording the album and sitting on my bed for hours on end with headphones on pressing rewind to try, mostly in vain, to reproduce his magic on my guitar!
...and trying to avoid accidentally recording parts of the commercial breaks? :-)
Yes I hate that when it happens and it happens a lot Lol
That is the nicest thing he said about Randy in an interview, and it came out different in the article . Randy and Eddie were both popular in LA before VH got signed by Warnor Bros. It was never that Randy was copying Eddie. It was just each had their own fans ,and some people were obviously copying Eddie ,like George Lynch , Carlos Cavazo holding his pick like Eddie,why,who knows,he didn't do much tapping after he was in Quiet Riot, because he knew everyone would be on him to not be like Randy! That was a no win ,like Jake in Ozzy . But ,Randy was just getting to a point that he was doing his own thing ,like Eddie got to go all over the place, decades of tinkering ,he left behind a ton of ideas ,but anyway,it was nice for him to say what he did,but Randy tried to show he could do everything Eddie could do,and get going on showing what he could do. I never heard Eddie in Randy . But then,whatever, I like them both ,and knew them both. They were great guitarists and people,and now we don't have either . Oh well,no more guitar hero's!
@@Wisztrock It's difficult to imagine much more innovation, although if you listen to like Nels Kline solo work you can hear some cool stuff. Great new sounds and music are being made but maybe there's not a lot of innovation left to be found.
This is a gem. Thanks for keeping it, and posting it.
Cant believe he is gone!!
At 41:00 When Jas told Eddie that Randy was the first person to come around who was kind of inspiring the guys out there (guitar players obviously). And then said "What do you think?" and Eddie says "I don't think he's done anything I haven't done. What do you think? Be honest." and Jas says something about hearing Eddie's playing in RR, blah blah which kind of just confirmed in Eddie's mind what he was saying. What he SHOULD have said was "Yeah. Songs like "Crazy Train" and "I Don't Know" reek of your riffs, but songs like "Revelation Mother Earth" and "Dee" and "Diary of a Madman" really do have a distinct mix of classical music & metal" (or whatever it was called then).
Just sayin'. :)
Yeah Ed was fishing for a compliment. Deep inside he knew Randy was amazing.
I don't think Randy was anything but original and brilliant and just because he was a great guitarist from LA with a new sound he ripped off Ed? No fucking way. I her things in his playing that were never done before. I like both of them but Ed had a big head
@R_ Reveley I'm fairly confident you won the internet with this post. I found your correlation between Randy's classical influence and that of Ed in spanish fly and eruption to be especially illuminating. Before reading what you wrote, I was scratching my head as to how Ed could be taking credit for ALL of Randy, even the classical. But this, however misguided, likely represents Ed's thinking.
Not sure why EVH would comment on any songs Rhoads did. Ed was known to be a hermit and not listen to anyone's music after he became established. Besides, not too sure Rhoads actually wrote those tunes. We never heard anything Rhoads did in Ozzy in his club days. We heard most of EVH's from Albums 1-6 in the club days and demos. Bob Daisley wrote most of these songs for Oz and still did after Rhoads.
Crazy Train and I Don't Know sound nothing like EVH riffs.
What a sweet sincere person... I’m so bummed.. Forever EVH❤️🎶
51.00 - 54.30. Some of the best viewing ever on UA-cam seeing the genesis of a huge single. Especially over the phone! :)
EVH was a music scientist...full of heart and passion - god bless him man!
Jas was one of the first people to hear Jump... lol. And he recorded the moment. How insane
To be special, one needs to be only one of two things...
Be best,
Or be first.
EVH was first in many things guitar, how they’re played and how they’re manufactured.
Can’t take that away from him.
I miss Ed, but made his mark..... I will savor the flavor. I've lost several friends over time. I don't get over it. Tried, it can't be done. No one can replace his style. I miss him.
I feel the same.. Been watching old interviews & concerts & damn, it makes it that more heartbreaking that he's gone! So bummed I never got to see VH in concert. God Bless 'ya EVH 🌹🎸🎙
With death, no one gets over it. They get through it. Godspeed...
