THE GUITAR SHOW with Eddie Van Halen

[GEORGEZNEMETH]

STONED!!



[Chanzilla86]

Wow what a shitty role model.

[redhead5150]

What a TOOLBAG!!!

[zzerovisibility]

I wonder if Eddie was on something??

[MusicBabeStar]

@zzerovisibility You still wonder? I'm so damn sure lol XD

[andygrohl08]

jajaja estan re porreados!

[lesterblester74]

I never realized what an idiot eddie was until I saw this video. He used to be one of my favorite payers growing up. I know he was high as a kite in this video! I couldn't believe some of the stuff he was saying!

[dalerozario]

he's probably high off his face :p

[62rome]

this is why randy rhoads will always be better than eddie.

[kamaboko1]

Edward is like a doorknob: he's only useful when paired with a door. The guitar is the door.

[ajames7000]

whatta fuckin idiot. and I love him as a player.

[turockandar]

It is sad to hear a genius lie EVH act so disrespectful...alcoholism is a terrible thing.

[JohnAllanification]

i saw a guy once

i hope he isn't talking abt Hendrix but i think that he was. the move looked familiar.

c'mon,Eddie.

[nixonmendeed]

Eddie is a total genius when it comes to music but he is a pretentious wanker aint he!

[blusismylife]

5:51 "I saw someone doin' this years ago... you know..."

come on! "SOMEONE"? It was Angus Young, the master... I'm a big fan of EVH, but I think that sometimes he should be more humble

[TheAgentAssassin]

Oh man I've been there before, he's stoned out of his mind.

[mrwilliamwonder]

Stoned, drunk or a little of both? He's high man...when he was asked about other guitar players and couldn't think of any, the interviewer should have mentioned SRV.

[TheMetropolis33]

and that someone was jimmy page

[blusismylife]

@TheMetropolis33 i think was Angus Young, man...

[codebreaker212p]

LMAO... eddie's face @ 5:15

[requesone]

THAT is a ROCK STAR

[dedealdrianvandenber]

Now I Know Edi Van Halen's mother is Indonesian (from Rangkas Bitung Banten)... the sam with Dedevai / Rock channel..

[51esv]

"Judge not and you will not be judged."~ God.

[meszaros1911]

"Charvel, gibson fender.." and who makes "The greatest guitar in the world" today Ed? Fender. -.-

[WIStreetKings]

Has anybody ever really believed EVH when he bitches about DLR or Sammy not being able to hold it together and being amicable to band mates?? Listen to this idiot. He's fucking hammered or high or both. And hey, Eddie, can you put the cigarette down for 30 seconds while a professional attempts to interview you. What a pig.

[4eyedCyclopes]

@WIStreetKings ..He was obviously coked up..listen at 3:07..."whats that stuff called?"...I'm sure" that stuff" he was referring to was coke.

[Laila9990]

@WIStreetKings You are right on the money..........he has the intellect of a 10yr old...Also he hasn't played anything relevant in the last 25 yrs..................He likes drinking more than playing the guitar and it shows.............

[alwaysopen]

EVH, my guitar hero, is a douche here as he is to this day.

And most people can't understand why DLR and the VH camp were always feuding.

[scottariddle]

Gee, I wonder why he has problems with keeping people in his band. I idolized this guy when I was a kid and he is a gifted guitarist. It's sad. Alcohol doesn't make you a jerk. It actually amplifies the person you really are. Eddie is a jerk. Jerk + alcohol = bigger jerk.

[GottaLoveEddie]

♥ you Eddie!! Can't wait to see =VH= on the 15th!! :D...gonna be a colossal blast!!

[dean0o0o]

@rfd73 i agree weed limits your creative ability. i find it will make me more daring with my improv and do thing. i wouldnt normally do. but to write songs most people need sobriety.

[wolfgang29]

hes loaded

[rfd73]

I think Eddie's best years were the ones when he didn't smoke that much weed...musicians who believe drugs are some sort of leverage shit for improving your style only end up playing in small gigs in shitty bars, and if you think I am talking bullshit just take a look at Jake E. Lee, he is not even the shadow of what he used to be

[verbotenco]

@rfd73 Right. I wonder what Jake is doing these days?

