Edward Van Halen Talks About Going On Tour.

[SteveJ2008]

Why would they ask Eddie Van Halen of all people about American Idol haha?

[vl5150]

Eddie came up the hard way playing in backyards and dives and many years. 'Aint no way he'll watch American Idol.

[Alxscode]

Eddie rules !

[travis122imdb]

nobody can fuck with eddie. the man has it all, family, success and respect..

[TheAcidHaze]

must be so irrititating to have people around you all the time like that, the guy has a life like everyone else jesus..

[alexander6614]

1:46 the man says"Can you say hello to my friend Caty!!!!, Eddie says" hi Caty,bye!!" :DD

[MySundin13]

eddie is clearly loaded here

[MySundin13]

@AetroyayorteA nope,,,,hes loaded!!! hahahaha

[4eyedCyclopes]

@MySundin13 oh hut up

[gsuscan1]

wolfie needs to join jenny craig with mom. Faaat

[the9ballking]

like eddie gives a fuck about american idol

[systemseven1]

Gotta love all the idiots preaching to him about smoking. Gonna tell him to quit eating too many hotdogs next? How about asking him how fast he's been driving lately?

[searaydrivingguy]

eddie will always be a hero to me

[271tixe]

He sounds like fucking George Carlin.

[MrPman851]

Ed actually looks cool with short hair. He did in 95.

[destructocaster]

0:56 is that bradly cooper and johnny depp in the background???

[askreed]

I admire the guy for being so easy going. He could have been an ass. Hat's off to you Sir.

[Hunkola]

American Idol = skid mark of American culture

Roth Van Halen = crown jewel of American culture

[kevinhaast]

I wish journalists became real journalists again.......

[94whitecloud94]

AMERICAN IDOL SUCKS FUZZY BALLS

[faithycoins]

Eddie has been my GOD since 1984!! I've never met him yet but I came close on the VH III tour, he have his guitar tech give me 2 picks, I'm still hoping to meet him someday!!

[AppleFaction]

HIII CATHHHHY BYEEEEEEEE!

[dwilmer7]

I like cheeseburgers.

[Everyoneissomeone]

haha wowww

[GreyBandanna]

0:32

Ahaha!

[MetallicBill]

He doesn't watch the show, Oddly, neither did Steven Tyler. Now look what happened. I think if he gives up music, he can be a judge on Dancing with the Stars?!?! What is with the worthless questions everyone asks?! For God's sake, ask something valid when you get the chance

[ksfriend1]

Watch Wolfie play at House of Blues. The kids got talent. The girl? His girlfriend of four years.

[ericoulthwaite]

its like DLR said. he always has to talk about his own tragedy. Constantly talkin about his hand. what a tosser. Up his own arse more than David Lee Roth ever could be. Still a genius tho!

[saidythelegend]

you got the greatest guitarist whos been through the greatest struggles, had shit all coming to america as a foreigner but still manages to get the whole world to love music how he loved it and make a fuck load of cash outa it who is now with the saving grace of his life being his wife and son... and you ask him bout his thoughts on Paula Abdul leaving idol....are you fucking retarded or just ignorent!?

[Lucicsux]

Adnoydall is just around the corner, wanking off to Eddie, as soon as Eddie shows his hands......Avoid the Noyd!!! EVH is a Guitar God!

[raydog699]

Eddie don't watch American Idol, LOL. No prob: Justin Bieber never heard of Eddie Van Halen and his lame band. You suck!

[DoMinC246]

i really hope eddie kid stop playing bass somtimes and becomes even more epic at the guitar then eddie

[groovee63]

Eddie has had problems with substances in the past.. It is a terrible addiction that CREEPS up on you and can happen to ANYBODY!! God loves you Eddie!! stay clean!

[TKROKS]

I love how Eddie's all like "Fuck if I know about American Idol" :)

[MrHideyoursheep]

@TKROKS So am I... I watch the weather and, what i can handle of the news..Which is about 10mins.

