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Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen

Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen

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Summary

Get a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history， composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family， friends， and colleagues。

When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6， 2020， the entire world seemed to stop and grieve。 Since his band Van Halen burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 1978， Eddie had been hailed as an icon not only to fans of rock music and heavy metal， but to performers across all genres and around the world。 Van Halen’s debut sounded unlike anything that listeners had heard before and remains a quintessential rock album of the era。
 
Over the course of more than four decades， Eddie gained renown for his innovative guitar playing， and particularly for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique。 Unfortunately for Eddie and his legions of fans， he died before he was ever able to put his life down to paper in his own words， and much of his compelling backstory has remained elusive—until now。
 
In Eruption， music journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill share with fans， new and old alike， a candid， compulsively readable， and definitive oral history of the most influential rock guitarist since Jimi Hendrix。 It is based on more than 50+ hours of unreleased interviews they recorded with Eddie Van Halen over the years， most of them conducted at the legendary 5150 studios at  Ed’s home in Los Angeles。 The heart of Eruption is drawn from these intimate and wide-ranging talks， as well as conversations with family， friends， and colleagues。
 
In addition to discussing his greatest triumphs as a groundbreaking musician， including an unprecedented dive into Van Halen’s masterpiece 1984， the book also takes an unflinching look at Edward’s early struggles as young Dutch immigrant unable to speak the English language， which resulted in lifelong issues with social anxiety and substance abuse。 Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen also examines his brilliance as an inventor who changed the face of guitar manufacturing。

As entertaining as it is revealing， Eruption is the closest readers will ever get to hearing Eddie’s side of the story when it comes to his extraordinary life。

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Reviews

Steve ，

Picked this off the library shelf on a whim。 I grew up a big Van Halen fan （but pretty much stopped when it became Van Hagar）， just have some great memories of listening to their early albums。 This was interesting but also dragged on a bit。 And， of course， it's pretty one sided but you can still read between the lines in a lot of cases。 They really could have done some better editing as the authors repeat themselves quite a bit （this has been pointed out in other reviews）。 They'll mention someth Picked this off the library shelf on a whim。 I grew up a big Van Halen fan （but pretty much stopped when it became Van Hagar）， just have some great memories of listening to their early albums。 This was interesting but also dragged on a bit。 And， of course， it's pretty one sided but you can still read between the lines in a lot of cases。 They really could have done some better editing as the authors repeat themselves quite a bit （this has been pointed out in other reviews）。 They'll mention something that happened and then Eddie talks about it again in the interview portion。 Lastly， I would think guitar geeks would love the in depth discussions of guitars， but it was all over my head and eventually I started skipping those parts。 If you want a more in depth book about Van Halen （the band）， there are a couple out there。 。。。more

Bill Saltarelli ，

I was looking for a good summer read， What’s better than Eddie V’s story？ I first read Sammy’s book， Red and it left me with a good impression of the man。 He really came into his own and handled all of his success well。 I knew Eddie was a perfectionist and made guitars to fit his playing style by sawing off the necks and changing the pick ups。It was great to read about the start of VH and how they became the monsters of arena rock along with being the bad boys of MTV。 I guess I was truly able to I was looking for a good summer read， What’s better than Eddie V’s story？ I first read Sammy’s book， Red and it left me with a good impression of the man。 He really came into his own and handled all of his success well。 I knew Eddie was a perfectionist and made guitars to fit his playing style by sawing off the necks and changing the pick ups。It was great to read about the start of VH and how they became the monsters of arena rock along with being the bad boys of MTV。 I guess I was truly able to see Eddie’s brilliance when he crossed over to play on Michael Jackson’s album。 He did it so effortlessly and brought a new audience to VH as well as Michael Jackson。 The Sammy years are actually my favorite， he brought a mature sound to the band。 He didn’t like to sing any of Dave’s songs， I have my back against the record machine didn’t fly with Sammy。 To have Eddie’s son introduced was something special。 To have the family just shredding it made Eddie proud。It was sad to have all the cancer catch up to him and end his life so young。 He still has lots of music to make and with his son by his side they would have made a great collaboration。 Rest In Peace Eddie 。。。more

