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Eddie Van Halen is celebrating his 61st Birthday today and so let’s celebrate the man for the amazing guitarist, bad-ass rock’n roller, musical genius that he is!

 

Here’s 5 reasons to celebrate Eddie Van Halen today….

Because of amazing guitar solos like the “Eruption” that used a technique called tapping (both left and right hands on the guitar neck)

 

Because Eddie was just soooo badass!!!  He no longer smokes cigarettes however having surgically lost one-third of his tongue to cancer that eventually drifted into his esophagus in 2001..

 

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Because he contributed the guitar solo to Michael Jackson’s BEAT IT and declined any payment!

 

 

Because after years of battling drug and alcohol abuse Eddie’s been sober since 2008…

 

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Because Eddie can bust out the high-kicks, and swing from a cable while still slaying on the guitar….

 

 

Happy Birthday Eddie!

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