[wathen004]

what an ignorant comment - Jake E Lee does'nt even get high and Eddie is/was an alcoholic more than anything.

[TimDial]

Hmmm.... Eddie drunk again... thats odd...what do yuh think it must have been 2 in the afternoon

[EVH578]

What Clapton song is that at 3:21?

[jamiem1]

@EVH578 That would be "Crossroads Blues" with Cream, its Creams cover version of Robert Johnson's original.

[nitedrive]

@EVH578 - Crossroads (sounds like)

[vmartin96]

dont you miss eddie's young voice??? today he sounds like charlie sheen in his 70s

[ricaard]

Alcohol is a hell of a drug.

[thenamesfrancisco]

what a douche 

[ericb45696]

@thenamesfrancisco you have obviously put no thought into what being called a guitar GOd with hundreds of thousands of screaming fans can do to a persons psyche when unchecked. I feel sorry for the guy.

[TheDeanRose]

hahaha so high :D

[brennj12]

pre mad smoker voice days

[v2vroth]

Love Eddie and got my tix to see the boys next month...But yeah he was being a tool, but he can...

[n2motocross]

You have to have some skill to run your fingers through your hair while holding a cigarette between them like Edward did @ 0:58. and being 'high' doesn't hurt.

[JohnGuitarSolo]

Guitar World Magazine - Van Halen interview ?

[Hertsman50]

he sounds good even without an amp

[tx4life14]

"It's actually for paraplegics" LOL

[liquidbend]

I mean and thats why Eddie looks like he does today he was so stoned way back then

[SanctumStudios]

The only really good thing he said that wasnt an annoying answer was the very last thing. I wonder why Ed never gives credit to Jimmy Page as an influence, there is no doubt in my mind that Page was a huge influence on him, instead Ive heard Ed bag him out, bad blood for some reason.. 

[bstang93]

He is either drunk, stoned or high of something. lol

[nick24302]

Great vids. Are you the same Christian Roebling, great grandson of John Roebling?

[FrontRowMusicNYC]

@nick24302 No relation. Thanks for watching. Subscribe!

[mireaux7]

is that Landee next to Ed?

[Clefty09]

I almost cried when he said nobody would spend the time with him to teach him anything.

LOL

[marlon2489]

Haha fuck he was cocky back then...best guitar player though hands down

[terrormonkey1]

"me?!?! drinkininninngggg!??! how dare you accuse me of drrinkininininnnnggg!!!"

[DickLodge68]

I think Eddie should have just made his own guitar....from scratch - not just putting pieces together, if he hated everyone else so much. I'm no EVH, but I've played almost every guitar brand out there. Kramer is not it. I think the Charvel model 6 is perhaps the greatest electric guitar of all time. This was 1985...this is now, and he's still a prick. He's a great guitarist but he's lost the friends, family, and fans that loved him. Good luck with that.

[hehthatsnice]

i hate them but will and jen kid would look this good

[seanmarkeymusic]

now we all know that eddie stole the hammer ons from angus

[terrormonkey1]

@seanmarkeymusic hahahaha!!! eddie was probably a better guitarist than "angus" in his mothers womb!!! thats like saying michelangelo buonarotti stole the idea of chiselling marble from ancient greeks and romans!!!!!!

[MachineGunManUFMS]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he wanted to be somewhere else instead of doing this interview. But GODDAMN, HE'S STONED AS FUCK UIAHUAHIUAHIUAHAIHAIU hilarious!

[astralmarmoset]

I love the comments on this video, great stuff.

[tepeke88]

Lmao i fucken love this human being! Its like he makes being a musician seem so damn easy, kinda like mozart did! :0 eddie man thanx for all the music and thanx for such a bad ass album for the new millenium! Good luck the rest of the way! \m/

[xxwantedxx]

fuckin awesome!

[jhs5150]

Great vids. Are you the same Christian Roebling, great grandson of John Roebling?

[FrontRowMusicNYC]

@jhs5150 No relation. But make sure you become a subscriber. More great guitar vidoes are coming. Thanks for checking us out.