@@jdexposure I will do my best to deal with it.
@@jdexposure when you are dead you know nothing you are just asleep until God resurrects you (brings you back to life) Eddie will come back
@@paulineleslie-jackson5690
But after this, comes the judgement. Heb. 9:27
"One of those Sanyo Walkman things" LOL
Eddie seems to have a guitar with him literally everywhere he is. I love how he has it right there with him during this interview. He doesn't even realize how great he is here.
He does, how do you think he got so good?
@@elonmust7470 well said 🙂
It's the keyboard solo to Jump at 50:00! It's literally a recording of a recording, the inception of the song before it completely shattered everyone's freaking minds off 1984! So cool!
EVH - 27 years old here.
Clout Daddy
Don’t feel too bad yet. Try being 51 and feeling that way...LOL!
@@midnightflyer7510 LOL 😆 I feel the same!
Forever young. ⭐
Eddie is the electric guitarist who’s had the greatest impact on me.
Had the magazine with this interview when I was ten. Listening to the actual audio is just surreal.
Absolute gold.
I love Eddie's down-to-earth, and his enthusiasm, putting his phone down, playing "Jump" (interviewer doesn't seem that interested, only says how he likes the sustain of the keys, which Eddie says it feedback, lol)... I also like Eddie giving him off-the-record stuff that's on his mind, but it's nice he gives Roth credit.. Too bad Roth couldn't muster up more than a sentence "tribute". I honestly don't think Roth cares.
I found the comment about Rhoads learning everything from him to be a slap in the face. Rhoads was a teacher that new things about music theory that almost nobody else had knowledge of in the metal scene at that time. They may have shared some of the same techniques but to say Rhoads didn’t accomplish anything that Eddie didn’t is really riding the evh bandwagon. They were completely different styles of music.
Nah. If you check out some interviews with Randy after Blizzard he mentions he got a lot of stuff from Eddie...mostly referring to the two hand tapping I'm sure...Eddie really quite humble here. I'm sure he had a pretty great respect for Randy Rhoads
Eddie was obviously feeling that Randy was encroaching on his greatness. Saw him as a competitor. But Randy was cut from different fabric. Randy was classically trained. While Eddie was blues based, learned from Cream era Clapton. Eddie wasn't near Randy in terms of solos. Randy could plain shred but yet tastefully compliment the song and not go into wankerdom. It lifted the song and took it somewhere.
@@frankrichards3089 EVH specifically says that Randy "learned everything from me!"
That statement doesn't mean just tapping.
Eddie is King Hypocrite.
Randy was a teacher who had tons more depth of musical knowledge than EVH.
Eddie copped the tapping style from others on the L.A. music scene.
As a matter of fact...Mark Kendall of Great White claims that Lynch was tapping on the L.A. scene BEFORE EVH.
Brian May taps on Bohemian Rhapsody, its in the video for the song. Just take that technique and speed it up and expound upon it. Eddie isn't doing anything that players before him did. And Brian May was palm muting way before Dave Mustaine (Sheer Heart Attack). And Brian wasn't doing anything that players before him did. Ed's a little full of himself in that regard, in what is an otherwise humble guy in every other aspect
RANDY RHODES HIMSELF SAID HE FELT BAD BECAUSE HE WAS COPYING EDDIE VAN HALEN. Randy was good, but Ed was untouchable. It was Ed who changed guitar. Randy changed nothing and brought nothing new to the table. He wasn't the first rock guitarist to play classical pieces. Uli Jon Roth was doing it nearly 10 years before Randy
True. I’m from KY. It is pronounced Loo-a-ville.
Eddie was younger and happier.
Never heard this interview. Thanks for the upload! Love you, Ed! You'll be missed but not forgotten.
"What city are you in?"
"Uhhhhhhh. God dammit. Grrrrrr. Louisville, Kentucky."
LOLOL!
Tommy Lent Still in the U.S.👍😘🇸🇪
He forgot lol
"HELLO CLEVELAND!!!"
