Eddie Van Halen talks honing his technique, his imitators, and the origins of Eruption in this classic 1996 interview with Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan and Eddie Van Halen
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This feature is taken from the April 1996 issue of Guitar World, for which Billy Corgan interviewed Eddie Van Halen. Corgan has since described the conversation as a "religious experience".

Make no mistake. Eddie Van Halen can still kick your ass. The man who single-handedly changed the face of rock is still mean, lean and sharp as a tack.

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