[1981fairwaring]

16 Seconds Edward Needs A Bullhorn in his Ear.. Monster Watts Pays the Price!

[LedWhisky69]

I think poor Eddie has really lost his hearing.  Had to repeat every question for him.

[LightUptheSky000]

Wow, Wolf pullin off the hottie! But if course, he is a Van Halen!

[TOSportsFan1990]

@LightUptheSky000 If your last name is Van Halen, you could be bald, have a black eye, 4 brown teeth, be 500 lbs and hairy, and youre still getting pussy every night

[MrJoetrix]

I would have asked what was all the shittin' about in 04'.

[vanshipman]

Wow...its pretty obvious the interviewer had zero knowledge about Van Halen. Asking questions about Paula Abdul...and Eddies still polite! Get that new record out there Edwardo...lets go!!!

[metalbonicks]

man I fuckin' hate how people just throw an assload of bullshit on Wolfgang, I mean it's always easy to pick on somebody, but can you imagine what kinda gap the kid's gotta fill after Anthony left. jeez

[Hunkola]

@metalbonicks ---- Yeah, peeps need to lay off Wolf Man already.......give the kid some breathing room......plus he got a hottie for a girlfriend

[raojag]

WHO ASKS EVH BOUT AMERICAN IDOLLLLLL LOL

[MHoffp57]

Of course he doesn't watch American Idol. He's Eddie Freakin Van Halen for God sakes.

[michelegrnf11]

sammy hagar sucks!!! van halen went on a slow downhill ride with him. go kickin' wing or i mean chicken foot. booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooo. 5150 was the only DESCENT album they ever put out and if you think they ever did a good album then your too young to know what great music really sounds like!

[michelegrnf11]

sammy hagar sucks!!! van halen went on a slow downhill ride with him. go kickin' wing or i mean chicken foot. booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooo

[DuaLeaD]

Thumbs up if you are sick of retarded interviewers wasting golden opportunities to ask interesting questions from rock legends.....No wonder these people don't want to do interviews very often. You got idiots like this guy ruining it for the rest of us!!

[MrJazzeman]

Seems pretty drunk or high on opiates.

[battho]

Eddie,

Wake up, grow up and maybe you will realize that Sammy Hagar is your answer.

Get back together and make up for lost time. Sammy and Mike are ready and are waiting for you and your brother to come to your senses. Start now and forget about david lee roth. The 5150 fans are anxiously waiting!!!

[BSlash24]

he's bizarre. wants to talk alot about himself, even with total strangers.

[evhvariac2]

Interview was going well, ended well, then you had to ask about American Idol, you ass clown.

[Hunkola]

Eddie's guitar  = MAKES MY EAR PUSSY CUM

[guitarman6486]

well leave you alone.........ok were back to fuck with you, what do you think about american idol?

WWTF??? he doesnt give a shit, thats what he thinks! HES EDDIE FUCKING VAN HALEN!

[jimmy5150ify]

LEGEND. Still hate the the Michael Anthony business though.

[jimmy5150ify]

LEGEND.

[crazychadmb]

is that wolfgang?

[SmittyHeWasNumber1]

Whats the name of the escort service they used?

[pnutbutrncrackers]

Would have been fine if after he said "All right, we'll leave you guys alone" he had left them alone. But of course he couldn't.

[bongoloid77]

30 years of drinking and smoking makes you look and sound like this...

[one6199]

Why would someone send Wolfie a nasty email about Wolfie's girlfriend of almost 4 years? They are great together. Just be happy for them. 

[haveadrinkonme15]

looks like he's really gotten his life together since the 2004 tour

[ExtremePeppers]

Ed does not watch American Idol? Come to think of it I dont either. Maybe it has something to do with testosterone levels?

[nickthecomedian]

by the way that girl standing next to his song is his sons girl friend. I know because i sent wolfie a nasty email.

[nickthecomedian]

these peopl are fucked in the head.

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

EDWARD VAN HALEN!!!!!!!

[vanhalenfanforever1]

ed handled this interview very well

the photogragher is a total douche bag

when ed talks about his arthritis teatment

the photogragher claims oh i also have arthritis and then starts asking ed about

american idol

[scottreno40]

Thats why everyone hates photographers...I mean you give em an inch, then they wanna know what kinda toilet paper Ed uses...I mean really?

