spin_dry Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I always admired how Eddie got his shit together. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/how-eddie-van-halen-corrupted-then-saved-valerie-bertinelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 i just bought the book, the debauchery of rock stars always makes for good reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: i just bought the book, the debauchery of rock stars always makes for good reading. I have no idea how some survive. Some don’t. I think the absolute worst example is Al Jourgenson of Ministry. An incredible pioneer and genius musically. Now he’s a burned out, brain damaged lunatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, spin_dry said: I always admired how Eddie got his shit together. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/how-eddie-van-halen-corrupted-then-saved-valerie-bertinelli I never followed the guys life that much. Best part is how Valerie Bertinelli married her financial advisor. Edited October 11, 2020 by DriftBusta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted October 11, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 11, 2020 Just now, DriftBusta said: I never followed the guys life that much. Best part is how Valerie Bertinelli marrying her financial advisor. Yeah...fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: I never followed the guys life that much. Best part is how Valerie Bertinelli married her financial advisor. Not really. Her judge of character in men has always been questionable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 She was hot at one time. Eddie got to eat at the V for a few years anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Not really. Her judge of character in men has always been questionable. Fair enough Or maybe she saw who was buttering her bread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, Mainecat said: She was hot at one time. Eddie got to eat at the V for a few years anyways. Is that how he got the throat cancer? Val had the HPV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Apparently Eddie was in a bit of denial, he felt it was possible that putting copper and brass guitar pics in his mouth all those years may have caused his cancer. The doctors say that smoking and alcohol are major contributors to oral cancers, Eddie started smoking when he was 12 and abused alcohol. He may have cleaned himself up in the last 15 years but the damage was done. I remember their 2004 tour with Hagar, Eddie was going through a bad stretch with alcohol and he played like complete shit. I went to one of their stops on that tour and like most fans was disappointed like others because of his sloppy playing because he was drunk on stage. It also created a lot of tension in the band, it was a fucked up tour for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, snoughnut said: Apparently Eddie was in a bit of denial, he felt it was possible that putting copper and brass guitar pics in his mouth all those years may have caused his cancer. The doctors say that smoking and alcohol are major contributors to oral cancers, Eddie started smoking when he was 12 and abused alcohol. He may have cleaned himself up in the last 15 years but the damage was done. I remember their 2004 tour with Hagar, Eddie was going through a bad stretch with alcohol and he played like complete shit. I went to one of their stops on that tour and like most fans was disappointed like others because of his sloppy playing because he was drunk on stage. It also created a lot of tension in the band, it was a fucked up tour for sure. I remember reading where another musician stopped over at Eddie’s mansion. The place smelled so bad and was so filthy that he had to leave. At that point most of Eddie’s teeth had fallen out and the rest were black. Pretty disgusting. Got to hand it to him. Most don’t come back from that bad of a scene. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: I remember reading where another musician stopped over at Eddie’s mansion. The place smelled so bad and was so filthy that he had to leave. At that point most of Eddie’s teeth had fallen out and the rest were black. Pretty disgusting. Got to hand it to him. Most don’t come back from that bad of a scene. All the money in the world doesn't matter. What matters is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 hours ago, spin_dry said: I remember reading where another musician stopped over at Eddie’s mansion. The place smelled so bad and was so filthy that he had to leave. At that point most of Eddie’s teeth had fallen out and the rest were black. Pretty disgusting. Got to hand it to him. Most don’t come back from that bad of a scene. This is Eddie around 2005-2006, he was pretty much rock bottom at that point in time. I can look past his mistakes because the gifts he's given to the world is incredible, what a legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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