Chad ，

This is a very intriguing read that left me with mixed feelings。 On the one hand， it provides a really interesting insight into Eddie’s approach to his craft， from songwriting， to guitar building， to his playing method。 Pure genius， to be sure。 On the other hand， he sure had some demons。 Not just the drugs， alcohol and health issues。 Those challenges resulted in a tendency for Eddie to destroy relationships with everyone around him。 His band mates， his wife， producers， engineers…。literally every This is a very intriguing read that left me with mixed feelings。 On the one hand， it provides a really interesting insight into Eddie’s approach to his craft， from songwriting， to guitar building， to his playing method。 Pure genius， to be sure。 On the other hand， he sure had some demons。 Not just the drugs， alcohol and health issues。 Those challenges resulted in a tendency for Eddie to destroy relationships with everyone around him。 His band mates， his wife， producers， engineers…。literally everyone other than Alex and Wolfie。 It is really sad to see how much anger and disdain he harbored towards everyone he worked with。 。。。more

Jim ，

Tolinski and Gill did a wonderful job。 They were able to present the history of Van Halen in great detail supported by interviews with Eddie。 The inclusion of interviews with many of those close to Van Halen also provided alternative views and insights that added depth to the book。 My only real problem with the book is Eddie’s claim that the split with Sammy was because he no longer wanted to be a “party band”。 IMHO， Sammy brought a lot of substance to Van Halen but as I understand it Sammy and Tolinski and Gill did a wonderful job。 They were able to present the history of Van Halen in great detail supported by interviews with Eddie。 The inclusion of interviews with many of those close to Van Halen also provided alternative views and insights that added depth to the book。 My only real problem with the book is Eddie’s claim that the split with Sammy was because he no longer wanted to be a “party band”。 IMHO， Sammy brought a lot of substance to Van Halen but as I understand it Sammy and Ed worked out their issues so perhaps Ed’s comments were just a representation of his perceptions at the time when he was going through a lot of struggles。 For any fan of EVH this is not to be missed 。。。more

Ray Campbell ，

I read a biography of Van Halen the band a while back and was disappointed。 The book did an OK job of covering the band's rise to stardom， but there was nothing of the internal struggles。 What were the problems Eddie was trying to solve that drove him to his world changing innovations？ This book covers that side of it。 Through a series of interviews over the decades， Tolinski chronicles the life， times， and struggles of both Eddie and the band。 I think the thing I liked the most was that Tolinsk I read a biography of Van Halen the band a while back and was disappointed。 The book did an OK job of covering the band's rise to stardom， but there was nothing of the internal struggles。 What were the problems Eddie was trying to solve that drove him to his world changing innovations？ This book covers that side of it。 Through a series of interviews over the decades， Tolinski chronicles the life， times， and struggles of both Eddie and the band。 I think the thing I liked the most was that Tolinski is clear right from the start， no Edward， no Van Halen。This is no superficial fan bio。 Tolinski knows the band and has spoken and visited with them。 We get the rise and early success as well as the struggles as the band changes singers three times。 We also get the words of Eddie on why he built 5150， why he stopped drinking， why he couldn't stay sober， life with Valerie， Wolfgang， and his bandmates。 Tolinski takes us all the way from beginning to Eddie's tragic end and the legacy he left。I've read several rock bios。 This one is solid。 Tolinski gets technical enough that the reader gains actual insight into the music and the process while telling the story of the people。 Very relatable and very satisfying。 。。。more

Steve Rabideau ，

Great book。 Lots of things I've never heard。 A lot if stuff on his guitars and equipment。 If you're not a musician those parts may lose you， but overall a great read。 Great book。 Lots of things I've never heard。 A lot if stuff on his guitars and equipment。 If you're not a musician those parts may lose you， but overall a great read。 。。。more

Anita ，

Cannot finish this book。 Sometimes it is better to leave an idea of how amazing someone might be in your head。 Much of this book is reading interviews with Eddie Van Halen。 Unfortunately， it left no room to soften his edges。 Ugh。

Chad ，

If you love Van Halen this is a must read。 Great history and insight into the band from Eddie Van Halen himself。 Lots of language， but I really enjoyed it。

Keith Adams ，

This is a great book that tells many if the stories you want to know about Eddie’s view of playing， being in the band， and dealing with the everyday dynamics that really make a difference and lead longevity in some cases and destruction in others。 I’m a huge fan of Eddie， the Band， and all of the music they produced。 Thanks for the great insiders perspective guys。