[scottreno40]

I fucking love Eddie Van Halen. I walked right past him ( Ineeded glasses) when in was 18, in Las Vegas at 6:30 AM at the Aladdiin Hotel & I turned around a moment later and Eddie had turned around to look at me! God, I wish I would havwe had the nerve to talk to him then, where we graduated on the same stage in June 1981. I still fucking love Eddie Van Halen! He prefers not to be bugged when he out & about. i mean I would say hi, but not ask for an autograph & sh@t.

[louielovett]

What a moron, asks him about Paula Abdul. Pathetic loser.

[BarryPuppetSoetoro61]

Wolf's 350lbs! i Think?

[Billbill80s]

Seriously, I probably wouldnt know what to say to him if I ran into him. But American Idol? Fucking hell...

[Guitaraman55]

You get the chance in the lifetime to talk to God and you ask about American Idol?!

[rickk4art]

@Guitaraman55 NO SHIT! LOL man what a putze

[1970michplar]

@Guitaraman55 Yeah, but I thought he had a pretty good common sense answer!! "Well, that's her choice isn't it"? Actually I don't watch the show!! " Those damn paparazzi are not the brighteset bulbs!! They probably have no more than 10 seconds to think up something to ask a celebrity once they've spotted one. And they know that they gotta blurt out some stupid question before they get in their car? I noticed Ed smoking again?

[HuwGeeRection]

@Guitaraman55

Edward was to polite to these fuck-tard's...

He should have told them to fuck off as soon as they mentioned American idol.

[djbdjb1972]

@Guitaraman55 should of asked him about Chickenfoot, lmao

[t3hPoundcake]

Damn. To run into The King on the street. Holy shit.

[slcpunk33606]

Of all of the questions this dipshit could ask, he inquires about Paula Abdul and American Idol. Sheesh.

[hitssquad]

What is this "American Idle" mentioned in the video?

[jimsvectorgt]

He needs to get off the butts.....

[hanoitwin]

@jimsvectorgt Me too! its the worse thing you can do to yourself.

[hollyruth92]

happy eddie is looking good. love him(:

american idol? seriously.... wow.

[AudiophileTubes]

EVH... a true guitar LEGEND who expanded the limits of rock guitar!

[liquidbend]

Wolfie is a fat ass fucki I cant believe that ......

[pinonoir302]

What a idiot will talk about ameican idol to Eddy VanHalen!!

[embplaysguitar1228]

@pinonoir302 what an idiot you are who will SPELL HIS FUCKING NAME WRONG. POSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joshkosh95]

wow that interviewer sucks! "american idol"? Is he serious this is eddie van halen you are talking to, ask a question thats relevant to the circumstances for goodness sake...

[beahgtm]

sounded drunk..van halen is finished,i would be real surprized if they still had a gem or two under there sleeve.Hope so

[aaron99man]

@beahgtm He sounded "drunk" because he had a piece of his tongue cut out. Think before you post stupid comments.

[Thrashfan21]

@beahgtm Yeah doofus the guy has like a 1/3 of his tounge missing. Do a little research before you type.

[MrBenIPresume]

the camera guy sounds like a fucking faggot

[pigeonpsycho]

@MrBenIPresume he sounded like a faggot getting fucked by a faggot and was jewish

[mrs34n]

Eddie is 1 kool mofo dude when he was young but hes even more kool that he is older great guy, 1 of the best musicians of all time.

[zeecezzzy]

Wolfgang def didnt take after his dad.

[jingeshan24]

omg.. people act like fucking morons when they see someone well-known...

i had talked face to face with james hetfield and steve vai and still was more down to earth than anyone in that video.

eddie's was really cool though! the stupidity of those people didn't really bother him! atleast as long as he was outside the car... only god knows what was he saying inside.. XD

[TheTrailersChannel]

Please, Eddie, why don't you stop smoking?

