Tuesday
Nov192019
The Eddie Van Halen Rumor Mill Rolls On

I really don't like sharing gossip posts but these days you never seem to know what is true and what is fake. I despise TMZ yet they are quoted all over has reporting that Eddie Van Halen is recovering after a hospital visit due to cancer drugs. I hope Eddie is feeling okay and we are just really dealing with the rumor mill. I find it curious that Eddie is the most reclusive person in rock... and now all of a sudden he's out and about, going to shows and taking photos with fans. Suddenly he's on social media a lot (via posts from others). I won't let my mind wander to guess that Van Halen is the mythical "4th band" on the Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison lineup -- but the reporter instinct in me says something is afoot here.
Report: EDDIE VAN HALEN Released From Hospital After Painful Reaction to Cancer Drugs https://t.co/JawwPxKlca pic.twitter.com/aKDE8MlmOV
— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) November 18, 2019
Reader Comments (8)
Dave is hitching his wagon to the festival circuit this summer. He has just been announced for the EPICENTER festival in North Carolina on Friday, May 1st. I predict that he'll headline M3, on May 2 or 3.
https://epicenter.frontgatetickets.com/
Cinderella would be awesome, Badland. Good call.
Where would they fit in in the bill? They’re way better than Poison but don’t have the hits and aren’t as popular.
That said, if I was to guess at EVH's more recent outings it would be simple: a guy realizing that time is short and he might as well live a bit. The issues of appearance are likely caused by the medications he is taking. All the rest, and even what I just wrote, is speculation.
I say: good for him. He owes the fans nothing. We might want something. And might have wanted more. But that's on us. Has he treated fans unfairly? Perhaps. Has he damaged relationships with past and present band members? Seems likely (actually, is likely from what is reported from good sources).
But, alas, EVH is a mortal. Best he enjoys the time he has and says, as he seems to have said from jump (see what I did there?), my life and my choices and my rules. Many would aspire to that life, even if their aspirations pointed in different directions.