EDDIE VAN HALEN EARLY YEARS DOCUMENTARY | Edward Van Halen: A Musician - Compilation of parts 1-5

In 1962, at the age of 7, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen left his native Holland with his parents and brother Alex, to begin a new life in America. Arriving in Pasadena, California with just a few dollars and a piano to the family’s name, the brothers and their father Jan gravitated towards music as they struggled to fit in to this new country.
Eventually, Eddie and Alex Van Halen would join forces with singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony to form Van Halen in 1973. After the struggle to be discovered, the group immediately took the musical world by storm upon the release of their debut album, with Eddie himself quickly earning a place as rock's greatest and most influential guitarist since Jimi Hendrix.
This new series takes you through this journey from the beginning - Eddie Van Halen's early life, his introduction to guitar at age 12, how he learned to play, the early bands and the formation and breakthrough of Van Halen.
The triumphs, struggles and divine talent of a musical genius.
Thanks to the following (in no particular order):
Alan C. Berry
Michel Schinkel
Daniel Sullivan
Jan Velasco Kosharek
Brian Corralejo
Julian Pollack
Steve Rosen
Jas Obrecht
Dave & Dave Unchained Podcast
Adam Roach
Johnny Beane
Lynn Larson Kershner
Dave Swantek
Recommended reading:
Buy Greg Renoff's Van Halen Rising bitly.ws/3aG7h
Buy Steve Rosen's Tonechaser (3rd Edition) bitly.ws/3aG8b
Buy Elizabeth Wiley's Could This Be Magic bitly.ws/3aG7q
Buy Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill's Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen bit.ly/43nkIOj
Buy Noel Monk's Runnin' With The Devil bit.ly/3OCElxW
Buy Paul Brannigan's Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story bitly.ws/3aLcP

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  • @kellyelrington5663
    @kellyelrington566321 күн бұрын

    To say Edward is/was the best is an understatement. Still can't believe he's gone.

  • @reynaldosaezjr

    @reynaldosaezjr

    18 күн бұрын

    What’s crazy maybe it’s just me but to say it’s an understatement to me feels like a major understatement. I’ve never seen anyone play Guitar/entertain with one as much as him

  • @David-xd5qs

    @David-xd5qs

    17 күн бұрын

    Sammy who?

  • @jimmyjennings4089
    @jimmyjennings408928 күн бұрын

    R.I.P. Eddie, I still listen and play your stuff I'm one year away from the age you left this earth, you were the one that made me almost quit when I was 18 in 78 and your also the reason I have built two Frankenstein guitars and still play every day although I've given up hope on making it in music, the challenge of what you did is still there, maybe I'll see you on the other side brother.

  • @tymanngruter1808
    @tymanngruter180820 күн бұрын

    After they left Holland my parents take over their house, i was born there but know that since my father died. I am 59 now and always loved their music! 🤫

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    20 күн бұрын

    That's a fantastic story! Is that the place they had on Rozemarijnstraat in Nijmegen?

  • @richevans609

    @richevans609

    19 күн бұрын

    Wow!!!!

  • @tymanngruter1808

    @tymanngruter1808

    16 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered no, not flowertown! 🤭

  • @Scottocaster6668
    @Scottocaster666828 күн бұрын

    Wow Man, this is put together really well! Great Job👍. Now im bummed out even more. Remember guys, we were on this earth, at a perfect age to witness the Goat guitarist, who was the soundtrack of our lives growing up. Nobody can take that away from us! I think thats pretty dam awesome! R.i.p. EVH, and thank you👍.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    22 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much for saying all this and sorry for the delay getting back - I'd somehow missed this comment. And yeah, while it's sad he's gone, what he was and what he did will live on for many lifetimes 🎸

  • @cherylfarrell1274
    @cherylfarrell127418 күн бұрын

    Heaven gained a musical genius!! Miss you Eddie!!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    15 күн бұрын

    That's one serious line-up they have playing up there.

