The change in name, which of course lacked any historical justification, was a blatant example of Victorian snobbishness, and may well have been conceived some ten years previously by the newcomer Parkinson, seeking social advancement
The first question every rival guitarist asked upon hearing the first Van Halen album was, How is he making those sounds? The second tended to be, And how can I copy it? As a consequence, the 1980s were saturated with Eddie clones, all of whom tried to prove that they, too, could hammer on the neck of their guitar with maximum dexterity
I got laid off from a job in 2011
When should I call my doctor
at their owners, theyd likely laugh in disbeliefright before lighting another smoke