To hear the full audio of my interviews with Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai, Jake E. But when Ed picked it up, he just connected with it instantly it was as if it was meant to be there all along.” To me it was just a piece of wood with metal strings. I had taken flamenco lessons and all that, and I could read, but there was no connection between me and the instrument. Guitarist Warren DeMartini, recommended by Lee, joined the band in January 1982. In the ’70s I had stopped playing when I went to rehab, and he was the first guy I saw that really inspired me to start up again.”Īlex Van Halen, 1995: “After about a week or two we decided to change, because I didn’t care for the guitar and Ed didn’t care for drums. And I just love Eddie to death I mean, he got me playing again. So I’m always interested in hearing what he’s doing. ![]() Leslie West of Mountain, 2002: “Eddie and I are really good friends-in fact, he recently sent me some new amplifiers that he designed, and a guitar. Then Van Halen came out and gave it a big shot in the butt, and that’s what made me want to start playing hard rock again.” Sure, in some ways, Bark at the Moon followed an already established blueprint. I wasn’t real happy with that either, after a while. Lee For his first solo affair without Randy Rhoads, Osbourne did all that he could to make the best of things without the fallen hero, and to his credit, newcomer Jake E. ![]() Lee of Badlands, 1992: “In the ’70s, I remember hard rock got pretty boring and predictable, and that’s when I started playing fusion. It was like, ‘Who’s this guy who dares to take over for Edward!?’ ” But there were a lot of people who resented me at first. I just wanna be me, you know, and let him be him. I mean, I was just as big a fan as anybody else-Edward is the king! I loved playing Van Halen songs, but I couldn’t compare myself to him-it’s not what I want hanging over my head when I perform. Steve Vai, 1990: “I had too much respect for Edward. Lee 's hallowed So-Cal guitar, with the release of his signature Pro-Mod So-Cal. The closest I ever got to knowing him was a handshake backstage after a Van Hagar stadium show in Vancouver in 1986.īut I have talked to some other impressive musicians about him, so that’ll have to do.Īllan Holdsworth, 1983: “A lot of rock guitar players are just flash, but Eddie’s thing seems to have evolved completely naturally, on its own. For the first time, Charvel is now offering a more affordable version of Jake E. Lee says that he wrote most of the music for Ozzy Osbourne s classic 1983 album 'Bark At The Moon' with some help from Osbourne s bassist at the time, Bob Daisley but. I did get to chat with his big brother Alex once, and he gave me a really great interview, but it just wasn’t the same. One of the biggest regrets of my career in rock journalism–and there aren’t that many, believe it or not–was never getting the opportunity to interview Eddie Van Halen.
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