[motleycrue24]

@TheTrailersChannel easier said than done

[TheTrailersChannel]

@motleycrue24 Yes, you're right, motleycrue24. But look, Edward Van Halen already had cancer, was alcoolic and alot of other stuff. Why don't you think that he can stop smoking?

[motleycrue24]

@TheTrailersChannel i never said he couldnt..all i said was easier said than done

[blackguitar86]

Did someone ask a Rock Legend about American Karaoke??

[gothicloveful]

imageine edie vanhalen and paula abdul doin a song togeather ahahahaha i wonder what would come out? hmmmm

[WhatSayestThou]

Looks like Dave's hanging them up...again. Three years and no new cd. Hate to say it but if they don't make a move real soon people are not going to care.

Shame.

[rrhynes]

I don't get why everyone thinks he looks so bad. He's 54 years old here and has been drinking his entire adult life. Personally, I th ink he looks healthier than he has in years. He's always looked a little older than he is, just that Dutch blood I guess.

[muddypuddlerules]

that was gay. say bye to my freind cathy AGAIN!!!!! im sure the man doesnt care about ure freind cathy, hes got a family and hes doin stuff. he doesnt care.

[posiden125]

sure not like elvis giving out pink guitars

[crimsondynamoo]

Love Eddie, but smoking has destroyed his voice (he used to do all those high harmonies with Michael Anthony, now he can barely talk). Glad he was able to kick some of his destructive habits, but that one will be the end of him.

[metalmusiqcrzy]

@crimsondynamoo totally true i wish eddie van halen would stop smoking as u said this is what will kill him above all other.i lost my mom in 2005 from lung cancer.she was 60.im very surprised to see his wife has helped him quit or the boy og his.he prolly throws a temper tantrim when ever a person or family tells him he should quit.i hope he quits .

[1pick2sticks]

'Hey Eddie, Where's Valerie?'

'Didn't you start a new band called Chicken Wings or something?

Sorry to hear about your hand, my cat has arthritis too.

You rock dude, are you going to play Cathedral, and Eruption on you upcoming solo's? Cool dude, Who's the kid?'

[one6199]

His girlfriend is one of my bff's, and she is REALLY pretty. Over three years now and they are so good together. Happy for you guys!

[jodonte1]

eddies got a boo boo....who gives a fuck........

[ai4281]

man, wolfgang's got a hot GF. I wish I played bass for Van Halen lol

[joshkosh95]

haha how annoying for them, all the papparazzi look like seagulls but eh at least some footage of eddie from 2009 XD

[couch63]

man I love Eddie but he is the worse for wear

[EzrinJem2]

@couch63 I know, Man. It's really sad to see how much that hard living finally caught up with Eddie. He looks even worse today. A shame.

[metalmusiqcrzy]

@EzrinJem2 so true as i said up there this smokin will prolly be his demise..he is my guitar idol and he seems sober but that voice is jacked he has always looked a little older in face .prolly his nationality his 100 percent dutch .im half dutch.we have that dutch thick skin which is dark and very liney or rinkled as we aged wolfy will look like hes 50 when hes 30.it just happens.

[TampaRed]

Wolfie's girl is hot.

[indagdnm]

@TampaRed I was just going to say the same thing but you beat me to it.

[DylanEVH]

this guy is a fucking idiot. why would Eddie give a crap on Paula leaving american idol. lol and the way Eddie responded at the end was that he doesnt watch the show. when i met George Lynch from Dokken a few weeks ago, i talked to him strictly on guitar technique and his success and didnt bother talking to him about anything else cause he could give a shit. same thing goes with Eddie. next time when you meet someone famous, talk to them about relavent topics

[lilnip67]

WOW! American Idol? Paula Abdul?Why didn't you just ask what he thaught of one of the telletubbies having a purse? Because that was just as gay. LOL The beginning was good though . Thanx for the post :}}

[mrentertainment43]

I saw Ed later this same night. He was with wolfie and he was buying a Billy Squier video at Best Buy. He looked at me, held up the Squier video and said, "The stroke. Can't beat that shit with a stick." Then he cackled like a sea witch and headed for the checkout.

