Admire Quote by Eric Clapton

I wouldn't mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race.

— Al Unser

Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived.

— Zakk Wylde

Look, Van Halen with David Lee Roth, I'm all for it.

— B-Real

I do like Eddie Van Halen as a player. He gets it right quite often.

— Paul McCartney

Eddie Van Halen was probably the most influential.

— Tony Iommi

I liked Eddie Van Halen, when he first came out, because he was doing something original.

— Marky Ramone

I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.

— Michael Anthony

To me, the secret of Eddie Van Halen was Alex Van Halen, because the way Alex played was so loose and the way the…

— Paul Gilbert

It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really…

— Sammy Hagar

I was such a big Kiss and Van Halen fan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Racer X... all that stuff. I loved everybody.

— John 5

In my world, before I knew about Eddie Van Halen, I was playing piano, and at that point in my teenage life, I thought…

— Lzzy Hale

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.

— Dimebag Darrell