No musician or pop star would ever provide such an interview today.
There aren't any musicians coming out with great stuff today-
You have to love how eager Ed is to try and demonstrate over the phone what he was doing.
Ted Templeman goes both ways? Plays both sides? Roth vs. Van Halen ...
Ted " Band Psyciatrist" Templeman
"Can I play you something?"
Are you kidding me??
Wow. That was the solo for Jump! What an amazing interview. Really lets us see/hear/ feel Eddies world... and how freakin cool he was. I know he could be a dick, we all can be. But damn, he was so approachable, open and unguarded in this interview. Im blown away beyond words. Thank you for sharing this.
No doubt Eddie is an awesome guy and down to earth. A lot has to do with Jas Obrect being one of the only trust worthy journalist who would print Ed’s interviews in good taste. Hence we get to hear a open and ready to talk Ed. Not having to guard his conversation. Killer post !!!!
2 days (Patrick Casey) just left a comment "Too bad the comments about Blackmore... wound up in print even after Eddie asked not to have it printed. can't trust anybody."
3:57: Eddie mentions house of pain, later to be featured on 1984.
Edit: And one of their unreleased demo songs Big Trouble, which later unfortunately became Big River (probably because Dave already had a solo song called big trouble)
I read House of Pain was around when Simmons found them
hitmizan: It was, dates back to 1976. Their debut was supposed to open up with the Zero Demos version of house of pain, and then have the horns bleed into Runnin’ With the Devil, but when the band recorded in 1977 they decided to drop it and go straight to RWTD
F'ing great listen. Ed is super cool and listening to him just having a very sincere conversation is just as cool as listening to Ed play.
Great analogy!
Jas Obrecht is a class act. He was one of the first to interview EVH when all the others passed in favor of Ronnie Montrose.
I love how Ed and the interviewer actually have a real, honest conversation. This is probably the longest interview with a rocker (over the phone, even!) you'll ever see. Man, they're both so lucky.
Such a down to Earth guy - no big, Rock Star attitude. RIP EVH - the last of the rock guitar Gods.
Innovator !
COvid got him
@@5291982 More likely Marlboro-vid.
Eddie Van Halen..is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords of Guitar!
@J. Milton Jeffreys and you are a pole smoker I'm assuming
@J. Milton Jeffreys you still a Peter puffer?
The only King of Kings and Lord of Lords is Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Yes Sir 🤙🤣🔥
@@robertcarlson4939 and your loser ass is leaving comments
AMAZING ED IS SOOOOOO SWEET
Holdsworth WAS "out there" 10000 light years ahead of everybody else!
If you like that jazzy shit...it's comparing apples to oranges.
@@craigharrison5406 No, it's comparing playing to playing.... Chops are chops, regardless of genre.
And Shawn Lane...
@@magnuszetterqvist5936 Shawn and alan two of the very best players ever!
Both played other worldly like they were not from this planet.
@@craigharrison5406 It's not "jazzy shit" moron
"Little Guitars" may be my favorite VH tune. RIP Eddie!
Interesting to hear (what would become) Jump in it's early stages. I realize that the phone probably distorted things a bit, but it sounds like Eddie was going for a meaner keyboard tone (like he did on earlier keyboard songs) as opposed to the cleaner keyboard tone he would eventually use for Jump. Too bad he didn't stick with that! Regardless, this was a lot of fun to hear. Long live Eddie and =VH=
Love this interview. Totally reinforces exactyl why Eddie was my favorite!!!
Ed is playing the beginnings of "Jump" for the guy over the phone. Awesome.
38:23 There it is. Why didn't Eddie ever talk a/b or compliment Jimmy Page, Beck, Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore, etc? Because Eddie flat out took it ALL to the next level, and they couldn't hang w/ him technically, or tonally. They were all dicks to him b/c they were flat out jealous of the impact he had, as well as his ability. A mutual friend, not saying who, told me that and it made sense. Because he always seemed to circumvent the question when asked a/b his influences. George Lynch also talked a/b how Blackmore was a complete toolbag to him as well. As if Blackmore has anything on either of them as a player.