  • @wruff378
    @wruff37818 күн бұрын

    =VH= fan of 45 yrs, since I was 10 ('79"). Thanks for producing this doc. Very well done. I really enjoyed it.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    18 күн бұрын

    Thank you for saying - when the long term fans like you can enjoy it, then it really means a lot 👍🏻

  • @TC-Guitar
    @TC-Guitar28 күн бұрын

    Eddie is the reason that most of us play guitar, nice to know the history. This vid was well done 😎

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    26 күн бұрын

    Thank you! And yeah, while EVH maybe didn't make me play guitar in the first place, discovering Van Halen definitely made me want to try to get better.

  • @crisscat2006

    @crisscat2006

    19 күн бұрын

    do you play guitar or ukelele?

  • @riximus
    @riximus29 күн бұрын

    Greatest guitarist that ever touched the instrument.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    You won't find too many arguments here!

  • @Ottophil

    @Ottophil

    28 күн бұрын

    I think his kids better

  • @krakaka8218

    @krakaka8218

    20 күн бұрын

    Second after Hendrix

  • @MGB18

    @MGB18

    19 күн бұрын

    @@krakaka8218: LMFAO! Hendrix wasn't even the best of his era! Eddie was the whole package! He built his own guitars, hot rodded his own amps, and invented parts for the guitar. He also created an incredible sound and impeccable playing style that was never heard before. Hendrix never did that! Eddie opened the door to a new world of guitar sound and playing. As the great Les Paul once said: Eddie changed things. Hendrix couldn't hold a candle to Eddie. Just a fact. RIP Eddie....

  • @krakaka8218

    @krakaka8218

    19 күн бұрын

    @@MGB18 Eddie was great I agree, but any good player will confirm Hendrix can't be topped

  • @tdz69
    @tdz6927 күн бұрын

    Eddie’s first guitar was in 1967. In 1978 Van Halen’s debut album came out and hit like an atomic bomb. From his first guitar to that album was a span of 11 years. ELEVEN YEARS. Let that sink in.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    27 күн бұрын

    Absolutely right - EVH arrived pretty much fully formed in the public eye. His development was staggering.

  • @tommilitello198

    @tommilitello198

    19 күн бұрын

    Lmao that’s been common knowledge since 1978 when the album was released

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    19 күн бұрын

    @@tommilitello198 In fairness, no one said it was new information, either in the video or these comments.

  • @CatchersCatch

    @CatchersCatch

    18 күн бұрын

    I have often thought about this too. Taking into consideration his skill levels on piano at that age as well. The man was a musical genius.

  • @tdz69

    @tdz69

    17 күн бұрын

    @@tommilitello198 who said it’s new info douche. Lol.

  • @user-yp7qp2cq3n
    @user-yp7qp2cq3n21 күн бұрын

    I remember we were in junior high someone came running in with a cassette and said you have to hear this running with the devil blew us away changed our lives

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    21 күн бұрын

    Awesome! I'd imagine the very next track continued that feeling.

  • @user-yp7qp2cq3n

    @user-yp7qp2cq3n

    21 күн бұрын

    I had front row for dave in the 80s increíble show. Then i got front row for Sammy another Great show just diffrent loved them both but that 1st van halen listening to it today increíble

  • @CoreyW6292

    @CoreyW6292

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@iconsremembered Eruption just absolutely blew my mind. The tapping, what we called finger-rolls in the 80s, just made me speechless. I know exactly when and where I was.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    20 күн бұрын

    @@user-yp7qp2cq3n I'm always so envious of people who saw the band in their prime. VH pretty much never played Ireland, where I'm from (only when they opened for Bon Jovi in 1995), so the closest I've seen is DLR live. That was great, but not the real thing.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    20 күн бұрын

    @@CoreyW6292 To me, even though it's now 46 years old (!), it still sounds futuristic.

  • @user-yp7qp2cq3n
    @user-yp7qp2cq3n21 күн бұрын

    Won a contest in the eighties in utah got to meet and greet van halen eddie played meanstreet for me incredible never forget that moment

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    20 күн бұрын

    Again, I'm so damn envious! Awesome story. Personal favourite song too.