[jhs5150]

He obviously did not want to do this interview. Funny though.

[darinbar]

@jhs5150 Think he just drunk.

[LetArtsLive]

Hes cooked but man can he jam.

[iori666]

HES SUCH AN ASSHOLE I LOVE IT.

[1961pd]

acid trip

[fortheloveoftunes]

3:51 a bit sad actually! .-)

[eggbass]

Drugs are bad, m'kay.

[YodaVanGrindey95]

Charvel Gibson Fender... WELL. Here's the funny thing I doubt that then EVH would think Kramer would be bought by Gibson and I don't think he would know that Charvel would be doing some Art Series and then Fender would do his signature guitar/amps... I bet he had to do a heck of apologizing for this! ;)

[JgHaverty]

Lol I feel bad because I laughed at this interview :p

[JgHaverty]

LOL so high haha 

[JNPMusicman]

Wow! Kind of disappointing for sure.

[DARRINCONNOR1]

DRUNK asa SKUNK.TALK ABOUT GLASSY EYES.

[bartolemeo]

If he could have been serious for a fu**king minute.....

[evolutionmb]

Stoned out of his mind. Love him, but what a jerk during this interview.

[Joker21SRB777]

@evolutionmb according to sammy hagar, roth, anthony [prbbly many more] he was a jerk at many occasions :/ too bad..

[kermicheo]

@evolutionmb how was he being a jerk

[terrormonkey1]

@evolutionmb he is higher than the summit of olympus mons on this vid!!!!!!! (thats a volcano on mars thats 5 times bigger than everest, for all you non astronomy enthusiasts...)

[kermicheo]

@evolutionmb how was he being a jerk? explain. because I don't get it.

[toomanygittars]

1:35

:-)



[Ewing5150]

You guys need to chill the hell out. Eddie's just having a good time, and hi sense of humor is obviously different than these guys. He's just livin life like he knows it, there's no shame in that.

[billyfan8305]

What a  dick.....

[kermicheo]

@billyfan8305 how was he being a dick

[1skullduggery]

kramer acoustic

[yourlastmassacre]

I love it when Eddie blow rings of smoke and stuff, but that man smoked too much.

[gatortailor]

What's he got against Clapton? A lot of sarcasm. Slowhand WAS great, I think there's some personal animosity between them. or at least at that time.

[believer06]

@gatortailor He has nothing against Clapton. Clapton is Eddie's biggest influence. You ask Eddie to play any solo from any tune Clapton recorded, he'll play it to you note for note exactly like Clapton. If you closed your eyes, you'd think Clapton was playing it.

[HanoverFiste3]

@gatortailor Eddie's just clearly fucked up in this. This was right after 1984 exploded so he's rolling in drugs and money, He's not being sarcastic against Clapton. He seriously loves him.

[lamtpe]

another one for a "Re(h)a(bi)lity" ... great guitar player

[jbankens5150]

I don't care what anyone says. I met him in Houston, Tx on their last tour. He is the nicest guy on the planet. My brother got us backstage passes, VIP, the works, he talked to me hung out with Wolfgang, Alex, and Dave. If their bad people, then they sure didn't show it that night. Plus, they sound better than ever on the ADKOT. Going to see them in New Orleans! Can't wait. And he did so much more for music than anyone of you ever have or will.

[voskresene]

Man, what was he on that day?

[StephenAnthonyMusic]

I read a 1996 interview where he said he "loved drinking beer for the taste." What a fucking dumbass and a legendary asshole of a person. But I still bought a ticket to see his old prick self because he is that amazing of a guitarist. ;)

[gatortailor]

@StephenAnthonyMusic I drink beer for the taste. I'm a conasewer.

[GottaLoveEddie]

Oh my...how did I end up on this video? (lol) ..love ya' Eddie ♥...such a cutie..then and now..

[gatortailor]

@GottaLoveEddie Shiiiit! That's all women care about.