He loved Eric Clapton. He said it many times in interviews.
I was shocked how some band techs would mess with the sound board of another band at concerts.
Man this is fascinating. I love how Eddie’s true self comes through in interviews like this. I agree that he seems like a very nice and down to earth guy. Too bad drugs and alcohol messed him up.
Ed has always been a very sweet, down to Earth, nice guy. Always. When he bottomed out...that lost decade or so from the late 90s to mid-2000s, he was difficult for those who had to work closely with him because he was a mess. But, he has always been kind and generous to others. He's done SO much for other people that nobody will ever know because he is exceedingly private. Even when he was at his worst, that generosity was taken advantage of by some people because he was all messed up. But that part of Eddie never went away.
When I heard what Ed did for Allan Holdsworth, I was as just as impressed with the guy as I was the first time I heard his gift of guitar abilities. Obviously not his only gift! My heart goes out to Eddie helping another “guitar wizard “ that was so good the industry was almost afraid of the guy! I recall hearing of Holdsworth (because of Eddie) And when he played the Troubadour Club in Las Vegas, it must have been around 1980-81,me and a couple local guitar players went down to hear him and I’ll never forget this site...in between sets, Allan came out to the bar area where the “Hip” local guitar community were mingling. No one even approached him!...or said a word to him.He sat by himself and played a Space Invader cocktail table video game! All the local “Hip musical types” stood around and no one even spoke to him and said “good show” “how are you” Nothing!! including myself! He was just SO good, people were, I think, afraid of him, definitely threatened by him.But that’s a week excuse!! It was kind of sad. I think Eddie could relate to how he felt.He spoke of the same treatment in the early days himself...Like they say,,, it’s lonely at the top! R.I.P. Eddie and Allan!!🤘🎸
Sorry, but what an idiot you were. Which I had that one of a kind opportunity to talk to someone as him.
Lord above,there will NEVER be another Edward Van Halen!! He was quirky and subject to some I tense mood swings,it never undermined the man's passion and sincere commitment to his craft. Here he is ,arguably the biggest rockstar on the planet and he is genuinely worried he is interrupting an interviewer. His passion oozes through whenever he talks. R.I.P. Mr. Edward Van Halen. The world is a MUCH SHITTIER place without you!
RIP Legend - thank you for sharing your gifts with all of us
This is such a treasure to listen to. Wow!! Just shows how down to earth he was. Thanks for sharing!
I wonder the last time Alan Holdsworth and Eddie VH had spoke?
Eddie is so upfront and honest.
I love hearing him talk about music and how he explained how he played his songs. His life was his music and music was his love.
Early version of Jump! Wow! Interesting hearing him talk about Randy Rhodes too.
David Freeman interesting... but (I thought) a little surprising-in a disturbing kinda way... he basically wrote off a recently-dead guy as an ‘EVH rip-off’ and a guy who’s just playing EVH stuff, techniques, etc. Randy Rhodes was well on his way to being near the apex of rock guitarists. And I think Eddie had just gotten through talking about how shitty it is that Joe Perry and Ritchie Blackmoor both act ‘threatened’.
The part about Allan Holdsworth shows you the kind of stand up guy he was.
Randy sounded Nothing like eddie to me? Randy was way way more Metal and classical and ed was more rock and blues.
Even when randy did the tapping he did not sound like ed.
Fun fact, the taping part in "flying high again" was originally from George lynch.
He was the guy that wrote that diminished sequence and randy liked it so much george just said just take it and use it then.
The guy's talent was off the charts, yet an down to earth and humble person.
You are missed Ed.
Totally love this. Pure guitar genius. The greatest ever
"I'M JUST A PUNK KID WHO PLAYS A GUITAR.. I'M NOT A ROCKSTAR... I'M A MUSICIAN". VH FOREVER 🙏🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😇🎸🎸🥁🎤🎤🎤🎤 🖤.....