Name: Gene Simmons on Eddie Van Halen's Death and Talking Him Out of Joining KISS (Exclusive)
Uploaded: 2020-10-08T04:22:00.000Z
Channel: Entertainment Tonight

<p>ET’s Kevin Frazier spoke with Gene Simmons about his most cherished memories with Eddie Van Halen, who died at 65 on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer. Simmons opens up about his role in helping Van Halen get discovered, and how he talked Eddie out of leaving his own band to join KISS. Simmons compares Van Halen’s ‘speeding bullet’ guitar playing to fellow rock legend Jimi Hendrix.</p>


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Gene Simmons on Eddie Van Halen's Death and Talking Him Out of Joining KISS (Exclusive)

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