The Best Rock Guitarists Who Ever Lived

Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen is one of the flashiest guitarists who ever lived. Van Halen was the king of the ’80s, he lit up MTV with songs like “Eruption” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love.” Van Halen is regarded as one of the fastest and most precise, yet flavorful guitarists that has ever lived. Many try to come close to him, but most of them fail.

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The More You Know

  • Panic! at the Disco started out as a Blink-182 cover band.
  • All members of Nirvana were kicked out from their own release party for starting a food fight.
  • During a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, someone donated $35,000 so that VH1 Classic would have to play “99 Luftballons” on repeat for an entire hour.
  • Offspring’s guitarist Noodles was a school janitor who entered the band because he was old enough to buy alcohol.
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