We've all heard Eddie Van Halen's solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It" more times than we can count. Only a select few, however, have heard it performed live.
When Sammy Hagar entered the studio to record what he thought would be the contract-fulfilling closing chapter of his solo career with 1987's I Never Said Goodbye LP, he brought along his new Van Halen bandmate Eddie Van Halen to play bass and co-produce.
Eddie Van Halen says he's still enduring the ups and downs of his working relationship with David Lee Roth because it's what the fans want. The fans who want bassist Michael Anthony back in the lineup, however, are out of luck.
Eddie Van Halen offers an in-depth look at how early guitar hacks taught him that the sound he was looking for was usually just a modification or two away.