[GottaLoveEddie]

@gatortailor Actually, I have been a huge fan of Eddie's since 1979. He inspired me, like a lot of other people, to pick up and learn to play guitar. I love all of Van Halen's music, and am absolutely thrilled to see them back with such a killer album. The fact that EVH is extremely good-looking, is just a bonus :)

[waltersmetak]

Out of his head on Loco Weed!

[phrozen71]

Someone in that room was HAMMERED! Wow!

[1974romina]

Gary Moore was better.

[jimllfaxit]

@1974romina

Ya can't beat a bit of the ole Gary Moore

[1974romina]

Gary Moore was better.

[evilclown99]

Cringe.



[Sonicblues666]

Saw Eddie a few days after VH2 came out...Used to think he was a god ...& a guitar god he was/is ....but what a Douche of a human being here...total turn off. & who signed off on that new Tattoo vid .... crap ... Saw Iommi with Heaven & Hell ... that was EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IamAwesomelyRadical]

Holy shit he is SOOOOOOOO stoned....

[whiteshark5150]

I think all the stories about him being an asshole started during the last few years of when Sammy was in the band when they all hated each other, and the during the VH III disaster. He was a pretty bad drunk then. There's youtube vids of him being interviewed on the street while he was just waiting for his car at a valet being a pretty nice guy.

[aleksandarfriscic]

Thats not cigarette...i'm just saying

[priceyboy]

baked !

[DROPD5150]

@heetmizer.....he most def played kramers for 11years or so.....do your,homework!!.....5150,1984,­,,and,all his,backups were kramers

[DROPD5150]

@theheetmizer.....dude....do your homework....he most def played kramers.....his franky is a totally diff guitar than his 5150,,1984,,all his back,ups ect.ect......he played kramers for 11 years or so....like I said DO YOUR HOMEWORK......and yes he,used a kramer neck on his franky....MANY DIFF ONES!!!....hockystick...beak..­.ect...on the 2

[EspGuitars1337]

He is soooooo stoned lol

[UKToneKing]

EVH is STONED as a BAT on this video, STONED as a BAT, SEEING double, know seriously EVH is an amazing guitar player but his attitude stinks to the high heavens, people at peavey say he is a horrible man to work with, at 2.25 u see glimpses of how he is now, a pure arrogant twat who thinks he deserves to be center of a tension, he is clearly an excellent guitar player, but he is not a peoples person & as soon as he opens his mouth filth comes out

[antimarxism]

@UKToneKing Envy

[Sean2592]

ah the good ole days when you could get away with really good jokes like at 2:10

[TheRealrocker74]

how does he play with such long fingernails on his left hand? I can't stand them getting long.

[mychem1914777]

Lol, I'm pretty sure he was high

[CrazySquirrelFilms]

Tommorrow the new album comes out!

[LucianoGallagher]

Such a cool guy... Such an awesome guitar player...

[UKToneKing]

@LucianoGallagher such a cool guy ? he is a good guitar player, but anyone that knows EVH knows he is not a cool guy, he is 1 of the most arrogant people u will ever meet, the guys at peavey refuse 2work with him, he insults people all the time back the stage, if something is not right he starts calling people useless ect, when peavey asked him 2 do a backstage interview for their new amp he told them to fck off unless he was getting paid what he gets onstage, after they donated 5 free amp heads

[oiyabastard]

@UKToneKing OH WELL NOW HE SUX AND HE PLAYS WITH HIS PUDWACK USELESS KID AND DRIED UP DAVE ,

[RobBarr1971]

@oiyabastard It's too bad you feel that way... I am digging the new album. And Dave is still Dave.

[Hunkola]

You sorta get this feeling Eddie Van Halen is a racist ??

[manmademan1983]

STONNED :}

[journeyquest1]

Eddie smokes in his sleep.

[sonicfuker]

What a stooge.

[francesco149]

My left ear is lonely

[Danyerd]

Stoned to the bone.

[sbrave]

@Danyerd Just a bit...lol Kind of a prick? but I guess he was at the top of his game.

[durtmagert]

He forgot to Mention Holdsworth, who definitely influenced him. He even mentions it in early interviews

[termsofusepolice]

Guy can do clean tapping and hammer-ons even with his nails that long. Unreal.