[Hunkola]

@mrentertainment43 --- LOL......cackled like a sea witch......that is some funny shit......good to see Eddie happy again......he seemed very bitter for a long time when he was in Van Hagar and deep in alcoholism.......I think playing music with his son and being around a fun guy like David Lee Roth is doing good things for his confidence

[WhatSayestThou]

@Hunkola I remember a story about Alex and Eddie asking their mom "Where's our bass player". They had to wait a few years but they finally got him...Wolfie. =)

[rags847]

@mrentertainment43 Are you tellin' the truth?

[mrentertainment43]

@rags847 If I could make shit like this up...I'd be writing speeches for Obama.

[69strathead]

@mrentertainment43 lol!

[Mom2ToriJo]

The paparatzi guys need to get a life and a real job. Eddy Rocks!

[MeYouView]

I've never been to hollywood but is that all you see there, these lowlife's with camera's asking stupid questions? Since Van Halen grew up nearby in pasedina,ca i heard Eddie's brother Alex say that when they were younger starting in bands they never thought much of hollywood. David Lee Roth to me is hollywod than Van Halen is!

[one6199]

Can't believe someone said something so trashy about Wolfie's girlfriend of 3 years. Not cool. I know her, and that's just sick stuff! Ed is a really cool guy and he is always nice to his fans. I have been in his company and seen him stop to take shake hands, ask their names, take pictures and sign autographs. Now that's class.

[fma76]

VAN HALEN RULES !!!

[derrickm5150HT]

Way to swarm the poor guy...cant he just go out and spend time with his family in peace?

[Chrisdrumz]

Eddie LOVES cigarettes more than anything else in life.

[gibsongold1970]

this is rocknroll.not paula abdul.next!!!!!!!

[xspidermanplayax]

man hes deaf

[777zippy777]

Well, it could've been worse... "Hey Eddie, look at this thing on my nut sack. What'dya think that shit is, man?"

[SplitHoof]

Still waiting Ed...its only been 3 years since the tour..... no new music, no tour, no nothing...just new shoes, amps and guitar... admit it..you're done, but you're afraid to tell us... and dave? you must have quite the gag ball on him...for DLR to be silent this long is a GD record....your son is out of HS, you are married, all the pieces are in place guy....what are you so afraid of? VH3 was back in 98...so it sucked...get over it..see you in the pasture...NOT the future...very bummed VH fan!

[xspidermanplayax]

@SplitHoof nah man all of eddie friends say hes recording with dave and hes on fire

[ptsmmrs]

@xspidermanplayax he was writing with dave roth in 2001 as well,how'd that turn out?

[wozzlin]

Totally agree with erik, why would EVH give a flying fuck about Paula Abdul leaving idol ????

[LeoLovesCock2much]

Who in the hell is that fruity fuckiin tooty asking stupid fucking questions!? Why don't you go ask fuckin skank whore Paris Hilton what she thinks Ed's new tone will sound like? These damn fruits don't know shit these days! God dammit the music industry is so fucked up since the 90's. I can't wait to see it come back from the shit hole pit it's in with some real talent again.

[seekhim777]

LOL good question guys LOL Man O Live

[FlyingVshredz]

love the smile around 1:38, thats the class EVH grin.

[StewdeeohStudios]

@Hunkola

Everyone wants to man, (sniff sniff)... everyone wants to....

[995sunglasses]

Ask Ed some real questions when you get him one on one like that, some questions about new material and new sounds would be great. He just got married tho and his publicist looks hot!. 995sunglasses DQT DOm

[NDIrishfan93]

lmfao in other words he doesnt care less about paula

[Hunkola]

I WANNA FUCK WOLFMAN'S GIRLFRIEND - - - A TRUE YOUNG HOTTIE

[willievega]

Yeah, that Idol retardation gets shoved like a square peg in a round hole, into a interview with someone who doesn't give 'Idol' a moments thought.

I have to wonder just how skewed is the reality of this guy with the microphone.

How can he think EVH has anything to say about Idol?

