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Pearcy on Van Halen's Game-Changing Impact | Music News
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Stephen Pearcy, frontman of Ratt, spills the tea on his wild encounters with Van Halen’s Eddie and David Lee Roth—before Ratt even hit it big. He raves about Eddie’s game-changing guitar wizardry and how Roth redefined rock frontman energy, setting the bar for Sunset Strip legends. Pearcy recalls that first Whisky a Go Go run-in with Roth, which led to backstage magic with Eddie—and he knew then they were unstoppable. He also pays tribute to Eddie’s legacy after his 2020 passing at 65, battling cancer for years, while acknowledging Van Halen’s seismic impact on ’80s rock. Pearcy’s own band soared to multi-platinum fame, and his solo career continues to rock on.
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