[oneshot111222]

did 6:28 ever become a van halen song

[MWood919]

@oneshot111222 Yes - on 1991's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, he plays a song with that exact technique called 'Judgment Day'. You can hear him do it right before he kicks into the solo, at about the 2:49 mark, and again at the end of the song around 4:23.

[PA28140]

I can see why everybody walks out of his life...

[iRrawrrr]

My right ear enjoyed it.

[adam2aces]

Ed is sportin' the Lethal Weapon hair syle.

[demonuzada666]

what does he play on 3.22?

[Bpags868]

@demonuzada666 Crossroads by Cream.

[VDOROD]

Obnoxious.

[yohomaniscool]

Man that shits hilarious!

[DetestProtest]

"No, I haven't got a chance to play with him. I ain't into aides and stuff" HA!

[hinson5150]

Eddie's awesome lol!

[shredmaster100]

ha ha eddies wasted here

[TheStoneAlexander]

Eddies stoned! lmao

[GoofyGuitar68]

IF EDDIE CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU!

[FrontRowMusicNYC]

@GoofyGuitar68 Hopefully you subscribed. More great videos will be coming. Spread the word!

[maxinpains]

@GoofyGuitar68 With great practices ...However, coming up original sounds is the most important... it's called Creativity .

[HEARTHEANGELSVOICES]

THIS SUCKA IS TOASTED !

[key2kingdom]

@HEARTHEANGELSVOICES Sucka? Try playing the guitar with or without toast . . bet you can't do it like Eddie :)

[skullkap1]

He probably looks back on this now and says, "man, I can't believe I acted like that!". I know I have!

[evh4450]

Ed sounded like Kermit when he said "Sorry" haha

[herschel066]

Vintage Van Halen.

[ApeLikeCreature]

This is hilarious!

[MeYouView]

That someone at 5:52 that Eddie seen doing this pull-off was none other than Jimmy Page. Ed attended a Led Zeppelin concert at the forum in L.A. in 1971 and that's where the idea came from (Note: Eddie was not the first guitarist to tap but he has always been credited for making it popular especially in Van Halen's heyday: The 1980's!)

[bravoblood7]

Funny guy great guitar player

[danstortion]

"Charvel, Gibson and Fender...Prrrr" Go to the Fender web site, surprise!!!!!

[00music0art0me00]

1:27 is the best part :P

[MrUltraworld]

Ed was always being yelled at by Ted Templeman, Alex or DLR for letting ppl hear music before it was released ( a band named Angel was in the studio recording you really got me after hearing ed's copy) Al wanted Ed to cover up when he tapped before getting signed & he took a ton of shit for doing Beat It. So Ed's being gun shy about what he should be saying. He's high too. Is that Floyd Rose doing the interview?

[96Emilos]

I think he is high butterfly

[devtimers]

Yngwie's big time humbling of Eddie was in full bloom

[excelerater]

the 80s...Americas last great decade.....

[mireaux7]

thats clearly not a cigarette he is smoking XD

[sp3ci4lkpo]

I love Eddie's playing, but Jesus. Al stuck around out of brotherhood, Michael stuck around because he's a mediocre bassist who was getting a fat paycheck, and DLR bailed because...well...just watch this video. Good grief.

[TheHeetmizer]

Eddie is one of the greatest of all times, no doubt!! But this is just a good accurate snapshot of how he can be an ass & a straight up liar. He never played a Kramer, he just stuck the sticker on his Frankenstrat. I bought a few Kramers just because of him, I think we all did. I would love a Wolfgang but not at those prices. Give me a Ibanez Jem or a PRS anytime!!

[pskibobby]

@TheHeetmizer He indeed owned and played many Kramers. As for the frankenstein, when he started his endorsement with kramer he replaced the neck with a kramer neck. The pacer model, and the Baretta are both based off of Eddie's guitars. The pacer being the frankenstrat, and the Baretta being the Hockey stick 5150 Kramer.

[teramasz]

I understood "tennis is a beautiful game" :>

[rsalmon63]

Pure Genius 

[toml71]

Definately had a few beers before this interview