Matthew Arnold ，

3。5

Angela ，

I think this book is a must-read for anyone who is a musician and also a fan of Eddie Van Halen。

Esperanza Navarro ，

Very interesting and fascinating look into the life of a Van Halen， from Eddie Van Halen’s perspective， as well as those he warned with。 So much great information about the writing of songs， his guitars， his creation of the EVH guitar， relationships with Roth and Hagar， the band’s managers， etc。 I loved it。 This is just a story about the band， though。 Barely touches on his relationship with Valerie or Janie， and not a lot about Wolfgang， either。 But overall some great info and very well narrated Very interesting and fascinating look into the life of a Van Halen， from Eddie Van Halen’s perspective， as well as those he warned with。 So much great information about the writing of songs， his guitars， his creation of the EVH guitar， relationships with Roth and Hagar， the band’s managers， etc。 I loved it。 This is just a story about the band， though。 Barely touches on his relationship with Valerie or Janie， and not a lot about Wolfgang， either。 But overall some great info and very well narrated。 。。。more

David Kudlinski ，

Eruption is an essential read for Van Halen fans - most obviously， and those that view him as a Guitar God。 However， it is also fascinating for people， like me， who see Eddie Van Halen （EVH） somewhere in the middle， between good guy hero and angry disrupter。 This book will shock everyone by the balanced way EVH is remembered by the authors – warts and all。 To be sure， EVH revolutionized music as the 1970s classic period of rock came to the tragic end with the deaths of so many pioneers， such as Eruption is an essential read for Van Halen fans - most obviously， and those that view him as a Guitar God。 However， it is also fascinating for people， like me， who see Eddie Van Halen （EVH） somewhere in the middle， between good guy hero and angry disrupter。 This book will shock everyone by the balanced way EVH is remembered by the authors – warts and all。 To be sure， EVH revolutionized music as the 1970s classic period of rock came to the tragic end with the deaths of so many pioneers， such as Keith Moon， Jimi Hendrix， and Jim Morrison。 But the final coffin nail on the 1970s halcyon days of rock and roll was the death of John Bonham of Led Zeppelin in 1980。 As Jimmy Page and Zeppelin mocked the Beatles as technical lightweights before EVH， so too would EVH criticize Page’s guitar playing limitations。 EVH saw Page first hand from the audience of the Hollywood Bowl in Southern California， where EVH first got the idea to play the guitar fretboard with two hands， unlike Page。EVH enjoyed meteoric success in the late 1970s when the band Van Halen burst on the scene。 At that time， after the fall of so many classic rock bands， heavy metal rock， inspired by Van Halen， devolved into “hair bands” with more focus on pop songs， entertaining videos on MTV， elaborate stage shows， and guitar shredding。 This shredding， or speed finger work， often focuses more on the visual acrobatics， while producing non-melodic and non-memorable scale-driven notes that sail past the listeners’ ability to process it。Because of fate， and David Lee Roth （DLR） joining the band as lead singer and front man， Van Halen developed the reputation as girl-chasing， hard-partying playboy rockers to entertain， like AC/DC or Aerosmith。 After numerous huge seller albums， Van Halen broke up largely because Roth wanted to move the band further and further in the direction of light commercial entertainment than hard-hitting art。 To understand why this angered EVH， we learn in the book， Eruption， that EVH was not a rock star simply because he lucked out as a partier playing guitar on the bar circuit。EVH was an intensely trained classical musician on the piano since he was a young kid， and he had considerable experience playing in bands with his musical family， by starting to play in public at age 12。 Eddie also studied music theory in college。 So this notion that his musical talent and success just came from love of rock and roll and being swept along in a party scene is total misleading。 And the hours of practice likely came from becoming a deep introvert as a result of moving to America from Holland without being able to speak English。 Since EVH was not communicative and small， he was ruthlessly bullied in school。 He retreated to the bedroom to play the classic rock of Cream， Black Sabbath， and Grand Funk Railroad for 8 or more hours straight。 No surprise here fellas – his musician mom said he was wasting his life with experimental guitar and not playing classical piano。 It is interesting that EVH had a cold belief that music is also a gift one is born with， and one cannot be successful in music just by hard work without the innate talent component。 One pillar of EVH’s success was new guitar pioneering development。 He built a lightweight guitar with high gain pickups that was easy to finger play – the “Frankenstrat”。 He eliminated useless knobs and effects to streamline a sound mostly generated by a highly unique playing style。 He innovated the finger tap technique， tremolo picking， a locking tremolo bar， and harmonics。 This changed rock and roll fundamentally， and arguably for the worse， since it spawned a music branch of shredders， desperate to copy him and thinking rock music was now and forever doomed to this circuslike playing。 Many young musicians probably gave up in the early eighties due to the high bar。 EVH dented the dream that rock and roll was easily accessible by the garage bands and probably helped reinvigorate the alternate rock bands of the eighties。 Ironically， EVH fumed at the idea that his music was something to be copied - rather than stand-alone。 On the outside， EVH had a fun-loving facade， but on the inside， there was turmoil。 He thought the bassist， Michael Anthony， was a talentless freeloader。 He thought the singer DLR had limited range and only chased shallow commercial notoriety。 EVH has a quiet and passive-aggressive person， and since he began heavily drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes since the age of 12， he cow towed to manipulative and pushy record executives too long， until he had had enough and wrestled total control of the band。 After EVH fired DLR， Sammy Hagar joined the band， and basically the same result unfolded， as Hagar was a good musician， yet business minded with a priority on family and a moderate work ethic。 Hagar was soon gone， and then Gary Cherone entered the scene。 Van Halen put out EVH’s long awaited “art album” Van Halen III， which bombed in record stores。 EVH by this time was ironically conflicted by the need for commercial success， so he agreed with the record company to release Cherone after just one album。 EVH entered his dark period – an era of round the clock drinking。 EVH melted into obscurity in the 1990s。 He drifted from guitar to the cello。 After a divorce from celebrity wife， Valerie Bertinelli， and the need to be a good father to Wolfgang， his son， EVH got sober。 He eventually closed the musical circle by reuniting with DLR for an album and having his son， a prodigy musician in his own right， join the tour on bass guitar。 The years of smoking and drinking caught up to EVH， and he died after a long battle with cancer in 2020 at the age of 65。 Son Wolfgang’s success arguable provided EVH with his greatest joy。The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC rightly honored EVH as a rare artist who innovated both guitar playing and guitar making。 He’s been ranked as the best electric guitarist of all time by many music trade journals and prestigious peer guitarists。 Van Halen sold 80 million albums， and EVH started manufacturing his own line of instruments。 EVH wanted his art to stand-alone and be unique， unfortunately， his guitars and playing style were frantically copied， both as a blessing and a curse duality。 。。。more