  • @Crinkle65
    @Crinkle6528 күн бұрын

    This was really well done. I’ve been waiting a long time for a quality version of this story. Finally.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    22 күн бұрын

    Really glad I could fill some of that gap for you, and thanks a lot for saying. More than anyone, I'd love to see an official documentary done with the band and family's cooperation. I tried very hard to make that happen myself before realising it's probably not possible, at least for the time being. I then did this as a sort of consolation prize, so at least I could say I tried to do something.

  • @richevans609
    @richevans60919 күн бұрын

    I remember most of these interviews real time... Watching in a Documentary a few years after his death is weird. Miss ya Eddie. ❤

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    17 күн бұрын

    Yeah I can understand that feeling. I think for a lot of people, it's hard to accept that he's gone, even nearly 4 years later. But I hope that by putting some of these interviews together in a (I hope) decent way, that it helps people to remember him and for newcomers to understand who he was.

  • @shannonjones3714
    @shannonjones371425 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this with us, some great photos I’ve never seen before! I rather enjoyed it!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    24 күн бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to write that - much appreciated and always happy to hear when people can enjoy it. Spread the work if you can 😊

  • @KarmaNDuality
    @KarmaNDuality13 күн бұрын

    Hendrix reinvented the guitar and shaped the 70's, just like Eddie reinvented the guitar and shaped the 80's. His influence on music and guitarists can not be overstated, his reach can still be heard today in modern guitarist's. R.I.P. King Edward.😊

  • @1wickedgroove
    @1wickedgroove26 күн бұрын

    That's pretty sad his mom saying that hurtful crap to him. That kinda shit can affect people badly. But Randy Rhoads mom encouraged him on the other hand, and we still ended up with two masters. R.I.P. Randy💫~Eddie

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    26 күн бұрын

    Even though his mother by all accounts was very strict and it probably had an effect, I still think the family were close. As you say though, let's be thankful that we could enjoy the master that developed from it either way.

  • @kenedie4646

    @kenedie4646

    22 күн бұрын

    I think that the world got 2 great players. Randy, and Eddie. Randy is my favorite, but they both were amazing. Everybody should stop comparing those guys. I have made this comment before, but the Van Halen/ Rhoads competition since the 70's, is ridiculous to me. They both were incredible players. Randy has always been the best, of Everybody, in my opinion. Everybody has an opinion. Mine won't change. Both were great.

  • @teddmented

    @teddmented

    21 күн бұрын

    Yes but it can also be a great motivator

  • @danielmccoy2938
    @danielmccoy293817 күн бұрын

    Ed is our Mozart or more Pagani we may never see this talent for a long long time so blessed to have seen him several times Edward Van Halen we will miss you 💖 thanks for everything

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    15 күн бұрын

    You can make the case for others to be the Mozart of their generation, even in the same era as Ed, like Prince. But it's hard to think of anyone who innovated in the same way, while still being such a brilliant composer.

  • @swanneez5246
    @swanneez524624 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this. I've been following Van Halen from 1980. This is the best documentary for me about the early years. I saw/ heard stuff I didn't know and tells the story well.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    24 күн бұрын

    Wow, that's some real praise and I appreciate it. Really glad to hear that even a long-term fan like you could get a lot out of it. Makes it all worthwhile 👍🏻

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    24 күн бұрын

    Wow, that's some real praise and I appreciate it. Really glad to hear that even a long-term fan like you could get a lot out of it. Makes it all worthwhile 👍🏻

  • @FrancoM7747
    @FrancoM774712 күн бұрын

    I sat right next to Eddie backstage at the Whiskey in 1977 watching him warm up. I'll never forget that.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    11 күн бұрын

    You lucky mother******! That's amazing. Was it clear to you already then that the guy was going to change things?

  • @FrancoM7747

    @FrancoM7747

    11 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered Absolutely. No guitarist was even close to Eddie.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    11 күн бұрын

    @@FrancoM7747 Seriously it's something incredible to have seen that level of talent up so close and so early on. It's a name that will probably still echo centuries from now, and you were there in the beginning before the world knew it. I'm extremely envious, but great story!

