Eddie Van Halen Q&A About his life of guitar playing in 2015

Recently, guitarist Eddie Van Halen did a Q&A session that turned into nearly an hour long interview about his influences, career, playing and much more. See the whole thing here. We asked Eddie questions like – “Eruption” is widely regarded as one of the greatest-if not the greatest-guitar solos ever. What’s the best guitar solo you ever heard performed by another musician? And you’ve collaborated on projects with a number of musicians over the years, including Brian May, Geezer Butler, and Thomas Dolby. Do any collaborations stand out as your favorite?

Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” is a stand out for me. Quincy Jones called me up and asked me to play on it. When I got there it took me 15 minutes to rearrange the song and I played 2 solos and told them they could pick the one they liked best. Then Michael walked in and said wow! I really like that high fast stuff you do. It was a lot of fun to do. Its crazy that something could take such a short amount of time and can grow into something beyond anything you could ever imagine.

See the full interview HERE;

http://youtu.be/ZuddpdSVh8I