Julie ，

Appreciated。 I've listened to 2 Van Halen audiobooks over the last few months。 I don't think I'll listen to more， but I appreciate the band and Eddie's innovation。 Appreciated。 I've listened to 2 Van Halen audiobooks over the last few months。 I don't think I'll listen to more， but I appreciate the band and Eddie's innovation。 。。。more

Athena Bradshaw ，

I wanted to love this book， but it was a little clunky to get through。 There are numerous interviews by Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill。 A bit of a patchwork quilt。 There were also several 'inserts' called Musical Interlude（s） which were enjoyable。 These sections were written by various producers and other musicians that worked with EVH。 They were insightful as to the way EVH composed。 I recall a scene in which Ed's guitars were all over the floor in the studio and he was standing there with a far- I wanted to love this book， but it was a little clunky to get through。 There are numerous interviews by Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill。 A bit of a patchwork quilt。 There were also several 'inserts' called Musical Interlude（s） which were enjoyable。 These sections were written by various producers and other musicians that worked with EVH。 They were insightful as to the way EVH composed。 I recall a scene in which Ed's guitars were all over the floor in the studio and he was standing there with a far-off gaze。 Someone said， "What is it？" Ed replied， "I am looking for the sound。 It's in my head。" Apparently， none of the instruments around him were making the sound he was driven to find。 If you are a guitar geek there is a lot of jargon about how EVH developed his guitars， amps， etc。It is striking that his young life was difficult， transitioning as foreigner from another country who did not speak English。 Having parents that are tough on you and expect nothing but your best。 I always pictured him as an all-American kid trying to make it big in the rock scene。There are a lot of strong opinions in the book and I am guessing a considerable amount of heresay。 When you take interviews from lots of different sources。。。who knows。 But， everyone has an opinion about something。 That's the truth。 I felt like I was outside of the snow globe and just wished it was written in his own hand。 May he be at rest。 。。。more