  • @ponzo1967
    @ponzo196718 күн бұрын

    God broke the mold after Eddie, we won't see another like him.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    18 күн бұрын

    No, you're right. Many can show his level of virtuosity, but that just a small part of what made EVH amazing. I don't think anyone before or since showed that combination of innovation, virtuosity and songwriting ability the way he did. And he did it all while looking like he was having the time of his life every time he picked the guitar up.

  • @DrGuitaritis
    @DrGuitaritis27 күн бұрын

    Thanks for creating and sharing this awesome video!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    27 күн бұрын

    You're very welcome. Appreciate you sayjng, and glad to hear you enjoyed it!

  • @johnnymoraes23
    @johnnymoraes2321 күн бұрын

    Eddie was a genious. Period.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    21 күн бұрын

    Even though EVH himself would probably shy away from people using words like "genius", he undoubtedly was exactly that. And it's always important to say it's not just his playing, but his songwriting and innovation with guitar builds and design too. So ahead of the curve in so many ways.

  • @danielblackmon6602
    @danielblackmon660216 күн бұрын

    Love him or hate him you have to admit he was the closest thing to Mozart this generation had to offer. Rest in eternal peace.

  • @TANTRUMGASM

    @TANTRUMGASM

    14 күн бұрын

    I never heard of anybody, and I mean NEVER heard anybody say they hated Edward Van Halen.

  • @craigmead3484
    @craigmead348428 күн бұрын

    He is sorely missed. GOAT.

  • @DRCRANKNSTEIN
    @DRCRANKNSTEIN20 күн бұрын

    I just love this entire video- thank you!!!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    20 күн бұрын

    Thank you for saying this - it means a lot 😊 if you know any VH fans, then let them know 👍🏻

  • @user-tb9rw7dh2t
    @user-tb9rw7dh2t29 күн бұрын

    Best documentary yet. 👍

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Wow, thank you for saying. That really means a lot ❤️

  • @rayfabris2512

    @rayfabris2512

    28 күн бұрын

    yes I just finished watching it and it was put together in detail can't wait for the rest to come out

  • @slayyeeeerrrrrrrr
    @slayyeeeerrrrrrrr28 күн бұрын

    Looking forward to watching this!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    Hope you enjoy it!

  • @TheCountofToulouse
    @TheCountofToulouse29 күн бұрын

    Great series! Thanks for all you work!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Really appreciate that comment. Definitely a lot of work, but it was also a labour of love. And very rewarding when people get something out of it 👍🏻

  • @thomasziniewicz2086
    @thomasziniewicz208629 күн бұрын

    very well done,even saw a couple pics i had never seen before..

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Yeah not so much was new, but there are hopefully moments occasionally where people can find something they haven't seen or heard before. Either way, my main ambition with this was to take what was out there, put it together and present it in the best way I could.

  • @Cuhraft
    @Cuhraft21 күн бұрын

    This is great stuff, love the editing and vibes behind these videos.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    21 күн бұрын

    Thank you! It took a lot of work just to do these 27 minutes, but worth it when people enjoy it, and better yet, take the time to say they like how it was put together. Much appreciated 👍🏻

  • @beachcomber4141
    @beachcomber414128 күн бұрын

    More more more!!! This was really well done. I hope they continue this documentary series.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    22 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot! I hope to do more. I'm just in the middle of changing job in real life, so stuff like this (which takes a lot of time!) has had to wait. I'm already starting to think about it though.

  • @beachcomber4141

    @beachcomber4141

    22 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered Fantastic job sir!! I am subscribed so when you do get the next chapter, I will be there!!

  • @RMInt-qp8mq
    @RMInt-qp8mq29 күн бұрын

    Great job putting this together!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you for saying and really happy to hear 👍🏻

  • @adambricemusic
    @adambricemusic12 күн бұрын

    What an amazing tribute. Lots of content I haven’t seen. Thanks for the time and effort you have put into this. This is the best documentary of the band I’ve seen. Look forward to future episodes.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    11 күн бұрын

    Wow, thanks for such an awesome comment! While we don't have an official documentary (the closest is Wolf's recent one), there are other good fan-made documentaries on the band, so I take what you say as a huge compliment. I'd like to start making more soon 👍🏻

  • @bionicfingerz
    @bionicfingerz28 күн бұрын

    This was very well done . I love this

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you taking the time to say this and very glad to hear 👍🏻

  • @EddiePowers2682
    @EddiePowers268224 күн бұрын

    FANTASTIC VIDEO

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    24 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot for taking the time to say that, and please tell your friends! Hopefully there's more on the way to continue the story.

