In this episode I have the honor of sitting down with Kevin, straight from his amazing Star Wars guitar room and man cave.
Kevin starts with his guitar origin story beginning with his dad's influences, his first guitars as a young kid, and the impact his brother and grandmother had on his musical interests.
We talk about extensively about EVH, cracking the code on his guitar parts, the reason for his book and more EVH! And of course Kevin has an aresenal of EVH replica guitars for show and tell, plus some fancy fretwork and tips on Eddie's style.
The last fifteen minutes of the show Kevin shares his own reflections on Eddie as a human, his legacy, and the personal impacts Eddie had on Kevin's life.
It's a beautiful conversation and I cannot thank Kevin enough for his time and sharing Eddie's life with the world.
Side note: Kevin's important parenting advice to get your kids playing the guitar- force it on them from the day they are born! :-)
Please excuse the audio glitches when Kevin is playing the guitar!
Buy Kevin's book- Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography
https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Van-Halen-Definitive-Biography/dp/146205482X
Kevin's past articles on the Van Halen News Desk- https://www.vhnd.com/author/kevin-dodds/
Allen Garber's EVH Playing Techniques Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635190633471979/
Allen Garber's definitive Eruption transcription- https://www.soundslice.com/slices/YvtMc/
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