Besides my dad and Jesus, Van Halen was my hero as a teen. After I heard Van Halen, I locked myself in my room for probably 4 hours a day for like 5 years to try to play like him. I am still devoted to the guitar and it is because of king Edward and my dad. In my book, late 70's and early 80's Van Halen was the best guitar work I've ever heard. I think Steve Lukather said it best when he said "If aliens came to the earth and our fate depended on a guitar duel, 1980 Edward Van Halen was THE guy that he would rest the fate of the world on. I hope you are in Heaven. There will never be another like you