  • @EddiePowers2682

    @EddiePowers2682

    24 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered please my first show was 1982 i was 16 in the spectrum it changed my life love the history of the early years!

  • @shable1436
    @shable143624 күн бұрын

    His style was so different it was futuristic, yet chaotic, like that scene in the 1985 movie back to the future, where marty mcfly puts headphones on his sleeping fathers ears, and cranks up Van Halen like that is some alien language. 😂 That style he devolved was a melting pot of British blues guitarist and classical, with lots of Allan Holdsworth style of prog jazz rock unusual runs, bends, and phasing.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    24 күн бұрын

    Love that description. If the Delorean was a great example of a vehicle that was simultaneously of its time and yet thrilling vibrant and futuristic, then the same could be said of EVH's playing. That's why even though the piece of music they used was just some noise from the Wildlife soundtrack, having EVH's playing in BTTF was still a glimpse of how out there and alien his playing could seem to someone from the past. The funny thing is that 40 years later, his playing is still totally unique to him. Some tried to copy it, but you always instantly know an Eddie Van Halen solo when you hear one. Rather than sounding dated, it still sounds futuristic to me - just a future that only he pursued properly.

  • @danielalkin1182
    @danielalkin118229 күн бұрын

    Looks great with all the parts together Simon😊. Looking forward to your videos in the future🎉

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks as always Dan 😉

  • @hollylewis5302
    @hollylewis530229 күн бұрын

    Nicely done! Thank you! :)

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks Holly, much appreciated.

  • @JohnnyBeane
    @JohnnyBeane29 күн бұрын

    Awesome job man!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks again Johnny!

  • @seagullpoet
    @seagullpoet28 күн бұрын

    A fanatic story, really.

  • @ironwood9
    @ironwood926 күн бұрын

    Really good!!!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    26 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot! Appreciate you saying so 👍🏻

  • @larry-xc1te
    @larry-xc1te24 күн бұрын

    Roth was definitely the brains of the operation , the vision

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    24 күн бұрын

    It's tricky with giving him too much credit - after all, the VH brothers were so dedicated and musically-gifted and Mike Anthony also added a lot, especially early on. But yeah, I'd definitely agree that Roth was the driving force when it came to trying to get the band places. Alex even said it himself to Steve Rosen in 1985 that without Roth, he and Ed might have still been making good music, but for very few people. DLR forced them to promote themselves, act the part and really go places.

  • @stevenholquin2127
    @stevenholquin212728 күн бұрын

    Eagle Rock Park I Saw 👀 Van Halen it’s 1975 Then The Pasadena Civic Then You Would Bump Into The Band At Continental Burger in The Patio or David Lee Roth Riding His Skateboard 🛹 Down Colorado Blvd in Pasadena Van Halen is Eddie Van Halen Alex Van Halen David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony These Guys Did All The Heavy Lifting There Where a Few of Us Who Went To The Backyard Parties a Van Halen Gig Was Always Fun Their Sound Was Big And Before You Knew It Van Halen Took On The World 🌎 Thank You Guys Van Halen Was The Sound Track Of My Life From High School To The 1980’s Yes You Have The Roth Camp and That’s My Camp

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    That is an awesome post. Thank you for writing all that. And in such a cool way too. U can't even describe how envious I am that you saw them and knew of them from way back in Pasadena backyard days.

  • @KBK286
    @KBK28627 күн бұрын

    🖤🖤🖤

  • @shaindaman13
    @shaindaman1328 күн бұрын

    Mikey may well have rocked the first historically documented mullet. For real.