Greg Van Vorhis ，

A must-read for guitar players who were influenced by Ed the guitarist and Van Halen the band。 I couldn’t put this book down。 I plowed through it in 5 days， even with taking breaks to listen back l to some of the songs they referenced。 Thanks to this book， I have a new appreciation for Diver Down， even though Eddie didn’t like it。 Not my favorite VH album， but I do like it a lot。 The only downside of this book is that there is some repetition， especially regarding the creation of Eddie’s signatu A must-read for guitar players who were influenced by Ed the guitarist and Van Halen the band。 I couldn’t put this book down。 I plowed through it in 5 days， even with taking breaks to listen back l to some of the songs they referenced。 Thanks to this book， I have a new appreciation for Diver Down， even though Eddie didn’t like it。 Not my favorite VH album， but I do like it a lot。 The only downside of this book is that there is some repetition， especially regarding the creation of Eddie’s signature amps and guitars。 It was practically cut and paste from early in the book to the end of the book。 But that is another thing I learned about EVH: He wasn’t just an amazing musician。 He was an innovator。 And if you haven’t checked out Wolfgang Van Galen’s solo work， do it。 He doesn’t need his dad’s shoulders to stand on。 Dude can own it on his own merit。 。。。more

Greg Brockwell ，

Eddie Van Halen biography/autobiographyThe authors interviewed EVH over 50 times in their ro！es writing for a guitar magazine。 Very in depth。 The structure of the book was that each chapter reviewed a portion of his life and then there would be a transcript of an interview covering the same era。 Interesting idea that added color at times but could also get repetitive。 Two caveats。 One there is a lot of guitar equipment discussions。 So if you aren't interested in amps， etc this may not be for you Eddie Van Halen biography/autobiographyThe authors interviewed EVH over 50 times in their ro！es writing for a guitar magazine。 Very in depth。 The structure of the book was that each chapter reviewed a portion of his life and then there would be a transcript of an interview covering the same era。 Interesting idea that added color at times but could also get repetitive。 Two caveats。 One there is a lot of guitar equipment discussions。 So if you aren't interested in amps， etc this may not be for you。 Two， with all biographies， you get a better appreciation for their work and sacrifice but you also can't see them in the same way after reading about their darker side。 。。。more

Georgette ，

A very， very good read on one of rock n' roll's quieter guys （guitarwork notwithstanding）。 Great to learn more about individual guitars， fretboard， the different members of Van Halen through the years， as well as his talented son Wolfgang。 Nice to have reputable sources as authors and that Eddie has a voice， although he is no longer with us。 Highly recommended。 A very， very good read on one of rock n' roll's quieter guys （guitarwork notwithstanding）。 Great to learn more about individual guitars， fretboard， the different members of Van Halen through the years， as well as his talented son Wolfgang。 Nice to have reputable sources as authors and that Eddie has a voice， although he is no longer with us。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

LFR ，

This book is fantastic。 Shows the many sides of Eddie。 Music Geek， a**hole， loving father， rockstar， inventor etc。 It has lots of technical descriptions of his guitars and amps， which isn’t my thing at all， but made me appreciate the genius of EVH。 I never realized he was chasing the sounds in his head and the gear that was available didn’t cut it for him。 He was a remarkable man and this book shows us how brilliant he was。 RIP EVH。

Amy M。 Mize ，

Audible: I don’t really think you could do any better than this book if you are at all interested in Eddie Van Halen’s career。 The format is a little strange: there’s a chapter about an aspect of Van Halen’s career and then a transcript of the interview that provided the source material for the chapter。 It feels a little repetitive， but still interesting。 I have been reading about some of my Dad’s favorite musicians lately。 Although Dad was definitely a percussion guy， he always admired Eddie Va Audible: I don’t really think you could do any better than this book if you are at all interested in Eddie Van Halen’s career。 The format is a little strange: there’s a chapter about an aspect of Van Halen’s career and then a transcript of the interview that provided the source material for the chapter。 It feels a little repetitive， but still interesting。 I have been reading about some of my Dad’s favorite musicians lately。 Although Dad was definitely a percussion guy， he always admired Eddie Van Halen。 。。。more

