What does Eddie Van Halen do now?

Question

Is Eddie still playing pro or has he had too many health problems lately?

Answer 1

Eddie has been battling health problems amongst other things. A semi connected source says he is perty much kicked back & takin it easy although he's constructing a new project. Spends time hitting a lot of golf balls. ♫♪♫

Answer 2

Sit around in the woodshed, collect royalty checks and teach "Wolfie" tricks of the trade.

Answer 3

He hands out the Smiley face stickers at Wal-Mart!

Answer 4

The 1990s and onward proved to be a rough time for Van Halen. He battled alcoholism, lost his mother to cancer, was treated himself twice for tongue/mouth cancer, had hip replacement surgery, and separated from Valerie Bertinelli (whom he married in 1981).

As his band split with their third lead singer Gary Cherone (also of Extreme) people began to wonder if that was the end for the one time biggest band in the world. The one album produced by the "Van Cherone" line-up was called Van Halen III. The artwork was chosen by Alex Van Halen alone and it is understood that much of the creative work done during the writing and recording of the album was not done as a group. Eddie took responsibility to play bass on more than half of the tracks from the album and even overdubbed some of his brother's drums (See Dirty Water Dog). The album's release saw instant flop and was seen by many fans the worst thing the band had ever done. A VHIII tour followed, however, which despite the negative album reviews, was quite successful, as Cherone was not in such hot competition as Roth and Hagar, and so could play just about anything the fans wanted to hear from any incarnation of the band. Hagar later revealed certain songs from the Van Halen III album were leftover or unfinished pieces from the Balance studio sessions. Many fans see the unreleased song 'That's Why I Love You' as the strongest piece of work from the VHIII sessions and still question why it did not appear on the album. After Gary's departure from the band it was revealed that there was a full album worth of material waiting to be recorded/released and it is rumoured this will be locked away in Eddie's own 5150 Studios. After releasing Cherone (due to record company pressures), Eddie revealed that he would remain on a personal and musical relationship level with Cherone, although this has not since been proven.

Before Cherone joined the line-up the band reunited with original vocalist David Lee Roth to record two new songs for a greatest hits collection (Me Wise Magic and Can't Get This Stuff No More). The tracks were available on the compilation album The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1. Due to a miscommuncation between the frontman and the rest of the band, Roth believed himself to be the permanent replacement for Hagar and that the group's next album would feature Roth. The confusion was intensified by an appearance by the original quartet as presenters during the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards. Roth's outrageous behavior and public statements that the reunion was permanent (neither he nor the public seemed to believe otherwise) led to tension within the group, and the band and Roth parted ways for the second time.

Many different reasons were given for the reunited Roth lineup's low quantity of output, although it is thought to be due to personal relationships within the band. An attempt to reunite the band with Sammy Hagar had similar results several years later resulting in only three new tracks (Learning To See, Up For Breakfast and It's About Time) being recorded and released on a second compilation, The Best of Both Worlds. It was later revealed (possibly also as a result of band squabbling) that bassist Michael Anthony did not play on the three new tracks and this was done by Eddie himself and overdubbed.

In 2004, after years of not performing, Van Halen returned on the stage with the Hagar fronted line-up. The tour ended with a rift escalating between Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar, exploding on the last date of the tour, when Eddie violently smashed his guitar before leaving the stage. The tour also made clear that Van Halen had fallen into the trap of alcoholism once again, and he's been reported as performing in an alcoholic stupor by bassist Michael Anthony. Despite being told not to touch alcohol or cigarettes by his doctor after his cancer trouble it seems Eddie ignored the advice and continued his unhealthy lifestyle.


Van Halen has one son, Wolfgang William Van Halen, born March 16, 1991. Eddie named the song "316" on the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge after the birth date of his son. He was named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and nicknamed "Wolfie". Wolfie has played at some of his father's concerts on their struggling 2004 reunion tour with Sammy Hagar.

Eddie named his line of signature Peavey Guitars after his son, and between 1993 and 2004 was also sponsored by Peavey Electronics to use their 5150 Amplifiers, which he had a part in designing.

In 2004 the Peavey company parted ways with Van Halen, as Eddie launched an on-line sale of homebuilt and assembled Charvel guitars, sold by the name of the "EVH Art Series Guitars", while he was still contractually obliged to Peavey.

The guitars sold for big numbers on eBay, and were essentially replicas of his famous Kramer "Frankenstrat" guitars, played by Van Halen mainly during the David Lee Roth era of the band.

In 2005, Eddie and Wolfie painted a 10-foot-tall Fender Stratocaster guitar to be auctioned off on February 4, 2006 at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, along with other guitars painted by celebrities. The proceeds of the auction benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

On December 5, 2005, Valerie Bertinelli filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court. The Complaint for Divorce revealed that Valerie Bertinelli and Van Halen separated on October 15, 2001. It is believed that their son lives with Valerie.

Since the 2004 tour, Eddie Van Halen has disappeared from the public eye, aside from a recent appearance at the 14th annual Elton John Academy Awards viewing dinner and after-party in West Hollywood, California, held on March 5, 2006.

Answer 5

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