  • @Kahuna54
    @Kahuna5420 күн бұрын

    I remember seeing them in Hollywood before they were famous when Eddie would turn his back so no one could see what he was doing!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    17 күн бұрын

    I heard that was Alex' idea. And to be fair, I don't blame them. Very envious too got to see them so early on!

  • @1439315
    @143931522 күн бұрын

    Rock on. So many stories of management screwing over bands/musicians. You could write a book. Corruption, brand new word. Somebody should . . . write a song . . . . . .

  • @nickjimenez4262
    @nickjimenez426223 күн бұрын

    I saw VH at the US Festival. I liked them before that but eddie live is something to see. I didnt realize at the time that Dave was doing an act only through social media yrs later did i realize that he did the same shtick town after town. I can see why that would get on someones nerves. It wasnt necessary. I like the VH with Dave singing. That music is edgy and i love it. Atomic Punk shit like that. The stuff they do with sam is ok but nothing like their beginning. Sam cant get in front of a mic without belittling Dave and it makes him seem small compared to Dave. He once said Dave isnt a singer. Dont know what he was listening to but listen to isolated vocal tracks. Hes working his ass off on those tracks. Im 7 yrs sober and i know the things that you do while being high or drunk are things that weigh down on you for the rest of your life. I think Ed overall was a good guy and appreciated his fans.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    23 күн бұрын

    Hard to disagree with much of that. Very envious that you saw them at the US Festival 👍🏻 Hope you enjoyed the video!

  • @teddmented
    @teddmented21 күн бұрын

    If I’m Mark Stone I could never forgive my parents

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    21 күн бұрын

    Haha, I know what you mean! But to be fair, I think there were other factors. The Van Halen brothers have also said that while Mark was a good player and quite creative musically, he was also possibly more focused on not just school, but also getting high, than on the music. Like anything it was probably a combination of factors. I know he stayed on good terms with the brothers afterwards though.

  • @user-qt2ok6gd6s
    @user-qt2ok6gd6s28 күн бұрын

    Sammy wasnt fit to shine Edwards shoes.

  • @user-rt9zq8rs9k
    @user-rt9zq8rs9k29 күн бұрын

    To all you fans , please disregard whatever 💩 Sammy Hagar claims about Alex and Edward Van Halen . Edward may not have been perfect as Captain Candyass BUT he never ratted anyone out like Candyass . The REAL Edward we all saw at the TOOL concert taking a phone pic for someone that didn't even know who did him a favor . Edward was a very humble nice guy .

  • @TLGZOID

    @TLGZOID

    29 күн бұрын

    100% We agree Spammy lies about the lies he lied about

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    I won't wade into the Sammy stuff too much (though I'm very open that I'm someone who's much more interested in the Roth-era), but Edward, for all his flaws, was definitely a great human being. Even the people with whom he had his biggest fall-outs still loved him in spite of it.

  • @Vibeagain

    @Vibeagain

    29 күн бұрын

    Wank

  • @magdump7380

    @magdump7380

    28 күн бұрын

    Nice guy that shit all over Mikey.

  • @user-rt9zq8rs9k

    @user-rt9zq8rs9k

    28 күн бұрын

    @@magdump7380 Yeah ? Really ? Mike should have walked if he wasn't making money . He made some money . And he never wrote a song .

  • @robhasenwinkle
    @robhasenwinkle29 күн бұрын

    4:02 you can see a photo of young Ed with kinda similar hair as Waldo in Hot for Teachers video. I am pretty sure that Waldo the character was an intentional or accidentally intentional reference to young Edward at that age in his early years and the anxiety he felt, and perhaps how his mother treated him contributed to that.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Never heard that theory before - interesting. I definitely believe him when he says he was an outsider, though I do think most of that video came from the mind of Roth and Pete Angelus.

  • @robhasenwinkle

    @robhasenwinkle

    28 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered I am sure that those two were responsible for the outrageousness of the video, but I really do believe that waldo was intentionally or accidentally representing Eddie's anxiousness and nervousness in his youth. I think that was either a conversation had with the band, or that DLR had the vision knowing Ed as well as he did. If you have DLRs phone number let's ask him, and prepare for a 20 hour plus outrageous conversation with him. Or we can ask Alex, or Michael. Thanks tons for what work you put into these creations man, you have enhanced my love for the man and the band. #VHForever

  • @rickprice9839

    @rickprice9839

    25 күн бұрын

    No doubt. Like the kid smoking on 1984 was Eddie's smile and eyes.