Sean McGinity ，

What a great book。 Cried like a baby when I finished。 So well written and so darned honest without being disrespectful。 This is a class act bio of a legend with great insight into what made him tick。

Brian ，

If you like Van Halen， you’ll like this book。 It’s a first hand account of Eddie Van Halen and the band。 From a poor， bullied， ten year old Dutch immigrant who didn’t speak English to one of the greatest guitarists of our time， it really is an amazing story。

Andrea ，

3。5 stars。 A fairly entertaining audiobook。 LOTS of discussion of equipment and some annoying repetition that should have been edited out。 Otherwise some good insight into who Eddie Van Halen was。

Laurel ，

I just couldn’t get through it。 I understand this was written after Eddy was dead， but the author did have Conversations with the Artist， and I can’t imagine they weren’t recorded。 It was very frustrating and distracting to me that sometimes the author/performer spoke for the musician and other times another performer spoke for him。Plus， it was all too technical/behind the scenes for me。 I much preferred Daisy Jones and the Six， although I know that was a piece of fiction， it was clearly/cleverl I just couldn’t get through it。 I understand this was written after Eddy was dead， but the author did have Conversations with the Artist， and I can’t imagine they weren’t recorded。 It was very frustrating and distracting to me that sometimes the author/performer spoke for the musician and other times another performer spoke for him。Plus， it was all too technical/behind the scenes for me。 I much preferred Daisy Jones and the Six， although I know that was a piece of fiction， it was clearly/cleverly disguised story about Stevie Nicks。 I like how that was set up and written。 That book， I couldn’t put down。 。。。more

Steve ，

Excellent read。 A little repetitive and a lot of guitar jargon I did not get。

Valerie ，

I thought this book was excellent！ Lots and lots of great insight。 I wish it was all done in Ed's voice but Cest le vie still an excellent read or in my case listen。 I fully recommend this for any EVH fan I thought this book was excellent！ Lots and lots of great insight。 I wish it was all done in Ed's voice but Cest le vie still an excellent read or in my case listen。 I fully recommend this for any EVH fan 。。。more

Tom Schlueter ，

Great book -- a deeply personal look into a guitar legend's life with all of the highs and lows revealed in detail。 When most fans hear the name Eddie Van Halen they immediately imagine the incredible musician， the ground-breaking finger tapping technique， ala Eruption solo， etc。 But， I learned a great deal more of the brilliant engineering mind Eddie clearly had -- he was a sound chaser at heart。 He wanted to produce certain sounds and was never satisfied with whatever guitars， pickups， and amp Great book -- a deeply personal look into a guitar legend's life with all of the highs and lows revealed in detail。 When most fans hear the name Eddie Van Halen they immediately imagine the incredible musician， the ground-breaking finger tapping technique， ala Eruption solo， etc。 But， I learned a great deal more of the brilliant engineering mind Eddie clearly had -- he was a sound chaser at heart。 He wanted to produce certain sounds and was never satisfied with whatever guitars， pickups， and amps were available。 So， he spent 40+ years chasing the sounds he wanted and finally found a home at Fender towards the end of his life with his own line of EVH guitars and amps where he was given total control。 。。。more

Greg ，

Great book！ If you’re looking for an EVH biography going over his entire life in detail， this isn’t that type of book。 This book is a collection of interviews from various band members along with a few people in his life。 A must read for any fan on EVH， even if you already know a lot about him or the band Van Halen。 I especially enjoyed the portion of the book discussing his instruments and him as an inventor。

Michelle Quick ，

I am honestly struggling to read this book as much as I love EVH。 The writing style is highly technical。 It's also extremely repetitive。 The writer（s） will tell you the story and then follow it up with interviews of the same thing。 I am about to move on to my next read。 I am honestly struggling to read this book as much as I love EVH。 The writing style is highly technical。 It's also extremely repetitive。 The writer（s） will tell you the story and then follow it up with interviews of the same thing。 I am about to move on to my next read。 。。。more

Tim ，

I read a lot books。 This was the best book I have read since “Midnight at Chernobyl”。1 Part Technical/ Guitar Engineering manual。1 Part Artistic/ Musical analysis。1 Part Journey of an extraordinary artist， man， and his life。⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Read on EVH’s 67th birthday。

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