Mighty Van Halen

Eddie’s spirit lives on🌈🎸❤️

Need this now!

Eddie Van Halen would surely approve 🤘🤘

The Bertinelli family with Eddie Van Halen in Shreveport, Louisiana, unknown year.

Back row, from left: David Bertinelli, Drew Bertinelli, Valerie Bertinelli, Edward Van Halen, Patrick Bertinelli. Front row, from left, Nonnie (Angeline Bertinelli), Dad (Andrew Bertinelli), Mom (Nancy Bertinelli)

Eddie Van Halen was always a dedicated member of his extended family ❤️❤️❤️

Yes ANOTHER reason to love him 💔🎸

"I would always have two cameras with two different lenses and film on me when shooting and Ed grabbed one of the cameras and did a selfie before there were selfies."

Tributes keep pouring in for legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen, this time with a little New York City rock and roll vandalism. A local street artist has turned a Brooklyn train station sign into "Van Halen Ave.”

Unless it's been removed, if you happen to be on the J/Z Van Siclen Ave stop on the corner of Fulton St., you might see Adrian Wilson's work.

A life well lived.

You left us too soon.

Their love was everlasting

❤️❤️

Once in a lifetime, lightening in a bottle.

Oh Eddie, how this world needs you...

Rest easy gentle soul❤️🎸

Jack White is the musical guest on tonight’s SNL. October 10, 2020.

Tune into Saturday night live tonight @11:30pm to see jack white honor Eddie Van Halen’s legacy playing a customized guitar gifted to him by Eddie.

Missing you so much already 💔

It’s been a while since I posted, I’ve had this account for years, but it’s strange to look through these images with a new lens knowing Eddie isn’t here anymore. It really breaks my heart.

I have loved him since I was a little kid in the early 80s and have never looked back.

Over time, friends moved on with their interests in other bands and music genres but for me I have never found any other band as dynamic, engaging or complex.

The more I thought about why I was so upset about the loss of Eddie Van Halen is what he represented to me. I’ve always held him in the highest regard.

What started as a innocent childhood crush evolved into deep rooted respect for his musicianship and unbreakable values for artistic integrity. Eddie always stayed true to his vision.

Although stories persisted of Eddie been difficult to work with, it was clear he was dealing with enormous pressures most of us could never imagine being up against and to be so successful despite everything is a remarkable archeivement.

I always had the upmost respect for him for what he believed in despite what era or music genres happen at any given moment. As someone that has worked in a creative field for almost 25 years I’ve often cited Eddie Van Halen as an inspiration as someone who stayed true to what believed it and often fielded criticism because of it. My takeaway is that no matter the creative field anyone is in, what matters most is that your creative voice guides your decisions and that is something that Eddie Van Halen never wavered from.

For that I will always have the deepest respect for his guiding principles but feel a profound loss knowing his passing meant his otherworldly talent is no longer here to grace the world. Hopefully he was greeted by the father he adored so much when he crossed over. God bless Eddie Van Halen.

So as I try not to be sad that Eddie is gone, I want to rejoice in the fact that he was here and we were gifted the amazing music that gave us so much joy and will continue to marvel for many generations to come.💔🎸