  • @robhasenwinkle

    @robhasenwinkle

    25 күн бұрын

    @@rickprice9839 wow never noticed that till now ... good eyes ... pun intended

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    25 күн бұрын

    @@robhasenwinkle You're very welcome buddy, and I'll always be happy to hear theories on here. You might be right too.

  • @jking4020
    @jking402018 күн бұрын

    Came from another country and they speak perfect English to this day? Give me a fucking break

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    17 күн бұрын

    I know, crazy 😁

  • @These_go_to_eleven_1959
    @These_go_to_eleven_195928 күн бұрын

    Seems as there is confusion about his first and main Marshall? In past interviews he always said it was the house amp at the Pasadena Rose palace But here he said he was working at a music store and it came into the shop??? This is the only time yes ever said that?

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    I think it's still the same amp he's talking about. I think he found it in the store he moved pianos for, Berry and Grasmeuck in Pasadena. But then afterwards he got to realise that it had been used at the Rose Palace. If I can find a quote to confirm that, I'll post it here.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    EVH quoted in Gill & Tolinski's book "Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen": "I got a 100-watt Marshall stack, which was the same amp that I used on our first six albums. I was working for a music store called Berry & Grassmueck in Pasadena, moving pianos and organs, and a Marshall amp that had belonged to the Rose Palace came in one day. The Rose Palace is a concrete building where they build Rose Parade floats, and they used to have concerts there with bands like Iron Butterfly and Jimi Hendrix. When they stopped having concerts there [1970], that Marshall ended up in the store. "I just used to sit in my room and stare at it. I just couldn’t believe I had Marshall. I eventually met someone who worked at the Rose Palace who told me it was the house amp. Probably everyone and their brother played through it. It remained stock throughout its life."

  • @vikingmike8139
    @vikingmike813928 күн бұрын

    EVH

  • @Edje001
    @Edje00123 күн бұрын

    Did do go to the US military at 18...? Nobody mentions it?

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    22 күн бұрын

    It's actually a really good question and I've never heard it discussed. But I can see that the last draft call for Vietnam was December 1972, when Ed would still have been 17. Al would've been 19 at that point though, so technically he could've been conscripted I suppose. I wonder if it was because they weren't yet US citizens (only legal residents)? I'm pretty sure EVH didn't become a naturalized US citizen until 1978.

  • @geezberry8889
    @geezberry888929 күн бұрын

    American dream fulfilled. came to this country with nothing. self made man

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Exactly! That's what it's all about. Whatever anyone thinks about the American Dream, or wherever you stand politically, Edward was/is a poster boy for showing what's possible. He had all the divine talent imaginable, but it still wouldn't have happened if he and the band didn't work their butts off.

  • @robhasenwinkle
    @robhasenwinkle29 күн бұрын

    How about an EVH tribute band created using his middle name and call it " Lodewijk " ... or to make use of the name in a rock and roll sense " Load Wijk " or " Load Wik or Wick "

  • @ENGlishJELLo-yk7up
    @ENGlishJELLo-yk7up29 күн бұрын

    Thank god they didn't have abortion laws like now back when Eddie was born. Look what keeping a child and raising a child does to the world. We would have never heard the great talent that was one Eddie Van Halen. Thanks to Eddie's parents and the immigration office!

  • @hollylewis5302

    @hollylewis5302

    29 күн бұрын

    What in the hell do abortion laws have to do with Van Halen? I think you've had one too many jello shots!

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    29 күн бұрын

    Yeah I'm not totally sure where you're coming from with the abortion stuff, but you're definitely right that we can say thank you to his parents and the immigration office. A penniless Dutch boy becoming an American icon is something very special.

  • @4578a
    @4578a26 күн бұрын

    Where's the Van Halen Music?

