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I think Ozzy knew his time had passed, but then, VH was blowing everyone away. There's some throwaway line somewhere in there about Tom Scholz needing to prove his guitar mettle in the face of Eddie's revolutionary onslaught. Tony Iommi, on the other hand, EVH really respected, even if it's unclear whether he felt threatened by this young virtuoso.
Other takeaways. DLR is pretty smart, the rest of the band less so, but all four are shockingly naive about so many basic things. Like, facts of life things. EVH in particular is just this strange myopic creature who is just constantly toting around his guitar, taking it apart, rebuilding it, and so on, yet almost completely unaware of the world around him. I've heard him claim he stopped paying attention to music not long after Hendrix and Clapton, and I believe him.
Oh! Also shocked to learn that EVH did the "Beat It" appearance for free, refusing payment or points, just because he liked MJ.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 September 2017 01:45 (six years ago) link
Also lol at David being the smartest one, which seems true, but then this is the same guy who got busted in Washington square park for trying to score weed.
― calstars, Monday, 25 September 2017 01:58 (six years ago) link
four months pass...
three weeks pass...
one year passes...
two months pass...
Last night I dreamed that I was auditioning to be the drummer for Van Halen but Alex was there too. He asked me where my drums were and I said I didn’t have any so I asked if I could borrow his. He gave me a beat up snare top with a bent up rim and told me not to play it too hard. I hit it twice and it tore apart.
― calstars, Friday, 11 October 2019 19:21 (four years ago) link