Eddie Van Halen's health?

Amen, brother.

 

Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest to pick up an ax. Segovia, Django, Wes, Charlie, BB this is his company. So many followed him. Went to Musicians Institute could play Bach, much more trained and perfect. But, Eddie is just energy, he is just completely fluid in his playing. He is more Page to me than anyone. Just raw sloppy and completely free. They don't play the same but the approach is the same. Nothin like him. Legions followed but none as loose and cosmic. He may not have dug Hendrix, i think he saw him as competition, but, he plays in that SRV Hendrix Coletrane eyes into the back of the head and head to the sky way. Unhinged , unchained........EVH!

 

If it's true that EVH is ill, then I hope he and DLR can get together, and put the bad stuff behind them. Ultimetly they were coworkers, but it's a different job when you're in a band that came here to entertain you.

 

Eddie has been through the wars health wise. Hope he will be alright.

 

I hope Eddie is ok. I’m not prepared to have him leave this mortal coil yet.

 

Whatever EVH is going through is not my business but whatever it is he is going through I hope he pulls through OK.

 

The Wolfgang album delay *is* suspicious. But if things with Eddie were reaching a critical level, I sure hope Dave wouldn't be out there promoting Vegas dates.

Whatever the reality, God bless EVH.

 

Wolfgang's delay has been 4 years or more at this point. I don't think this all falls on his dad's health.

 

Although it seems the Van Halen family has a "don't care what the gossip is" mentality these days, it's coming to a point someone connected with them or Ed or Alex themselves is going to have to address the mounting rumors. There's just too much unfounded talk going around now that really reminds me of the lead up to when it was finally disclosed Eddie was dealing with his cancer issues in 2000.

I do agree it would be pretty crappy if Dave was using some sort of health issue with Eddie to promote his upcoming Vegas thing which makes me think whatever is going on with Ed isn't life threatening but I do believe Van Halen is at the very least done with Dave if not done as a recording/touring act altogether under any iteration.

 

I'm not sure if this is fake news or a rehashing of an old story but TMZ is saying Eddie has throat cancer and has been getting treatment for it for years now.

Eddie Van Halen Traveling to Germany for Throat Cancer Treatment

 

I believe it. He's been using a vape pen instead of cigarettes for a while now. I don't believe metal picks are the culprit. It is very sad news to hear regardless.

 

Not at all unusual for someone who has had a previous tongue cancer to get either a recurrence or a new cancer (I work in a head and neck cancer unit and see patients with these conditions regularly). May well be perfectly treatable. It’s a shame celebs aren’t allowed any privacy when they’re ill, but I hope it all goes well for EVH.

 

get well eddie...best wishes

 

The TMZ report has caused some negative comments about the insensitivity of DLR. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if DLR had been kept in the dark on Eddie's health. They have a business relationship and aren't friends. Bowie kept his health closely guarded. EVH was probably trying to do the same before the tabloids got involved.

 

I never believed the metal pick theory that he claimed either. It's much more likely that the cigarettes he smoked for decades caused the cancer. “When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras.” Whatever the reason, I wish him well.

 

I wish him well and all goes as positively as possible for him. Hopefully, he'll be back and rockin' before long.

 

Drinking has a lot to do with this as well (and no doubt, VH drank more than their fair share).

I have friends who smoke pipes, and their motto is, "If you're going to smoke, don't drink, and if you're going to drink, don't smoke."

Either one is bad enough on the system, but combining the two at the same time ups the risk exponentially (the late Christopher Hitchens, as well as Graham Chapman, come to mind).

 

Get well Eddie. But really is anyone surprised? Eddie continued to smoke heavily even after his tongue cancer. And as far as these Vapes go, I'm not exactly hearing positive things about them either.

 

I'm sorry to hear this news.......mouth/ throat cancer is a horrible thing. I wish him the best.

 

Hope all goes well Eddie.

 

A pick?

Yeah, decades of alcohol potentiating tobacco's effect couldn't be it. it's gotta be that metal pick.

I wish him the best, but limited ability to think critically.

 

Eddie Van Halen Traveling to Germany for Throat Cancer Treatment — TMZ

This isn’t good news.

My apologies if it was already posted.

 

Funny how some people want to deny that smoking causes all sorts of problems. Must be smokers. lol

 

from the article:

"Our sources say ... Eddie has flown to Germany for 5 years to get radiation treatment, and for the most part it's worked to keep the disease in check. As for his current condition ... there are lots of rumors, but people who know him say he's seems to be doing okay -- at least on the surface."