[PSNgregiskool]

@willievega Well, if I met Eddie I would get on my knees and bow, then praise him. Then I wouldn't know what to do in the presence of such a holiness. He's lucky he could talk.

[vettefret]

Still smoking???...Not good...

[odailoka]

@vettefret

more so the reporter, i dont even know what he was on asking the american idol question

[JagKanInteLagaMat]

Imagine this! Your ONE and ONLY chance to speak with EDDIE VAN HALEN, and you ask what he thinks of AMERICAN IDOL!!!??? Are you out of your mind!??

[123jozef]

What the hell is Eddie on???? geez. Where did he go after this last failed tour? Are we ever going to HEAR from him again? How about those kinds of questions? Can he still play?

[qRoreable]

he seems like such a nice person :)

[BurnRoddy]

Seriously craptaculary noobtastic, I thought you guys were being too rough on the people here but damm this must b THE worst interviewer of all time.

Doesn't know about Eddie's injury, asks Wolfie a stupid question and he thinks American Idol so important than is being a pushover at Edward Van Halen who is among the most infulential guitarists of the XX century.

-Say what? he says, he should've said:

-Do like Mxyzptlk, say your name backwards and ''PUFF'' evaporate you Oompa Loompa imp.

[motleycrue24]

haha ppl seem to think everybody is caught up in that american idol crap...eddies like wtf so what i dont give a shit

[robvh1984]

who the hell is this fuck tard

[one6199]

Yes that Wolfie's girlfriend of 3 years.

[swassontelus]

Eddie really meant to say....I'm waiting for the crack brain to heal....

[aerosmithmotleycrue]

If that is wolfie's girlfriend standing next to him, I give him props cuz she is HOT!!!

[aerosmithmotleycrue]

Eddie probably got in the car afterward and was like "... the fuck do I care if Paula Abdul left American Idol?" If they really do tour again I'm definitely going. they were awesome in 07!!

[BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12]

The guys here are scum bags, but not the worst I've seen.

[ptsmmrs]

if there is no new music then dont bother with another tour.

[erikinhawaii]

ASking the King of Guitar about Paula Abdul ? WTF, are the paparazzi feminized now-a-days ???? THIS IS EDDIE VAN HALEN FOR FUCK SAKES !!!!

[Volmy122]

man i feel bad for eddie it must be tough for him, he cant even go out and eat somwhere , people everywhere . man it must be very tough for the old man :( give him some air god damn it!

[GustavoMdeOliveira]

yeah but, even if WE see him walking somewhere we'd talk to him.. "hey eddie, how are ya!!!"...... I don't know what I'd do if I see Slash taking a walking in the streets... I'd talk to 'im to wait there until I pick up my guitar and ask 'im to make his signature on it........ damn, I'd be SOOO happy. ^ ^

Sorry for my bad English, dude!

[MrSelflessone]

So true, I met David Roth rock climbing at Yosemite a while back.

He thanked us for treating him like a normal person.

We couldn't resist. The guy is a multimillionaire.

We kept telling him he sucked at climbing and not to quit his day job..lol

[spidermanfan4life12]

say again lol

[cotonete777]

leave Wolf live his own life and call Michael Anthony back Eddie, please! You're the guitar God but your son is very boring

[salamonetalton]

who gives a shit about ameican idol what a dumbass question!

[Traveller1612]

Quote: "Eddie's new wife is definitely a downgrade compared to Valerie........her face looks very man-like at 1:04 when she turns to look at Wolfie........eww."

...faaaar out - she's one nasty skank....

[marica1604]

@Traveller1612 but she is the one that pulled him up from the rock bottom he hit in 2004-2007

[hirskdubbi]

@traveller1612...and ur an asshole who probably cant get any pussy. dickhead

[rockondon]

hes like me ,he dont watch american idol

lol

[romwidoly]

Hey guys, starting at 50 seconds in, and much more clearly at 59 seconds in, is that Bradley Cooper in the background on the cell phone?

[tmwnat]

Was that fat little Wolfie with them?

[xNickstaDx]

who cares about paula abdoul or however you spell it.