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Eddie Van Halen
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Eddie Van Halen
Age: 65 †
Born: 1955
Born: January 26
Died: 2020
Died: October 6
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I'm writing, and just doing the same thing I always do.
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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It's always about the music, never about anything else.
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