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  • Members of the rock group Van Halen, from left, bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and singer Sammy Hagar, perform during the first of two sold-out shows at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada late August 6, 2004. Reuters
    Members of the rock group Van Halen, from left, bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and singer Sammy Hagar, perform during the first of two sold-out shows at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada late August 6, 2004. Reuters
  • Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli in the 1980s. Gary Lewis / mptvimages / AFP
    Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli in the 1980s. Gary Lewis / mptvimages / AFP
  • Singer David Lee Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen of the legendary rock group Van Halen perform on a stop of their US Tour held at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 30, 2012. Sipa USA
    Singer David Lee Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen of the legendary rock group Van Halen perform on a stop of their US Tour held at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 30, 2012. Sipa USA
  • Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen, left, performs 'Beat It' with Michael Jackson during Jackson's Victory Tour concert in Irving, Texas, on July 14, 1984. AP Photo
    Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen, left, performs 'Beat It' with Michael Jackson during Jackson's Victory Tour concert in Irving, Texas, on July 14, 1984. AP Photo
  • Eddie Van Halen plays the final chord of 'Jump' during the Van Halen concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford on June 22, 2004. AP
    Eddie Van Halen plays the final chord of 'Jump' during the Van Halen concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford on June 22, 2004. AP
  • Van Halen is seen in Los Angeles, January 17, 1993. Members of Van Halen, from left, Michael Anthony, bass guitar; Sammy Hagar, lead singer; Alex Van Halen, drums; and Eddie Van Halen, lead guitar. AP Photo
    Van Halen is seen in Los Angeles, January 17, 1993. Members of Van Halen, from left, Michael Anthony, bass guitar; Sammy Hagar, lead singer; Alex Van Halen, drums; and Eddie Van Halen, lead guitar. AP Photo
  • Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen performing in 2012. AP file
    Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen performing in 2012. AP file
  • David Lee Roth, left, and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform in Wantagh, New York on August 13, 2015. AP File
    David Lee Roth, left, and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform in Wantagh, New York on August 13, 2015. AP File
  • Eddie Van Halen, left, embraces his son Wolfgang Van Halen after the rock group Van Halen officially announced their North American tour during a news conference in Los Angeles on August, 13, 2007. AP Photo
    Eddie Van Halen, left, embraces his son Wolfgang Van Halen after the rock group Van Halen officially announced their North American tour during a news conference in Los Angeles on August, 13, 2007. AP Photo
  • In this June 5, 1995, file photo, the former singer of the rock group Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen, right, perform at the concert Rock am Ring in Germany. AP
    In this June 5, 1995, file photo, the former singer of the rock group Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen, right, perform at the concert Rock am Ring in Germany. AP
  • Van Halen fan George Salon leaves momentoes, which include flowers, a rose, guitar picks and a cigarette, on the handprints at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, California of late rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen on October 6, 2020. AFP
    Van Halen fan George Salon leaves momentoes, which include flowers, a rose, guitar picks and a cigarette, on the handprints at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, California of late rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen on October 6, 2020. AFP
  • Legend has it that the name Van Halen, seen etched in concrete at the corner of Allen and Villa in Pasadena, California, was done by brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen when they lived in Pasadena, California, in their younger years. A sidewalk memorial has begun. AP
    Legend has it that the name Van Halen, seen etched in concrete at the corner of Allen and Villa in Pasadena, California, was done by brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen when they lived in Pasadena, California, in their younger years. A sidewalk memorial has begun. AP
  • Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
    Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
  • Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
    Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
  • A person looks at a makeshift memorial next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
    A person looks at a makeshift memorial next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
  • Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
    Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
  • Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
    Flowers, candles and guitar picks sit next to Eddie Van Halen's hand prints on Hollywood's Rock Walk in Hollywood, California. EPA
  • An Eddie Van Halen fan photographs a makeshift memorial for the late musician near Van Halen's childhood home in Pasadena, California. AP
    An Eddie Van Halen fan photographs a makeshift memorial for the late musician near Van Halen's childhood home in Pasadena, California. AP
  • Eddie Van Halen and son Wolfgang, 21, at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco on June 4, 2012. USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters
    Eddie Van Halen and son Wolfgang, 21, at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco on June 4, 2012. USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters
  • Members of the band Van Halen, from left, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen are reunited with former lead singer David Lee Roth, right, on stage at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on September 4. Photo by Jeff Christensen
    Members of the band Van Halen, from left, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen are reunited with former lead singer David Lee Roth, right, on stage at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on September 4. Photo by Jeff Christensen
  • Eddie Van Halen holds a coarse oil-paper umbrella, Tokyo, June 1978. Getty Images
    Eddie Van Halen holds a coarse oil-paper umbrella, Tokyo, June 1978. Getty Images
  • Guitarist Eddie Van Halen (white shirt), bassist Mark Anthony (beard), singer Sammy Hagar (blonde curls) and drummer Alex Van halen (suit, sunglasses) of the rock and roll band "Van Halen" pose for a photo session by the pool at Eddie's house-studio on Coldwater Canyon in circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
    Guitarist Eddie Van Halen (white shirt), bassist Mark Anthony (beard), singer Sammy Hagar (blonde curls) and drummer Alex Van halen (suit, sunglasses) of the rock and roll band "Van Halen" pose for a photo session by the pool at Eddie's house-studio on Coldwater Canyon in circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
  • Wolfgang Van Halen performs "Panama" with his father Eddie Valen Halen, right, at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada May 17, 2015. Reuters
    Wolfgang Van Halen performs "Panama" with his father Eddie Valen Halen, right, at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada May 17, 2015. Reuters
  • Musician Eddie Van Halen accepts the Guitar God award from actor Robert Downey Jr. onstage at Spike TV's 2009 "Guys Choice Awards" held at the Sony Studios on May 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. AFP
    Musician Eddie Van Halen accepts the Guitar God award from actor Robert Downey Jr. onstage at Spike TV's 2009 "Guys Choice Awards" held at the Sony Studios on May 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. AFP
  • Janie Liszewski and musician Eddie Van Halen attend the Esquire 80th anniversary and Esquire Network launch celebration at Highline Stages on September 17, 2013 in New York City. AFP
    Janie Liszewski and musician Eddie Van Halen attend the Esquire 80th anniversary and Esquire Network launch celebration at Highline Stages on September 17, 2013 in New York City. AFP
  • INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Musician Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at their dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum on February 8, 2012 in Inglewood, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP
    INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Musician Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at their dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum on February 8, 2012 in Inglewood, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP
  • (Original Caption) : Picture shows the four members of the band Van Halen posing together in a studio. They are standing next to each other in front of a blue background waving sparklers in the air. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
    (Original Caption) : Picture shows the four members of the band Van Halen posing together in a studio. They are standing next to each other in front of a blue background waving sparklers in the air. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)