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    26 күн бұрын

    I kept well away from it, because if I included anything of VH's musical catalogue, I would soon be hearing from their lawyers to take it down. See what happened with Alan Berry and his 1984 doc. I just don't need the hassle or the risk. For this part of the story I don't need it anyway, but if I do more, then later on, it could become more difficult without the music.

  • @4578a

    @4578a

    25 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered Yeah i know that sucks but i don't wanna see a Band Doc without any of their music in it. I'd rather read the book while listening to their records.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    25 күн бұрын

    @@4578a OK, but then you'll never see one I fear.

  • @4578a

    @4578a

    25 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered Couldn't they have bands covering Van Halen or is that not even allowed?

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    25 күн бұрын

    @@4578a As I understand it, even if one were to use cover versions, VH could still technically stop it being used. They still have that right if they're the songwriters. I guess it would depend on whether KZread's scans pick up what the songs are to determine whether they're even aware of it being used. But if they are, then it's probably a good bet that VH's legal team will probably request it taken down. Besides, even if cover versions might have a chance of being allowed, is it really worth using them? - personally I think that could be more false than not using the music at all.

  • @guestguest3715
    @guestguest371518 күн бұрын

    …….and then we fired Mike……

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    17 күн бұрын

    To be fair, that's nearly 30 years on from what's covered in this. I don't want to turn EVH into some sort of perfect angel in anything I do either - he had flaws and any documentary covering his whole life would have to deal with those flaws too.

  • @buzzedalldrink9131
    @buzzedalldrink913123 күн бұрын

    Eddie was a dick. I will never forget how he treated Micheal Anthony. Alex was no prize either. Sammy spoke the truth that no one wanted to hear. Eddie talked lots of fecal matter about Sammy and Dave. So I guess that makes them even.

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    22 күн бұрын

    While I don't agree with the 'dick' comment in general, it's fair to say that no one in VH (aside from Michael Anthony, who seems like the nicest guy in the world) was perfect over the years. All of Alex, Ed, Roth and Hagar could show ego, bitterness and insecurity to varying degrees. They were/are human. I just wish they all could've patched things up better as they got older.

  • @buzzedalldrink9131

    @buzzedalldrink9131

    22 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered I respect your opinion, but in my opinion, he really was . Nit because of that simple act alone, what sealed it for me the video of him and his brother bashing Sammy. I really didn’t appreciate that. I don’t think any of them should have be talking about each other publicly. I really have no respect for Sammy since he bashed Eddie in his book and then after he died, all he does is praise and kiss his ass cause he wants to do a reunion and make some more money. I agree you are correct. They’ll have their faults, but I’ve never ever heard Michael Anthony say a bad thing about anyone. He seems to be a great guy since he’s the one that got screwed over the most.

  • @rayfabris2512
    @rayfabris251228 күн бұрын

    this was awesome to watch when will the rest come out ?

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot for saying 👍🏻 It's a good question. I haven't started on doing any more yet (sort of trying to figure out my next day-job is distracting), but hope to at some stage this year. I hope I can start within the next few weeks, but might take a while.

  • @rayfabris2512

    @rayfabris2512

    28 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered I can understand life gets in the way but I appreciate your work and I'm looking forward to the next thank you for responding and have a good day 🎸 Rock On

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    28 күн бұрын

    @@rayfabris2512 Thanks a lot for saying all that man - definitely helps motivate me to get off my ass and do it!

  • @DavidSmith-is4ph
    @DavidSmith-is4ph27 күн бұрын

    #vanhalenforever

  • @JorshWarshington1
    @JorshWarshington114 күн бұрын

    Nice vid, but lose the background music

  • @iconsremembered

    @iconsremembered

    14 күн бұрын

    I still think it needs the backing music, but you're not the only one who's said something about it, so maybe at the very least I need to look at lowering the volume if/when I do more. Like I say, I think it needs something, and VH music is pretty much off limits. Glad you seemed to like it anyway 👍🏻

  • @JorshWarshington1

    @JorshWarshington1

    14 күн бұрын

    @@iconsremembered thanks for being polite. It's gotta be tough making a band video and not being able to use any of their music. Either way, thank you. I still enjoyed it.